Low Point Food Finds

   This list of low points foods was sent to me by Amenah -- who has already lost over 40 pounds following the Weight Watchers Program.  I thought it was important to share the love....

Low Point Foods

 Breakfast cereals:

• MultiGrain Cheerios 1 cup=2 points (Nob Hill)
• Kashi Honey Sunshine  ¾ cup=1 point (Trader Joe’s)
• Kashi GoLean (not the “crunch” one) 1 cup=2 points (Trader Joe’s)
• Elements Northwest Trails 1 oatmeal packet=3 points (Nob Hill
• Apples & Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal 1 packet=2 points (Trader Joe’s)
• Quick Cook Steel Cut Oats ¼ cup dry=2 points (Trader Joe’s)

 Salad dressings: all 1 point per amount listed below

• Newman’s Own Light Balsamic Vinaigrette 2 TBL (Nob Hill)
  
• Newman’s Own Low Fat Sesame Ginger 3 TBL (Nob Hill)
• Brianna’s Special Request Lemon Tarragon 3 TBL (Nob Hill)
• Annie’s Naturals Lite Honey Mustard Vinaigrette 2 TBL (Nob Hill)
• Raspberry Dressing Low Fat Low Sodium 3 TBL (Trader Joe’s)

 Breads, tortillas, English muffins, pita, pizza crusts:

• Orowheat Double Fiber English Muffins 1 muffin=1 point (Nob Hill, Safeway)
• Orowheat Sandwich Thins 1 thin=1 point (Nob Hill, Safeway)
• Orowheat Light 100% Whole Wheat Bread 2 slices=1 point (Nob Hill, Safeway)
• Flat Out Flatbread Multi-Grain with Flax 1 flatbread=1 point (NHill, S-way)
• La Tortilla Factory Smart & Delicious Smart Wraps 1 wrap=1 pt (NHill, S-way)
• Mission Yellow Corn Tortillas Super Size (33g) 1 tortilla=1 pt (NHill, S-way)
• Buenatural Organic Corn Tortillas 3 tortillas=2 points (Staff of Life)
• Suzie’s Kamut Puffed Cakes 1 cake=0 points, 3 cakes=1 point (Staff of Life)
• Whole Wheat Pita Bread 1 whole pita=2 points (Trader Joe’s)
• Apple Cranberry fiber mini cakes 1 muffin=1 point (Trader Joe’s)
• Blueberry fiber mini cakes 1 muffin=1 point (Trader Joe’s)
• VitaMuffin VitaTops CranBran, Corn, Chocolate 1 muffin=1 point (Nob Hill)           

Crunchy snacks:

• Orville Redenbacher’s 100 Calorie Mini Bags Smart Pop 1 bag=1point (Nob Hill)
• Jolly Time 100 Calorie Healthy Pop Kettle Corn 1 mini bag=1 pt (Nob Hill)
• Kellogg’s All-Bran Crackers Multi-Grain 18 crackers=2pts (Nob Hill)
• Ak-Mak 5 crackers=2 points (Nob Hill, Trader Joe’s)
• Honey Wheat Pretzel Sticks 10 pretzels=2 points (Trader Joe’s)
• Baked Sea Salt & Pepper Crisps Made with Rice 38 crisps=2 pts (Trader Joe’s)
• Mr. Krispers Baked Rice Krisps Sr Crm & Onion 34 crisps=2 pts (Whole Foods)
• Savory thin mini Multiseed 35 rice crackers=2 points (Trader Joe’s)
• Suzie’s Spelt Agave Sweetened Cakes 2 cakes=1 point (Staff of Life)

Cheese:

• Lite Shredded Mozz  1 oz (1/4c)=1 point (Trader Joe’s)
• Laughing Cow Light 1 wedge=1 point (TJs, NHill, S-way)
• Fancy Shredded Lite Mexican Blend 1 oz (1/4c)=2 points (Trader Joe’s)
• All Natural Jarlsberg Lite Deli Thin 1 slice=1 point (Safeway)
• Lite Havarti 1 slice=2 points (Trader Joe’s)
• Organic Valley Reduced Fat Monterey Jack 1 slice=2 points (Staff of Life)
• Precious Low Fat Ricotta ¼ c=1 point (Nob Hill, Safeway)
• Low Fat String Cheese 1 stick=1 point (Trader Joe’s)
• Light Feta Cheese 1 oz (1/8 of block)=1 point (Trader Joe’s)           

 Protein:

• Morning Star Vegan Griller 1 patty=1 point (Trader Joe’s)
• Morning Star Chick’n Griller 1 patty=1 point (Safeway)      
• Garden Burger Original 1 patty=1 point (Nob Hill)
• Wildwood Baked Tofu 1 square=3 points (Nob Hill)
• Most any kind of plain tofu 1 serving size=2 or 3 points

Pasta:

• Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Penne Rigate 2 oz=3 points (Nob Hill)
• Barilla Whole Grain 2 oz=3 points (Nob Hill)

Sweets, goodies, desserts:

• Hershey’s Caramel Filled Sticks 1 stick=1 point (Safeway)
• York 100 Calorie Peppermint Wafer Bars 1 package=2 points (Safeway)
• Julie’s Organic Mandarin Sorbet Bars 1 bar=1 point (Staff of Life, Whole Foods, New Leaf)
• Any Weight Watchers Ice Creams 1-4 points, depending (NHill, S-way)
• Any Skinny Cow Ice Creams 1-3 points, depending (NHill, S-way)
• Dreyer’s Fruit Bars Strawberry=1 point, Grape = 2 points (NHill, S-way)
• Mini Café Twists 2 twists=1 point (Trader Joe’s)
• Mini Mint Ice Cream Mouthfuls 1 sandwich=1 point (Trader Joe’s)
• Smooze! Fruit Ice Coconut Pineapple 1 push popcicle=1 pt  (Whole Foods)
• Honey Maid LF Honey Grahams 1 full sheet=1 point (NHill, S-way)
• Unsweetened Gravenstein Apple Sauce 1 cup=1 point (Trader Joe’s)
• Pineapple Rings 1 ring=1 point (S-way, NHill, Whole Foods, Way of Life
• Dried Apricots (Product of Turkey) 5 cots=1 point (Trader Joe’s)

Snack bars:

• Kellogg’s Fiber Plus Chocolate Chip 1 bar=2 points (Nob Hill, Safeway)
• Fiber One Oat & Apple 1 bar=2 points (Nob Hill, Safeway)
• Kashi TLC Dark Chocolate Coconut 1 bar=2 points (Nob Hill)
• Kashi TLC Cherry Dark Chocolate 1 bar=2 points (Nob Hill)
• Luna Cookie Chocolate Mint  1 bar=2 points (Trader Joe’s)
• Apricot Hand Made Dried Fruit Bar 1 bar=1 point (Trader Joe’s)
• Boysenberry Hand Made Dried Fruit Bar 1 bar=1 point (Trader Joe’s)
• This Fig Walks Into a Bar 1 bar=2 points (Trader Joe’s)     

Fats:

• Most fats (olive oil, veg oil, butter) are 1 point per teaspoon
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil Spray zero point (Trader Joe’s)
• Canola Oil Spray zero point (Trader Joe’s)
• I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Spray zero point (Nob Hill, Safeway)
• Smart Balance Heart Right Light Buttery Spread 1 TBL=1 pt (NHill, S-way)
• Best Foods Light Mayo 1 TBL=1 point (Nob Hill, Safeway)

Sweeteners:

• Most sweeteners (jams, jellies, maple syrup, honey, sugar) are 1 point per TBL
• For 2 point coffee: Vanilla Silk milk (1/2 c) & Vanilla Silk creamer (3 TBL)
• Organic Zero zero point (Nob Hill—expensive but worth it)