Swap your way to fewer Points®
Similar taste, more nutrition, less to track.
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Just add fibre
How to sneak the nutrient into meals to feel fuller and save Points.
Fibre-filled swaps | |
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Jam in a peanut butter jam sandwich | Berries or a mashed banana |
Mayonnaise in a sandwich | Houmous or avocado |
Crisps | Air-popped popcorn or air-fried kale crisps |
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 |
Grilled cheese | Layer in grated courgette or finely chopped broccoli |
Pasta | Go 50-50 with spirialised courgette or 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 crisps and pepper wedges |
Send eggs undercover
The ZeroPoint® hero makes delicious dupes.
Pancakes: Mix two eggs with a mashed ripe banana to make a 4-Points batter.
Noodles: Cook a stack of superthin omelettes then cut into ribbons.
Sliders: Slice hard-boiled eggs in half and stack with ham, tomato, rocket, and mustard.
Wraps: Blend eggs with baby spinach and cook in a superthin 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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Dough for pizza, flatbread, bagels | Two-ingredient dough (0% fat natural Greek yogurt + self-raising flour). Saves up to 3 Points per serving |
Extra olive or rapeseed oil in salad dressings or when preventing stir-fry veggies from sticking | Chicken or vegetable stock. Saves up to 5 Points per tbsp |
Mayonnaise, milk or cream in salad dressings, dips, soups, smoothies and desserts | Silken tofu (puréed). Saves up to 7 Points per 2 tbsp |
Mayonnaise in salads, sour cream in chilli, tacos or dips | 0% fat natural Greek yogurt. Saves up to 5 Points per 2 tbsp |
Ricotta or other cheeses in backed pasta or mac & cheese, mayonaise in dips and salads (puréed), ice cream | Fat-free natural cottage cheese. Saves up to 8 Points per serving |
Oil or butter of sautéing or searing | Olive oil cooking spray. Saves up to 5 Points per tbsp |
Regular peanut butter | Powdered peanut butter. Saves up to 5 Points per tbsp |
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 200 degrees 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 feta, blue, or other strong flavours—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 bulgur (2 Points per 100g versus rice’s 5), pearl barley (4 Points per 100g), couscous (5 Points per 100g), or quinoa (3 Points per 100g).
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: Wholewheat, chickpea, and lentil pasta save 1–2 Points per serving
Pickles: Pick those with no added sugar.
Nuts: Go with almonds or pistachios over peanuts and walnuts to save 1–2 Points. (Bonus: Shelling pistachios slows you down, helping you feel more satisfied eating less, and 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.
Chicken & turkey: Chicken & turkey, skinless, and mince (<10% fat) are ZeroPoints.
Steak: Trade fattier cuts for lean fillet, flank, and top sirloin.
Pork: Pork loin medallions is, ZeroPoints, whereas Pork belly is 11 points per serving.