***RETURN TO
INDEX***  **Exhibit
31.1**
 ****
 **Certification
of Chief Executive Officer**
 **Pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
 
 I,
Bruce J. Wood, certify that:
  1.
    I have
      reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Weider Nutrition
      International, Inc.;
  2.
    Based on my
      knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
      fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
      made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
      not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
  3.
    Based on my
      knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
      included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
      financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
      registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
  4.
    The
      registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
      registrant and have:
  (a)
    Designed such
      disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
      procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
      information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
      subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
      particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
  (b)
    Evaluated the
      effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and
      presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
      disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
      this report based on such evaluation; and
  (c)
    Disclosed in
      this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial
      reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter
      that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
      affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.
    The
      registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
      most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
      the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
      board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)
    All
      significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
      reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
      process, summarize and report financial information; and
  (b)
    Any fraud,
      whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
      have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over
      financial reporting.
  
  Date: April
      8, 2005
    By: /s/ Bruce
      J. WoodBruce J.
      WoodPresident,
      Chief ExecutiveOfficer and
      Director