Food tweaks

[paganflossy]

Hi
I have joined again (chickened out in May!!) and was just wondering what is classed as allowed and what not as tweaks.

I totally understand cous cous cake, lasagne crisps, and chick pea nuts not being allowed as obviously they are just a licence to overeat (I have never tried any of them so if they arent easy to overeat I apologise)

The ones I am wondering about are using cous cous or smash for coatings on things like onion rings, SW KFC and scotch eggs or as a base like smash pizza.

for the coatings such a small amount is used and you are eating nutritious free food along with it.... the smash pizza a step too far?? Or is it all totally not allowed unless it is syned or eaten as intended.

I hope this ramble makes sense!!

 

[Catlouise83]

Hiya at my group we were told if ur having a smash pizza often (like daily) then to syn it, but if its a treat then its ok as free food

With the scotch eggs/ kfc its such a small amount its still free ( which im very pleased at cos I makes these once a week each)

 

[PatchworkPuss]

This is from the SW website

2. Are couscous cake, Smash pizzas and lasagne-sheet ‘Doritos’ Free?
You might be disappointed to hear that they’re not. Because changing the use of a food can make it easier to over-eat, to protect your weight loss they become Synned.

When foods like pasta, rice and grains are used in their original form they’re low in energy density (calories), bulky, appetite-satisfying foods. Pasta, couscous and rice are usually the main ingredient in a meal packed with other Free Foods – giving it sufficient bulk to be satisfying as a meal in itself. However, when ground down, used as flour (like in couscous cake), used as a sauce thickener (like Smash), seasoned crisps (like Doritos) or puréed (like smoothies) they’re often used as additions to a main meal… and on top of your day’s Syns. It is a very effective way of adding a lot of extra calories in a non-bulky way, and as such would then be counted as Syns.

 

[paganflossy]

Hiya at my group we were told if ur having a smash pizza often (like daily) then to syn it, but if its a treat then its ok as free food

With the scotch eggs/ kfc its such a small amount its still free ( which im very pleased at cos I makes these once a week each)

thanks Catlouise83, that makes sense.

Do you use smash for eggs and kfc or does any free instant mash work?

 

[paganflossy]

This is from the SW website

2. Are couscous cake, Smash pizzas and lasagne-sheet ‘Doritos’ Free?
You might be disappointed to hear that they’re not. Because changing the use of a food can make it easier to over-eat, to protect your weight loss they become Synned.

When foods like pasta, rice and grains are used in their original form they’re low in energy density (calories), bulky, appetite-satisfying foods. Pasta, couscous and rice are usually the main ingredient in a meal packed with other Free Foods – giving it sufficient bulk to be satisfying as a meal in itself. However, when ground down, used as flour (like in couscous cake), used as a sauce thickener (like Smash), seasoned crisps (like Doritos) or puréed (like smoothies) they’re often used as additions to a main meal… and on top of your day’s Syns. It is a very effective way of adding a lot of extra calories in a non-bulky way, and as such would then be counted as Syns.

Hmmm so looking at this using smash as a coating would be syned as you would use more for that than you would using it as a thickener for gravy...thank you.

 

[jaylou]

Smash is not designed to be used as a coating, it's designed to be made into mashed potato. Eaten as mash, it's free, eating as a coating it's a syn and a tweak.

 

[paganflossy]

Smash is not designed to be used as a coating, it's designed to be made into mashed potato. Eaten as mash, it's free, eating as a coating it's a syn and a tweak.

thanks, I will be synning breadcrumbs instead

 

[debsxdiet]

I have smash pizza and have decided I wont syn it as long as it is part of a meal. If I stop loosing weight then I wont eat it but I am so far loosing weigh fine I wont try the rest of the tweaks incase I like them lol xx

 

[Devon Dolce]

Hi, just to add my two penny worth - I love making SW scotch eggs and SW KFC chicken but use my HEX B allowance for the 'breadcrumbs', either 2 x slices of w/meal bread, or I find hammering a bag of flavoured Ryvita minis makes really lovely, crunchy 'breadcrumbs'! Hope that helps! x

 

[paganflossy]

Hi, just to add my two penny worth - I love making SW scotch eggs and SW KFC chicken but use my HEX B allowance for the 'breadcrumbs', either 2 x slices of w/meal bread, or I find hammering a bag of flavoured Ryvita minis makes really lovely, crunchy 'breadcrumbs'! Hope that helps! x

thanks I will use my HEb or syn breadcrumbs ...cant have ryvita or any crispbreads (long story) so will avoid them

 

[paganflossy]

I have smash pizza and have decided I wont syn it as long as it is part of a meal. If I stop loosing weight then I wont eat it but I am so far loosing weigh fine I wont try the rest of the tweaks incase I like them lol xx

that's a good attitude, I am doing the same with my tweaks that are imposed by dietary restrictions, if I stop losing I will address then then

 

[debsxdiet]

that's a good attitude, I am doing the same with my tweaks that are imposed by dietary restrictions, if I stop losing I will address then then

I think thats sensible at tge end of the day as long as we loose weight thats the main thing and if eating a smash pizza once ever so often stops me ordering a 16 inch pizza it is all good xx

 

[mumto4]

Using cauliflower as a pizza base instead of smash is completely free and your getting g your super free too and its bloody lovely!

 

[lardylady]

Cauliflower as a pizza base? Really?

 

[mumto4]

Yeah its gorgeous. I finely chop one head of a cauli, zap it in the microwave for about 5 mins, mash with a fork and add an egg. I have a proper pizza stone so I put it on there and form a pizza shape. Oven for about 10-15 mins then take out, add toppings of choice (passata, peppers, ham and hex cheese normally) and pop back in oven until golden.

 

[debsxdiet]

I made the cauli curry once and it was revoltibg miggt give pizza a try xx

 

[Poppybibby]

How do you make the smash pizza base? I'm intrigued.