A FRESH SALAD FOR ZERO SMARTPOINTS

WEIGHT WATCHERS has made its weight-loss plan even more flexible, thanks to a bigger than ever list of foods that are zero Points. On this new and improved programme, you can eat more than 200 foods in portion sizes that suit you, without using up a single point from your budget — from succulent chicken to fresh fish, super-filling eggs to fat-free yoghurt, and nearly every kind of fresh fruit and vegetable going. All week we’ve been showing you the astonishing variety of delicious meals you can create from your zero Points foods. Today, why not try this hearty zero Points dinner?

Super-filling tuna & bean feast

0 SmartPoints

Serves 2

200g tinned haricot beans, drained and rinsed

80g green beans, trimmed, halved and steamed

1 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped

1 head romaine lettuce, roughly torn

½ tsp cumin seeds, crushed

¼ garlic clove, crushed

1 tbsp lemon juice

100g vacuum-packed beetroot, cut into chunks

185g tin tuna in spring water, drained and flaked

2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered

MIX the haricot and green beans with the parsley and lettuce. Combine the cumin seeds, garlic and lemon juice and pour over. Serve the bean salad topped with beetroot, tuna and hard-boiled egg.