How ZeroPoint foods work
Curious about which foods are zero SmartPoints® on myWW?
To add flexibility to your SmartPoints Budget, you’ll have a certain amount of nutritious, go-to foods that are zero points on myWW! They make eating simple, and you can feel confident that you're making smarter choices for your health while losing weight.1
What are ZeroPoint foods?
They’re exactly what they sound like - foods that have zero SmartPoints! Why? These nutritional powerhouses form the foundation of a healthy eating pattern.
You can mix and match ZeroPoint™ foods with SmartPoints values any way you like and feel confident that you're making smarter choices for your health while losing weight.
What’s great about them?
1. You don’t have to buy anything special.
They’re regular, everyday foods, so you don’t have to eat differently from your friends.
2. You always have options.
You’ll always have something delicious to eat, even with only a few SmartPoints to spend.
3. Tracking is simple.
You don’t have to measure or track these foods, which adds flexibility to your SmartPoints Budget.
Why are some foods zero on one plan but not another?
On myWW, each plan has different foods that are designated as ZeroPoint foods - and the SmartPoints Budget is adjusted accordingly, depending on how many there are. The plan with the longest list of ZeroPoint foods has the lowest SmartPoints Budget, and the plan with the shortest list of ZeroPoint foods has the highest SmartPoints Budget.
Green guides you towards a smaller list of foods that form the basis of healthy eating habits, with a sizable SmartPoints Budget to spend on other foods you love. You'll build meals and snacks around and 100+ ZeroPoint™ foods including fruits and vegies, and track other foods that have SmartPoints.
Blue guides you toward a list of foods that form the basis of healthy eating habits, with a moderate SmartPoints Budget that you can spend on other foods you love. You'll build meals around 200+ ZeroPoint foods including fruits, veggies, and lean proteins, and track other foods that have SmartPoints.
Purple guides you toward a long list of foods that form the basis of healthy eating habits, with a modest SmartPoints Budget that you can spend on other foods you love and. You'll build meals around 300+ ZeroPoint foods including fruits, veggies, lean proteins, and whole grains, and track other foods that have SmartPoints.
Can I eat too many ZeroPoint foods?
Just because you don’t have to track ZeroPoint foods, it doesn’t mean they’re all-you-can-eat, or that they’re the only things you should eat. We recommend that you start with an amount that seems reasonable to you based on what you’ve typically eaten in the past. For example, if eggs are ZeroPoints on your plan and you normally put two eggs in your omelette, keep doing that. Now isn’t the time to increase that to four eggs just because they’re zero.
1. Six-month pre-post study conducted by the University of North Carolina funded by WW. Weight data measured after 6 months on WW Freestyle.