“It’s not just for dunking cookies. Read up on the latest research on the white stuff, plus get some yummy ideas for including it in your diet…”

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Here is an interesting piece of news. A woman in Cincinnati, OH sued both Weight Watchers and Applebee’s for false weight watcher points advertised on Applebee’s menu.

Cincinnati, OH—A Milford woman sued Applebee’s and Weight Watchers for inaccurately stating the amount of fat and calorie counts on the restaurants diet-conscious menu. The woman claims the “Cajun Lime Tilapia” from the Weight Watchers section on the Applebee’s menu had more Weight Watchers “points” and fat then what was advertised on the menu, as reported by Cincinnati.com.
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“If you’ve been avoiding ice cream, we’ve got good news: There are many satisfying ways to enjoy this warm-weather favorite that won’t derail your weight-loss efforts. Here’s a must-have guide for summer ice cream runs…”
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Best Weight Watchers Recipe Books

* 100 Favorite Weight Watchers Recipes!

* 100 Favorite Weight Watchers Recipes and 36 foods to Lose Weight and Live Healthy

* Weight Watchers Favorite Homestyle Recipes

* Weight Watchers From Pantry to Plate: Easy Meals From Foods You Keep on Hand

* Weight Watchers Pizza, Pizza: 150 Deliciously Dazzling Ways to Make Everyone’s Favorite Pie

I hope you’ll find this daily food journal as helpful as I have and that it will help you stick to your Daily Points Range and be aware of what you are eating everyday.

To download and print this FREE Weight Watchers Food Journal, click HERE!!

As the New Year comes upon, this is a great time to make a commitment to healthy eating choices. And if you are currently a Weight Watcher or are thinking about joining, now is the time do it! They have just started their new Weight Watchers Momentum Plan. Before the Momentum Plan, Weight Watcher members had two plans to choose from: Flex and Core. Now, everyone will be on the same plan: Momentum. Which is really the best of both Weight Watchers plans combined together to create Momentum. The whole philosophy behind this new plan is, “Don’t eat less, eat smarter.”

The New Weight Watchers Momentum Plan

The new plan still incorporates a lot of the favorites:

* The Weight Watchers Points System
* The weekly Points Allowance
* The Good Health Guidelines
* The Filling Foods List

The new aspect of this plan is the Filling Foods List. The concept is that if you choose foods that are higher in fiber and water content, they will keep you fuller for longer than if you eat other foods. There are studies that have found that people will eat the same volume of food every day. The actual space that the food takes in your stomach might have more to do with how full you feel than the calories, fat, or protein. And of course, you can still use Weight Watchers Online as an incredibly helpful tool to help keep you on track and provide valuable information and fantastic low Points recipes. The best part of the Momentum Plan is that it’s new and different and there is a whole new set of materials to get every week right when we need them the most: right after the holiday season. There couldn’t be a better time to get yourself motivated and give this new Weight Watchers Eating Plan a try!

I love chocolate. I adore chocolate. Chocolate and I are BFF’s forever! I’ve have always felt this way about chocolate, and when I first started the Weight Watchers program, one of my first concerns was how I would be able to continue my love affair with this sweet sensation. But if many of you are Weight Watchers members too, then you know that this is why their program is successful – because they teach you how to eat the things you love and still lose weight.

In fact, I found this really helpful survival guide from Weight Watchers that teaches you how to have your chocolate cake and eat it too! Check it out…

Not all chocolate is created equal.
Splurge on good quality chocolate. Look for high-end brands like Baker’s or Scharffen Berger, available in many gourmet stores. A good chocolate is like good red wine—it has a brightness that mellows as it melts in your mouth.

Always read the label carefully.
Some chocolate makers cut their products with hydrogenated fat. The worst offenders are those who make white chocolate, which tastes best when made only from cocoa butter, the natural fat in the cocoa bean.

Buy pure, good-quality chocolate.
If you’re going to treat yourself, you might as well treat yourself right.

Dark chocolate is a flavorful alternative.
Many people think all chocolate has milk or cream in it. But only milk chocolate contains dairy. Dark and bittersweet chocolate are unadulterated products of the cocoa bean. For chocolate lovers, they’re a straight-up fix. Semi-sweet chocolate also contains no dairy, but it has as much as 60 percent added sugar (thus, it’s “semi-sweet”).

Bark is better as a bite.
Chocolate bark (a slab of candy that resembles tree bark) is a wonderful way to enjoy chocolate without a lot of fat. Look for dark chocolate bark with dried fruits or plain, thin-sliced nuts. It’s loaded with flavor; a real treat with a cup of coffee or tea.

Chocolate is best at room temperature.
Chocolate tastes best when it’s about 10 degrees below body temperature. (In fact, chocolate melts just one or two degrees below body temperature, which is why it can end up on your hands.)

Choose fruit-filled rather than creams.
Ever wonder why a vanilla cream chocolate has more calories than a chocolate-covered cherry? The difference is in the center. A chocolate-covered cherry has a real fruit center while the vanilla cream contains fondant, a creamy filling that is often made from hydrogenated fats, cream and artificial flavorings.

Get crunch without the fat.
Chocolate-covered fat-free pretzels will give you just as much crunch-kick as chocolate-covered cashews. Each is delicious, but fourteen Harry’s pretzel nuggets (without chocolate) have fewer calories than fourteen small, dry-roasted, no-salt cashews (without chocolate).

So it looks like chocolate and I can enjoy our time together for many years to come!

[SOURCE: Weight Watchers]