Weight Watchers is a dietary program that allows individuals to join, for a fee, and then learn how to lose weight. Foods are assigned points, and members learn how to choose foods that fit into their daily allotted amount of points. The lower the points, the better the food is for weight loss. Weight Watchers makes it easy for participants by figuring out the points for them in advance. There is a wide variety of foods that participants can consume while they do Weight Watchers.

Choose Points Wisely

Weight Watchers plans work because the point system is based on the nutritional value of every type of food. When an individual joins Weight Watchers, she is given the information to determine how to find a food's points value. She is also given a maximum number of points she can eat in a day. Weight Watchers will also help you choose the best meals for your points. For example, an Italian turkey burger weighs in at five Weight Watcher points, and sauteed shrimp weighs in at three. Both recipes are available at the Weight Watchers website.

Smart Ones

Weight Watchers makes it easy for participants by offering Smart Ones meals you can find in your grocer's freezer section. These meals are pre-portioned and come with points information on the box. For instance, the chicken Parmesan has 290 calories and five points. The Smart Ones product list is vast, and there are also desserts such as brownies and chocolate eclairs, breakfast quesadilla and other sandwiches and quick, grab-and-go meals you can eat any time.

Filling Foods

Weight Watchers gives you plenty of options from which to choose when you are planning your meals. According to the website, filling foods are a great way to satisfy your hunger and help you avoid temptation when the urge to eat the wrong food hits you. The key with eating filling foods is to eat foods that have lots of volume for a small amount of calories. Vegetables such as leafy greens, tomatoes and green beans are high-volume foods that will fill you up and satisfy your hunger.

Light soups and vegetable juices are filling choices that will curb your hunger as well. Begin your meals with either of these, making sure your choices are less than 100 calories.

Pretzels or crackers are low-volume foods, and you might experience hunger quicker after eating these foods. That could mean additional snacking that leads to weight gain.

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