I was recently contacted by a PR agency and asked if I would like to review some Weight Watchers biscuits. I am not a follower of Weight Watchers but I understand that the principle of the plan is based around food being assigned a ProPoints values and you are allowed a certain number of points in a day. Weight Watchers products come with the ProPoints values already on them so for people who do follow the plan it is easy for them to know how to fit them into their day without the need for counting calories or trying to work out the points themselves. You do not need to be into Weight Watchers to eat these snacks as they are available in all of the major supermarkets.
The wafers come in a 5 pack of 18.4g bars and cost around £1.49. Each bar contains 2 ProPoints or 78 calories.
The bar has layers of wafer and caramel and is coated in milk chocolate. They are free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives and also suitable for vegetarians.
The texture is chewy and crispy at the same time and the chocolate is nice. If I am honest, I was expecting cardboard but they were actually pretty tasty, not amazing but enough to satisfy a chocolate craving.
If you look at one of the big brands of caramel wafers, these Weight Watchers wafers are 56 calories less but that said they are also almost 12g less in weight so that is probably not a surprise. They also work out more expensive but this often seems to be the case with these "diet" products.
Verdict
I probably wouldn't buy these Weight Watchers wafers in the future because there are tastier and better value for money wafers out there. That said, I guess it depends on what you are looking for in a snack; if you follow Weight Watchers then I imagine that it would be easier to purchase pre-pointed food and even if you don't follow the plan but are looking for the lowest calories then these are probably the ones to go for.