Your mom was right: Vegetables are good for you! Veggies are rich in vitamins, fiber, and other nutrients that can help you feel satisfied. They're alsochock full of antioxidants, which can keep cells healthy; and they're a better source of antioxidants than supplements are.
How can I tell whichvegetables are a ZeroPointfood?
All fresh and frozen vegetables and those canned without oil or added sugar are ZeroPointfoods.
The following are not ZeroPoint foods:
Dried vegetables that are a snack-food type likepopcorn
Instant (or powder versions) refried beans, dried chickpeas, dried peas, dried or Peruvian corn, lentil chips, bean chips, etc.
Vegetables that have been ground to make flours or pastas: (including bean flour, corn flour, or polenta)
Other vegetables that are not ZeroPoint foods are:
Avocados
Parsnips
Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Yams
Cassava/Yuca/Manioc
Olives
Nuts and seeds (including quinoa and other grains)
Why are potatoes not a ZeroPointfood if other starchy vegetables are?
Potatoes are easier to overeat, so we recommend tracking them. That doesn’t mean that they’re off the menu! That's what your SmartPointsBudget is for!
Why is corn a ZeroPoint food, but popcorn is not?
Corn in its whole form is a ZeroPointfood because the risk of overeating it is relatively small. Popcorn is a snack food. We recommend that you monitor your portion sizes of popcorn as it’s easier to overeat. That said, without added fat, popcorn is still very low in SmartPoints values and a great, healthysnack.
Will dried or cooked versions of ZeroPointfoods also be zero? (i.e. chickpeas that are dried/toasted?)
When fruits and vegetables have been dried, their calories increase per ounce. Dried vegetables are essentially a snack food that is easy to overeat, sothey don’t meet the criteria for ZeroPointfoods.
If I use theBarcode Scannerin the WW app on a packaged meal, like a salad, will it automatically remove the ZeroPointingredients?
Yes. If we have the nutritional data in our database, theSmartPointsvalueshown will have had the ZeroPoint ingredients removed.
