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Thanks in the end I bought red lentils to add as figured much healthier than smash Sent from my Nexus 7 using MiniMins.com mobile app

I see what you are saying but if I added potatoes (which are allowed and would thicken) it would be more calories and I'm adding it to a meal rather than using for a pudding / snack. I do get confused with these cheat things. So for example if I served this with mash potato (made with smash)...

Ah thanks for that - I did try searching on here but clearly I'm not very good at searching! Can't wait to eat it later it really was yummy!

Hi all I made a Jamie Oliver tikka masala but the sauce is a bit thin (but v v yummy and worked out 6 syns per portion) and I'm having leftovers tonight. Was wondering if anyone had tried using instant mash to thicken a sauce or a gravy? I was just trying to think of a quick syn free way to...

Quick update - I made the quinoa porridge (recipe above) and it was amazing - in fact I'm having it for the 2nd day in a row. I used soya milk and 200ml is only 2 syns (it was the light one) and then I put on my heb of pecans (12 halves) and choppped strawberries - absolutely gorgeous. Will...

Hi all Just a question I've been thinking about and I've done a search but can't find the answer. Should healthy extras be used as part of your 3 meals a day or is it ok to snack on them in between meals? So could I have my 40g of low fat cheese in the afternoon or does it need to be with my...

Yum I'm going to give that a go - I also found a recipe on a vegan website for quinoa breakfast porridge with strawberries for 2 portions: 1 cup quinoa 2 cups milk (any type including soya / almond) 1 tbsp brown sugar (I will prob just use sweetner) 1/4 tsp vanilla essence dash cinnamon 1 cup...

Ah thanks for replying - just out of interest do you have a recipe and method for the porridge you made. It would just be nice on some days to have my HEB available for dinner - plus I'm getting bored of porridge made with yogurt so need to vary my breakfasts a bit. Thanks

Hi all I've been researching cous cous recipe's and found some nice ideas for a sweet cous cous porridge. Now I'm wondering is this ok on plan? Because that way I will save by HEB for later on - just worried as I guess it means I'll consume more calories as I would normally use my HEB for...