Thread: Syn free wrap... or is it?

I found this link the other day to a lady who has worked out how to make a wrap entirely out of mung beans and from what she says it's rather tasty.

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I thought yum, awesome... syn free wrap! However, someone then pointed out that perhaps the beans would have to be synned as they're being used as a flour subs... I looked in my book and it only really mentions cous cous and chickpeas as flour substitutes but I'm not sure.

Looking back at the link, the lady says the wraps are really filling.

What do you guys think?

As they are soaked (not dried) and are being served with the rest of your meal (the veggies/contents of the wrap) and not as a snack on its own I imagine it would be OK? Its not really any different to whizzing chickpeas. Cant guarantee it though.

I made a very similar recipe last night out of plain rice flour and then stuffed with mung beans and other stuff, it was GAWJUS. 10 syns for 2 pancakes. This one has to be better for you than that

I would email slimming world and ask. I would imagine it would be okay as part of a meal, but if members start making them to snack on as well as their main meals. I can see weight losses for some being jeopardized.

It is using a free food to replace something that isn't free (ie flour) and that is when it often goes into the syns area according to slimming world.

i make my own wraps by using eggs and cook them like a pancake leave it to cool adn add whatever free filling i like then i get a syn free wrap. If i have run out off eggs i often use a very large lettuce leaf.

would this b ok as a lunch meal and still b syn free?

Still no reply from SW but I've made some this week and had them for breakfast burritos. I've had one at a time and they're very filling so I've called them free. Will let you all know as soon as sw get back to me. Until then I guess it's your own personal choice!

im gonna count em as free as there not gonna b snacked on just as a part of a lunch meal so i cant see the harm in it

Oh I have went looking for this post after reading about it on the photographs of meals thread, I have a cup of mung beans being soaked ready to make these on Wednesday - can't wait!! haha

Aha I too have a bowl of mung beans soaking! I was hoping for Tuesday though...

lol - I have some soaking, may try tomorrow night !!

I had one for lunch today with smoked mackarel, coriander, pickled cucumber and wasabi extra light mayo. It was absolutely gorgeous.

Will be interested to see what Slimming World's response is on whether they are free or not but I think I might keep them in the reportoire either way.

Can u get these mung beans in tesco? If i was able to make wraps for lunch it would help me out as im a student nurse and have zero time to prepare much and sometimes do nights!

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yep, theyre in the dried beans aisle

Do these taste like normal tortilla wraps? Like you use for chicken fajitas? And enchiladas?

I had them as enchilladas last night and they were lovely.