This easy, peasy Ranch Dip is zero SmartPoints on Weight Watchers Freestyle, Blue and Purple plans and 1 SmartPoint per portion on the WW Green plan.
To find out how many WW Personal Points this recipe will be for you & to track it in the WW App, click on the blue button in recipe card below!
Please be aware that this post was written prior to Weight Watchers changing to the WW Points Plan. Scroll down the page to check how many Points it works out on the 2023 - 2024 WW Points Plan, as well as some of the older Weight Watchers plans.
If you are looking for a zero point ranch dip (or low point if following the myWW Green plan) for those days when snacking is a necessity 😀 then look no further than this easy ranch dip.
To be honest, I feel pretty uncomfortable calling this 'recipe' a recipe!
It's really just mixing two ingredients together!
But I have seen so many people on social media asking for help on what quantities to use to make this ranch dip as Weight Watchers friendly as possible.
I've also noticed that there's a lot of misinformation out there! Just because the ranch dressing mix is 0 calories, 0g of saturates and 0g of sugars per serving doesn't mean it'll be 0 SmartPoints if you use stacks of the dried mix to make the dip.
So I decided to write up the recipe that I like! A ranch dip that tastes of ranch dressing but still works out at 0 SmartPoints for a quarter cup serving.
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What mix should I use?
I use Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning Mix. It works out at 2 SmartPoints if you use 20g (approx 2 level tablespoons).
There are other ranch dressing mixes available but I have only ever used the Hidden Valley brand for my zero point ranch dip recipe.
I believe that Uncle Dan's Original Sourthern Classic Ranch Dressing Mix is also a good option, but I've not worked out the SmartPoints values for that brand.
Most mixes suggest combining the seasoning with buttermilk or mayo or a mix of both to make dip. But that would be heavy on SmartPoints!
So I use 0% (fat free) Greek yogurt instead to make the dip much more Weight Watchers friendly.
You could also use 0% (fat free) plain natural yogurt if you don't like Greek yogurt but this may change the SmartPoint values slightly if you are following the Green plan.
Serving ideas
- Celery sticks
- Sweet pepper - sliced
- Carrot sticks
- Cherry tomatoes
- Good Thins - Corn crackers (3 SmartPoints for 41 pieces)
- WW Sea Salt Hummus Crisps (2 SmartPoints per bag)
- Radishes
- Sugar snap peas
SmartPoints value per serving
As I am sure that you are aware, Weight Watchers changed their program at the end of 2019. It now includes 3 individual plans, giving anyone following the WW program lots of choice about how they can use their SmartPoint allocation.
Using the official WW recipe builder I have worked out the SmartPoints for ¼ cup of this Ranch Dip for each of the plans.
- Old Freestyle plan - 0 SmartPoints per ¼ cup serving
- Blue plan - 0 SmartPoints per ¼ cup serving
- Green plan - 1 SmartPoint per ¼ cup serving
- Purple plan - 0 SmartPoints per ¼ cup serving
Other Weight Watchers Snacks
Zero Point Ranch Dip | Weight Watchers
Ingredients
- 1 cup fat free greek yogurt / fat free natural yogurt (250g)
- 2 tbsp Ranch dressing mix (I use Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning) (20g)
Instructions
- In a small bowl add 2 tablespoons of ranch dressing mix to 1 cup of fat free Greek yogurt.
- Mix until smooth.
- Serve as a dip for chopped carrots, sweet peppers, cucumber sticks, tomatoes etc.
- Alternatively it can be used as a dip for low SmartPoint chips or low point crisps.
Sabrina Bowen says
I've made this a few times, it's not bad, but it's not groundbreaking either... I make mine using 2/3c Fat free or 1% Cottage Cheese and 1/3c Fat free Greek Yogurt instead of all Greek yogurt. It's thicker, creamier and not as sour. And since cottage cheese is so low in points, it's still 0-1pt depending on how much you eat. I usually only eat a few tablespoons, making it 0pts.
Krystal says
Love this recipe. When I enter the recipe on the WW app/website, it’s coming up as 1 point for 1/4 cup, I think the plans changed a little with WW launched my WW+
Marianne says
Hi Krystal
Thank you for your comment.
The Ranch Dip works out at zero SmartPoints on the my WW+ Blue and Purple plan and 1 SmartPoint on the Green plan. These SmartPoint values were worked out using the official WW recipe builder that you can find on your WW app.
I wonder if you used the nutritional info at the end of the recipe to work out the points?
The nutritional information includes the calories, protein, sat fat for all of the ingredients including those that are zero SmartPoints on the WW plan. Therefore, using these numbers in your WW calculator will often give you an INACCURATE SmartPoint value!
I hope that explains why you got a different SmartPoint value for this recipe.
Best of luck with your WW journey.
Kind regards
Marianne
Rachell says
I may have missed this but how long will it last in the fridge?
Thanks 🙂
Colleen Wisniewski says
Tried this this weekend. Sorry it was a definite no for me. Still searching for a good recipe.
Kathy Gorman says
i really liked it. Great with my veggies. It wasn’t too sour.