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if it's white flour (which I believe they all are?) then no, it will be fully synned at 20 calories = 1 syn. If you give a specific brand, I can look it up but it's unlikely any will be a HexB choice.

Thank you! xx The Werthers are actually a pretty good choice, as long as you can stick to a couple. Certainly better than chocolates of a similar size.

Werthers Original sugar free are half a syn each for the butter candies or 1 syn each for the chewy toffees.

It's 6 syns for a generic 60g bun. Some of the branded ones vary a tiny bit, but you'd be pretty safe to say 1 syn per 10g of weight.

I can't find the exact name but suspect it is the same as this - Asda Growers Selection Tuna Layered Pasta Salad, 380g. And yes, it has hidden syns as it's over 10% full fat mayo - so it's 10 syns for the pot.

You can use them but they are classed as protein rather than speed as they're a legume. :)

Almost all of that sugar will be naturally occurring in the yoghurt as lactose is sugar. If you look at a fat free natural yoghurt (where yoghurt is the only ingredient) it will still have nearly 12 grams per sugar for the same size portion. Then if you compare it to a fat free vanilla yoghurt...

Nothing free in it, so it'll use the calorie rule of 1 syn for every 20 kcals. A quarter of the pack is 261 calories, so 13 syns.

There's no free food in them so it'll just use the calorie rule, 1 syn for every 20 kcals. They're 36 calories, so 2 syns each.

They're not in the app, but working out as 5 syns per 100g in the calculator. BTW, you've flagged this as Original. Not sure if you were asking for the syns on an original day but just so you know, these are the Extra Easy syns. There's no way to calculate syns for the old plans now.

As long as there's nothing added (e.g. oil, butter, some seasoning mixes) to them, all pre-prepared vegetables are free. Doesn't matter if they're fresh or frozen, and I think even most tinned veg is free. But you can still use them even if there's added stuff, you would just have to check the...

App says 9 syns each, which sounds fully synned. I would have expected them to have a partial allowance for the beef. If I put the nutrition through the calculator as beef, they come to 4 syns each. Up to you which value you want to use!

2.5 syns per meatball I'm afraid - they're very fatty! :(

Answered in your other thread, but just in case someone pulls this up instead... most pre-prepared soups aren't free. Can't see it in the app, but estimate 11 syns per tub based on their other flavours (e.g. the country vegetable one) being fully synned.

I can't see it in the app, so it hasn't been approved as a B. Fresh pre-prepared soups are fully synned I'm afraid so I would estimate it's 11 syns per pot.

They're in the app, 5.5 syns per pack :)

Sounds lovely, I used to make something similar when I was having dairy. You might want to amend the recipe to state mustard powder though, as regular jarred mustard does have syns.

Are they these ones hun? Aldi Bon Appetit Baby Jacket Potatoes with Mixed Herbs, chilled 400g pack They're 3 syns a pack if so, so there must be oil or butter

You can use the calorie rule for these too hun, so 4 is correct.

Are they the frozen ones hun? This is what's in the app... Sainsburys Be Good to Yourself Breaded Cod Fillets, frozen 4 pack 4.5 syns each

This is what's in the app... Asda Chosen by You Southern Fried Chicken Goujons, chilled 360g pack 8.5 syns per 100g But the nutritional info on Asda's site doesn't match the values you've listed. If those are correct, it would be 5.5 syns per 100g according to the calculator.

Do you mean the crackerbreads? They're the only ones I can find that are just cheese flavoured. They're 1 syn each. There's also the cheddar and black pepper thins, which are 1.5 syns each for a normal sized thin or 4.5 syns for 10 bite size ones. None can be used as HEB. The Ryvita minis CAN...

They're 1.5 each hun, doesn't matter which flavour.

They're 5 syns each, and not a HexB as you suspected

Ingredients all look fine to me - they're either speed or storecupboard staples. But condiments are generally fully synned, so it would be fine anyway as it just counts under your syns rather than the SP part.

I would text a consultant in your area (log out of the SW website and do the postcode search to get contact details) as I don't think there's one set rule since each consultant is actually a franchisee. I can only speak for the groups I've attended, but there's no card checking at the shop part...

Agree that you should be using them, the plan may actually get too low calorie (I know it's not calorie counting, but the bulk of free and particularly SP foods are low calorie) without them. But you don't have to use your syns on treats/junk, although a lot of us like that we can. :rotflmao...

Lifeline online will be correct - the recipes recently changed so the syns were updated, hence the conflicting values with older posts. But if your packets still say "super" pasta and sauce, it will be the older values.

4.5 each for the taco ones. The stand and stuff tortillas are only 4 though. Not sure what the difference is!

If it's a food that has no free food component (e.g. crisps, chocolate, biscuits, non-diet fizzy drinks, etc) then it's roughly 1 syn for every 20 calories. There are a few exceptions but this works about 95% of the time in my experience, and it should never be higher than that so you're pretty...

It's not in the app, but the calculator is estimating 4 syns per portion.

1 syn per pot :)

7.5 per pot hun

It's not in the app, but it'll be 1/2 syn per tablespoon (as are most of the BGTY dressings) hun.

16.5 would be using the 20 calories = 1 syn rule, which only applies to products that have no free food in them. As this has chicken, you get a partial free allowance. But it's only about half chicken with a lot of (delicious sounding) breading, hence the high syns.

Not in the app but the calculator is coming out at 11.5 syns per fillet. Eek!

As said above, you can have two because they're very low calorie but one bar has enough fibre to qualify as a B. So either way is fine. Not that the "speed" options in the B section doesn't count towards your third speed food on the plate, these need to come from the first section of the book -...

Cauliflower pizza base is free (and speed) and surprisingly nice if you season it well. I just use tomato puree for the sauce, topped with whatever I fancy and a HexA of cheese. The meatzza (meat base) is all the rage at the moment as well, which is also free as long as it's extra lean mince...

35g oats is 6 syns. They try to make healthy extras around 6 syns worth, some are a little less (e.g. bread slices) but when you get an exact gram measurement like cereals, it's almost always 6 syns. You'll also need to add a bit for the milk if they took that from their allowance, but that...

I go to group because I enjoy it socially, and the awards are fun. But it honestly doesn't make that much difference to whether I stay on plan or not, as I've lost a lot of weight in the past without a group. I don't think I'd pay to just weigh and go though - I can do that at home for free! lol

Princes Peach Slices in Grape Juice, canned 2.5 syns per 100g

The ready made ones aren't free, they're half a syn each. And yes, the sachets are 1.5 syns, each sachet is supposed to be three half syn portions. :)

Came back to see the replies. I took your question to mean the pics in your signature, but if you meant the actual certificates... I used to have them up on the short wall in my office (which is tiny) but I ran out of room. Now I keep them in my SW folder along with my book, so I can see them...

Honestly, the most important part of exercise is finding something you enjoy. It doesn't really matter what it is. Otherwise you won't stick to it. Most of my exercise is walking, household chores (lots of gardening in the warm months - it all counts!) and then some exercise DVDs when I feel I...

I agree with this. It's the one part of SW that my brain can't comprehend. I could eat an entire pot of white pasta if I wanted to, but a tiny slice of avocado is something like 3 syns. Baffling. I do think that future versions of the plan might introduce portion control guidelines, but it will...

If you go into the off topic sub-forum, there's a stickied post called "Stickers" that has them all in there. Well done on your award.

From a purely weight loss point of view, there's very little difference between 10 syns of junk and 10 syns of health food. So if your losses have stalled over a decent enough time (e.g. a month or more) I would look at your overall diet instead of focusing on syn contents. I haven't read your...

I rarely have bread. Today was the first time I've had non-gluten free bread in at least six months, I just fancied a sandwich which I didn't often have in pre-SW days anyway! And even the GF bread (the Schar ciabatta rolls are white and a B btw) is only an occasional treat. I use my Bs mainly...

I do a mix of SP and red days. My diet is basically SP but on days I want a banana, I'll switch to red since all fruits are fine where that's not the case with SP. I still do EE from time to time when I want potatoes (usually 1-2 a week) and will just have a small portion of them on those days...

Firstly, well done on your loss so far. I said this in a similar thread today already, but the key is small goals. Whatever is a comfortable goal for you to mentally work with. It might be working towards your next award, so half stone increments. Maybe going a whole week on plan. Or if you're...

Don't look at the fact you have to lose 6.5 stone. I agree that it's too daunting, and you'll probably give up before you start because it feels impossible. Just focus on whatever small goal you can manage. Lots of people work towards their next award, so you're talking no more than half a stone...

There's no way to calculate just the noodles, as the values are only given for made as directed. But the bulk (95%) of the packet is just the noodles themselves, so I doubt the flavouring is adding more than a syn or two as it's mostly spices which would be free. All of the flavours are in the...

Can't find it either, but coming out as 2.5 syns for the pot using the calculator

2.5 syns per tablespoon

With all crisp like snacks, you can use the 20 calories = 1 syn rule. A bag is 116 calories, so rounded up to 120 makes it 6 syns.

EE typically just uses the lower syn value of the two, as anything free on green and original will still be free on EE. The main difference is that EE doesn't restrict either meat (green) or carbs (red/normal/original depending on the age of the book!) which is where the syn differences between...

Yes, that's correct for them :)

Personally, I refuse to syn medicine. I'm only taking it because I have to, it's not like I'm treating a cold with chocolate! lol But agree, I think the capsules would all be fine.

Co-op Good Life Sweet Chilli Chicken Noodle Salad (220g pack) 3.5 syns per pack, including dressing. They don't calculate it separately. The salad on its own might be considered free as long as there was no oils or sugars used to cook the noodles and chicken, but I can't find the full...

According to my consultant, it is supposed to be synned at the same rate of the non-free item you're replacing. So smash used as flour is (from memory) 4 syns per 25g, same as normal flour. Other tweaks that don't use replacement ingredients (e.g. the half syn roulade) don't have a syn value as...

Blossom Hill and First Cape are both 4 syns for 175ml, or 16.5 syns for the bottle. The Eisberg is 2 syns for 175ml or 7.5 syns for the bottle. I'm assuming they're all standard 75cl bottles with those syn values - I don't drink wine so don't know if sizes vary! ETA: Just noticed you put the...

Those links aren't working for me, can you put the names of the products?

They only provide the syn values in tablespoons rather than grams (at least for Morrisons, I haven't checked the rest) but butter is fully synned so it will be 20 calories = 1 syn for all of them.

A generic panini is 12 syns, but it may be slightly more or less if you happen to know the brand. No deduction for HexB unfortunately!

Yeah, the plan worked then so there's no reason it won't work now - our genetics haven't drastically changed in three years! ;) It's more just SW keeping up with (some of) the latest nutrition guidelines, so the sweeter fruits are no longer classed as superfree due to the sugar content.

The superfree concept has been replaced with speed foods. If you have the older books, I think anything with the S or SS symbols are still speed foods, but the others (e.g. bananas, pineapple) are now only free. Healthy Extras will only have had small tweaks at most.

Do you mean Lighter than Light? 10g is 7 calories, so half a syn. But because of how syn rounding works, you could actually have double that for the same syn value as 14 calories is also half a syn. If you meant just the normal Light one, it's 1.5 syns for 10g.

2.5 syns per pot hun

Do you mean these ones? Unfortunately none are free if so... Iceland Turkey Breast Joint, Basted, Easy Carve, frozen 900g pack 1 syn per 100g Iceland Chicken Breast Joint, Easy Carve, Basted, frozen 900g pack 2 syns per 100g Iceland Boneless Gammon Joint with a Honey Glaze, Easy Carve, frozen...

I have a morning group earlier than that and quiche always goes down really well at tasters. Baked/overnight oats are popular too, as well as cooked sausages - especially if you can keep them warm.

It's not in the app, but calculator is coming up as 4 syns for half a pack. Also just FYI, the calculator needs calories, carbs, protein and fat and the portion size in grams. I got them from Asda's website. :)

They don't give the nutritional info per crisp. It's 7 syns per 30g portion (1/6 tube) so you'd have to weigh out 30g and see how many that is, then divide the 7 syns.

Last year's book (which I think is what you have?) is still the current one being given out. Plan hasn't changed since the beginning of 2015. x

It's tuna mayo. Not listed separately in the app but the sub version is 17 syns. The bread is 9.5 syns and extra mayo as sauce (it's listed as serving suggestion, so I'm assuming it's included in the nutritional info) is 3 syns. So I would say just the tuna is at least 4.5 syns if you get the...

This is a really old thread and syn values change, but I double checked and the chicken one is still free. :)

EE is basically the same. A few fruits have been changed from superfree (now called speed) to only free, so wouldn't count in your third. I can't check my old book right now, but I think if you stick to the ones marked with the S symbol you'd be fine. And some of the Healthy Extra values have...

Just use the 20 calories = 1 syn rule. As a general guide, milk chocolate is is around 25-30 syns per 100g but it can be more depending on brand. There's a couple of Buttons eggs around that price but the 85g one is 19 syns for the egg (nutrition info says 190 calories per half shell) plus...

It's 3 syns for the 400g can.

For food that has no free allowance, yes. So will work for treat stuff like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, etc. If it has any free food component, it's more complicated though.

Quark is like a cross between a cream cheese and greek yoghurt, so you can use it in place of either of those. Lots of people sweeten it (either with sweetener, or mixing in options/highlights packets) to use as a pudding, or you can use it for savoury things like lasagne as a white sauce...

It's 3 syns for half the pack.

A healthy extra is almost always around 6 syns, so I'd allow 2 for the extra half. Just double checked and they are 3.5 syns each, so I would use 2 to be safe.

If you use Instagram, try following some of the hashtags - #swvegan is a good one. My friend is a vegan and she relies a lot on veggie stews thrown in the slow cooker.

Are they the Butchers Choice ones? 3 syns each according to the app.

They're 1.5 syns each according to the app, so 13.5 syns would be correct for the entire pack.

I checked the app and it's 16.5 syns. It does sound high to me too, but essentially half of it is the sauce which has a lot of high syn ingredients. You could maybe offset some of it as your B, but I know that's not recommended in ready meal type foods as there's no way of determining how much...

When people say calories in the food context, they mean kcal. So while they're not technically the same thing, you can safely assume they are. :)

So did I to be honest! But I double checked I had the values in correct and that's what came up. :)

Not in the app, but calculator says 1.5 per half pack. I don't think you can count the cheese as A because there's only a very small percentage of it added. But even if it was more, it would be difficult to work out the value as you don't know the weights.

Are these American ones? I can't find any UK info, so I'm using what I can see on the US site... Both are coming out at 1.5 syns per pot in the calculator. Looks like it'll be the same for all the other flavours as the carbs/proteins are the same for all.

Not supposed to, as it's not just oats - it's a mix of oats, sugar and milk powder (that's in the original - extra stuff for flavoured ones) so the weighed amount of oats in there is unknown. You could probably get away with deducting 6 syns from the total from time to time, but I think that...

All colourings, flavourings and essences/extracts are free - they're considered storecupboard staples. It's typically such a small amount per portion anyway that it would be negligible calories.

OMG Lucie, congratulations!! I have everything crossed for you, I had my first miscarriage over 11 years ago and still struggle with that from time to time so understand exactly how you must be feeling. Do an update whenever you're ready, miss seeing your face. xx

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think red/green syns exist for these as they were released after these plans started being phased out. There's not even a way to search for those plans in the app now, it's only the EE syns.

The sauce isn't in the app, but is coming out as 16 syns per jar in the calculator. The frozen cooked chicken is free that I can see apart from the tikka one, which is half a syn per 100g.

Just wanted to check in since you've been away from YT. Hope you're doing OK hun xx

If it's the 400g "Just Cook" fresh ones, it's 3 syns for the pack as it has oil.

It looks like it's already been calculated without the milk as the nutritional info provided is "as sold" rather than "made as directed". And Syns Online only state the sachet syn value, they would normally also state made with milk if that was the case. So the sachet is 4 syns, plus your milk.

Becks Blue, Alcohol Free (275ml bottle) 2.5 syns

That's copied straight from the app. Here are the other ones.. Leerdammer Cheese Slices, Light (2 x 20g slice) 5.5 syns or Healthy Extra A Leerdammer Cheese Slice, Original (1 x 20g slice) 3.5 syns

Yes, it's 30g for a B choice - use it all the time! :)

It's not on the app but if there's no sugars or oils in it, I'd probably treat it as free in limited quantities.

It's 5.5 syns per pack.

You should start a new thread if you have a question instead of replying to an unrelated one, your post will have more chance of being seen that way. But to answer, 2.5 each.

I can't find that exact name, are either of these it? Neither are good news though, unfortunately! Asda Rich Chicken & Bacon Layered Pasta Salad (375g pack) 13½ syns Asda Chosen by You Chicken & Bacon Pasta Salad (240g pot) 15½ syns

Iceland Couscous with Vegetables, frozen 500g pack 1 syn per 100g I can't find Mediterranean bulgur wheat, is this it? Iceland Bulgur Wheat in a Lemon & Mint Dressing, frozen 500g bag 4 syns for 250g serving

It's the cheese that will do it, as you're only allowed a small amount of cheese per day. It's generally around 1 syn per 5g so adds up pretty quickly. The salad is 5 syns. Again avocado is another one of those high syn items to watch out for! :)

2.5 syns per serving, so 5 syns per pack

Velvet Crunch is 4.5 syns per 20g bag Clear fruits are 5 syns per 25g For the Fox's ones, I can only find Glacier mints - are they the same thing? They're 1 syn per sweet.

I agree with upping your water, but it may also be the types of food you're eating. My body doesn't do well with carbs, I can eat a plate of potatoes or pasta and be starving afterwards. You could try increasing your protein (as that should be more satisfying than carbs) and decreasing free...

It's not in the app but assuming this nutritional info is correct, it's 7 syns according to the calculator using peppers as the free food allowance.

Leerdammer Toastie Cheese Slices (1 x 25g) 4.5 syns or a Healthy Extra A option

Can't find it in the app but coming up as 9 syns per portion in the calculator, using fresh pasta as the free food.

If you like sweet potato, I suggest trying butternut squash. The flavours and texture are quite similar, but BNS is speed rather than free. You can get pre-prepared packs with both in that would make a lush mash if you want to mix them at first. With your chicken dish, just add some carrots or...

I do long term SP which is similar to red. If you're going to group, you may not get much consultant support as they have to promote EE but there's no reason you can't continue on the old plans if they worked better. But you don't have to eat loads of carbs on EE just because they're allowed...

I use my syns for after dinner snacks every night, have lost nearly 3st in just under 4 months. Doesn't do any harm. :) But other than fruit or yoghurt... any veggies you like, chicken drumsticks (skin removed) or any other lean meat, seafood sticks, boiled eggs, cottage cheese. I don't know...

They're not in the app yet but they're pretty high in calories. Very unlikely to qualify as a B due to that and the fibre doesn't look high enough either. Calculator says 9.5 syns per bar.

He may be allowed extra both due to being male and his starting weight. Although that's not officially publicised as far as I'm aware, as it's at the consultant's discretion. When I started, I was at a weight that should qualify for extra syns (based on friends at similar weights in other...

This thread is five years old so that member probably isn't around anymore. But to answer your question, the chocolate sprinkled ones are generally free. The only one I know of that isn't is the cherry underlayer one, which is 1.5 syns.

The Nandos sauce is half a syn per level tablespoon. The KFC sauce isn't listed but it's 50 calories per pot according to their website so I would count 2.5 syns.

Unfortunately dried fruit isn't that much better for you than sweets! It's really concentrated sugar, hence the high syns. Some dried fruits can be used as a healthy extra but it does mean giving up your bread/cereal for that day. But if you struggle to use your B choice and like dried fruit...

Generally speaking, tinned soups are usually pretty high. Is it this one? Crosse & Blackwell Best of British Pea & Ham Soup (400g can) 13½ syns

I can't find the Aldi one but generic dried mango is 4 syns per 25g, so 20 syns for the bag.

As a general rule, any Healthy Extra (either A or B) is worth around 6 syns. So if you count 6, you'll be pretty safe. But the Kingsmill thins specifically are only 5.

Yup, both free!

The vegetable one is free, chicken is 1.5

I found an old thread saying they are 2.5 because they're cooked in butter, but this no longer appears to be the case going by the current allergen info. I can't get them to come up in the app, but I would treat it as free unless you added butter/sauce.

Absolutely the break up will be affecting you, sorry to hear that. The best thing is to get all of your trigger foods out of the house for now. You can't eat what's not there! Then just take it one day at a time, it's so easy to slip up once then take the rest of the week off due to a "been bad...

Can only find the tomato one... Tesco Healthy Living Chicken in Tomato & Basil Sauce with Rosemary Potatoes, chilled (380g pack) 7.5 syns The mushroom one is coming out at 8.5 syns on the calculator but not sure how accurate that will be given you can only choose one free food. But seems in...

Not coming up on the app, but I'm thinking it might be pretty high as the first ingredient is wheat rather than any of the veggies. Calculator is coming out at 6 syns per burger, using kidney beans as the free food allowance.

Sainsbury's BGTY Cumberlands. Lovely and 1 syn each. I haven't had them in a couple of years due to hubby being diagnosed as coeliac but before that, we were having them even when not dieting. We have the Heck sausages now, the chicken ones are really low syn (half a syn max each, some are half...

The other bit of info is portion/pack size in grams, but I was able to find that on their site. Coming out at 2 syns for half a pack using "dried pasta, savoury pot" as the free food allowance, or FREE using just "dried pasta" - not sure which would be the correct one for packs like this.

Because it's pre-prepared (I think?) it will include the milk. I don't know if you can claim as your HE for either as you don't know quantities, where HEs should be measured. And that's why the syns are high, because none of it is considered free food.

It's not in the app, but any porridge that's not specifically a HEB choice will be fully synned. It's around 170 calories per pot, so 8.5 syns.

In all honesty, I wouldn't try to boost this early on. You've lost a lot quickly so your body might just need a bit of time to catch up. I tend to have one rubbish week per month with either a small loss or a maintain, then it picks back up. Still averaging half a stone every three weeks (at 2.5...

It's 4 syns per portion (when made with water) which is about 28g of the mix.

If you were following Extra Easy in 2014, it's much the same. But as mentioned above, some of the superfree foods have been changed to be just free foods and syn values change regularly as brands change recipes. But lots of people still follow the older plans because they prefer them. They still...

The Reveal offer has a code for online as well. I don't have the mag, but noticed it when shopping yesterday.

Sounds like it should be fine

They're 2.5 syns each. Brand is important :)

What brand? Seems to vary from free to 12 syns each from a quick glance on the app.

It will be whatever matches the nutritional information, which states 1/5 pack cooked. But personally I'd still use the frozen weight as that's what's been measured in grams rather than a portion. I can't imagine there'd be a massive amount of difference between the two though if you just reheat...

It's 5.5 syns per 25g for the original, but would need to know the Aldi name to confirm it's the same.

That looks like the Veetee pack. It's 1 syn.

1 syn per 250g pouch

There's one coming out in Reveal magazine this week, there's a thread about it :)

They're free hun :)

No, it's not. I can see two on the app, this one has the least syns... Aldi The Deli Chicken & Bacon Pasta Salad, chilled (375g pack) 9½ syns I've never had it, but I'm guessing the bacon is streaky and there's probably quite a bit of mayo, hence the high syn count. The Country Fresh one is...

If you can get to a group, I'd suggest popping along for the first week to get the new member talk and all the up to date books. If you use one of the free join vouchers around at the moment, it'll only cost you a fiver. The consultant will advise on how many syns you can have as well, but the...

Yes. When cooking, just divide the total syns of the dish by the number of portions it makes. Same applies when you have a large tub of something (e.g. yoghurt) but only have a portion of it.

What brand is it? A lot of them are free, but some brands (This Juicy Water is one from the top of my head, although I don't think that claims to be low calorie) have quite a few syns. But if it's no added sugar so only a few calories per serving, it should be free.

Do you mean Yeo Valley? They only provide the tub syns which is by weight, so you would need to weigh how much a tablespoon is and then do the maths. I would expect it to be 15-20g or so which would give you around 25 tablespoons per pot, so just under 1 syn each. Syns calculator shows they do...

I do the same as Zoelinaa. Get weighed Saturday morning so dinner that night will be whatever I fancy, as long as it's within syns. This week is SW style crispy duck! :D

I don't spend that much time here but saw your name pop up in another thread so had to come say hello. Congrats on the job!! :winner::woohoo:

According to Amazon, these are the ingredients: Sweet paprika, pepper, turmeric, bay leaf, garlic, thyme and saffron. If that's true - as there's no sugar or oil to add syns, I would just treat it as herbs and spices which are free.

Yes, the whole bag is just over 400 calories which is 20 syns.

They're 1 syn each.

Which ones from Aldi? I'm seeing four different types of wraps, which vary quite a bit in syns. But the only ones that specifically say tortilla wraps are: Aldi Sunnyhills Tortilla Wraps, Plain 8 pack (64g each) 9 syns

Generally around 5, but it would depend which specific loaf - the white has less at 4.5 and the seeded has 6.5 to give two examples.

If it's the one with these ingredients, it shouldn't have any syns as it's only vegetables which are all free. Of course, you'd have to allow syns for any sauces or oil you may add to it. Chinese Leaf, Edamame Soya Beans (18%), Spring Greens, Red Onion, Carrot, Broccoli Stalks, Pea Shoots (2.5%)

I think that would be fine. You could ask your butchers next time what cut of pork they use (probably belly or shoulder) and what the meat content is but even so, it would still end up a best guess. If you continue to have them and find you're not achieving the results you're expecting and...

They're 5 syns each. The fibre content is too low (they're brown bread rather than wholemeal - important distinction) which is why they're not a HEB. Probably not going to harm you that much using them for HEB until you've used the pack up though, as I know plenty of people who've made the same...

The Warbutons thins aren't a HEB. It's the Kingsmill Wholemeal or Hovis Good Inside Wholemeal ones that are. Have seen these on YouTube, it's a nice idea!

What brand? Will vary enormously depending on size, meat content, fat percentage, etc. Have seen as little as 2 or as much as 10.

8 syns per 100g, so 24 syns for the pack.

Wouldn't be able to tell you without knowing how they prepare it beyond just using smoke, e.g. is it oil/butter basted? Do they marinade it prior to smoking? Smoking itself doesn't add any syns as far as I'm aware (as other smoked items, e.g. salmon, are free) but the rest may quickly add up...

Some of the pre-prepared flavoured fish is either free or low syn, e.g. the Birds Eye Inspirations Chargrilled range. I'd suggest taking a look online and see which appeals, then someone could find the syn values of those? I also like using tinned fish (usually salmon) in SW quiches. One tin...

The mash would technically be a tweak, as you're using it in place of flour rather than as intended. I don't use tweaks so not going to comment personally on whether you should syn them or not, but I believe you are supposed to use the syn value of whatever you're replacing.

Which one? They're fairly high though, lowest is 12.5 syns

1 syn per level tablespoon

1 syn for the can

For the 22g bags, yes! :)

Not in the app but gravies are usually fully synned, so I would go with 1.5 syns per 75ml.

There are quite a few that are out there, I know Coco Shreddies (35g) count as do both of the chocolate Weetbix - regular (1.5 biscuits) and mini (30g). I use the Special K chocolate and hazelnut granola, which is also 30g. Can't really compare anything to HiFi bars unfortunately, as they are...

Asda Chosen by You Honey Nut Crunch Cereal with Milk Chocolate Curls (25g) 5 syns Not a HEB choice I'm afraid. If you like that kind of cereal, an alternative might be the new popcorn cereals they do? 30g is a HEB of either the caramel or toffee apple flavours...

It depends what the item is. If it's something that has no free food (e.g. chocolate, crisps, biscuits, alcohol), you can just use the 20 calories = 1 syn rule, and round to the nearest 10 calories/half syn. So as an example, a 95 calorie Freddo chocolate would be 5 syns using the calculation -...

8 syns for half

This one? Willowbrook Farm Traditional Mash, chilled (400g pack) 3 syns per pack

Agree with Moon Gazer, it is mostly genetic so there's no sense in worrying about it. Again as she said, keeping hydrated (inside and out) and weight bearing exercise may help, and are good habits anyway, but there's not that much that can be done to prevent. But FWIW, I dropped 7 dress sizes...

It's 18.5 syns per pot according to the app.

Never heard that rule before, not sure how it would actually work. o_O The app only has the dried version and not microwaved, but syn calculator comes out at 2 syns per half a pack - that's assuming the full nutritional info I found online is accurate. But it sounds comparable to other brands...

5.5 syns for half a pack

What milk do you use? Could you use one that has a larger allowance and then split your A choice into half milk and half cheese? As an example, Alpro Light soya milk (fresh, as it's unsweetened) is 600ml per day. So you could have 300ml of milk and still have half an allowance left for cheese...

1 syn per pot, one of the few that actually have syns!

You're welcome! I use it all the time, it's fab in coffee to make a low syn mocha. And drizzled on fruit, bananas especially.

I've never tried the philly to know how the taste compares, but would something like quark mixed with choc shot work? Quark would be free, and choc shot is only 1/2 syn per teaspoon. Or you could even use plain light philly with the choc shot, although this would be higher synned or use your HEA.

Do you mean these? Cadbury Oreo Ice Cream Cones 4 pack (100ml each) 10 syns There's also a larger 130ml cone listed that's 11.5 syns.

I average about 10 a day. I try to keep meals syn free as much as possible, so it mostly goes on chocolate. :oops: My previous consultant talked about setting custom syn values in the new member talk but never actually did it. I think it still falls within the 5-15 range, they may just...

You're welcome! I make my own hunter's chicken that's syn free (if the cheese is your HEA choice) using this recipe - it's SO good! The sauce also freezes well so I'll make a batch and portion it out in freezer bags, makes it super quick to prepare the next time...

No, the 7 syns is per serving. It's 14 syns for the pack.

Tesco Hunters Chicken, chilled 430g pack (215g serving) 7 syns They have a few different Hunters Chicken options, which may be causing the confusion. It's 3.5 syns for the "Simply Cook" one, 11.5 for the Tesco Finest, and 13.5 for the classic one!

I don't have specific meal ideas, but wanted to say that a woman in my group joined after chemo and is nearly back to her pre-treatment weight. She's lost about 1.5st in 10 weeks. Hoping that gives you a bit of inspiration! :)

I can't find St Clements but their NAS cranberry has very similar nutrition info and is 1/2 a syn per 100ml. I'd personally use that to be safe.

It's not a potato, but my favourite "breakfast" foods have always been leftover cold pizza or chicken enchiladas. Pre-SW days, obviously! lol May get some strange looks if you eat your breakfast at work, but there's nothing to say you have to eat cereal as your first meal of the day. Eat...

You may be best to join a group, if only to get the books which will list a lot of that info. There's a free join voucher in Woman magazine on sale this week, so you'd only pay the £4.95 weekly fee. Don't have to go back if you don't want to. If there's no free foods in something (e.g...

Countdown is £49.50 for 12 weeks, or was when I purchased mine. But that still sounds right, as the weekly fee is £4.95 and you pay for 10 weeks, get 2 free. I'm not sure about the 6 week countdown price - they still do it, but I was only looking at 12. Books are covered by your joining fee...

A lady in my group was craving crunchy, salty snacks and our consultant recommended baking some kale (or similar leafy greens) and sprinkling it with salt. Goes almost like the crispy seaweed from the Chinese when it's baked. Worked for her, and a speed food to boot.

They're 1.5 syns each - love them!

Is it this one, Morrisons Spicy Chicken Couscous Salad (250g pack)? If so, 9.5 for the pack!

What do you typically eat now? It would probably be easier to tweak that to cheaper options than start a whole new meal plan. But I agree with choosing veg over fruit, there are very few nutrients you can get from fruit over a similarly coloured vegetable. Or if you need the sweetness, at least...

They're all 3.5 per bar except for the apple, which is 3 if not using it as a HEB.

It looks like the following are, the other flavours are just synned though. You can only have 1 as a HEB though, not 2 like the Alpens. Asda Good & Counted Banana & Toffee Cereal Bar (1 x 21g) Asda Good & Counted Apple & Raspberry Cereal Bar (1 x 21g) I may need to try the banoffee ones, as...

5.5 for the 450g pot

Free! :)