Thread: Australia

Hi guys, im tryna follow sw in oz but im struggleing with trying to find the equivelant matching foods. E.g muller light! What could u use to replace that? So many yummy recepies are made with it & its such a quick grab & go yummy food, but....they dont have them here any advice?

Originally Posted by Vicsta007

Hi guys, im tryna follow sw in oz but im struggleing with trying to find the equivelant matching foods. E.g muller light! What could u use to replace that? So many yummy recepies are made with it & its such a quick grab & go yummy food, but....they dont have them here any advice?

you just need to find some other branded fat free yoghurts etc and enter information into syns calculator to see if they are free.

This is what I have been doing to find stuff here in Canada.

Do they have an app for the syns calculator or where can i find it?

you can only access it through the slimming world website, for which you need an online subscription.

I am sure some people will work the occasional thing out for you if you post in the syns section on here, but if you are going to need to work things out often, you might be best getting at least the minimum 3 months subscription so you cna work some things out and make a list.

Hello
Must be more people in Aus having a go at this...
We could talk about how wonderful it is that Quorn is here...

and that the only brand of Quorn sausages have a totally different name to the ones in UK

and... we can now get cottage cheese... but not fat free it seems?

no quark???

Which Aus yogurts are free? I've been sticking to natural just in case

..and how bananas aren't really an option for free food as still $13 a kg... poor banana trees in Queensland...

and many other things I'm sure we could chat about and share...

Sunshine me up (a little more than current winter levels please) :-)

Hi, I agree it's hard matching food with uk foods, would also love more aussie foods included.  bananas are a problem in south aus but strawberries have been fantastic here!!!  a good cream alternative, low fat live active cream cheese, whisked up with dash of skim milk, teaspoon of splenda and one drop vanilla extract. Serves two, possible HeA choice? It's working for me, 12 weeks in and weight falling off.  good luck

I'm in Melbourne from UK, so tips for food shopping would be greatly appreciated too xx

Wow - $13 for bananas - we will have to bring our own when we come over in 4 weeks.

Originally Posted by Stefanie

I'm in Melbourne from UK, so tips for food shopping would be greatly appreciated too xx

Hi Stephanie I can get most stuff here ie uk marmite, tea etc. Have had to make a few compromises though and it's working for me so far , if you get stuck yell out. I'm off out for tea, test my willpower, wish me luck.

Originally Posted by Sunshine me up

Hello
Must be more people in Aus having a go at this...
We could talk about how wonderful it is that Quorn is here...

and that the only brand of Quorn sausages have a totally different name to the ones in UK

and... we can now get cottage cheese... but not fat free it seems?

no quark???

Which Aus yogurts are free? I've been sticking to natural just in case

..and how bananas aren't really an option for free food as still $13 a kg... poor banana trees in Queensland...

and many other things I'm sure we could chat about and share...

Sunshine me up (a little more than current winter levels please) :-)

I read that yoplait forme yogurts are free, it was on this website somewhere. They work ok for me.

Originally Posted by leesbrook

Hi Stephanie I can get most stuff here ie uk marmite, tea etc. Have had to make a few compromises though and it's working for me so far , if you get stuck yell out. I'm off out for tea, test my willpower, wish me luck.

Hey there, cheers for that, I'm still trying to plan meals but so far so good too - a few tweaks here and there. Hope the willpower stayed strong! Xx

Hi Yoplait Forme is free so a good alternative to Muller Light. Has anyone used the online SW website - is it any good??

Yeah I personally like sw online, it's good for tracking your progress, inspiration and syn calculator etc. Some people say they get all that on here, but it really is each to their own - they do deals on 3 months subscription xx

I did SW online for a while but I did find it a waste of money but that was partly because money was tight so as cutbacks go that was an easy one to make.

It isn't always easy knowing syn values over here as brands are different or even when they are the same, if they are manufactured here or in NZ then you can't guarantee that the syn-value would be the same either. I tend to use a common-sense approach and keep my fingers crossed! Up to a point that is all we can do.

The price of bananas seems to be slowly coming down now - I haven't had one since before the cyclone in Feb!

Yeah I agree OzzieMoz, I find that the same products are completely different with different ingredients. I try to keep a common sense approach too, although it can be a bit frustrating at times. One thing I do miss is Heinz Beans!! Same tin, even some say English recipe, but totally different ingredients.....boo!!