Lose Or Chews

Recently I have been surprised when I have gone to check points at resturants in my weight watchers book. Things I thought would be low points were not and some thing I thought would be high weren't. I thought I'd share some so the next time you feel like you just can't go on if you don't have something fried or "bad" for you, you can choose something of low point value and feel satisfied.

LONG JOHN SILVERS
Batter-dipped chicken - 3 points a piece
Cheese sticks - 3 points for 3
Corn Cobbette - 1 point
Fries, regular serving - 5 points
Hushpuppy - 1 a piece

This means you could eat a chicken value meal for 13 points. A little over what I normally like to do for dinner, but not bad if you're "cheating"

Taco Bell
Taco (beef) - 4 points
Soft taco (beef) - 5 points
Taco Supreme (beef) - 5 points
Soft Taco Supreme (beef) - 6 points
Soft Taco Supreme (chicken) - 5 points

Gordita Nacho Cheese (beef,chicken or steak) - 6 points
Gordita Supreme (chicken or steak) - 6 points
Gordita Supreme (beef) - 7 points

Bean burrito - 7 points
Fiesta Burrito (chicken or steak) - 8 points

My favorite thing to get at taco bell is their taco supreme. I can eat two for 10 points. Also, you can get a supreme and substitute the sour cream for their fresco salsa and it goes back down to 4 points. You can also go to taco bell's website and download a nutrition guide for free.

Sonic
grilled cheese - 6 points
grilled chicken - 8 points
Grilled chicken wrap with ranch - 13 points
grilled chicken wrap without ranch - 8 points
Cheese fries (1 regular serving) - 6 points
Chili chees fries (1 regular serving) - 7 points
French fries (1 regular serving) - 4 points
French Fries (1 large serving) - 5 points
Tater Tots (1 regular serving) 6 points

Stay away from their drinks! All those syrups add a lot of points.

So I'm a fast food junkie but I can't cut myself off completely, or I'll go insane! So I have lately been going for some chicken from Long John Silvers and tacos from Taco Bell. I know I can't eat here all the time, it's still not healthy for me. But it's important for me to see that I can have some of what I want without feeling like I'm a failure!

Finally, I have discovered a weight watcher's point calculator online. All you have to do is type in the calories, fat and fiber and it will figure it for you. I've tested it with my slider and it's accurate. Go to the following website and check it out. The little graphic behind the calculate button gets on my nerves but I'm willing to look past it!

http://www.alexnolan.net/onlinetools/weightwatcherspointscalculator.htm

Happy point counting!