Since we will again be hosting a 4th of July get together, I will be serving up a Weight Watchers Freestyle 0 Point menu for the 4th of July. Since I was able to pull off a 0 Point menu for Memorial Day, I was able to enjoy some of the foods that others brought to that get together. Not to mention, I was able to enjoy some livations and a dessert or two. Oh and I was still down 3 pounds that week. So I am hoping for a repeat!

Also, all the recipes on this menu will be printable so make sure you print them out to enjoy later.

And another little surprise with this menu is that I will be including 0 Point Mocktails to enjoy as well.

Let’s see what the Weight Watchers 4th of July foods, recipes, drinks and desserts will be!

REFRESHING DRINKS

As I explained in this post, I do not “worry” about counting fruit juice used in a recipe or pureed fruits (for use in a smoothie, etc.).  However, when I put these recipes into the recipe builder, it still came out to 0 Points per serving.

Sparkling Melon Lemonade

1 Cup of Granulated Splenda

1 Cup of Cold Water

2 Cups each of Seedless Cubed Watermelon and Cubed Cantaloupe

1 Cup of Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

6 Cups of Club Soda

Lemon Slices

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a saucepan, combine Splenda and cup of water together and mix well.
2. Bring to a boil and mix well until Splenda is well dissolved. Let cool. Then chill until very cold about 3 hours.
3. In a food processor or blender, process watermelon and cantaloupe until smooth.
4. Pour through a fine mesh strainer and press on any solids to remove more juice. Discard solids.
5. Stir chilled syrup, watermelon/cantaloupe juice and lemon juice in a large pitcher and chill until ready to serve
6. Right before serving, add club soda to chilled juice mixture.
7. Serve over ice and additional lemon slices. Makes about 8-10 servings at 0 Points.
8. It is best to make this the day before you are going to serve it so it’s nice and chilled.

**Also, for a different flavor, instead of using lemon juice, use lime juice instead for a Sparkling Melon Limeade. Yum!

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Virgin Fruity Daiquiri

1 Can of Pineapple Chunks in Water

1 Bag of Frozen Strawberries (No Sugar Added)

2 Tablespoons of Granulated Splenda

2 Medium Limes, Juiced

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a blender, combine fruits, Splenda and lime juice. Puree.
2. Pour into daiquiri glasses and granish with additional strawberries if desired.
3. This makes 2-4 servings at 0 Points each. (Serve in Daiquiri Glasses for the right serving size).

**Experiment with different fruit combinations. My friend recently made these with Pineapple and Frozen Mango Chunks. So delicious!

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Minty Fauxjito

This is a tasty “spin” on the traditional rummy Mojito that will not leave you spinning.

Big Bunch of Fresh Mint Leaves (about 50 leaves)

2 ¼ Cups of Bottled Lime Juice

9 Ounces of Torani Sugar Free Sweetener Syrup

12 Ounces of Club Soda

Crushed Ice

DIRECTIONS:

1. Fill 6 pint sized glasses with crushed ice. Then add about 8 mint leaves.
2. Add about 3 ounces of lime juice to each glass. Then add about 1.5 ounces of Torani Syrup.
3. Mash the leaves with the liquid in the glass with a wooden pestle/muddler. Try not to tear the leaves.
4. Pour more crushed ice in the glass and then add about 2 ounces of Club Soda.
5. Garnish with more mint leaves if you want.
6. This makes about 6 pint size glasses at 0 Points each. Enjoy!

PRINTABLE RECIPE

APPETIZERS

Spicy Cheesy Cauliflower Dip

1 Head Cauliflower Florets

2 Ounces of Fat Free Cream Cheese

1 Cup of Greek Fat Free Plain Yogurt

1/8 Cup of Skim Milk

1/3 Cup of Frank’s Red Hot Sauce

1/4 Cup of Kraft Fat Free Cheddar Cheese

1/4 Cup of Kraft Fat Free Mozzarella Cheese

3 Scallions, Chopped

Salt/Pepper to Taste

Vegetable Cooking Spray (Pam)

DIRECTIONS:

1. On a roasting sheet, spray the cauliflower florets liberally with vegetable cooking spray. Add salt and pepper to taste.
2. Roast at 425 degrees until they are tender and brown (about 45 minutes)
3. Meanwhile in a bowl combine cream cheese, yogurt, milk and hot sauce.
4. Fold in the cauliflower florets and mash with a spoon.
5. Spread into a pie plate and sprinkle with shredded fat free cheeses and scallions.
6. Bake in a 375 degree oven until hot 15 to 20 minutes.
7. This serves 4-6 people and is 0 Points. To keep it at 0 Points, serve with crudites.

My favorite crudites for dips are: broccoli florets, long celery stalks, carrot chips, mushroom caps, squash spears, cherry tomatoes, cucumber chips and spears.

**Also, if you cannot find Kraft Fat Free Shredded Cheeses where you live, I got you covered. You can substitute the fat free cheese with a reduced fat Cheddar Cheese (one that is about 3 Points for 1/4 cup). Though, it will no longer be 0 points per serving, it will still be extremely low.

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Skewered Thai Chicken Strips

2 Pounds of Skinless Chicken Tenders

4 Tablespoons of Lime Juice

4 Tablespoons of Fish Sauce

2 Tablespoons of Huy Fong Asian Chili Garlic Sauce

1 Tablespoon of Soy Sauce

1 Tablespoon of Truvia Natural Brown Sugar Blend

Lime wedges

8″ Bamboo Skewers

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine chicken with lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar blend, soy sauce and chili garlic sauce together in bowl.
2. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
3. Thread chicken on skewers and grill over medium high heat. Turn during cooking to brown evenly.
4. Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until brown and cooked through.
5. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing.
6. This recipe serves about 8 people at 0 Freestyle Points per serving.

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Buttermilk Chive Dip

3/4 Cup of Fat Free Buttermilk

1 ¼ Cups of Fat Free Plain Greek Yogurt

3 Teaspoons Spicy Brown Mustard

3 Tablespoons of Fresh Chives

2 Small Garlic Cloves, Minced

2 Teaspoons of Lemon Zest, Grated

1 Teaspoon of Kosher Salt

Ground Black Pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Whisk everything together and chill until serving.

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Low Point “Tortilla” Chips

Another extremely low point way to serve these dips is by using the Joseph’s Flax Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Lavash Bread like this:

DIRECTIONS:

1. Using a pizza cutter, cut Joseph’s Lavash bread into as many triangles as possible. (Make them resemble tortilla chips).
2. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and layout cut Lavash bread triangles. You will have to do a few batches at a time or separately.
3. Spray Lavash bread with vegetable cooking spray.
4. Season with garlic powder, onion powder and salt liberally. You may add any other spices you like.
5. Put in a 350 degree oven and bake for about 5 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE.
6. Cool on cooling racks.
7. When cooled store in large Ziploc bags until you serve these mouth watering dips and salsas.

One whole Joseph’s Flax Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Lavash Bread is 2 Points. Depending on how large you cut the tortilla chips from this bread, you will get a nice size serving of “chips”.

PRINTABLE RECIPE

SALADS

Cauliflower Caesar Salad

2 Heads of Caulifower Florets

Bottle of Walden Farms Caesar Salad Dressing

1/3 cup of Fat Free Plain Greek Yogurt

1 Tablespoon of Balsamic Vinegar

7 Tablespoons of Bragg’s Nutritional Yeast*

1 Teaspoon of Dijon Mustard

1 Teaspoon of Worcestershire Sauce

Juice of a Lemon

2 Garlic Cloves, Minced

1 Teaspoon of Dried Parsley

Fresh Cracked Black Pepper to Taste

Kraft Fat Free Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (1/4 cup per serving is 0 Points)

Vegetable Cooking Spray

*If you love the taste of Parmesan Cheese, but don’t want the points that go along with it, you must try Bragg’s Nutritional Yeast. It is just 2 Points per 7 Tablespoons whereas Parmesan Cheese is triple the points for the same amount. Not to mention all the health benefits Nutritional Yeast has going for it.  You can read about it all right here.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Place cauliflower florets on two baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Spray florets well with vegetable cooking spray. Add crackled black pepper to taste.
2. Roast at 425 degrees until browned and tender – about 45 minutes. Let cool.
3. In a bowl, combine yogurt, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, Worcestershire Sauce, mustard and Nutritional Yeast. Mix well. Add cracked black pepper to taste.
4. Start adding in as much of the Walden Farms Caesar Dressing to the yogurt mixture until you get the dressing flavor that you like. You can adjust the seasonings as you see fit. However, try not to add more Nutritional Yeast because the points will go up.
5. Add cooled cauliflower to dressing mixture and toss to combine.  Cool until serving time.
6. When ready to serve, you may add 1/4 cup per serving of the Kraft Fat Free Mozzarella Cheese to keep this delicious dish at 0 Points per 6 servings.

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Deep South Watermelon Salad

1 Small Seedless Watermelon, Cubed

1 Red & Green Bell Pepper, Diced

1/2 Pound of Green Beans, Trimmed

1/2 Red Onion, Chopped

2 Cans of Black Eyed Peas, Drained & Rinsed

1 Jalapeno Pepper, Thinly Sliced (Remove Seeds for less heat)

Sweet Lime Dressing

1/2 Cup of Lime Juice

2 Cloves of Minced Garlic

Kosher Salt and Black Pepper, to taste

1/4 Teaspoon of Dried Parsley

1/8 Cup of Granulated Splenda

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine watermelon, red and green bell peppers, red onion, jalapeno pepper and drained black eyed peas together in a bowl and combine. Set aside.
2. Bring a saucepan filled with water to boil. Add green beans and cook until al dente.
3. Drain and put green beans into a bowl that has been filled with ice cubes.
4. Drain and pat dry and snip into 2″ pieces.
5. Add beans to cubed watermelon mixture.
6. In a separate bowl, combine lime juice, garlic, dried parsley. Whisk together while slowly adding the Splenda until it’s just sweet enough. Add salt and pepper to taste.
7. Pour over salad mixture and toss to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
8. This serves about 6 people and 0 Freestyle Points each.

PRINTABLE RECIPE

MAIN DISHES

Grilled Filipino Chicken Breasts

2 Pounds of Boneless and Skinless Chicken Breasts

3/4 Cup of Apple Cider Vinegar

2 Tablespoons of Soy Sauce

1 Tablespoon of Fish Sauce

1/4 Cup of Granulated Splenda

1/2 Teaspoon of Red Pepper Flakes

3 Garlic Cloves, Minced

1 Lemon, Halved

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine vinegar, soy, fish sauce, Splenda, red pepper flakes and garlic in a bowl. Stir to combine the Splenda  until it’s dissolved.
2. Combine the chicken and place into a gallon bag with vinegar mixture to marinate.
3. Squeeze in the juice of the lemon and lemon halves as well into the gallon bag. Seal and let sit for 20 minutes at room temperature. Massage the bag every few minutes to make sure everything is combining.
4. Prepare a grill over medium high heat.
5. Remove the chicken breasts from the bag and grill 4-6 minutes per side, while turning.
6. This recipe serves about 4-6 at 0 Points per serving. Also, you can make a dipping sauce by doubling the ingredients in the first step of the directions. Add a bit of the sauce to each cooked breast.

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Shrimp in Enchilada Sauce Over Peppery Cauliflower Rice

8 Dried Ancho Chili Peppers

2 Poblano Chili Peppers, Seeded and Chopped

5 Cloves of Garlic, Minced

16 oz of Tomato Puree (Canned)

2 Teaspoons of Dried Mexican Oregano

1 Teaspoon of Ground Cumin

Kosher Salt and Cracked Black Pepper to Taste

3 Pounds of Medium Shrimp, Peeled

Lime Wedges for Serving

4 Bags of Frozen Cauliflower Rice

Vegetable Cooking Spray

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a bowl, pour boiling water over the dried chili peppers. Cover and set aside for 15 minutes.
2. Microwave all the frozen cauliflower rice and set aside in a large bowl covered with foil.
3. Spray a saute pan with vegetable cooking spray and saute garlic and poblano chili peppers until peppers soften about 5 minutes. Add into the cauliflower rice mixture and stir. Recover rice.
4. Drain the anchos and remove the stems and seeds. Puree the anchos, 1/2 cup of water, tomato puree, oregano, cumin and some salt and pepper (to taste) in a blender.
5. In a separate sauce pan, add the ancho puree and cook until it’s reduced, about 5 minutes. Stir in 2 cups of water and the shrimp. Return to a boil and cook just until shrimp are opaque, about 5 minutes. Season again with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Fluff the rice and reheat if necessary. Top rice with shrimp and sauce.
7. Serve with lime wedges.
8. This serves about 6-8 people at 0 Freestyle Points per serving.

PRINTABLE RECIPE

DESSERTS

Candied Grapes

Bunch of Red Seedless Grapes, Cleaned & Stemmed

(1) 3-Ounce Package of Sugar Free Grape Flavored Jello (Or any diet flavor you prefer)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Sprinkle the sugar free Jello package on a rimmed baking sheet.
2. Soak the grapes in a bowl of cold water. Remove grapes with a slotted spoon and transfer to the baking sheet.
3. Roll grapes in the Jello.
4. When done with coating all the grapes, let them dry for about 20 minutes.
5. The serving size depends on how many grapes you get on the bunch, but regardless, this is 0 Freestyle Points and they are very addictive!

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Patriotic Fruit Skewers with Raspberry Dip

Quart or more Strawberries

Bunch of Pineapple Chunks

Bunch of Blueberries

1 Cup of Raspberries, Mashed

1 Cup of Greek Fat Free Plain Yogurt

4 Tablespoons of Granulated Splenda

Metal Skewers

DIRECTIONS:

1. Thread strawberries, pineapple chunks and blueberries on metal skewers in that order. Put in refrigerator until ready to serve. Make sure to use metal skewers. They retain the coolness from being refrigerated and will keep the fruit firm and cooler longer. Also, wooden skewers make the fruit taste weird.
2. Mix remaining ingredients together and serve along with the fruit skewers.
3.  As far as serving size is concerned, figure about 1 container of each fruit will serve about 4 people. Again, this depends on how big your skewers are and how many guests you are serving. Either way, the entire recipe is 0 Freestyle Points so enjoy!

PRINTABLE RECIPE

I hope you enjoy this Patriotic 0 Point Freestyle Party Menu and Happy Independence Day!

FOODS USED IN THIS MENU AVAILABLE AT AMAZON

Joseph’s Flax Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Lavash Bread 

Granulated Splenda

Torani Sugar Free Sweetener Syrup

Asian Fish Sauce

Truvia Brown Sugar Blend

Walden Farms Caesar Salad Dressing

Bragg’s Nutritional Yeast

Dried Ancho Chili Peppers

Mexican Oregano

ITEMS USEFUL FOR RECIPES AVAILABLE AT AMAZON

Plastic Reusable Daiquiri Glasses

Ice Crusher for Fauxjitos

Wooden Pestle/Muddler for Fauxjitos (Cocktails)

8″ Bamboo Skewers

Metal Kabob Skewers

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE A BUNCH OF LOW POINT DIPS TO ENJOY ON WEIGHT WATCHERS FREESTYLE? CLICK HERE.

WANT TO SEE THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA’S RECIPES REMADE THE WEIGHT WATCHERS FRIENDLY WAY? CLICK HERE.

WANT TO SEE WHAT THE O FREESTYLE POINT MEMORIAL DAY PARTY MENU WAS LIKE? CLICK HERE.

ALSO, HERE IS A 3 DAY WEIGHT WATCHERS FREESTYLE MENU WHERE EVERYDAY IS O POINTS!

ALSO, HERE IS A FULL DAY OF THE PIONEER WOMAN’S MENU REMADE THE WEIGHT WATCHERS FREESTYLE WAY.

PIN FOR LATER ⇓

PIN FOR LATER ⇓

**This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase an item through my Amazon link, I will get a small percentage of the sale of the product at no cost to you. Thank you if you decide to do that!