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The title makes it look as though it is all about diet drinks, but keep watching and they talk about fat around the waistline and how it can contribute to all sorts of diseases!

I have been doing the extra easy on slimming world which basically gives you a list of free foods, although you are supposed to try and have 1/3 superfree fruit and veg with your meals, and then count anything extra as syns. Just wondered if anybody on here had done that plan and switched over...

I'll kick your butt if you kick mine. I've had about 4 weeks off the plan and managed to put on a couple of pounds. Now making my shopping list and working out menus for next week and aim to go back to class. Watched this video this morning and it is one scary warning about extra fat around...

AOL.co.uk -Video - Diet Soda: More Harm Than Good?

In my weightwatcher days on the core plan, a lady on there published some e-recipe books and we paid here a couple of pounds for each one. Can't remember exactly how I paid - it may have been by paypal and she sent them via email.

Want to make the diet coke chicken, but I only have coke zero. Will it still work? not quite sure what the difference is between diet coke and coke zero.

here is the recipe. 4 scan bran, 2 eggs, 3/4 tbsp sweetener (to taste), 1 sachet belgian choc options, 26g curly wurly bar. Soak the bran in boiling water to soften. Then drain and mash. Beat the eggs and stir into mix along with sweetener and choc options. Chop the curly wurly (this was a...

Made the cake as per recipe on website. You could either microwave or bake it so I decided to bake it. The recipe didn't say what size of cake tin so I used a loaf tin. The mix was like a batter and it didn't rise much during the cooking, so the cake isn't very thick - less than 1 inch. So...

Posted on thread earlier if anybody could recommend any scan bran cake recipes they have tried and tested. Didn't get any replies so I am going to make the scan bran curly wurly cake today and see what it is like. Never had scan bran before. Will post back with tasting results!

Want to make a scan bran cake and have never made one before. Want to bake it in the oven rather than microwave it, but am confused as there are so many different recipes out there. Which one do people recommend - preferably a chocolately one.

Give the fromage frais to me!!! Can' get it in any of my local shops, so have got to go on a few bus trips to find a supermarket that does stock it.

Thanks for the tips- really need something snacky and not too messy as we usually have to grab a bite when we can - for the same reason nothing hot in case it goes cold. Not sure about eggs - can be a bit smelly in more ways than one, lol

I have to do polling clerk duties next week which mean I will be in a polling station all day from 6.30am until gone 10pm. The only food/drink I will have access to is what I take with me. There is a fridge and kettle available. Trying to plan what to take so I have enough food for the day...

Just checked with my consultant and she confirms that on the 777 plan the 7 speed foods are those from the FRUIT AND VEGETABLE list only, so will not include things like chicken.

Just starting doing 777 this week as our consultant told us about it in class yesterday. Think there is a bit of confusion on these boards about the 7 speed foods. She told us 7 speed foods a day (food from the FRUIT AND VEGETABLE LIST), 7 syns a day, and 7 glasses (normal size) a day...

Not sure if this is correct. Wholemeal toast with baked beans - Where is your 1/3 superfree? Pasta with mushrooms, peppers onions and tablespoon xtra light philli and some salad leaves Snack raspberries Chicken curry (made with tinned toms, onions garlic and spinach) rice According to what...

Thanks - can you tell me where the 777 thread is as I can't seem to find it?

Doing 777 this week Been to class today and our consultant recommended trying 777 for a boost in weight loss. Basically stick to normal plan but have 7 speed foods (fruit/veg) 7 syns 7 glasses water (still, flavoured or fizzy but not counting that in tea/coffee), each day.

Has anybody got any low syn or free recipes for salad dressings? Had a look at the ones in the supermarket but they are big bottles which have to be used within 4 weeks - they would last me 6 months, lol, so thought maybe I could make my own.

I've just started and morning classes are my only option. Yes there are toddlers running around and it is quite distracting during the body magic session. I think after a few weeks I will just get weighed and go because it will probably be even worse at half terms/holidays.

I decided to join up for 12 week countdown today - special offer of free membership and 2 free weeks. I thought I would be able to get senior citizen price as I am 61, but at the class they said it was for 65 yr olds and I had to pay full price. However, when I got home and looked on sw...

Hi all, I've decided to try doing sw at home. I used to go to classes and did lose weight, but stopped going because I didn't like the group leader and found that the "body magic" sessions were not for me, so I was just going to get weighed and coming straight out again. Needless to say I have...

Could anybody tell me if the bisto stock melts - beef and chicken are free or do they have a syn value? many thanks.

Sounds nice but notice it has curry powder - it is very hot/spicy, or just a nice mild taste?

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Just bumping this - anybody help please?

Thanks, but need a meat recipe please - hubby will not eat veggy food, very fussy, lol.

Has anybody got a slimming world friendly recipe for lamb moussaka - really fancy this

I asked my consultant when I joined if we could save up syns each day to use up say on a night out, and she said we couldn't. Can't see the harm in it myself though.

Can't find them online. They came from the Lindt chocolate place in Zurich. They are actual filled chocolates in a box. If normal chocolate is 3 syns, then I think allowing 5 syns each would be about right.

Have been bought a box of lindt dark chocolates for my bday. No nv's on the box (they came from switzerland) and they weigh about 11g each - they are good quality with a high cocoa content. How many syns do you think I should allow? I have guestimated at 5 per chocolate.

Here is a picture of my scotch eggs in actifry. Done the same way as the original post. Sausagement wrapped around boiled egg, then dipped in beaten egg and breadcrumbs.

Thanks for that. I was just using the pasta'n' sauce as an example, because somebody had told me that I couldn't use milk from my allowance to cook a rice pudding. Glad to know I can.

Thanks for the recipes Pete - I'm making your chicken chassuer tonight. One question regarding some of your other recipes - you use lazy garlic and ginger. Could you tell me if it would be the same quantities for using fresh garlic/ginger, or is the lazy kind more concentrated.

I thought I had this all worked out, but just need to check if I am doing something wrong. I am on extra easy and having skimmed milk as HEA. I thought you could use it in cooking, but after somebody pointed it out I notice that the book says in drinks or on cereals. If I use it, for example...

yikes, worked out at 12 1/2 syns per pack (serves 2). Just goes to prove that something labelled as low far isn't always low syns.

Thanks for that, I was using the wrong calculator - new to this and a bit confused as there are 3 different ones on the sw website. will go back and try again, lol.

Thanks for the reply, although I am still confused. If dried rice is in the free food list in the online syns calculator why couldn't I use it. Also cannot undertand why I cannot use some of my milk allowance to make up the dessert. I understood we could use our milk in cooking as well as in...

I have just put the info in the online calculator and it says this is free on EE. Not sure if I have done it right and hopefully someone can confirm. It has dried rice in it, so I entered this in the free food section. per 100g is 376kcal, protein 3.1g, carbs 90.3, fat 0.2g. I entered the...

I've just bought some of the sugar free coffee syrups from online, as I can't buy them anywhere near me. I have a cherry one, vanilla one and a creme de menthe one. I have been using them for things like flavouring natural yogurt. They are the Da Vinci ones from the Low Carb Megastore. They...

Not usually very good at making up dishes, but was craving macaroni cheese today and made this up with what was in my cupboards. 5 syns on EE. 50g pasta twists (or macaroni) 1 clove garlic, crushed 6 chestnut button mushrooms, quartered 25g low low mature cheddar spread (2.5 syns) 1/4 tsp...

I used to mix sliced and quartered courgettes with mushrooms, onions, peppers, garlic, fried until a bit softer (or any other veg you fancy) . Then mix with tinned tomatoes, dried herbs and cooked pasta. Put it all in the dish and bake in the oven, topped with cheese and also breadcrumbs if...

- yes it was quite thick as you are cooking it with the lid off. I got it from Petes recipes on the kettlebell forum, think there is a link on here somewhere. Reposted it below if that is ok with you Pete. Pete’s Spaghetti Bolognese SauceIngredients 250g Extra Lean mince beef (ff) 1 Onion...

I used smoked back bacon and cut the fat off. Special offer in Asda, 3 packs of meat for £10.

I've just cooked Petes Spag bol sauce - tastes great and is keeping warm in the slow cooker. Hubby's half is going to be cottage pie because he doesn't like pasta.

I made chocolate porridge this morning, by stirring some philadelphia chocolate into my porridge instead of jam, absolutely delicious.

I made this, but didn't use chilli powder as my hubby doesnt like spicy food. I used a teaspoon of schwartz barbecue seasoning, and added a couple of splashes of worcestershire sauce and some pepper. It was really delicious.

thanks!

Does anybody know the syn value of this - it was the nearest thing I could get to fat free fromage frais. The values for 2 x 15 ml tablespoons are 52 cal, 1.0g protein, 1.5 carb, 4.7 fat. I tried the online calculator but it will only calculate in grams not ml.

I've got some of the agave nectar - it is a natural sweetener as it is made from cactus. It tastes a bit like maple syrup to me. A lot nicer than artificial sweetener. 1 teaspoon is 1/2 syn.

ok, had a good google and it seems that all the best ice cream recipes use cream or full fat milk. Have found this one which I will try and will replace the sugar with splenda. Trouble is if I added fruit I would have to syn it because it would be pureed. Trying to steer clear of artificial...

As I said in my original post - I don't just want frozen yogurt, I want to make something that tastes like ice cream. I have been thinking of making low fat custard into ice cream and see what this is like. Just hoped that somebody on here had a good recipe as I don't want to waste ingredients...

Thanks both, as I said I am making my own home made natural yogurt at the moment, and don't really want to go out and buy yogurt and just make a frozen yogurt. Sorry but can't stand angel delights or any of those option type things - they just taste of chemicals to me. I prefer to use "normal"...

I've made scotch eggs but cooked them in my actifry - take the paddle out first. Used a small amount of olive oil as I don't like the yucky fry sprays.

I would like a recipe to make some tasty ice cream. I don't want to use Muller Yogurts - at the moment I am making my own natural yogurt. Also don't want to use a recipe that uses raw eggs. I have one of those electric ice cream makers where you put the bowl in the freezer overnight and it...

Thanks, thought it was ok but just wanted to check.

I understand on the EE plan you should fill 1/3 of your plate with the superfree foods. The question is does the food have to be on the same plate? I like to have a bowl of fresh fruit before I have my cereal and milk in the morning. I don't want to put the fruit in with the milky cereal. Is...

dang it - forgot to buy the couscous, so going to do the slow cooker sausage and beans instead. How long do you leave it on low for?

Shopping tomorrow - going to make that sausage cassoulet - sounds delicious! thanks Pete.

sorry, tried to post this under the pics section, but didn't work

Hope this post works - scotch egg cooked in actifry. Don't like frylight so I used 1 tsp olive oil for 2 eggs. I weightwatchers sausage for each egg, plus breadcrumbs.

I got them from my local co-op foodstore which used to be somerfields.

Hi Pete, just wanted to say loved your KFC drumsticks. Yesterday I used the breadcrumb mix to make scotch eggs, using 1 weighwatchers sausage for each egg. I cooked mine in my actifry. They were delicious and even my hubby (Mr Fussy Eater) loved them.

Thanks - thought it would be per cake. The fishcakes weight 130g each (which is where the "130g each" comes in), but it did say "twinpack", so I was hoping it meant 7 syns for the whole pack. Couldn't calculate it myself because the only nutritional values were per fishcake 245 cals and 11.3...

Hi, could somebody help my syn this please. Truly Irresistible Cod & Chorizo Sausage Fish Cakes, twin pack, chilled, 130g each = 7 syns. Does this mean 7 syns for each fishcake or 7 syns for the twin pack?

Can anybody tell if me UHT skimmed milk is allowed as a HEA on extra easy, or if not how many syns a carton would be. I can't seem to find it in the lists anywhere. I'm planning to buy some to make my own yogurt with and need to work out whether I can count it as an HEA or if I have to syn it...

Thanks pete, did them in the food processor. Was lovely, only problem is there was a lot of egg left - so omelett or quiche today, lol

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Thanks Pete, your slow cooker beef curry is in the pot at the moment - smells delicious. I took your advice and only used half the cumin and didn't put any chili powder in as I didn't have any. Got some ice cream for my hubby for desert just in case, lol.

If you click on "search this thread" and put in the word tandoori you should be able to find it.

I;ve just bought an electric yogurt maker - the lakeland one that makes up a bulk container - not the individual glass jars. The only recipe that came with it was to make just plain yogurt. Does anyone have any recipes for flavoured yogurts? many thanks

I've just put some in the fridge. Only had yeo valley fat free yogurt so used that. Put a couple of cloves of garlic, salt, pepper and a couple of teaspoons of dried herbs (haven't got any fresh). Will let you know how it turns out. Has this been checked out with slimming world as being...

Thanks for all these lovely recipes Pete, you have certainly inspired me, and I am going to try several of them and hope my husband likes them as he's a very fussy eater, lol. Not too sure about the curry recipes - how hot are they? Don't really like really hot spicy ones, prefer something...

Thanks - will try Tesco. Our Asda store isn't that big but that is where I normally shop.

Thanks for the reply about the aromat - unfortunately don't have a sainsbury anywhere near me - just tesco, asda, lidl and morrisons.

Love your recipes - can anyone tell me where i can get the knorr aromat from? Our Asda doesn't have it and I also tried Morrisons.

Thanks for your answers. Nice to know I can save some up if needed.

Hi everyone, started doing SW from home as I still have the books from when I joined a class. More used to doing weightwatchers though, and just wondered do you have to use your syns every day, or can you carry them forward - say have no syns for 5 days, then 25 on day 6, similar to...

Hello all, just started doing SW from home. In the past I have done weightwatchers, but got fed up with working out points all the time. I did join a slimming world club, but didn't like the way classes were run - not enough class time spent in informing you in health eating etc, instead you...

I am new to slimming world and was trying out the syns calculator to see how it worked - that is why I tried it!

I am totally confused as to the sin value of this product. When I checked under the manufacturer's information in syns online, it said 1 syn per 100g of made up product. 1/2 packet cooked is 189g , so this should make it 2 syns. However, I tried putting in all the nutritional info and it is...

Going back to my original post I have now managed to find Quark in my local Tesco's but still cannot find any fat free fromage frais. So frustrating as a lot of the recipes I wanted to try out use it. Not sure if the post about shopping online was meant for me, but I am not going to shop...

Feeling a bit frustrated today. Started Slimming World on Monday and tried to stick to the plan, using what food I had in the house as I do my weekly shop on a Saturday morning. Went off armed with a shopping list to Asda this morning - no quark, no fromage frais and no Asda good for you...

Thanks, but think I'll just use oil and syn it. Tried frylight before and thought it was horrible stuff full of chemicals.

Hi all, just started on Slimming World and notice a lot of recipes use fry light. I don't have any of this, but I do have one of those mister sprays where you put the oil in yourself and it delivers a fine mist spray of oil. Would this be ok in place of fry light?

Lost 2lb this week.

Hi, I lost 5lb the first week on FAF, but sts the second week.

Thanks for the information. We don't have a morrisons and our Asda store isn't one of the bigger ones so there are a lot of things they don't stock. I'm on FAF at the moment so when that finishes I think I will go with the full fat version as a daily treat, as I remember trying some low fat...

Does anybody know where I can get this from. I've seen a couple of recipes in the magazine that use this and can't find it in my Tesco, Asda or Somerfield stores.

My first week doing it at home/online and I have lost 5lbs. I was amazed. I have struggled with my weight for years and joined ww and gave up a number of times. The most I ever lost with them was 3lb in one week. I am really loving all the nice breakfasts - I've had something different...

Can I join please. My first week's weigh in is tomorrow. I would like to aim for 7lb which equals 1 1/2lb week (after tomorrow) as I have a wedding at end of May.

I don't go to class as I don't have one near me so ordered an "at home" pack. However, I received an offer via email from the Rosemary Conley online club as I had subscribed to their newsletter. The offer was 9.99 a month for online plus the pots and pedometer.

Thanks for that - used to looking at saturated fat when working out weight watchers points.

Hi, I've just joined and only got the magazine to go by as I am waiting for my "at home" pack. I note that we are only supposed to eat foods with less than 5% fat. Is this the total fat or the saturated fat? many thanks

Unfortunately my nearest class is a 45 minute car drive away and a notorious road for breakdowns and accidents so I avoid it like the plague. I too tried slimming world and liked the green days best, but too much emphasis on quorn sausages and mince and I can't stand the stuff. I'd rather have...

I had the same problem a couple of years ago. went to the doctors and he said I wasn't drinking enough.

Hello. New to Rosemary Conley, just sent off for the "at home" package today as they don't have classes where I live. I have tried weightwatchers on/off for years, but just fed up with working out points values so trying something different.