Faith + Weight Loss
Delicious side dishes can make weight loss easier and meals more satisfying. This collection includes simple, lower-calorie recipes that work for family dinners, holidays, meal prep, and everyday eating. Whether you follow Weight Watchers or want healthier options, these recipes help you build a balanced plate.
You’ll find lighter comfort foods, fresh salads, vegetable dishes, and easy air fryer recipes. Try reader favorites like Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes, Healthy Cowboy Caviar, Apple Broccoli Salad, and Cauliflower Rice From Frozen Cauliflower. Looking for something different? Don’t miss Salad on a Stick, Crispy Polenta Fries, or Oven-Roasted Japanese Sweet Potatoes. Creamy favorites like Greek Yogurt Dill Dip and Ranch Vegetable Dip are perfect for snacks and gatherings.
At The Holy Mess, we believe healthy eating and faithful weight loss go together. Browse these easy and tasty Weight Watchers side dishes to find simple recipes that fit real life and support lasting weight loss.
This creamy, comforting cauliflower dip recipe is made with simple ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. Make this for game day, a party, or just for an easy, creamy snack. You’ll be amazed at how quickly it comes together and how incredibly low it is in calories and zero WW points. What isContinue Reading
Weight Watchers Coleslaw is the perfect side dish for your summer cookout. This recipe is a light and healthy coleslaw version of the traditional homemade coleslaw. The Weight Watchers Coleslaw recipe is low-fat, sugar-free, and easy to assemble. The hardest part is waiting to chill in the fridge before enjoying it. Weight Watchers Coleslaw and WW AppleContinue Reading
Easy and Healthy Ratatouille is a versatile recipe that works for the vegetables you have on hand. Best of all, it’s very low in calories and zero WW points. Try this ratatouille plain, or serve it as a topping for whole wheat pasta, rice, or potatoes. Thank you to reader Helene for submitting this recipe.Continue Reading
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes with Pecans is an easy, healthy fall side dish. This simple recipe is full of flavor from a dash of maple syrup, cloves of fresh garlic, and the nuttiness of roasted pecans. If you grew up hating Brussels sprouts, I encourage you to give them another try with theContinue Reading
This vintage Weight Watchers pistachio pineapple fluff recipe is the easiest no-bake dessert you’ll make. It takes five minutes, uses five ingredients, and tastes like a treat when you’re trying to lose weight. It’s creamy, sweet, and cool right out of the fridge. My family requests it for potlucks, holidays, and random Tuesday nights. WhenContinue Reading
Are you wondering how to cook frozen French fries in the air fryer so they will turn out crispy, crunchy, and delicious? Here are step by step directions. Air Fryer Frozen French Fries Air fryer frozen French fries are easy to make and turn out crunchy and crispy every single time. Best of all theContinue Reading
This Instant Pot Applesauce recipe one of our family’s favorite recipes. While tasty any time of the year, this recipe is especially good in the fall when most varieties are in season. This applesauce is sugar free, Zero WW points, low calorie, and can even be made with the skins on the apples. Healthy (NoContinue Reading
These Crispy Polenta Fries are baked until they are crispy on the outside and soft and creamy in the center. This whole food, plant-based recipe makes homemade fries created from cornmeal. Enjoy these for a delicious side dish, appetizer, or tasty snack. What is Polenta? Polenta is a dish from northern Italy that is madeContinue Reading
Here’s a Weight Watchers fruit salad recipe that is perfect for summer. These red, white, and blue dessert cups are wonderful to serve for the Fourth of July or any day you want to celebrate the sweet tastes of summer berries. This refreshing, creamy dessert is loaded with blueberries and strawberries. Bring this WW treatContinue Reading
Weight Watchers Cowboy Caviar recipe is a simple yet refreshing bean salad that is low in WW points. Put this simple appetizer together for a filling lunch or hearty appetizer. WW Side Dish One of the great things about this bean salad recipe is that it is versatile. Use this a side with sandwiches orContinue Reading
Have you tried the delicious goodness of Japanese Sweet Potato recipes? Try these amazing variations that are healthy, low in calories (and Weight Watchers points) and full of nutrition. Since I started sharing What I Eat in a Day on a whole-food, plant based, gut-healing diet, I’ve shared pictures of my Japanese sweet potatoes andContinue Reading
Are you wondering how to make cauliflower rice from frozen cauliflower? This easy tutorial will guide you through a fool-proof method for making this low-carb rice quickly at home. What is Cauliflower Rice? Cauliflower rice is simply cauliflower that is cut into the shape of tiny pieces like rice. There is no rice in it.Continue Reading
This Weight Watchers tea recipe is sure to hit the spot anytime you need a cold beverage to quench your thirst. WW members from the South know that sweet tea is a staple. A day without sweet tea isn’t a day worth having, right? A quick glance at the points will tell you that drinkingContinue Reading
This Weight Watchers Apple Broccoli Salad recipe is the perfect salad for when you need something sweet, crunchy and satisfying. Full of filling and healthy vegetables (making it low in WW points!), you’ll love this filling side dish. Weight Watchers Side Dish Salad Toss together this low WW Points Apple Broccoli Salad the next timeContinue Reading
