Swap your way to fewer Points
Similar taste, more nutrition, less to track
Just add fibre
How to sneak the nutrient into meals to feel fuller and save Points®.
Fibre-filled swaps | |
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Mayo on a sandwich | Hummus, avocado, or 99% fat-free refried beans |
Chips or pretzels | Air-popped popcorn or baked kale chips |
Ice cream | Frozen, puréed banana (a.k.a. “nice” cream) |
Cream or milk in soups and sauces | Puréed cauliflower (riced veg gives a smooth finish) |
Croutons | Air-fried or roasted chickpeas or edamame |
Fibre-adding upgrades | |
Burgers | Mix in diced mushrooms or grated carrots. |
Toasted cheese sandwich | Layer in grated zucchini or finely chopped broccoli. |
Pasta | Go 50-50 with spiralised zucchini or spaghetti squash. |
Pasta sauce | Stir in puréed white beans for creaminess. |
Chocolate cake or brownies | Add puréed black beans into the batter (bonus: they make desserts extra moist). |
Nachos | Line your dish with chips and capsicum wedges. |
Send eggs undercover
The ZeroPoint® hero makes delicious dupes.
Pancakes: Mix two eggs with a mashed ripe banana to make a 0-Points batter.
Noodles: Cook a stack of super thin omelettes then cut into ribbons.
Sliders: Slice hard-boiled eggs in half and stack with turkey, tomato, rocket, and mustard.
Wraps: Blend eggs with baby spinach and cook in a super thin layer for a 0-Points sandwich wrap.
Make all-star trades
Keep your kitchen stocked with these versatile staples.
Instead of this | Use this |
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Store-bought pizza bases, wraps, bagels… | Two-ingredient dough (99% fat-free plain Greek yoghurt + self-raising flour) Saves up to 4 Points per serving |
Vegetable oil in baked goods, sugar in porridge | No added sugar apple puree Saves up to 6 Points per tbs oil; 1 Point per tsp sugar |
Extra olive or canola oil in salad dressings or when preventing stir-fry veggies from sticking | Low-sodium chicken or veggie stock Saves up to 6 Points per tbs |
Mayo, milk, or cream in salad dressings, dips, soups, smoothies, and desserts | Silken tofu (puréed) Saves up to 8 Points per 2 tbs |
Mayo in salads, sour cream in chilli, tacos, or dips | 99% fat-free plain Greek yoghurt Saves up to 12 Points per 2 tbs |
Ricotta or other cheeses in baked pasta or mac & cheese | 97% fat-free cottage cheese Saves up to 6 Points per ½ cup |
Oil or butter for sautéing or searing | Olive oil cooking spray |
Regular peanut butter | Powdered peanut butter |
Hot take: Air-fry (almost) everything
The time-saving, Points-shaving appliance is the ultimate hack for maximising crispiness without a lot of oil. A few tips:
Place food in a single layer in the basket or on the rack.
Spray lightly with cooking spray.
Flip or shake food in the basket halfway through cooking.
No air-fry instructions on a package or not sure how to cook something? Set the temp at 190°C and check for doneness every five minutes or so.
Hack your grocery list
Add these lower-Points picks to your cart... because every Points value counts!
Cheese: Choose strong flavours like feta or blue cheese—or get grated over sliced; a little goes a long way.
Plant-based milk: The most important word on the label: unsweetened.
Rice: Not a fan of cauliflower rice? Try burghul (4 Points per cup versus rice’s 8), pearl barley (6 Points per cup), wholemeal couscous (6 Points per cup), quinoa (4 Points per cup), or farro (5 Points per cup).
Tortillas: Corn versions are lower in Points than flour—as are those labelled “low carb”, “high fibre”, or “high protein”.
Pasta sauce: Check labels for those low in fat and with no added sugar.
Pasta: Wholemeal, buckwheat and lentil pasta save 1 Point per cup.
Pickles: Pick those with no added sugar.
Nuts: Go with almonds pistachios or cashews over walnuts or macadamias, to save 3-4 Points per 10 pieces. (Bonus: Shelling pistachios slows you down, helping you feel more satisfied eating less; sliced almonds will go further in a recipe.)
Tuna: Get yours packed in water versus oil; even if you drain excess, you’ll save 3 Points.
Turkey or chicken mince: Only breast or white meat or “99% fat-free” is 0 Points.
Steak: Trade fattier cuts for rump, porterhouse or sizzle steak.
Pork: Tenderloin is only 2 Points per 100g versus 6 Points for scotch roast.