Do you rely on diet industry products?

It's totally up to you what you eat!

I buy the odd weight watchers stuff, the yoghurts are really nice, but the problem with their stuff is they take out the fat and load it with sugar instead! You've gotta make sure you check the nutrition label before you buy to make sure it's not too heavy on the sugar. I usually compare it to "normal" products on the shelf.

The only Weight Watcher items I use are treats such as cookies, crisps etc. I find that they allow me to have a little of the things that I like without me having to reduce the amounts of other things I eat. For example I quite like the weight watcher sweet chilli crisps. They have half the cals as a packet of normal crisps which means I could use those 'saved' calories if I wanted to on other things (plus its hard to just eat half a packet of crisps) I tend to stay away from the ready meals as they do not satisfy me and I find I could eat a lot more if I made myself a healthy meal for the same cal content! I think that these kind of 'diet' foods are good for certain things like treats and snacks (the weight watcher caramel wafers are delish) but for whole meals I would stay away!

A few years back I used to but now I realised that all these products are just a con.
Weight watchers products in particular are nothing by a con in my opinion, if you looks closely at the items and their size in grams you will realise that the calorie content is extremely similar to the 'normal' products. I bought bread rolls and wraps recently from them and realised when i weighed everything that the difference in calories was due to the fact that the WW products were smaller! I've tried their meals in the past and they're tiny, full of empty calories that wouldn't fill you up at all. I've tried all the treats. Savoury and sweet and the calories in them are too high for the size of the item.
I choose 'normal' items now that are within a good calorie range such as crisps for 67calories(skips) and chocolate(magic stars)for 64calories. Much nicer and the calories are actually lower than if I bought WW items!

I'm convinced it's all a con but if someone can recommend nice diet food with a good calorie count I'd love to hear!

I have Never eaten a weight watchers type anything, you don't need them at all. they are just cashing in on our insecurities.
Just eat as sensible as you can, good clean homemade food is the best, no nasty surprises inside

I don't use anything of the sort. I don't feel I'm missing out. :happy:

educate and make informed choices, dont succumb to marketing and false claims.

All the nutrition and benefits you need are found in natural foods, all the hydration you need is in water alone and all the electrolytes you need to aid hydration and nervous system function are also in natural foods.

Dont buy crap and you wont be crap ;-)

Peace

I have watched too many documentaries and have been vastly educated on the truth of our food industry. I am a clean eating gal meaning I refuse to buy frozen microwave meals or processed foods of any kind. I cook every day but if I don't have a lot of time I make sure I have healthy snacks on hand like organic fruits/veggies, nuts, canned wild tuna, natural nut butters or just plain old oatmeal. Do research. Don't settle for gmo corn filled products. They are toxic and we all deserve better.

I find weight-watchers meals and all diet ready-meals are so small I have to cook a lot of vegs to go with them. So If I have to cook a load of veg I might as well make something fresh to go with my peas and carrots .

When I don't want to cook, I eat 2 boxes of either frozen Smart Ones or Lean Cuisine. I don't see it as diet food. I see it as convenient. Over-processed? Please. Full of sodium? I drink way too much water to need to care about that.

Some. I don't like the ready meals such as lean cuisine, but I might choose the Sainsburys Be Good to Yourslef range of lower fat cheese, say, or Babybel light.