A 100 calories of broccoli and a 100 calorie "diet" pack of mini-oreos are not the same!
That was exactly the point of the longer article & the volumetrics tie-in. The author stated many of these people on WW points are delusional thinking they can eat these mini-pks of this, pts for alcohol, etc., but they are not truly FEEDING their bodies. So like with many of the prepared meal plans, they are not really changing their lives for the better. It's just a temporary solution. As soon as they try to live w/o their plan, better pull out the fat clothes again.