Why do WeightWatchers meals never look like their packaging

BillyPinky
BillyPinky Posts: 104 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I don't usually eat ready meals but they were cheap and what a gourmet delight it was !

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  • deadbeatsummer
    deadbeatsummer Posts: 537 Member
    haha yeah weight watchers meals are so gross
  • staceface519
    staceface519 Posts: 167
    Some are good some are bad. . i used to work for weight watchers corporate office and got to try all the foods, some even before going onto the market to see which ones were liked and which ones werent. . . you should also realize that ANY frozen meal isnt going to look like with it is on the package and theres LOTS of sodium and preservitives in it. . . the only good thing about the WW ones is the fiber content and it makes u go to the bathroom more often, thus losing weight.
  • BillyPinky
    BillyPinky Posts: 104 Member
    I must admit this picture is a few months old and it was a moment of madness. The stupid thing is I bought 10 and stuck them in the freezer.
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    That would be the "Food Stylists" who do the photo shots.... The key is to make it eye-appealing, because after all, we tend to "eat with our eyes": if it looks good we are more driven to eating it....

    Youre better off making your own meals from scratch.... WW can keep their salt-licks, IMHO, LOL!
  • ambercholtz
    ambercholtz Posts: 84 Member
    haha yeah weight watchers meals are so gross

    Yeah, they are a pretty good waste of money, not to mention the sodium is through the roof. Prepackaged meals are NOT the way to go..
  • BillyPinky
    BillyPinky Posts: 104 Member
    I really shouldn't complain. It was only 65p ($1)
  • staceface519
    staceface519 Posts: 167
    I really shouldn't complain. It was only 65p ($1)

    Usually u can buy them 10 for $5 bucks here (still to expensive) but is just not worth it. . i only ate them at WW because they were free for me. . . but since not working for them i dont touch the stuff. . just the snacks or ice cream bars. .
  • staceface519
    staceface519 Posts: 167
    Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine and all those are all the same. . . making your own is way healthier and cheaper.
  • ellenxmariex3
    ellenxmariex3 Posts: 165 Member
    Yeah they look really weird :/

    The Healthy Choice meals look like their packaging though and a lot of them are pretty good. Not as good as a homecooked meal but good for a fast meal.
  • ickybella
    ickybella Posts: 1,438 Member
    Looks like it's been pre-chewed for you.
  • elka67
    elka67 Posts: 268 Member
    Looks like half your pasta got robbed out of the box!
    They're not good value calorie wise either, there are much healthier/higher protein/more filling ways to get the 350 calories most of these meals contain.
    You'd have to eat all 10 to get full :)
  • NomNomCupcakes
    NomNomCupcakes Posts: 135 Member
    Am I the only one who still thinks this looks good? :\
  • BillyPinky
    BillyPinky Posts: 104 Member
    One of the reason I got fat is because I love a bargain and ended up by buying all the reduced stuff.
  • BillyPinky
    BillyPinky Posts: 104 Member
    Am I the only one who still thinks this looks good? :\


    Do you want me to pop the rest of them in the post and you can have them for lunch ? :)
  • BillyPinky
    BillyPinky Posts: 104 Member
    I have a craving for another one today. Someone stop me!
  • Onaughmae
    Onaughmae Posts: 873 Member
    Because if the packaging was a true reflection then no one would buy them :happy: I dont usually care for "diet" meals because they are usually pretty high in carbs (at least for me) and way high in sodium.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    The same reason a Big Mac never looks like it does on TV.

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