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Weight Watchers Smart Ones Santa Fe Style Beans Classic Favorites
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Weight Watchers Smart Ones Santa Fe Style Beans Classic Favorites

Smart Ones
9 oz
Available at Foodtown
300
Calories
10g
Protein
5g
Sugars
670mg
Sodium
6g
Fiber
136
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Smart Ones Weight Watchers Santa Fe Style Beans is a single-serve frozen entree you'll find in the supermarket’s frozen meals section, shelved with other microwaveable, portion-controlled brands such as Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice and the rest of the Smart Ones line. Packaged in a microwaveable plastic tray with a cardboard sleeve and peel-back film, it’s marketed to time-pressed shoppers seeking a lower-calorie option — the front label touts 300 calories, 10 g protein, 7 WW Points® and a “no preservatives” claim. The meal reads like Tex‑Mex comfort food: seasoned rice flecked with paprika and dried chiles, black and red beans, zucchini and corn, topped by a creamy green‑chile sour cream sauce and a mozzarella/parmesan blend. Sensory cues are soft and comforting — tender beans, fluffy rice, a silky sauce and melty cheese — delivered after a quick microwave ritual (heat, stir, rest) ideal for a desk lunch, solo dinner or dorm-room meal. Brand positioning leans on Weight Watchers’ legacy of weight-management and portion control, appealing to calorie-conscious adults, busy parents and students who want a familiar, convenient dinner that “helps them stay on track.” Label language uses health-halo cues like “Smart,” calorie callouts and fiber claims for beans, without organic certification or child-focused characters. In processing context, this is a heavily processed frozen entree: multiple modified starches, gums, maltodextrin, stabilizers and “natural flavors” are used to preserve texture, flavor and shelf stability. The product fits American grocery culture as a pragmatic, comfort-driven convenience for quick meals.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0
Servings per Container: 1
Calories300
% Daily Value*
Total Fat5g6%
Saturated Fat2.5g13%
Cholesterol10mg3%
Sodium670mg29%
Total Carbohydrate53g19%
Dietary Fiber6g21%
Total Sugars5g
Protein10g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

SEASONED, RICE, (COOKED, ENRICHED, WHITE, RICE, [WATER,, ENRICHED, WHITE, RICE, (WHITE, RICE,, IRON,, NIACIN,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, FOLIC, ACID)],, TOMATO, PASTE,, WATER,, ONIONS,, GARLIC,, CARROT, JUICE, CONCENTRATE,, DRIED, CHILI, PEPPERS,, CORN, OIL,, SALT,, PAPRIKA,, SPICES,, MODIFIED, FOOD, STARCH,, XANTHAN, GUM,, GARLIC, POWDER,, NATURAL, FLAVOR),, SAUCE, (WATER,, LIGHT, SOUR, CREAM, [CULTURED, NONFAT, MILK, AND, CREAM,, NONFAT, MILK,, MODIFIED, FOOD, STARCH,, SODIUM, PHOSPHATE,, GUAR, GUM,, CARRAGEENAN,, CALCIUM, SULFATE,, LOCUST, BEAN, GUM],, GREEN, CHILI, PEPPERS,, ONIONS,, MODIFIED, FOOD, STARCH,, NONFAT, MILK,, HALF, AND, HALF, [MILK,, CREAM],, MALTODEXTRIN,, DRIED, ONIONS,, SALT,, NATURAL, FLAVOR,, PARMESAN, CHEESE, [CULTURED,, PASTEURIZED, PART-SKIM, MILK,, SALT,, ENZYMES],, CULTURED, CREAM,, YEAST, EXTRACT,, XANTHAN, GUM,, SPICE),, ZUCCHINI,, BLACK, BEANS,, RED, BEANS,, CORN,, PART-SKIM, MOZZARELLA, CHEESE, WITH, MODIFIED, FOOD, STARCH, AND, SKIM, MILK, (PART-SKIM, MOZZARELLA, CHEESE, [PART-SKIM, MILK,, CHEESE, CULTURES,, SALT,, ENZYMES],, MODIFIED, FOOD, STARCH,, SKIM, MILK),, RED, BELL, PEPPERS..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • corn oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • sodium phosphate - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (modified food starches, maltodextrin, gums, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, natural flavors) and is a ready-to-heat frozen meal, consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultraprocessed).

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Common Questions about Weight Watchers Smart Ones Santa Fe Style Beans Classic Favorites

Well, that depends on what 'healthy' means to you! With 10 grams of protein and 6 grams of fiber per serving, it can definitely be a satisfying option for a quick meal. However, it does have 670 mg of sodium, so if you're watching your salt intake, you might want to enjoy this in moderation.

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