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Randomone

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So, I have just returned from my local lidl to pick up a few store cupboard staples. Out of curiosity I entered the details of the baked beans and sweet corn I had purchased into the syns calculator . Now the sweet corn came up as 4 syns per serving on extra easy and the baked beans came in at 7 syns per serving- both I thought were free foods. Is this because I am using a cheaper brand? Should I stick to branded products ? I'm trying to keep this diet as low cost as I can.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks
Amy
 
Are you putting the free food allowance into the syns calculator?
or looking at the red days?
there's no reason why they would be synned I can think so might be how your entering it in x
 
I just put the information into SW online syn calculator for an EE day and the sun value came up.
I just want to know I'm safe eating home brand products lol x
 
Randomone said:
I just put the information into SW online syn calculator for an EE day and the sun value came up.
I just want to know I'm safe eating home brand products lol x
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It's not the branding, food is often same in different packages, it often comes from same factory, for example kp crisps are identical to m&s crisps they just employ more pickers on the factory line to pull more odd looking crisps off line.

from fat to skinny jeans
 
Tried to find them on Syns online but nothing coming up...is the make just Lidl or is there a brand make as well, you know how their yoghurts are Linessa?
 
Ok so:

Campilargo baked beans

Per 100g:

77kcal
4.5g protein
11.6g carbs
0.3g fat

I put all this info in the syns calculator on an EE day and it came up 7 syns for a 200g portion
 
cavegirl13 said:
May come from same factory but the amount of flavouring, fruit quantity etc is different to each company.:)
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Compare the nut value to say a Heinz pack if there the same or less then surely they are free.
Sw are a corporate company they make alot of money from championing certain branded foods like muller. There's no reason why another label that equal or less in fat/cal etc can't be free to.

from fat to skinny jeans
 
Are you using a syn calculator typing in the calories etc, or did you type the name of the food in?
If you are using syn calculator you need to incorporate a free food allowance - yes sweetcorn and baked beans are free (assuming the sweetcorn is not in sugary water and there's nothing bizarre about the baked beans!) If you don't tell the calculator you are including free food, it will just count it at 1 syn per 20calories.
 
Don't use the syn calculator. Sweet corn is free, faked beans are free, they are on the free food list!
Use the syns online part where you enter the brand but only use the calculator if ts not listed on there and then remember to enter the free food allowance.
There is no need to check syns on these foods.
 
If you put beans as the free food it will still use the rest as syns as it can't calculate it all.
That's the reason for the syn value.
 
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