Gluten Free Weight Watchers – The Beginning

Soon after I quit smoking in 2014, I gained 15 pounds that I just can’t shake off. So, I decided to join Weight Watchers as I’ve been wanting to research it for gluten-free dieters. I signed up for the online program which cost me $59.85 for three months. (You can also sign up for just one month, but you save $20 for the three-month membership.) I always like to make a commitment or it’s just too easy to back out. If you’re interested in joining me on this quest, check back daily. I’ll have a wealth of information for you soon. For now, see below for a taste of more to come.

Weight Watchers is based upon a point system. Instead of allowing you a certain amount of calories or carbohydrates, you count points. They have a database of food with the points provided for each food, including some gluten-free items. Just like calorie calculators, you’ll need to know the weight of some food. However, they have point values for such things as restaurant-style grilled cheese. For any food not listed, all you have to do is add the nutritional values of the food, give it a name, and save it under “My Food”. My first concern was because I make so many of my food from scratch, would it work? It will, but I will have to calculate the nutritional value of each recipe and enter it.

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[showmyads]Recently, I switched from my Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Oat or Sorghum Bread Recipe to this Gluten Free Oat or Sorghum Bread Recipe. Knowing that the latter recipe contains whole eggs and non-fat milk powder, I knew it would contain more fat and calories than I should have if I want to loose weight. However, the carbohydrates are lower in the dairy version because I do not use tapioca flour. (See below for the differences among the starches.) So, I’ll have to revert back to the dairy-free bread version. Luckily, I already had already calculated the nutritional values. Check them out here. I just entered the current nutritional values into the Weight Watchers calculator and the dairy-free oat bread counts as 5 points. I’ve calculated the nutritional values out twice, once for the oat version and once for the sorghum version. You can enter in either.

I will be posting a new version using cornstarch instead of tapioca flour because tapioca flour contains way too may carbs, plus I’m allergic to tapioca flour now. If you’re allergic to corn, use all potato starch.

Nutritional Values of Gluten Free Starches

	Tapioca Flour	Potato Starch	Cornstarch
Calories	100	40	30
Carbohydrates	26	10	7

As you can see, there is no other nutritional value to starch. Therefore, I can only list the calories and carbs. They contain no fiber or protein.

I’ll be starting my diet on Monday, January 4, 2015. Stay tuned in for more information on losing weight while on a gluten-free diet and my Gluten Free Weight Watchers story.

Because I develop recipes for others, this is not the end of my luscious recipes. Just expect a bit more healthy recipes along with them.

Happy 2016!