What Is The Blue Plan in Weight Watchers?

Weight Watchers has become one of the most prominent weight-loss organizations in the world since its inception back in 1962. Through the program, members have lost 1 to 2 pounds (0.5 to 1 kg) a week in weight.

The company is always seeking out new scientific backed ways that will help its members lose weight in a way that doesn’t mean giving up food that your love. This desire to constantly evolve has seen the company transform its programs. Now members can choose to go on a Green, Blue, or Purple Plan. 

Here we will dive into the Blue Plan and see what it offers and whether it is the plan for you. 

What is Weight Watchers Blue Plan?

The Blue Plan from Weight Watchers is the company’s more modest plan. It provides members with over 200 Zero Point food items that they can incorporate into their daily diet.

The Zero Point items are fruits, vegetables, and lean mean.  The Blue Plan allows you the freedom to have more choice in your daily meals as well as snacking due to the bigger range of food that has zero points. 

How many points do you get on Blue Plan?

As with all the plans on Weight Watchers, the points you receive are based on your age, weight, height, and gender. 

However, there is a minimum of 23 daily SmartPoints that the Blue Plan offers. These points can roll over to the next week if you find that you haven’t used your weekly SmartPoints balance.

Which color Weight Watchers plan is best?

With the three different plans available, you may be wondering which plan is the best one for you. Green, Blue, or Purple.

Which plan suits you best depends on you and how much responsibility you want to take in keeping tabs on what you eat.

The Green Plan offers the highest minimum daily SmartPoints, yet has the smallest number of ZeroPoint food options. Mainly confining you to fruit and vegetables on their ZeroPoint list, yet you can eat other food groups but need to track the point value of each item of food you have. 

The Blue Plan is more flexible, as it increases the range of ZeroPoint food groups. The minimum daily Smartpoints value is lower than on the Green Plan. The Blue Plan also means that you don’t have to keep as much track of what you are eating as you do on the Green Plan. If you want a mix of freedom while still having some accountability of what is on your plate, then Blue Plan is your best choice.

If you are after complete freedom, then the Purple Plan is your best choice. It provides the widest range of ZeroPoint foods but also has the lowest minimum daily SmartPoints out of all the plans. If you think you are going to get peckish during the day and don’t want to feel constricted in your food options, then the Purple Plan is the one for you.

What is the difference between Blue, Green, and Purple Weight Watchers` Plans?

The main difference between the three plans is the minimum daily Smart Points and how many ZeroPoint foods you can have. 

The Green Plan offers a minimum daily SmartPoints value of 30 SmartPoints and you have over 100 ZeroPoint food items to choose from. These are mainly fruit and vegetables.

The Blue Plan is the middle ground plan and you have a minimum of 23 daily SamrtPoints to spend. The ZeroPoints food list is expanded to 200 items which include lean meats.

On the Purple Plan, you have a minimum of 16 daily SmartPoints and the ZeroPoints food list grows to embrace whole grain as well as lean meats, vegetables, and fruit. 

You have the choice of changing plans to see which one suits you best.

Which plan is best for weight loss?

You may be wondering which plan is the best one to help you reach your weight loss goal. The answer is that any of the plans are suitable. Weight Watchers has done extensive research on this and the conclusion the company reached is that no matter if you’re on the Green, Blue, or Purple plan, each will help you lose weight. 

It’s simply a matter of finding which plan best matches your lifestyle.

How many FitPoints are 10,000 steps

As always, the secret to weight loss is a combination of dieting and exercise. Weight Watchers offer its members Fit Points that can be added to your daily SmartPoints balance. 

If you enjoy walking you may be wondering, if I did 10,000 steps how many FitPoints would I earn? The answer to that is that everyone is different so how many FitPoints you earn varies from one person to the next. It’s also a matter of your physical makeup such as height and weight. 

If you are wanting a ballpark figure of how many FitPoints you can earn with 10,000 steps, then it would be between 6-8 FitPoints

What is free on the Blue Plan?

Everyone loves freebies. Sadly, with Weight Watchers there is nothing free on their plans. However, they offer a free trial period for prospective members (which is bundled into their pricing package). 

Weight Watchers Blue Plan Food list

When you are on the Blue Plan, the ZeroPoint food list is expanded to include lean meat (as opposed to just fruit and vegetables on the Green Plan). Here are just some of the items you can munch on at meal times and as snacks. 

Feel free to eat abalone, alfalfa sprouts, fresh apricots, artichokes, baby corn, black-eyed peas, bluefish, brussels sprouts, butterfish, canned corn, canned tuna, caviar, celery, crayfish, eggs, fennel, flounder, fruit cocktail (without sweeteners), Greek yogurt (nonfat), ground turkey, grouper, kumquats, mangoes, monkfish, mussels, navy beans, octopus, oysters, raspberries, scallops, sea bass, trout, wax beans, and whitefish.

This list is by no means exhaustive but offers you some idea as to what ZeroPoint foods are available on the Blue Plan.  

Weight Watchers` Blue Plan Snacks

With the Blue Plan, you have more ZeroPoint food choices for snacks, so you don’t have to fear keeping track of your snack foods when you feel your tummy rumbling. Here are several snack ideas that you can try on the Blue Plan:

A cup of mixed fruit

Chop up some apples, bananas and mix them in with some blueberries, raspberries, and pineapples. Now you have an amazing fruit salad that isn’t going to knock points off your daily SmartPoints balance.

Sushi Rolls

Grab some vegetables, mix in some tuna and wrap it all with nori

Egg Salad

Slice a couple of hard-boiled eggs and chuck them into a bowl with some lettuce, tomatoes, and chicken breast into a bowl.

Make a trail mix

Trail mixes do not only provide you with energy but they are an amazing healthy snack option.  Grab some almonds, cashews, and dried fruit such as raisins, and apricots. Mix them and pop everything into a small resealable bag that you can take with you when you head outside.

Weight Watchers` Blue Plan Breakfast ideas

Breakfast is always the most important meal of the day. It gives you the energy and stamina to last through the morning. On the Blue Plan, there are countless breakfast options if you allow your creativity to run free. Here are some ideas to get you started:

Yoghurt and Fruit

Grab some Greek yogurt and pour it into your bowl. Next, mix in some sliced fruit such as peaches, mangoes, pineapples, or pears. That’s a combination of dairy and fruit all with ZeroPoints! An awesome way to begin your day! (Canned fruit is okay to use).

Scrambled Eggs

Get your eggs, some chicken, tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms. Fry them in a pan. You can use a little salt to add some flavor to everything. 

BLT Toast

Take a couple of slices of bread and sprinkle some cheese on the top. Next, grab some bacon and tomatoes and place them on top of the cheese and bake in the oven until the cheese has melted. Finish it off with a garnish of lettuce.

Tuna salad

Place some lettuce, tomatoes, kale, and kidney beans (or any other bean that you prefer) into a bowl. Add in your tuna and mix. Flavor with a splash of lemon juice.

You can find more breakfast ideas on Weight Watchers’ official site. 

The Middle Road of Blue

The Blue Plan on Weight Watchers is designed to be the middle ground between the Green and Purple Plans. You have more flexibility on the Blue Plan with the introduction of lean meats onto the ZeroPoint food list and the SmartPoints have only been decreased by 7 points a day. 

That means you still have some accountability over what you eat while having a wider range of ZeroPoint food options to choose from.