I've just hjad this reply from SW:
Me:
"I have a question about 1/3 superfree on EE. Can I confirm it is 1/3 of the *whole meal* that must be superfree? For example, if I was making a stew, provided 1/3 of the content of the stew itself is superfree that complies with EE superfree rules, and I wouldn't have to add any more vegetables to my plate on the side? (Although I appreciate this would be an added bonus as the more superfree the better).
The 1/3 superfree includes *ALL* the food included in any particular meal and doesn;lt mean I have to have 1/3 superfree on my plate *in addition to* any that may already be included in things such as soups, stews, casseroles etc?
Thanks for your time"
SW:
"Many thanks for your email and please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in replying. We’ve been experiencing an unprecedented high volume of email enquires, and because we reply to them individually, it’s taking us longer to respond.
You are absolutely right about the proportions of Superfree food as mentioned in the first paragraph of your email below. If you have plenty of Superfree vegetables in your stew, and you feel its 1/3, than this is fine. However, if you want to add more please feel free.
So with any meal if you think it represents 1/3 Superfree, there’s no need to add more if you don’t want to. However, if you have a meal like beans on toast for example where you wouldn’t add salad or veg, then you could have fruit before or after to give you the 1/3 Superfree food.
I hope this helps
Kindest regards
Lorraine and the team at Slimming World Online"