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    Frequently asked syn values! Pasta 'n' Sauce? - find it here!

    No problem doing that!
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    Mullerlight and quorn?

    I've posted a reply about the sausages here - http://www.minimins.com/syn-values/245788-new-not-best-ever-quorn-sausages.html
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    New not 'best ever' quorn sausages!?

    Can't see them online and the 'traffic light' values on the front don't provide all the info we need to put them through the calculator - we need calories, total carbs, total fat and protein. It's unlikely that they'll be free as they are almost 7% fat - more than the lowest syn meat sausages...
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    Frequently asked syn values! Pasta 'n' Sauce? - find it here!

    Try and forget about other plans or methods - just keep reading your books and believe in this one - it works for all of us and will work for you too! Any questions, just ask.
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    coop natural yogurt

    I can only see the low fat one online - not the fat free one. What are the nutritional values per 100g/ml (protein, carbs, fat, calories)?
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    Marks and spencer Fishcakes?

    I can't see them online - can you post the nutritional info (pack size and values per 100g: calories, fat, carbs and protein). What is the first ingredient on the list? Once we have that info, we can put it into the syn calculator.
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    Chilli con carne

    Those foods are counted as free and considered in the syn calculation - and yes, you could count them as free for a food diary, etc.
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    fish

    Take a look in your Food Optimising book - there's a full list of syns for fish and what fish is syn free.
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    Aldi Cottage Cheese

    The only one online is this one: Be Light Plain Cottage Cheese, Low Fat, Balanced Lifestyle, 100g - free on all plans. If it isn't this one, post the nutritional values per 100g (calories, fat, carbs and protein) and someone will work the syns out for you.
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    Syn value for Sainsburys Chilli Sauce?

    17.5 syns per jar. You're usually better off making your own sauces in these situations!
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    Asda onion ring crisps

    No free food so 20 calories = 1 syn.
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    Cheese Slice Help

    4 syns per 25g (all plans) or 42g is a Healthy Extra A.
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    Lean Mince

    No lamb mince is free unfortunately, but head to Tesco and you can get the less than 16% stuff (marked as lean lamb mince).
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    Sainsburys Lightly Dusted Yellowfin Sole Fillets

    Lightly Dusted Yellowfin Sole Fillets, twin pack, frozen, 133g each EE/Red:5 Green:10½
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    Rejoined SW last night but cant access sw online

    It normally takes about 24hrs from joining up at a meeting to when it works online for you - your consultant should have told you this! Glad it's all working now :)
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    eat smart tomato and basil risotto

    I'm not sure this is the same one, but it might be... Morrisons: M Kitchen Tomato & Basil Risotto, chilled, 400g pack Green/EE: 4½ Red: 19½
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    Syns in Thai Flavour Mug Shot?

    Mug Shot, Noodle Snack, Thai Style, dried, 55g sachet Green/EE:½ Red:10½
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    Weight watchers berry fromage frais

    Layered Fromage Frais Berry Fruit, 100g pot - 0.5 syns on all plans.
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    heinz one carb ketchup

    It would be 0.25 syns per tablespoon - count it as syn free as long as you use it in moderation!!!
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    Syns value pretty please.

    Syns are 3 syns per pack on Extra Easy. Hope that helps.
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    Oven Bags

    Your method should be free. The Maggi type sachets contain oil as well as spices (and flour and other synned foods) so that's why they have syns. I'm not sure where you posted earlier but this is the right place for syn queries.
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    Syns value pretty please.

    Unfortunately that one isn't online - can you post the nutritional values please (calories, total fat, total carbs, total protein per 100g and the pack size).
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    Pate syns???

    Depends what kind, but you're looking at between 2.5 and 4.5 syns per 25g. If you let us know what kind you like, I'm sure one of us will get you the exact figure. Hope that helps.
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    Fast forward question..

    Welshtigger: I think the poster meant that SE is 2/3 superfree instead of the usual 1/3 superfree on EE rather than the plan itself changing.
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    I thought it was free!!!?!!?!!

    Worry not - the Tesco one is free too.
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    Potatoes

    Yes, all potatoes are free on Extra Easy.
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    Tesco Light Choices Mushroom Risotto

    It's not online - can you post the pack size, and the nutritional information per 100g (calories, total fat, total carbs and total protein)? I assume that rice is the first ingredient?
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    Cadbury Brunch Bar

    Yep!
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    asda chosen by you 30% less fat sausage

    Ok, can you post the nutritional information please?
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    asda chosen by you 30% less fat sausage

    I didn't know Asda had 30% less fat sausages (I can't see them on the ASDA website either). Are you sure they're not the 50% less fat ones - these are 1 syn each on Red and EE, and 4.5 syns on Green. If you post the nutritional info (per 100g - fat, calories, carbs and protein, and the weight...
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    Sausage Help!

    As far as I know, no sausages are completely free any more - the best you'll find is 0.5 syns per sausage. Recipes change and SW syn values change too - bear this in mind when reading through old threads on here. Good luck with the weight loss.
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    Syn app?

    Slimming World themselves have one coming soon - hold out a bit longer!
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    Whats the best Low fat salad cream?

    I'm a Heinz girl through and through, but not too keen on the Extra Light version! I prefer to have the Light (30% less fat) at 2 syns per level tablespoon - best just to pick one and if you don't like it, get another.... everyone's taste is different unfortunately!
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    Just joined does this food diary sound ok??

    I've had a look online: BBQ Chicken Melt with Jacket Potato & Dressed Side Salad, per serving is 28 syns on Extra Easy. Presuming you didn't have any dressing on your salad or butter on your baked potato, you can deduct 7 syns (for the dressing and butter). I don't know how much cheese they...
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    vegi syn help please!

    I think that's right, yes. The red onion sausages are new so not online in the directory - the syn calculator isn't 100% accurate, but it does the best it can. At the moment they appear to be free but may change when the item appears in the main directory.
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    Linda McCartney range - syn help please

    Syns are for all plans unless otherwise specified. Burgers: Flame Grilled Burgers, 4 pack, frozen, 50g, each - 1 syn Mozzarella Burgers, 4 pack, frozen, 50g, 4 syns each Vegetarian Quarter pounder burger, 4 pack, frozen, 113g each - 2 syns each Cannelloni: Mushroom & Spinach Cannelloni...
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    Starbucks sym values on red cup drinks

    They are there! If you go to the link I posted above, and download the PDF document, you'll find the seasonal drinks right at the beginning.
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    Toffee poppetts

    1 syn for every 20 calories!
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    I've ruined my weight loss

    Simultaneous posting from us both!!! You stand a much better chance of losing weight if you stay to group... if you just weigh and go every week, you might as well stop going to group and start weighing yourself on the scales at the gym once a week. If you don't want to talk about your weight...
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    I've ruined my weight loss

    Your consultant was following the rules about not being able to let you take those weeks as holiday - you have to book holiday in advance. However, she wasn't right in behaving the way she did when you weighed in - is there another group with a better consultant nearby? Never feel bad about...
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    have all your dumb questions answered here...

    Smash isn't free on a red day - Smash original is 2.5 syns per 100g made up with water, and the Smash buttery is 3 syns per 100g made up with water. Hope that helps.
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    syns morrisons gammon steaks

    As long as you remove all visible fat and don't cook them in oil, all gammon steaks are free on a red day. Enjoy :)
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    ARGH!!!!!

    You might not be able to lose much between now and Dec 2nd, but I think you might be a bit more confident about everything if you're already well on your way with your slimming journey - if you join tonight there's three more weigh ins before your work night out and you could be half a stone...
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    Tesco Half Fat Cheese

    Is this it? Mature Grated Cheese, Half Fat, 25g - 3.5 syns (all plans).
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    ARGH!!!!!

    Good to see you're considering rejoining - just go for it! If you texted the new consultant to say you're coming tonight to rejoin, would it help you stay committed (and not chicken out 10 minutes before you're due to leave)? There's nothing wrong with rejoining - it's all good and...
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    Just joined does this food diary sound ok??

    Well done on your loss! It seems so common for us all to get a good weight loss and 'reward' ourselves by eating lots of naughty things - unfortunately that reward only sabotages our eating plan and stops a loss next week. Count up the syns you had as your treat (ignorance is bliss, but not...
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    Coffee Light Frapuccino

    Yep - that's fine - it's hardly got anything in it apart from skimmed milk!
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    Starbucks sym values on red cup drinks

    No need to email them - it's all on the Starbucks website - Nutrition | Starbucks Coffee Company
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    &S count On Us - Virtually Fat Free Yoghurt

    Some fat free yoghurts are syn free and others aren't (usually due to added sugar or starch). Good news is that the M&S ones you asked about are free. There's a big thread at the top of this forum which is all about yoghurts - hopefully that might help you a bit.
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    Greggs Cheese and Tomato Spiral Pasta

    7 syns on green & EE - got the nutritional info off the Greggs website.
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    Syn value for Sunday roast at weatherspoon

    The gammon steak & pineapple with chips and dressed side salad is 15 syns. The dressed side salad is 3.5 syns and a bowl of chips is 6.5 syns. Hope that helps!
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    vegi syn help please!

    Glad it all works for you now!
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    Syn value for Sunday roast at weatherspoon

    I don't know if it's any help, but I found this while looking for the syns earlier: J D Wetherspoon, Half Roast Chicken with Roast Potatoes & Vegetables, per serving 13½ (EE & red), 23½ (green).
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    Syn value for Sunday roast at weatherspoon

    Not sure about the veg being free - it depends if it's coated in butter or not! From the syns online: J D Wetherspoon, Roast Beef with Roast Potatoes, Yorkshire Pudding & Vegetables, per serving 32 syns (Green/EE); 45...
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    SYN VALUE HELP PLEASE

    Time Out, 16g bar- 4.5 syns on all plans. To help you along, for things like chocolate and sweets that don't contain any free food, you can use 20 cals = 1 syn to give you a best estimate.
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    vegi syn help please!

    I've got the kievs as 3½ Syns per kiev on Extra Easy & Green, 11 Syns per kiev on Original. The sausages are free on all plans. Hope that helps a bit - not sure what everyone else has been using, but I used the values you provided in the first post, and the weights that were provided later...
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    vegi syn help please!

    You can only use the free food component if that is the first ingredient on the packaging.
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    Perfect Catch Seafood Sticks

    If you let me know how much 4 sticks weigh, I'll put those values into the syn calculator.
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    new yogurt

    Not sure if these ones are online yet as they're new (I can't even see them on Tesco online yet). The only low fat ones online are: Toffee (150g pot) 5 syns Vanilla (150g pot) 3 syns Can you post the nutritional info or put the values into the syn calculator online yourself?
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    Tesco Smoky chicken and prawn gumbo

    The OP doesn't know - no nutritional info online so we'll never know! Someone else will have to buy one or get the info so we can work it out.
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    Carvery

    So you have some idea of what cauliflower cheese is, it's 3 syns per 100g (to get an idea of what 100g is, the supermarket cauliflower cheese packs are usually 400g). Enjoy :)
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    Alpro Soya Milk!!

    Yes - in the screenshot above you can see it's 350ml for the light, sweetened version.
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    Marks & Spencer Wholemeal Farmhouse Loaf

    Any normal wholemeal bread, from a 400g (small sized) loaf and medium sliced, is classed as 3 syns per slice (regardless of the exact calorific content) so the OP is correct. I don't know this exact farmhouse loaf myself, but as long as it fits the above requirements, you're fine. If you've...
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    Schwartz Easy stirfry Chinese 5 spice, ginger and chilli.

    Indeed - one syn per 16.5g serving. You're right - any food that has no free food in it will be 1 syn for every 20 calories.
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    Oats so simple porridge

    Since the porridge oats are the same, you should be able to deduct 6 syns from your pot value, but you'll also need to have the Ryvita Wholegrain, Scanbran or Oatbran that day to make it up to the healthy extra B - it's all about the fibre! It's similar to the way the large chocolate Weetabix...
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    Could My Friend Attend Class?

    No, the maintenance programme is only explained to you once you reach target. In general, you stick to the plan (EE, Green or Red days), the 5-15 syns a day and one/two A choices (as per the plan) - you add as many healthy B choices as required to maintain your weight. It usually takes a few...
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    Syn help please...

    I think it's something to do with the additives, etc - but who knows! Better just to make your own...
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    Starbucks sym values on red cup drinks

    The other half is a massive fan of these (he had two today)! However, unlike the other Christmas drinks (Toffee Nut and Gingerbread), they don't just use a couple of pumps of the flavouring; they use a creamy pre-mix for the eggnog which is really quite calorific! I can't be sure how much...
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    oat so simple- does anyone know the syn

    Yes, but for it to count as a healthy B you also need to have one of the following too: Oatbran Scanbran Ryvita Wholegrain
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    Syn Values please??

    Yes - same syns as on EE.
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    Changes to SW Plan

    Sounds like each group is doing it differently and consultants are using it as an incentive to attend!
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    Fruit Corner and curry pot noodle

    Don't know which flavour so here are the ones online. Fruit Corner Yogurt, Blueberry, 175g pot 5 Fruit Corner Yogurt, Red Cherry, 175g pot 5...
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    Amy's kitchen soup - free?

    8 syns per can (all plans). Sorry!
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    weight watchers(JOHNWEST) tuna in tom&herb dressing

    EE/Original - 1.5 syns Green - 4 syns
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    oat so simple- does anyone know the syn

    Oats So Simple, Original, dried, 27g sachet 5 Oats So Simple, Raspberry, dried, 35g sachet 6½ Oats So Simple, Golden Syrup, dried, 36g sachet...
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    Changes to SW Plan

    When the plans change you won't get a new book - you just ahve to remember the changes or note them down somewhere. Obviously the syn section always changes anyway so it's not much different. Last time the books were re-done (from the red/green covers [two sections] to the brighter green...
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    Nescafe Decaff Cappuccino

    3 syns isn't too bad if they fill you up! Most low cal hot chocolate is 2 syns so not that different.....
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    chickpea dhal

    Asda have changed the recipe and the taste, but it's still free on Green and EE if you like the new version! The only other free one I know is the Ainsley one - Ainsley Harriott, Amazing Grains Lentil Dahl, excluding yogurt, 150g box - but it's dried and you need to make it up.
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    Low syn Alcohol

    Just checked SW online - 25ml measure is 1.5 syns and 35ml measure is 2 syns. Don't trust everything you read on the internet as far as nutritional info goes!!
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    chinese chips

    No chips from Chinese online - only the fish and chip shop: Fish & Chip Shops, Chips, average portion, 227g standard Green/EE: 17½; Red 27 syns
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    Nescafe Decaff Cappuccino

    These are the two I found online: Cafe Menu Cappuccino, Decaffeinated, dried, 16g sachet 3 Cafe Menu Cappuccino, Decaffeinated, Unsweetened...
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    Weightwatcher ready meals???

    Have you tried this one? http://www.minimins.com/syn-values/134257-weight-watchers-syns.html If you're happy to try foods other than those made by WW, you might want to try this thread - http://www.minimins.com/syn-values/70166-syn-free-low-syn-ready-meals.html. Both threads are sticky threads...
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    help calculating syns in these sausages please

    1/2 a syn on Extra Easy and Red/Original only - on green, the syns will be much higher.
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    Haribo

    No free food so 20 calories = 1 syn. Can you check the packet for nutritional info? Just found these values: Giant Strawbs, 25g 4½ Sour Strawbs, 25g 4½...
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    Marks & Spencer Classic Vegetables Layered with English Butter, chilled, 320g pack

    It's hard to say as I don't know what the pack looks like and whether any other fat/sugar/etc has been added (perhaps check the ingredients list?) Even if you don't take the butter out, they're not too bad - 6 syns on green and EE for the whole pack, and 8 syns on red.
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    Sausages

    0.5 a syn on red and extra easy - more on green!
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    Asda snackpots syns please

    1 Syn per package/portion on Extra Easy 1 Syn per package/portion on Green 4 Syns per package/portion on Original
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    The Paella Guys Dublin food Market

    Similar supermarket paellas are between 8 and 14 syns for a ready meal sized portion, although no garlic sauce! Hope that helps.
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    Have i syn'd this right???

    Good effort - wish I could always find such good choices when I eat out!
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    Chocolate weetabix minis

    I use the Laughing Cow light cheese triangles - 1.5 syns each I think, and add some free sliced ham and tomato - great for a mid-morning snack!
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    Tofu salad syn help please!!

    0.5 syn per serving (so 1 syn for the whole container) on all plans. Enjoy NY :)
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    Birds eye baked to perfection

    Got the nutritional info from Tesco - per fillet, it's 4 syns on EE/Red and 9 syns on Green.
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    Chocolate weetabix minis

    The Weetabix minis (any flavour, 28g) only count as a healthy extra B if you also have to have the Ryvita Wholegrain crackerbread at some point that day (the book has the two together since the Weetabix doesn't have enough fibre to constitute a healthy extra on its own). If you see people...
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    Sultana fingerellas

    No nutritional info on Sainsbury's website either - think you might need to pop in and read the packaging of the main packet!
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    Chai Tea?

    Nope, free free free!
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    Ready to roast gammon joint asda

    Free on Extra Easy and original; 7 syns per 100g on green!
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    Almond milk syn value

    It's not online so the best thing is to count 1 syn per 20 calories (nutritional info should be on the bottle). Sorry!
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    tesco meatfree and cauldron syns

    Quarterpounder (each): 10 syns on Extra Easy and Green, 11 syns on Original - sorry, but nearly 10g of fat per burger (14% of your daily allowance)! Thai bites (each): 1 syn on EE and Green, 2.5 syns on Original. Hope that helps.
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    pregnant and wanting to stick to sw

    If you want to maintain your weight on SW whilst pregnant, you just need to stick to the plan (meals and snacks should be mostly free foods) and have a few more healthy extra Bs than usual - this is how target members maintain their weight once they reach target. However, it's fine to continue...
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    Decisions decisions

    Sorry to hear you're going through a tough time in your life right now. I was chatting to my consultant yesterday at weigh in, and she was telling me about a few group members who are on as much as 40 syns per day instead of the normal 5-15. She uses this tool for people who just can't manage...
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    Frequently asked syn values! Pasta 'n' Sauce? - find it here!

    The Asda Pasta In Sauce (Chicken and Garlic isn't listed online) but the other flavours are between 0.5 and 1.5 syns each. If you start a new thread in the main Syns forum with the nutritional info for this flavour, someone will help you out :) The Chicken and Mushroom snack pot is 2.5 syns on...
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    Cheese!!!

    Indeed you can, but be careful with some of these things as the nutritional values of the products in the USA are often different to the UK ones (Kraft is not a UK company nor Dairylea a UK only brand). Tesco/Sainsbury websites are good for nutritional info too and definitely show the correct...
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    New to SW

    SW says a dash of milk is 0.5 syns, so that cuppa's hardly done anything to your syn count. Sorry to hear your news though.
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    Anyone got a can of Aldi Coral Baked beans in their cupboard?

    The product directory is the most reliable data for syns that SW can provide. The syn calculator should only be used for things that don't appear on the product list - the method of calculation involves a 'best guess' as part of the calculation (the system doesn't know exactly how much of a...
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    The Energy of a Nat

    Sorry to hear you're not feeling well :( Not eating enough often results in a STS or a small weight gain as your poor body thinks your throat has been cut and it's being starved! However, if you don't feel well and don't feel like eating, you should just focus on getting better and forget SW...
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    To weigh? or not to weigh?

    Hey :) I agree with the previous poster that unless you weigh yourself once in a while, you'll have no idea if you're actually losing weight (and then you might be doing this forever to no avail!). Have you taken body measurements (waist, bust, hips, etc)? Perhaps you could do that every...
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    Weight watchers fromage frais

    Hi Nickee, Since the Cherry one isn't listed, it's best to syn at the largest number of syns (1.5) just in case. Sorry!
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    Weight Watchers syns

    Hi woody87, Instant Hot Chocolate Drink with Caramel, dried, 11g sachet - 2 syns Instant Hot Chocolate Drink with Real Chocolate, dried, 11g serving - 2 syns
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    Weight watchers fromage frais

    Think these are the ones you mean: Layered Fromage Frais, Blackberry, 100g pot 1½ syn Layered Fromage Frais, Berry Fruit, 100g pot ½ syn Layered Fromage Frais, Summer Fruits, Peach, 100g pot...
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    Do Giving Up Alcohol help?

    I used to have the odd drink at night but soon after starting SW, I realised I'd rather a bit of chocolate or cake rather than the drink. It's up to you what you prefer, but to follow the SW rules, it's 5-15 syns per day (not 105 a week, which some of us do, but it is bending the rules and...
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    Weight Watchers syns

    Replies to various posts above: Stampingmummy: WW Banoffee Dessert (frozen) 8.5 syns each. Chill11: Unfortunately WW points don't correlate with SW ones and the white bread can't be used as a healthy extra. The only WW breads that are healthy extras are 2 slices of the wholemeal and 3...
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    Chicken pasta salad

    Hi, I can't find this online - do you still have the packaging to give us the nutritional info?
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    ASDA chosen by you low fat yoghurt?

    Hi, Those ones do have syns but they vary with flavour - which flavour(s) did you get?
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    Chilli, tomato and prawn linguine

    Just thought I'd bump up this recipe - it's really delicious and we've made it a few times now! Try using tinned cherry tomatoes instead of plum tomatoes - they look great and taste gorgeous!
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    Magazine - Rhubarb and Pear crumble

    Thank you so much! Yep, recipe at home :) Looks very yummy!
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    Magazine - Rhubarb and Pear crumble

    Hi everyone, I was going to make the rhubarb and pear crumble from the most recent SW magazine today but have forgotten to take the recipe with me to work so I can go straight to the shops afterwards! :o Would any of you kind people be willing to post it here for me please?! Thanks!
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    Extra Easy Days Extra easy only, how much lost,

    I lost all my weight (about 1.5 stone) on extra easy, without any problems. I never really liked red and green as you can't have 'normal' meals - EE let me cook from non-diet recipes and it was easier to follow (for me anyway). SW wouldn't offer a plan that didn't work - why not give it a try?
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    Planning, Wobbles and Hormones!

    I'm a big fan of making freezable food! I don't do the big day of cooking loads of meals - all I do is make double of what I need when I do have time to cook, and then freeze the leftovers. If I'm home late, I can just heat up something from a previous week - if I've got time, I'll make...
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    Weight not shifting - Can someone take a look?

    I wouldn't cut back on portions - you're eating way less than I do, and any less would risk you going into starvation mode! There's no way I could manage on a lamb chop and some green beans for dinner, unless it was about 4 lamb chops :D Just a bit more fruit and veg would be good I think -...
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    Fern's Pregnancy Diary, Right From The Very Beginning!

    Congratulations - saw your progress on the SW boards and thrilled to see your happy news!
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    Batchelors low fat condensed chicken soup

    Hi everyone, Been a target member for a good while but a few pounds have slipped back on! Going to try and get back to target on my own, and I was wondering if you helpful people could give me a couple of syn values that I can't find on here! Batchelors low fat condensed chicken soup anyone...
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    Losing Weight for IVF?

    There's a specific forum on MiniMins for TTC - you might find more people there! Best of luck :)
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    Can anyone recommend a good SW group in the Southampton area?

    Hi everyone, I've been with several SW groups during my weight loss journey - my weight was lost at a brilliant group in Scotland, and I've been target at 2 groups in Bournemouth (my local one was awful, so I moved to a slightly less local one!). I'm now in Southampton, and although I'm hoping...
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    Waiting for weigh day

    Why not set yourself a target to change one meal, once a week? Give yourself some time to look for a good recipe (probably one without much veg in it for you!) and time to go to the shops, get everything and follow the recipe. Have something you like as a backup in the fridge/freezer/cupboard...
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    Does Anyone?

    It's a good idea, and for some people it helps them focus on how many syns they're having when as well. The only thing is that it won't guarantee a weight loss according to slimming world - for that, you have to have between 5-15 a day, every day, not 70 on one day, and 5 for the other 6 days...
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    Pammyd's Daily Diary

    I echo the other comments about making sure you're eating lots of superfree and speed foods every day! I know you're doing fishy week this week, but a few of us on here used to do the speed food challenge - fit in 5 speed foods a day into your diet! Definitely worth it!
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    I'm so ashamed

    Well done for getting back on track! If you have a real craving for things like chocolate (I certainly do) - try and fit something into your syns for every day - it should be something that you enjoy and can look forward to having! For me, it's a mini milk, but everyone's different! I...
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    Asda split pot strawberry and raspberry yogurts

    They are indeed free - they're very yummy too and gives me something else to have when I'm sick of Mullerlights! My Asda always seems to be running out of them, so I don't think we're the only ones who know...
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    Mug shots noodle snacks

    Some are free, some have a few syns - what flavours do you have?
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    tesco buthcers choice half fat pork sausages??

    Tesco Butchers Choice, Half Fat Pork Sausages, 8 pack, chilled 57g each 2½ Syns on Extra Easy Original 2½ Syns...
  131. P

    Couscous

    Are you asking about cous cous or tinned spaghetti?! Which spaghetti do you have?
  132. P

    Starbucks/ Costa query

    I think the consultant in question is probably meaning when drinks are 6 or 7 syns but not 350ml of milk is used. Make sure you go for one that is big enough, deduct 6 syns from the drink total, and you'll be ok.
  133. P

    Tesco value mini milk lollys

    That might be what your consultant recommends, but it is certainly not the standard SW policy. Anything official is in the book, and that says 10-15 syns per day. At the end, when I only had a stone to lose, I was still having between 10 and 15 syns every day and losing weight just fine. What...
  134. P

    Simply Delicious Range...

    Mayos: 38 syns per 100g (no idea how much you'll use but you'll need to weigh it out!) Horseradish sauce - 16.5 syns per 100ml.
  135. P

    Wine

    Depends what size your glass is!
  136. P

    SALAD Dressing and other Syns...

    Pizza Express Caesar Light Dressing 1 level tbsp 2½ Syns on...
  137. P

    Tesco value mini milk lollys

    Why can you only have 6 syns per day?
  138. P

    HELP!!!!

    I know what it is - I think they just list it in big quantities. Basic/Non Branded Foods Rice wine, eg Sake 175ml...
  139. P

    syn free cottage cheese

    Syn free cottage cheeses: Tesco Light choices, natural or onion & chive flavours Tesco Healthy Living Bio cottage cheese Tesco Organic cottage cheese Tesco Value cottage cheese Lidl, Linessa Natural Cottage cheese, light Waitrose, Perfectly balanced cottage cheese, low fat or with onion &...
  140. P

    grace coconut water

    Can't see it online - assuming it has 0g protein, it comes out as 1.5 syns per 100ml. Hope that helps.
  141. P

    HELP!!!!

    It's a type of rice wine - online it's 12 syns per 175 ml. Hope that helps.
  142. P

    Supermarket Recommendations

    It may not be marked as fat free - possible virtually fat free, etc. Syn free cottage cheeses: Tesco Light choices, natural or onion & chive flavours Tesco Healthy Living Bio cottage cheese Tesco Organic cottage cheese Tesco Value cottage cheese Lidl, Linessa Natural Cottage cheese, light...
  143. P

    Extra Easy I'm New!

    Hello :) Looks like a nice well-balanced set of meals there! The cous cous is 0.5 syns per 100g (made up but without butter, etc). A few pointers: You should aim to have between 5 and 15 syns per day - at the beginning, it's easier if you aim for 10-15 - you appear to have only had about 3...
  144. P

    Asda Dahl

    Nope - it's an Asda own brand one in a purple wrapper - it's called Chick Pea Dahl. It should be near the other tinned Asda foods like chilli, etc.
  145. P

    flatbread co. pitta bread in adsa

    Oh - didn't realise that! I hardly ever shop in Asda!
  146. P

    flatbread co. pitta bread in adsa

    Just checked online - Asda's own brand wholemeal pittas can be counted as a Healthy Extra B, but they are the only ones. Hope that helps.
  147. P

    Fat Free Natural Yogurt question

    In the UK, the term "low fat" can only be used when the food item contains 30% less fat that the 'standard' equivalent of that item. It's not always that big a reduction, so lots of low fat item still have loads of syns!
  148. P

    PLEASE tell me...

    Canderel is syn free.
  149. P

    reduced sugar and salt ketchup syn value please

    Just compared the nutritional values for both - normal Heinz ketchup is 1.5 syns for a 25g pot, and the reduced salt/sugar one is 1 syn per 25g. A small saving, but might be worth it for those ketchup junkies!
  150. P

    chocolate coated coffee beans.

    I've looked into it a bit more - it doesn't seem there's ever much coffee bean in them... e.g. Harvey Nichols (Buy Harvey Nichols Assorted Chocolate Coated Coffee Beans 175g Online) - 8% bean, Julian Graves (Julian Graves Ltd Assorted Chocolate Coffee Beans 150g - Confectionery - Default Store...
  151. P

    chocolate coated coffee beans.

    I think they're about 25 syns per 100g if I remember rightly... can't remember where I worked it out though from!
  152. P

    caramel nibbles

    This might make you laugh (it is related to the nibbles, I promise)! Woman finds penis-shaped chocolate in a Cadbury’s packet | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish News
  153. P

    wheatabix mini choc chips

    Don't forget to have a Ryvita CB at some point too during the day - that's the other part of the healthy extra when you have Weetabix minis! The chocolate ones are my favourite - I tend to bulk it out a bit with something like banana which makes them go a bit further!
  154. P

    Red Kidney Beans

    1.5 syns per 28g (boiled or canned) - or maybe go Extra Easy and have them syn free? You can choose to have either 113g boiled weight OR 57g boiled weight - the lower one is super something(!) but I can't remember which super thing!
  155. P

    Nero frappe

    Since they're made from milk, you can deduct 6 syns from those values if you use your healthy extra A for it!
  156. P

    cheese sauce

    Not sure if there are any lower ones out there, but the Schwartz sachet is 7 syns (dried) and the Colman's one is 8 syns (dried). Hope that helps a bit!
  157. P

    Advice re: syns online calculator needed please!

    Hmm... don't know - are you sure it doesn't also give the nutritional information (dried)? Most of the other brands do - it's unusual if it doesn't!
  158. P

    Sainsburys Reduced Fat Cheese Triangles

    I hope you mean the Sainsbury's Be Good To Yourself ones - I can't see any other reduced fat ones online at all. They're very slightly higher in calories than the Laughing Cow Light ones, but apart from that, almost identical. So you can have the same number as them as a healthy extra!
  159. P

    Cinder toffee syns?

    That works out as 19.5 syns per 100g - just make sure you weigh out the amount you eat so you can measure it accurately!
  160. P

    Pasta n Sauce

    The Tesco one is 1 syn, made up with water. Tesco Cheese & Broccoli Pasta in Sauce, dried 120g pack 1 Syns on Extra Easy...
  161. P

    Oatibix - Syns or Healthy Extra?

    You can, but it has to be 28g (I think the big biscuits weigh just under that). And don't forget to have a Ryvita Wholegrain crispbread on the same day too - otherwise the Oatibix won't count as a healthy extra!
  162. P

    new quorn roast style sliced fillets

    0.5 syns per 100g.
  163. P

    McDonalds Oatso Simple

    And don't forget porridge only counts as a healthy extra B choice if you have an oat/scan bran on the same day too :)
  164. P

    Activia intensely creamy

    2.5 syns for all five flavours (120g pot)
  165. P

    asda good for you stir through tomato and red pepper

    Asda Good for You, Stir Through Tomato & Flame Roasted Pepper Sauce, jar 190g jar 5 Syns on Extra Easy Original 5...
  166. P

    Angostura Bitters?

    Highly unlikely that you'll drink 25ml of the stuff! As an estimate, you could say 0.5 syn per 5ml, but even that's a lot! Basic/Non Branded Foods Angostura Bitters 25ml...
  167. P

    Reached Target - now what?

    I've been at target for nearly a year now and it's still a challenge sometimes. As the previous poster has said, follow the plan you've been following to lose weight, but add in another one A and one B choice each day. You need to keep getting weighed each week for a month or so. Adjust the...
  168. P

    Gain on EE

    How many syns are you having a day? You need to be having between 5 and 15 each day at the beginning - not saving them up and considering it as a total for the week - to guarantee a loss... Could that be it?
  169. P

    marks and spencer lochmuir salmon flakes / rocket!

    Rocket is definitely free! Can't find the Lochmuir ones but here are the ones listed online: Marks & Spencer Poached Salmon Flakes, chilled 135g pack...
  170. P

    booze

    Actually, 500 cl is 5 litres (1 cl = 10 ml)! But I'm sure you meant ml (otherwise drinking 5 litres of vodka is good going)! End of science lesson :)
  171. P

    Quorn Bacon

    Are they these? Quorn Smoky Bacon Style Slices, frozen 150g pack 6½ Syns on Extra Easy Original 6½ Syns...
  172. P

    Its been said before.....mmmm Asda chick pea dahl

    It's usually with the tinned meals like steak in a tin, chilli, etc.
  173. P

    extra lean pork & lamb mince

    Sainsburys sells extra lean pork mince, and Tesco sells both pork and lamb mince. I know Asda don't sell it, but not sure about Morrisons. Your local butcher may also be able to help if you don't have a Sainsburys or Tesco nearby.
  174. P

    Sausage and Bean Casserole

    Tried making this today - it was lovely! Didn't add the chickpeas but added some dried italian herbs and a little bit of chilli powder and it was very tasty served alongside some SW chips! Highly recommended!
  175. P

    Indian - Murgi Masala

    Doesn't sound too bad but unfortunately lots of restaurants cook with lots and lots of oil! They may not remove all visible fat from the chicken either - that's where the syns come from!
  176. P

    Princess Chilli Con Carne Pots

    These are online: Princes Chilli Beef Hot Pot with Rice, chilled 340g pot 12½ Syns on Extra Easy Original 16 Syns...
  177. P

    Morrison's Irn Bru ice lollies

    Can't find them online - if you post the nutritional information, someone will work out the syns for you. Most things like this that contain no free food can be worked out using the 20 kcal = 1 syn rule - that would give you a good estimate.
  178. P

    Syn value for Tesco Finest Steak Diane

    Tesco Finest, Steak Diane, chilled 450g pack 5 Syns on Extra Easy Original 5 Syns Green 29½...
  179. P

    Digestive biscuits V Digestive biscuits light!!

    Light digestives and normal digestives are the same syn value. When they use less fat in the recipe, they need to replace it with something else (this is usually starch or sugar), and so replaces the calories too. It's up to you which biscuits to use - I don't think the light ones taste as...
  180. P

    Sainsburys tinned Macaroni Cheese

    The Heinz one is lower in syns - 1.5 syns on green or EE per 100g, so about 6 syns per can.
  181. P

    Tesco Healthy Choice beef burgers

    Sainsbury's: Taste the Difference ones are 3 syns each (142g), or the frozen or chilled meatfree quarter pounders are only 0.5 syns each (113g). Tesco: Finest chilled beefburgers with sun-dried tomatoes or shallots or chives, 3.5 syns each (114g), Finest chilled beefburgers 2.5 syns each...
  182. P

    Do canned/tinned fruits have a syn value?

    In case you want to count syns: Basic/Non Branded Foods Raspberries, canned in syrup 100g 4½ Syns on Extra Easy Original 4½ Syns Green 4½ Syns Basic/Non Branded Foods Raspberries, canned in juice 100g 2 Syns on Extra Easy Original 2 Syns Green 2 Syns Basic/Non...
  183. P

    free salad dressings

    It's not branded but I like it... Tesco Healthy Living, Oil Free French Dressing^^ per 100ml 0 Syn on Extra Easy Original Free Green Free
  184. P

    Burger Sauce

    Can't find any nutritional information anywhere for burger sauce - think you'll have to guess a bit unless anyone else can help. Likely to be similar to ketchup, brown sauce, etc.
  185. P

    Cream tea

    The best you'll get is an estimation... Basic/Non Branded Foods Bakery items, Scones, all butter/plain 57g average 10½ Syns on Extra Easy Original 10½ Syns Green 10½ Syns Basic/Non Branded Foods Bakery items, Scones, fruit 50g average 8 Syns on Extra Easy Original 8 Syns...
  186. P

    Danone Actimel Syns

    Not online unfortunately - try and compare the nutritional information with some of the other flavours instead?
  187. P

    chicken tikka and bbq pieces

    Does anyone happen to know the syns of Sainsbury's sliced BBQ chicken (130g pack)? Nutritional info per 100g: 139 kcal, 24.8g protein, 5.7g carb, 1.9g fat, 0.4g fibre. Thanks!
  188. P

    Asda Split pot?

    If it's on the SW website (not the calculator, but the proper list) - it is correct! Please add it to the list - what's the point of having a list if only some things are on it?
  189. P

    Ocean Pure

    Hiya, Are those values for the 155g serving or per 100g? And we need the carbs and protein value to work out the syns please!
  190. P

    OK, how many syns in a Lemsip?

    Is it every type of artificial sweetener that you get a reaction to? There's quite a few different ones and it might be worth trying some different brands - you might find one you can have!
  191. P

    Soya Yoghurt and Sheep cheese Syns

    You can have 250ml of sweetened soya milk or 350ml of unsweetened soya milk as a healthy extra or 6 syns. Depends which brand you buy really! Sheep's cheese isn't online, only sheep's milk - sorry!
  192. P

    Tesco water

    That one is free!
  193. P

    Korma cooking sauce??

    It is indeed, but different curries have very different ingredients! The Homepride curry isn't a specific type of curry so doesn't need to include things like coconut, cream etc (the Korma does). Homepride Cook in Sauce, Curry, jar 500g jar...
  194. P

    MARS ICE CREAMS!!!!

    The 20 kcal = 1 syn rule works for these types of things... look at the nutritional information on the pack, divide the calories by 20, and then round up to the nearest whole or half number for the syn value.
  195. P

    syn free or low syn ready meals???

    Can't see the curry online - can you post the nutritional information? Iceland Chinese Takeaway, Egg Fried Rice, frozen 350g pack 12 Syns on Extra Easy...
  196. P

    Tesco Meat Free burgers

    Tesco Meatfree, Burgers, 8 pack, frozen 57g each ½ Syn on Extra Easy Original ½ Syn Green ½ Syn
  197. P

    syn values

    If you post the nutritional information on the meatfree meatballs someone will be able to look up the syns for you. Supernoodles: the fat free and Supernoodles to go (98% fat free) are free on green and extra easy days (all flavours). Don't know about supermarket brands though!
  198. P

    Yutaka Japanese Miso Soup

    One syn per sachet on all plans.
  199. P

    Flora Light

    Flora Flora Margarine, Light 1 level tsp 1 Syns on Extra Easy Original 1 Syns Green 1 Syns
  200. P

    SYN FREE YOGHURTS

    Tamzy, This is a thread specifically about yogurts! The thread you want is here - http://www.minimins.com/syn-values/137765-frequently-asked-syn-values-mugshots-mullerlight-find-here.html Hope that helps.
  201. P

    Diabetic chocolate?

    Not sure as I can't see the nutritional info on that site anywhere, but 20 kcals = 1 syn for that sort of food. Have a look at the packet next time you're in Thorntons and you should be able to work it out. Hope that helps a bit...
  202. P

    asda smart price tom. soup/tinned spagetti/noodles

    2-3 days in the fridge covered up - or otherwise freeze some of it - it's fine once you've defrosted it!
  203. P

    1st week on SW and stayed the same......

    Like others here have said, don't worry about portion sizes but try not to 'save up' your syns at this stage. The plan is to have between 5 and 15 syns every day - saving them up for weekends, etc is considered 'tweaking' the plan and has no guarantee that you'll lose that week. See if you can...
  204. P

    synns plzzzzzzzzzz

    That's per pack.
  205. P

    cheese sauce

    As an example, but depends what make you buy. Colman's Cheddar Cheese Sauce Mix, dried 40g sachet 8 Syns on Extra Easy...
  206. P

    Easyo yogurt

    I assume you mean these ones? EasiYo Yogurt, Real Base & Culture, Natural, made up as directed, dried 100g made up 1 Syns on Extra Easy...
  207. P

    morrisons chicken sushi

    What kind of day are you doing (extra easy, red, green) - that will make a bit of a difference.
  208. P

    McVitie's Jaffa Cakes

    And most supermarket brand ones are 2 syns each - not much of a saving, but might be worth it!
  209. P

    Mcvities Jacobs Club Fruit Bar - syn value

    Yep, all club biscuits are 5.5 syns each!
  210. P

    Omega 3+6 tablet

    This is the closest thing I can find! Basic/Non Branded Foods Fats & Oils, Cod liver oil 1 level tsp 2...
  211. P

    morrisons chicken sushi

    Morrison's sushi isn't online - do you know the nutritional values?
  212. P

    first weigh in after reaching target

    You should have at least one extra Healthy Extra B every day when you're at target and working out how much your body needs to maintain - only 2 extra HEBs a week isn't enough! Do that for a week, weigh in aand adjust again. Hope that helps a bit - I've been at target for 8 months or so and...
  213. P

    Soup 8 syns - Coke 7 syns -????

    Not all diet drinks contain aspartame - all Sainsbury's ones are aspartame free and a couple of the big brands too - just have a look at the labels when you're next at the supermarket!
  214. P

    If i roast vegs with oil...do is it still free + the 6 syns for oil?

    I'm pretty sure it's only extra virgin olive oil that counts as a healthy extra, but I'm sure someone will come along shortly with a confirmation/correction...
  215. P

    ham not prepacked

    As long as it's got all the visible fat removed, it should be free :)
  216. P

    Maltesers!

    Or search this forum - this question has been asked loads of times, and you should be able to find the answer pretty quickly!
  217. P

    mug shots

    Manufacturer is Mug Shot. Just use the A-Z (view all manufacturers) and go to M...
  218. P

    Low Syn Chocolate Bars Please :)

    Hiya, Why don't you have a look in this thread - there's loads of ideas there already - http://www.minimins.com/syn-values/18883-syns-treats.html
  219. P

    Morrisons Eat Smart Sliced Beetroot

    Yep - all pickled beetroot is free. The sugar is naturally occurring sugars rather than added sugar. Enjoy!
  220. P

    syn value in morrisons sushi

    What's the pack size? I assume rice is the main ingredient?
  221. P

    Batchelor's Cup A Soup syn values plz

    I think the difference between mug shots and cup a soups is that the mug shots are more filling (they've either got noodles or pasta in them) - SW syns are not just about calories. Batchelors Cup a Soup, Chicken & Leek, dried 23g sachet...
  222. P

    Salad light syn value

    Salad Light Salad Light, all varieties^^ 1 spray 0 Syn on Extra Easy Original Free Green Free
  223. P

    mug shots?

    Yes - for EE you take the lower syn value, so free on green = free on EE.
  224. P

    syn value in morrisons sushi

    Not listed online unfortunately - do you know the nutritional information?
  225. P

    help

    Basic/Non Branded Foods Drinks - Alcoholic, Liqueurs, Baileys Irish Cream 50ml 8 Syns on Extra Easy Original 8 Syns...
  226. P

    rice crackers spicy chilli flavour

    Are you sure you haven't put the kJ value in? 649 calories is equivalent to a whole pizza!!!
  227. P

    syns in mug shots

    Mug Shot Noodle Snack, Thai Style, dried 55g sachet ½ Syn on Extra Easy Original 10½ Syns...
  228. P

    chinese 5 spice syns please

    What are all the ingredients?
  229. P

    Muller Light??

    The limited edition lemon cheesecake one also has syns (in addition to the previously mentioned layered ones). Chocolate ones are free except the one that has the black cherry layer.
  230. P

    Linda Mccartney Sausage rolls

    Linda McCartney's Sausage Rolls, 6 pack, frozen 52g each 7 Syns on Extra Easy Original 7 Syns...
  231. P

    anyone know if Lidl Kania Savoury Rice is free

    Can't see it online - can you post the nutritional info?
  232. P

    sorry those stupid sausages again :)

    Only use the syn calculator when you can't find the product in the online syn directory!!! The calculator is only an approximation and is often wrong!
  233. P

    i want a mug shot

    The easy way to check is that the ones that say 1% fat on them are free; the ones that say 2% and 3% have syns. Hope that helps.
  234. P

    Youngs Seafood Sticks

    Yes - anything free on red or green is free on EE - you just pick the lower syn value, so in this case, 0!
  235. P

    River cobbler/pangasius

    Yep, all white fish is free as long as it's undoctored!
  236. P

    Super low syn hot choc powder

    Basic/Non Branded Foods Drinks - Hot, Cocoa powder 1 level tsp ½ Syn on Extra Easy Original ½ Syn...
  237. P

    Cookies?!

    These are the fresh ones you get in a bag from most major supermarkets. Probably about the size of a saucer, so you can probably half the syn value. Hope that helps. Asda Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies, in store bakery 45g each...
  238. P

    Portable syn calculator

    Have any of you thought of emailing SW with your suggestions? If you don't ask, you don't get - and they might be able to convert it to a mobile friendly site without too much trouble...
  239. P

    Ice Lollys

    If you use one of the free fruit squashes (diluting juice), you can make either flavoured ice cubes or ice lollies if you've got moulds (cheap from loads of places). I've found that if you make up the juice a bit more strongly than you usually would, they work out fine and syn free too!
  240. P

    Portable syn calculator

    Unfortunately not! The SW calculator workings are strictly guarded! You could buy a food directory and take it with you, or why not make a list in advance and check everything before you go? The only rough rule of thumb you can use is that if the food item contains no free foods (so things...
  241. P

    homemade broth please help

    Yep - all stock cubes are free.
  242. P

    homemade broth please help

    Most soup mixes contain lentils, peas, rice and barley - all free on green. Don't use too much of it though - it swells up loads so you don't need much!
  243. P

    Sausages

    The passwords also last for two weeks - if you've got last week's one, that should still work!
  244. P

    Syn Free Chicken Drumsticks?! help! (Panicing!)

    Not sure about the chicken - if you buy and cook them yourself and remove the skin, they're free. The rotiserie style chickens you can buy in the supermarkets often have syns even with the skin removed because the chickens are cooked with a lot of fat. Not all Mullerlights are free - all...
  245. P

    syn values couscous

    Plain cous cous is free - most flavoured ones have a small amount of syns.
  246. P

    morrisons eat smart diet crispbakes

    Not online unfortunately - only the normal ones are there. Can you post the nutritional info?
  247. P

    bread??

    My consultant discussed this at group this week. 57g of wholemeal bread is your healthy extra - if you want to use big slices, she says that's fine as long as you know how much 'extra' you're having and you use your syns. Sounds like the consultants I've had and the one Circes has follow...
  248. P

    syns in brown sauce

    Basic/Non Branded Foods Dressing, Brown sauce 1 level tbsp 1 Syns on Extra Easy Original 1 Syns...
  249. P

    Syns in kidney beans in chilli sauce?

    Did you remember to put in the free food bit (beans)? That often makes quite a difference...
  250. P

    Balsamic vinegar syn free?

    Yep - all vinegars are syn free!
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