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  1. chocolateworm

    Aldi crispbread

    I'm fairly sure that this was a mistake and it's actually only 3 like ryvitas, but I'm not a member so can't double check online..
  2. chocolateworm

    apples

    Cooked fruit is quite low in syns though, and you can use some cooked fruits as a hxb :)
  3. chocolateworm

    Unthoughtful people!

    It a bit old so some of them might not be there any more but its worth a try!
  4. chocolateworm

    Unthoughtful people!

    Check out this post on money saving expert, if you scroll down a bit it has the email addresses for important people in Thomas Cook, they might be able to help? :) http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=3477573
  5. chocolateworm

    Hex's

    You can have as much superfree (fruit and most veg) and meat as you want, and pasta/potatoes should be hxb or synned. Theres no 1/3 rulenon red but its advised that 1/3 of your plate is still superfree (fruit and most veg)
  6. chocolateworm

    Healthy extra A on a green day?

    The healthy extras for extra easy apply to all plans. You can have 2 hxas on green ( so yes, you can have milk and cheese if you want). For hxb you can have any of the extra easy ones (theyre normally on an orange page). Red and green plans have their own additional healthy extras -...
  7. chocolateworm

    San Pellegrino lemon water

    Do you have one with you? It's one syn for 20 calories, if its sugar free its probably free
  8. chocolateworm

    FILLING STATION american diner

    Hahaha sorry not paying enough atrention!
  9. chocolateworm

    homemade shepherds pie

    You're *supposed* to leave the skin on gor a red hx potato, so unless you mash it with the skin its technically not allowed, you could put slices ontop insted and leave the skin on?
  10. chocolateworm

    Syns in ready made sandwich

    Its about 14 syns, you can -6 syns ONLY if the bread was wholemeal, which it rarely is (brown/oatmeal/seeded etc doesnt count) Store bought sandwiches are best avoided!
  11. chocolateworm

    Banana in a smoothie!!!!,

    If you puree/blend/cook/juice any fruit it's synned i'm afriad!
  12. chocolateworm

    FILLING STATION american diner

    Edit: got the wrong place- sorry!
  13. chocolateworm

    Pasta sauce as HEX

    I would, as long as theres enough pasta in it to count as a full hxb
  14. chocolateworm

    First night out since joining

    A single vodka is 2.5 syns so ifnyou had singles instead of doubles you can have quite a few drinks. If the squash is sugar free it will be free, but if not then its better to go for a diet coke if you like it, not sure on the syns otherwise
  15. chocolateworm

    Which meal would you choose??

    A jacket would be much better than mash, and the pineapple might have to be synned cause its cooked? Not sure though
  16. chocolateworm

    McDonalds crosscuts

    Would love to help but I have no idea what you mean by crosscuts?!
  17. chocolateworm

    Syn Free Chips - Help!

    If you're just eating because you feel like it, and not because your hungry, then that isnt followong the rules - you're supposed to stop when youre full. If you're hungry when you eat all these chips then I guess its ok, but try and mix it up a bit, maybe carrott sticks or parsnips, seeet...
  18. chocolateworm

    sw chips on red days.

    You don't have to on a green day but it does make them much healthier :)
  19. chocolateworm

    Fry Light Help

    SW class frylite as free so the 1 in 20 rule doesnt count, you can have as much as you want. Other spray oils are synned though
  20. chocolateworm

    gutted about super noodles

    I'm not sure thats totally true, i know the noodles do have oil but the super saucy noodles are half the syns, and seem to use the same noodles? That suggests to me that the normal flavourings contain fat too, but obvioulsly i might be wrong
  21. chocolateworm

    Cholula hot sauce

    Tabasco is tobasco,(peppers) vinegar and salt, the same as grizzly man said was in cholula, so I would presume it was free like tobasco, but yeah, unless youre eating bottles of it it wouldnt really matter anywat
  22. chocolateworm

    Table Table

    There are a lot of threads about Nandos, have a look around :)
  23. chocolateworm

    who's right ? hexa & hexb

    On red or green you get 1 or 2 hxa and 2 hxb, basically meaning you should have 2 Bs but you can choose if you want 1 or 2 As. As for your second question, if you mean can you have, for example, 2 hxbs of chicken on a green day, yes you can. On green you could even have 4 hxs of cheese! (2a and...
  24. chocolateworm

    Sandwiches on Red Day using HE B?

    Ready made sanwiched don't have a free food allowance so its ALL synned. If its wholemeal bread you can deduct 6 syns but thats rare. If you want a low syn sandwich you have to make your own unfortunatly!
  25. chocolateworm

    syns in ww pita bread

    If you check the packet, it will be 1 syn for 20 calories, as there is no free food allowance :)
  26. chocolateworm

    Pub measure of vodka

    Some pubs in england use 35ml, but its quite uncommon
  27. chocolateworm

    Syn on extra easy day

    Hi! You can have between 5 and 15- totally up to you but I would start with 10-15 and then reduce them if you feel you need to. You should have 5 absolute minimum. No added sugar squash is free so you can drink as much as you want- it doesnt cone out of your syns. In the main forum there are...
  28. chocolateworm

    Asda Meat Free Range!

    Ah ok it just took me to a list of all of them, i think you were looking at the normal ones, the ones i mean are southern fried
  29. chocolateworm

    Asda Meat Free Range!

    When I Just looked they were the same as what i've put?! The top ingredient is vegetable protein but it doea say that thats soya and wheat so that might make a difference. Thanks for checking :)
  30. chocolateworm

    Asda Meat Free Range!

    Can someone check the meat free southern fried chicken style fillets for me in case its changed? Values- Per 100g Cals: 312 Protein: 18.6 Carbs: 14.4 Fat : 19.4 110g per portion Thanks :)
  31. chocolateworm

    Syn value for food, help please

    Ah, i thought as it was "shop bought" it wouldnt have an allowance, never mind!
  32. chocolateworm

    Syn value for food, help please

    A subway would be 1 syn for 20 cals as there is no free food allowance, check the website for calories. If you made it yourself it would be much better- you would just have to syn the bread/butter etc and the filling depending on what day your doing. You can use the bread as a hx but the...
  33. chocolateworm

    Unthoughtful people!

    I agree, my OH always gets the same as me, he doesnt get asked - just eats what I put in front of him!
  34. chocolateworm

    Mug Shots?

    Cheese and ham? Are they new?! Not seen them before
  35. chocolateworm

    Pizza Hut buffet

    Theyre around 160-330 calories per slice, as theres no free food allowance it would be 1 syn for 20 cals, so between 8 and 16 syns per slice, check pizza hur website for the nutritional values of specific items
  36. chocolateworm

    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    Check out freecycle/gumtree for 2nd hand ones
  37. chocolateworm

    Upper Crust

    I guess she meant she had milk on it?
  38. chocolateworm

    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    Sorry, steak (nothing that exciting!)
  39. chocolateworm

    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    If anyone is in the north west and has a Gabbots butcher near them (theres one in Manchester Arndale) theyve got 2lbs of extra lean mince for a fiver. Not sure how "extra lean" it is, but hardly anything came off when i cooked it :)
  40. chocolateworm

    Upper Crust

    You could knock a few off if you want to use the cheese for your hxa?
  41. chocolateworm

    Upper Crust

    Ok, ive found on online 560cals for cheese and ham, i don't think you get a free food allowance as its bought, so 1 syn for 20 cals = 28 syns
  42. chocolateworm

    Onken now has Syns :((((

    Check the pot, it might still be an old one
  43. chocolateworm

    Meringue Nests

    Depends how big they are, as they have no free fool allowance they are 1syn for 20 cals. As the other poster said they are quite low, the mini ones i get from aldi are 1syn each
  44. chocolateworm

    Onken now has Syns :((((

    Oh no! I hate mullers :(
  45. chocolateworm

    Unthoughtful people!

    My OH will happily wash up, he takes the bins out and washes cloths, but has yet to learn the meaning of 'tidy' and is no where near knowing how to make the flat 'clean' , but i know im in no position to complain! (im not exactly a saint either..)
  46. chocolateworm

    Various cereals...

    They atent a hx, so 1 syn for 20 calories
  47. chocolateworm

    Cous cous?

    I normally have it with some cooked chicken and salad
  48. chocolateworm

    Nando's (sorry to start a new thread)

    From what i understand, chicken is a couple of syns for the marinade if you remove the akin, i think rice is 2.5, and corn is free if theres no buter
  49. chocolateworm

    Various cereals...

    Holland and barret sell it i think, you can buy it online too
  50. chocolateworm

    Various cereals...

    Yes they are hxs, i think she was saying that if you want to syn them, or if theres a cereal thats not included, it would be 1 syns for 20 cals. You don't HAVE to eat the ryvita, no one can force you! But it is reccomended so that you get a healthy amount of fibre.
  51. chocolateworm

    Steak

    You would need to add a few syns for any oil they used in cooking, but apart from that and assuming theres no/little fat, it would be free :) garlic butter and peppercorn sauce isnt though (damn!)
  52. chocolateworm

    Aldi cous cous.

    From what i remember 100g cooked is about half the packet, but dont hold me to it..
  53. chocolateworm

    Freaky Food Combinations!

    Haha i used to like chocolate (buttons) and hulahoops... Not salt and vinegar though!
  54. chocolateworm

    Counting syns???

    Yes i do two pans too, otherwise im naughty and give myself more of the good bits (shhhh dont tell my OH...)
  55. chocolateworm

    let myself down :(

    Think about how much you would have drank/eaten if you weren't on sw. Would it have been the same/more? I'm guessing it would, so don't worry! No one is perfect, its just a couple if days, carry on as normal :)
  56. chocolateworm

    confused about syns at nando's

    On the website there was an article about Nandos, it said if you remove the skin its just a couple of syns for the marinade :)
  57. chocolateworm

    Superfree problem

    The 1/3 superfree is to stop you eating as much free food during your meal, naturally limiting carbs/meat and therefor calories. Eating fruit afterwards wouldnt help with this, although some people do it. If you insist, eat it before the meal not after. I don't really like veg either, so i do...
  58. chocolateworm

    Help, what's gone wrong?

    Maybe if green and red worked last time you could try doing those a few days a week? Shake things up a bit!
  59. chocolateworm

    Unthoughtful people!

    I remember working in virgin once, someone came in wanting to buy a cd by an artist he'd heard on terry wogan or something, he didn't know who or what the song was but he knew it had "crazy" in the title. We suggested he look on the website at the playlist to find out, as he was being a little...
  60. chocolateworm

    Ko-lee go noodles

    Be careful where its says 100g cooked - thats not actually very much!
  61. chocolateworm

    Really craving! How many syns in a ww garlic and herb ciabatta?!

    If youve got the packet it will be 1 syn for 20 cals
  62. chocolateworm

    Need Help on how much you can eat lol

    If you have problems with portion sizes, make the amount you normally would do and put half on your plate, eat it and wait 5-10 mins. If youre still hungry, have a bit more and then wait another 5mins. When youre full, pop the rest in the fridge for lunch the next day
  63. chocolateworm

    Pizza hut pizzetta

    You could take some syns off for cheese i guess if you knew how much was on there and what type, but i think that would be hard to do and you could end up minusing more than you should. You cant minus syns for tomatoes veg and chicken, as pizza has no free food allowence
  64. chocolateworm

    Syn value help please

    I use it with sweetner and vanilla on fruit
  65. chocolateworm

    The Truth about Toilet Roll holders!

    I am totally bottom left, very lazy.. (and not male!)
  66. chocolateworm

    HE-a and HE-b double dose ??

    I sometimes have 1 1/2 hxs of chicken on green when i have a roast, but i don't do that often so cant comment on losses.. I think if you did it everyday your body would get too used to it - need to shake things up a bit :)
  67. chocolateworm

    Syns - why are some free and others not!?

    I agree, its not all about losing weight, its about being healthy, and a yougurt has much more goodness in it than jelly, even if there are more calories
  68. chocolateworm

    Can anybody calculate the syns online for me please?

    You could if you wanted to, but it's not part of the plan! There are lots little tweaks you can do to not follow the rules, but ultimatly if you choose to do this (and i'm not saying i don't!) you have to accept that you might no lose weight as quickly
  69. chocolateworm

    Can anybody calculate the syns online for me please?

    If it was shop bought theres no free food allowance, so 1 syn for 20 cals, you can deduct syns if it was wholemeal as a healthy extra, but its quite uncommon to find wholemeal bread in ready made sandwiches so double check!
  70. chocolateworm

    poatoes

    You can have any potato - skin or no skinon green, and the same if you syn them on red, but for the healthy extra on red they need their skins :)
  71. chocolateworm

    How would I syn ???

    Depends how you make it! If you made it with free things like stock, tomatoes, herbs etc it would be free, if you used anything with suns you would have to divide it between the amount of portions. Check the recipe section for lots of ideas!
  72. chocolateworm

    Savoury Rice

    Oh, and i think youre suppsed to put the veg on the bottom and meat on top - check the recipes section for lots of ideas :)
  73. chocolateworm

    Savoury Rice

    Pretty much yeah! Doesnt have to be gravy, you can use stock, herbs, tomatoes or packet mixes. It doesnt thicken as well as in the oven so make sure its not too runny before you put it in or it'll be watery :)
  74. chocolateworm

    Pizza hut pizzetta

    It works for anything that has no free food allowence (such as meat, pasta, rice etc) so it works on pizza, shop bought sandwiches, snacks and sweets, but not, for example, a pot noodle, as that contains noodles. Hope that helps
  75. chocolateworm

    Implanon implant

    Getting it out can be hard depending on how well it was inserted, and how much you mess with it (DONT mess with it!!!) The majority come out easily though :)
  76. chocolateworm

    Implanon implant

    Hormones like the ones in the implant/pill can make you more hungry- it's what you choose to eat that makes you put the weight on! Also with periods, everyone is different and theres no way of knowing if you'll have regular/irregular/no periods until you try it for yourself
  77. chocolateworm

    New Starter in need of advice :(

    I think sugar free jelly has syns (very few, but watch out!)
  78. chocolateworm

    HEA but don't like dairy?

    You could use milk and a couple of syns for hot chocolate, i use cream cheese with vanilla and sweetener mixed in instead of cream on strawberries, or you could mix it with options for different flavours?
  79. chocolateworm

    Cupboard synning list

    I went through a phase once of writing on all the packets! I do have a little notebook with them all in though
  80. chocolateworm

    Home and bargain noodles

    Supernoodle style things sre normally fairly high (6-10), low fat supernoodles are free :)
  81. chocolateworm

    dried noodles

    Sometimes sw put the syns as per 100g cooked, which isnt a full packet, maybe this is why they seem to have changed so much?
  82. chocolateworm

    Porridge & bread !!!

    They are both healthy extras and on EE you can only have one hx a day, so you would have to syn one. If you do green or red, you can have 2 :)
  83. chocolateworm

    Do you spend more on SW?

    I spend more on my actal shops, but i spend less in general- when not on plan i'm always not taking lunch to work and going out to buy some food, costin £2-5 depending on what i get.. It all adds up!
  84. chocolateworm

    Help please:)

    Syns can be so easy to sneak in, a bit of oil when cooking, pesto, cheese, gravy, a spoon of cream in sauces or currys, some hoummus as a snack, thats what i use mine for a lot of the time- i do use them on sweet things but i miss these savory things more!
  85. chocolateworm

    is this ok for EE im a bit confused!!

    Personally i do green and have MASSIVE portions of carbs and still lose- it just depends what works for you :)
  86. chocolateworm

    EE Question

    I'm pretty sure they are superfree.. But not superspeed? Don't have the book to check.. Edit: someone hot there before me :)
  87. chocolateworm

    Stuck on syn values!

    You're not supposed to alternate red and green meals in one day (if thats what you meant) you should pick one and stick to it all day. If you want to mix them thats a whole different plan (mix to max i think?) you would need to search to find out about it though :)
  88. chocolateworm

    instant dried noodles - confused! Newbie

    The instant noodles have oil in them (normal dried ones generally don't) and the flavour sachets are packed full of syns Some people count them as free without the flavouring, technically theyre not but thats up to you. Low fat supernoodles are free :)
  89. chocolateworm

    Healthy Extra on EE days?

    You can only have the healthy extras on the orange page, the nuts etc are just for green to make up for the nutrients lost on not having meat
  90. chocolateworm

    Marcus v Little Mix

    It's not actally his song.. It was originally by nine inch nails! Her version is bloody awful though
  91. chocolateworm

    chicken super noodles - very confused!

    Its 3.5 for 100g cooked - not the whole packet :)
  92. chocolateworm

    slimming world and depo

    Normally you have the injection every 12 weeks, the minimum is normally 10 (reccomemded if you have probs with bleeding) the maximum is 14 :)
  93. chocolateworm

    free snack food / low syns

    I saw it too, you're not alone!
  94. chocolateworm

    Syn values

    Thats just for foods without a free food allowance though, like crisps and cakes - not for anything with a free food on it like pasta!
  95. chocolateworm

    Pasta 'n' Sauce

    I just use water to replace the milk (the same quantity). I think the butter os only there for flavour so dont worry about that!
  96. chocolateworm

    Batchelors Super Noodles

    I think the directory gives the value for 100g cooked, which is no where near the full pack
  97. chocolateworm

    Super Noodles

    The super saucy ones are a bit lower at around 5 syns, and theres more flavours :)
  98. chocolateworm

    The contraceptive pill

    I work in sexual health and the consensus is that that pill win't make you gain weight, but it can make you feel more hungry - how you deal with that is on you! But yes the changes to your body could cause water retention
  99. chocolateworm

    syn value of chorizo

    2.5 on ee or red, 4 on green for 28g, but ive never seen chorizo in patatas bravas so you could do it without?
  100. chocolateworm

    syns

    3.5 for a tablespoon, 1 for a teaspoon
  101. chocolateworm

    When you go to a coffee shop, Costa, Starbucks etc..

    http://globalassets.starbucks.com/assets/beverage-nutritional-information-holiday.pdf The nutritional values are here, its 1 syn for 20 cals :)
  102. chocolateworm

    Syn values

    If you post the brand someone can try any look it up online, otherwise you would need the nutritional info & portion size and use the online calculator to work it out - theres no other way :)
  103. chocolateworm

    Cherry Beer

    Google says theres 222 calories in kriek (dont know how accurate that is or for how much!) but that would be 11 syns. Sam adams cherry wheat is 166, so 8.3 syns
  104. chocolateworm

    Help, help help!!!

    Unfortnatly if the values given are for 100g then i think the 12.5 syns is for 100g. It would be much more for a whole baguette - over 25 syns
  105. chocolateworm

    Schwartz Hollandaise Sauce mix - 1% fat milk

    I'm not sure about 1% milk but if you still have the bottle, check the nutritinal value and it would be 1 syn for 20 cals, or if you have milk as a hxa you could take it out of that? Then add it all up and divide by 5. My OH is amazing at maths so i alwats get him solve all these riddles for me!!
  106. chocolateworm

    HEB Pitta Bread

    The quantities could be different, and different brands of flour could have different fibre content. If the nutritional info and ingredients are exactly the same then theres a good chance theyre ok, but i really would call to check first
  107. chocolateworm

    SYNS Online - advice

    Mini_mog is right, SW don't allow a free food allowance for pre made soup ( i guess you put tomatoes when putting it in the calculator, which you cant do with soup) so its 1 syn for 20 cals. If you made the soup yourself, assuming you only used free foods, it would be free. Check the recipe...
  108. chocolateworm

    sausages on a green day

    Unless you use meat as a healthy extra ( which you can't for sausages) all meat is synned as 1 syn for 20 cals. I quite often use syns for the ww sausages as i loove sausage pasta :)
  109. chocolateworm

    Swartz chilli con carne

    Yes it will be fine, but sauces like that don't thicken in a slow cooker so don't put as much water in as normal
  110. chocolateworm

    Bernard matthews turkey ham? pls help

    Aww you beat me to it!
  111. chocolateworm

    Bernard matthews turkey ham? pls help

    Honey Roast Wafer Thin Turkey Ham, chilled, 100g 1 1 5½ Wafer Thin Turkey Ham, 95% Fat Free, chilled, 100g 1 1. 5
  112. chocolateworm

    HEX BREAD

    As far as i know the only white bread is the nimble one, which i have never managed to find!
  113. chocolateworm

    Bannana's and custard

    This one? http://www.slimmingworld.com/recipes/baked-apple.aspx It does say add 6 syns if not using it as a hx
  114. chocolateworm

    Couscous and feta

    Hiya, not sure about the cous cous but reduced fat feta is 57g as Hxb on green
  115. chocolateworm

    Bannana's and custard

    Its only free if you're using it as a healthy extra, otherwise its 6 syns
  116. chocolateworm

    Pizza hut pizzetta

    I don't think pizza has a free food allowence so it would be 1 syn for 20 calories, making it 23 syns
  117. chocolateworm

    Slim a soup ??

    Because pasta is a free food and will fill you up and keep you full.. Powdered soups (im guessing thats what they are) don't contain any free foods and are unlikely to fill you up
  118. chocolateworm

    Batchelors sweet & sour supernoodles confusion

    Thats for 100g cooked, which isn't a full pack
  119. chocolateworm

    roasted new potatos

    Its 198g new pots, don't know about cooked weight but if you weigh some and put a cross on them with a knife you'll know which ones are yours ehen they're done
  120. chocolateworm

    super noodles

    The low fat ones (theres only a few flavours) are free
  121. chocolateworm

    super noodles

    Super Noodles, Mild Mexican Chilli, made up as directed, 100g pack 10 26½ 10 Super Noodles, Southern Fried Chicken, made up as directed, 100g pack 10 26½ 10 Super Saucy Noodles, Beef with BBQ Sauce, dried, 105g pack 5 21½ 5 Super Saucy Noodles, Chicken with Tomato & Herb Sauce, dried, 105g pack...
  122. chocolateworm

    super noodles

    Super Noodles, Bacon, made up as directed, 100g pack 9½ 26½ 9½ Super Noodles, Barbecue Beef, made up as directed, 100g pack 10 26½ 10 Super Noodles, Chicken, made up as directed, 100g pack 10 26½ 10 Super Noodles, Chinese Chow Mein, made up as directed, 100g pack 10 26½ 10 Super Noodles, Mild...
  123. chocolateworm

    Bacon on green day

    You can use 85g (raw weight) as a hx too
  124. chocolateworm

    Beefeater

    They have added 5 syns as the steak was probably cooked using oil/fat :)
  125. chocolateworm

    Nandos peri peri sauce

    Did you put it in the syns calculator or the snackulator? If theres no free food (which there isn't in this case) you need to use the snack one which works out as 1syn for 20 calories. What are the calories on the bottle?
  126. chocolateworm

    Heinz squeeze and stir soups

    Ah, must be for 100g made up, got a bit excited there!
  127. chocolateworm

    Heinz squeeze and stir soups

    Its 58 calories for 100g, and the packets are70g, so i think that works out as 2 syns each :)
  128. chocolateworm

    Healthy extras all cheesey?

    Yep i think so - i wouldnt reccomend doi g it every day though cause sw reccomends variety
  129. chocolateworm

    Syns online vs. Syns calculator

    I would go with the calculator, syns online often has the wrong ingerdients/portion size and goes out of date quickly, the calc should be accurate if you do it correctly :)
  130. chocolateworm

    Food you didnt like but then.....

    For those who hate tomatoes try passata, its sieved tomato no no squidy bits! ( more expensive though..)
  131. chocolateworm

    help! am I right?

    Its 16.5 for 100g :)
  132. chocolateworm

    Extra Easy Can I really lose weight eating that???

    As long as you eat until your full and don't eat more than that then it will work :)
  133. chocolateworm

    Fish on Green

    But surely thats fresh tuna as opposed to tinned rather than raw weight opposed to cooked? Doesn't really matter, i'll weigh it raw :)
  134. chocolateworm

    Tinned fruit

    Yup, fresh and frozen are free, tinned, dried, cooked or blended are synned
  135. chocolateworm

    Tinned fruit

    For example, 100g fruit salad in juice - 2.5
  136. chocolateworm

    Tinned fruit

    No, sorry it's synned
  137. chocolateworm

    Fish on Green

    Thanks, I want some fresh tuna tomorrow, looks like i'll have to do it raw but it seems like such a small amount!
  138. chocolateworm

    Fish on Green

    Hi, Does anyone know if the weight for fish as healthy extras is raw or cooked? It specifies for meat but not fish... surely there must be a difference, like with meat?
  139. chocolateworm

    Ice Cream

    I use low fat cream cheese with vanilla and sweetener wuth strawberry and meringues :)
  140. chocolateworm

    ahhhhh popcorn I loathe you

    I used to work in a cinema and i'm sure I once saw that a large sweet popcorn was 1000cals :( the have lists behind the desk with nutritional info and and allergy info so if you need to know they *should* be able to tell you
  141. chocolateworm

    Low fat margarine/spread

    You can go from the calories which might be easier, as there is no free food its 1 syn for every 20 calories
  142. chocolateworm

    Extra Easy OMG MY MOUTH IS ON FIRE

    The normal chicken ones ARENT 3 SYNS! they are mych more, around 10. Its 3ish syns for 100g cooked, which isnt a whole pack, i made that mistake once and I don't want others to!
  143. chocolateworm

    Boost cake bars?

    Sometimes it can be different on syns online because its a different pack size or recipe, but the calculator slways uses 1 for 20
  144. chocolateworm

    Addiction to ben and jerrys!

    Aldi do mini magnum and solero type things that are only a few syns and theyre yummy!
  145. chocolateworm

    Sainsburys basics burgers

    I've tried to work it out from the calues on my supermarket and using beef as a free food they are 3.5 on red/ee or 5.5 on green
  146. chocolateworm

    Northern catch pollock pesto parcels

    No problem, they sound really nice!
  147. chocolateworm

    Can someone work this out for me?

    5 syns, 1 per 20 cals
  148. chocolateworm

    Northern catch pollock pesto parcels

    Sorry that didnt come out properly, 8 on ee and red, 10 green
  149. chocolateworm

    Northern catch pollock pesto parcels

    Aldi Stores, Northern Catch Crispy Fish Parcels, Pollock with Red Pesto in Breadcrumbs, 4 pack, frozen, 75g each 8 8 10
  150. chocolateworm

    Slimming world chips ?

    From the SW website Potatoes, baked, flesh & skin, weighed cooked, 100g Free 7 Free Potatoes, baked, skin & thin layer of flesh, weighed cooked, 100g Free 7½ Free
  151. chocolateworm

    Slimming world chips ?

    I think that if it says baked it means cooked, otherwise it would say raw, i also don't think you need the skin if youre synning them rather than hx
  152. chocolateworm

    Super Noodles...Sorry

    Im not sure, the low fat noodles have different ingredients than the synned ones, (no oil), but normal free noodles have oil in them..
  153. chocolateworm

    Super Noodles...Sorry

    Super Noodles, Mild Mexican Chilli, made up as directed, 100g pack 10 26½ 10 Super Noodles, Southern Fried Chicken, made up as directed, 100g pack 10 26½ 10 Super Saucy Noodles, Beef with BBQ Sauce, dried, 105g pack 5 21½ 5 Super Saucy Noodles, Chicken with Tomato & Herb Sauce, dried, 105g pack...
  154. chocolateworm

    Super Noodles...Sorry

    Super Noodles, Bacon, made up as directed, 100g pack 9½ 26½ 9½ Super Noodles, Barbecue Beef, made up as directed, 100g pack 10 26½ 10 Super Noodles, Chicken, made up as directed, 100g pack 10 26½ 10 Super Noodles, Chinese Chow Mein, made up as directed, 100g pack 10 26½ 10 Super Noodles, Mild...
  155. chocolateworm

    Super Noodles...Sorry

    They aren't that low, they are all around 10.the low values like 3.5 is for 100g cooked
  156. chocolateworm

    HEx used over more than one meal?

    I do this sometimes. I use half a hx i then have half of something else and do the same the next day, so i never have more than the daily allowence. For instance, i do green so i would have half a hxb of tuna and an alpen light, then the same the next day, and my second hxb of something else...
  157. chocolateworm

    Super Noodles...Have they changed?

    I don't think they changed, i think it used to say 3.5 was for 100g cooked or something like that, which isn't very much, but people didn't pay attention/realise so they've changed to syn value to the whole pack.
  158. chocolateworm

    HELP - Eating out on red days - curry!

    2 syns for 28g of boiled rice, not sure about how much that qould be tsblespoon wise!
  159. chocolateworm

    cooperative wholemeal pitta

    Yep its only co-op or asda wholemeal ones that count, no weight that i'm aware of, you can just have 1
  160. chocolateworm

    0.5 syn noodles

    It applies to things that aren't free on that day, so noodles on a red day or cicken on a green.
  161. chocolateworm

    first week, so far no syns, help

    Totally agree with the above, syns dont need to be chocolate & crisps, could be bread, hoummus, pesto, gravy.. Thats what i use mine on!
  162. chocolateworm

    dyou use them and what on?

    You really need to use them, you need fat & sugar etc as part of a balanced diet, and are more likely to fail if you dont have them. You should have *at least* 5 a day, up to 15.
  163. chocolateworm

    Syns in Salt

    As far as i'm aware flavourings like salt and pepper and spices are free :)
  164. chocolateworm

    Help need syn value for happy snax

    Thats what I thought, under 5g even
  165. chocolateworm

    Help need syn value for happy snax

    Is that all?! How many grams is the bag?!
  166. chocolateworm

    Morrisons Eat Smart Chicken Tikka Masala cooking sauce

    Im not sure, but if you check the calories on the jar it will be 1 syn for every 20 calories as there is no free food
  167. chocolateworm

    Milk Help Please xx

    Skimmed milk is 1/2 syn per 3 tbsps so you could use you hxa on cereal and syn the milk for tea, it wouldnt be many syns
  168. chocolateworm

    Harvester - Please help

    Rubbing oil on the skin is a very common thing to do to make them crispy, even delia does it http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/party-food/accompaniment/jacket-potatoes.html
  169. chocolateworm

    Super noodles

    Yup, if you check the ingredients in most instant noodles they contain oil, but the low fat ones don't
  170. chocolateworm

    Super noodles

    Theres supposed to be a Thai sweet chili but i've never seen it
  171. chocolateworm

    Super noodles

    The low fat ones are, the normal ones are high, around 10 syns
  172. chocolateworm

    Low fat Ice Cream

    The full size twisters are 4 :)
  173. chocolateworm

    Slush Mug

    Sugar naturally occurs in milk :)
  174. chocolateworm

    heinz low fat mayo

    Low fat is 2 per tbsp, extra light is 1 per tbsp
  175. chocolateworm

    sausage and paste

    5 1/5 on red/ee, 7 1/5 green
  176. chocolateworm

    Biggest waste of syns?

    When ate a pack of normal supernoodles then realised they were 10 syns! Ruined my day :(
  177. chocolateworm

    What's the best place to eat out when you are on SW

    I don't know where you're staying but there isnt a harvister in Manchester - at least not in the centre
  178. chocolateworm

    What was number 1 the day you were born?

    Mine is the same :)
  179. chocolateworm

    Fromage frais

    I think its only synned if its flavoured :)
  180. chocolateworm

    Popcorn?

    Cinemas normally have scales for pick n mix, im sure they wouldnt mind weighing a bit out for you! (or if you can reach them you could do it sneakly)
  181. chocolateworm

    Yogurts that are NOT fat free

    I mean less syns!!! Not calories, if you search you'll probably find the syns for it on here
  182. chocolateworm

    Yogurts that are NOT fat free

    No, if a yogurt isn't free its still less calories than 1/20, for instance sausages on a red/ee day have a syn value lower than on green
  183. chocolateworm

    Sausages

    The 6 pack is 1 each, they now do a pack of 8 which must be slightly different was they work out at 1/2
  184. chocolateworm

    Couple of items from today - help please

    Yep theyre still free, or you can use some frylight :)
  185. chocolateworm

    Saturday weigh in

    Well done everyone!!! -3lb this week! I think it was actually 2.5 but the wii weighs in a funny way and rounds up and down all the time, i'm not complaining :D
  186. chocolateworm

    Quick red day meals

    Pretty high i'm afraid.. Pasta Snack, Cheese 'n' Ham, dried, 66g sachet 13 Pasta Snack, Chicken 'n' Mushroom, dried, 66g sachet...
  187. chocolateworm

    smartprice noodles

    remember that's 100g cooked, which isn't a full pack. The syns calculator suggests they are 5.5 for a full pack (if i've worked it out right!) on green/ee
  188. chocolateworm

    Help

    You don't have to do this on green/red days, as you are limited to carbs/meat etc. It is reccomended so that you have a healthy balanced diet, but it's not part of the plan as it is on EE.
  189. chocolateworm

    Healthy extra b - ryvita

    It's the same with stewed apple i believe :)
  190. chocolateworm

    Slimming World Online

    Me too, i've never bern to a class but i can't see myself enjoying it at all. Plus I'd have to pay £4 on the tram to get to the only meeting I can attend so it's much cheaper gor me online. Only think i would like to go to class for are these hifi bars -i'm intregued!
  191. chocolateworm

    Restarting -Online v's Class

    I don't think you get any 'holiday', i've never seen it mentioned, you pay all the money upftont, if you don't use it I don't think anything happens, you just lose the money... I see it more as just paying to use the website features than anything else
  192. chocolateworm

    Slimming World On~Line Question

    I messed up all my weights when I firdt started but I contacted them and they changed them all for me, i'm sure you could do the same for the day!
  193. chocolateworm

    Domino's Pizza- Potato Wedges

    From the nutritional values online its 3.5 for 100g, a portion is around 200 so 7 syns on green/ee
  194. chocolateworm

    Saturday weigh in

    Well done tarty! I sts this week which is amazing! (i actually lost a teeny bit but i weigh in on the wii and that only counts full lbs). I don't deserve it at all as I had an amazingly bad BH werkend with a lot of beer, cocktails and white bread! I'd put on a LOT when i weighed myself in...
  195. chocolateworm

    Warburton Thins

    White Nimble is the only one, not just because its low calorie but because it has added fibre
  196. chocolateworm

    How to use my HE's??

    I think you can, i do occasionally but i definitley wouldn't do it often, its better to get a good variety :)
  197. chocolateworm

    Syns in greggs sausage roll please x

    12 on all plans :)
  198. chocolateworm

    Green Days portion size

    It does say on the website somewhere that if one if their recipes is free and for 4 people you can eat it all to yourself if you have a big appetite, as long as you stop when youre full :) I'll try and find the page for you
  199. chocolateworm

    What do u use ur syns for?

    I normally use aroubd 6 on savory things like pesto, mayo, sausages, bread etc then 4 or 5 on sweet things like a mini icre cream (aldi do lovely mini solero type things and i think theyre 3.5ish) or chocolate, best of both worlds!
  200. chocolateworm

    kebabs and burgers etc

    Online it says fish and chip shop chips (thinner ones would be worse i think because they absorb more fat) Average portion 227g ee/g- 17.5, r- 27 Large portion- 340 - ee-g- 26, r- 40.5 So on green/ee thats 7.5 syns for 100g (if my maths is right!) so you'd need to weigh your portion to see how...
  201. chocolateworm

    help about Bovril

    Ive read about people using smash granuals to thinken things without syns, not tried it myself but its an option!
  202. chocolateworm

    Red Days A serial EE user in need of a change

    I think she was just giving examples of what you could eat, rather than a days meal plan :)
  203. chocolateworm

    m&s syns please

    Count on Us, Beef Lasagne, chilled, 365g pack, extra easy- 8 Red - 9 Green - 8 Can't find the chips i'm afraid, the nearest I can see is.. Chunky Chips, chilled, 400g pack ee 14...
  204. chocolateworm

    Asda 50% less fat pork sausages

    Yup 1 syn :)
  205. chocolateworm

    SHWARTZ FLAVOURFUL...

    here you go... Flavourful, Spicy Meatballs Recipe Mix, dried, 25g sachet 3½ 3½ 3½ Flavourful, Tikka Masala Recipe Mix, dried, 32g sachet 3½ 3½ 3½ those two are some of the low ones, the Tex Mex...
  206. chocolateworm

    Scan Bran Caramel cake

    I couldn't find caramel options so I used weight watchers caramel hot chocolate, it works out as 1 syn more. I've also searched holland and barretts and they had no scan bran, not did out Morrisons so I got some online. Haven't tried it yet but it smells lovely!
  207. chocolateworm

    MY BF :)

    If he's not a fan if carbs then maybe he could do the red days? He can have loads iof meat and veg and limit his carbs?you get more healthy extras too :) Its a bit more complicated than ee though if youre not used to it..
  208. chocolateworm

    Tesco danish style light white bread

    I have never been able to find this stuff anwhere though :(
  209. chocolateworm

    MY BF :)

    Yup, if its free you can eat as much as yoi like, as long as you stop when youre full. With extra easy you can have meat and pasta etc but 1/3 of your plate must be superfree (fruit and veg), and in general its reccomended that you fill up on superfree foods :) (with extra easy you only get 1hxa...
  210. chocolateworm

    Saying goodbye to the Red Wine

    The low syn first cape wine is 5.5% i think, my oh bought it by accident once (before diet). I found it disgusting, very sweet - tasted more like fruit juice. Not worth it imo, would rather have less of the nice stuff!
  211. chocolateworm

    Fat Free Sponge Cake

    Just made a lemon one, waiting for it to cool, smells amazing!! I didn't line the tins (duh) so it stuck a bit, had to dig it out, so I ate some of the bits left in the tray and it's nice, not very lemony though so might put some zest in next time too. I'm going to use philidelphia light now...
  212. chocolateworm

    Batchelors super noodles

    I thought they were 3.5 too from what people had said on here, then whenni was filling in my food diary they came up as 10! Must have changed them reciently
  213. chocolateworm

    Koka noodles

    If you have the nutritional info we can check for you
  214. chocolateworm

    Batchelors super noodles

    I think theyre more than that, it said online when i looked last week tgat the chicken ones are 10 and i think the others were similar
  215. chocolateworm

    Saturday weigh in

    No, I'm not a fan of veg really so I would really struggle with the 1/3 superfree, I normally do green with a red thrown in every now and then. I'm happy with 1lb, but going to be extra good this week! Oh and well done on your 2lb!
  216. chocolateworm

    Saturday weigh in

    I weigh in at home, lost 1lb, a lot of things went wrong this week (some my fault, some not!) so i'm glad it wasn't less
  217. chocolateworm

    Mc Vitie's Go Ahead Apple and Sultana crispy slices

    It says cereal bar 30g is 5 1/2, not sure if its the same. If it has the calories its 1 syn for 20 cals.
  218. chocolateworm

    irnbru

    Its 7 syns for a can, 8 if its iron bru 32 (i don't know what the difference is!)
  219. chocolateworm

    Extra Easy explain please!!!!!

    2/3 of your plate can be "free foods" such as rice pasta and meat etc, but 1/3 of your plate has to be superfree food (fruit and veg). So, for example, you can have a piece of steak and a jacket potato, without measuring it, as long as 1/3 of your plate has veg or salad on it!
  220. chocolateworm

    How do you know what can be safely frozen?

    You can't freeze anything that's already been frozen, unless you "change its state". So If you buy fresh chicken, you can freeze it raw, defrost it, cook it, and freeze it again with no problems. Anything thats already frozen from the supermarket generally can't be frozen again (unless its raw...
  221. chocolateworm

    Syns Calculator Help Please

    No I've not tried it, not a big fan of lamb to be honest, might try something similar with beef!
  222. chocolateworm

    Wafer thin Ham "reformed"

    I've only had ham a couple of times and always thought it should be synned, thanks or the info
  223. chocolateworm

    Rosé wine

    not sure about that one specifically but general rose wine is 4 1/2 per 125ml glass, which would fit the 1 syn per 20 calories rule
  224. chocolateworm

    Asda free range egg noodles

    is this what you're after? Asda, Fresh Tastes Egg Noodles, 410g pack, chilled, 100g cooked EE 2 R 8 G 2
  225. chocolateworm

    Syns Calculator Help Please

    no problem, hope you enjoy it!
  226. chocolateworm

    Slimming World Online

    I do it online, but ive only done 2 weeks. The only class i could make was a £4 tram journey away, i couldnt afford that plus the weekly fee so online was cheaper, and to be honest i dont really like going to things like that, especially on my own, so i dont think i would have carried on going...
  227. chocolateworm

    Syns Calculator Help Please

    I work it out to be 1/2 syn for 100g, so not too bad!
  228. chocolateworm

    Schwartz Website

    They have an iphone app with recipes too :)
  229. chocolateworm

    Batcholers Curry Noodles - Shock??

    I did that the other day with the chicken ones, googled it quickly and saw 3.5 then when i did my online diary saw they were 10! They weren't even very nice :(
  230. chocolateworm

    syn value of macaroni cheese

    Macaroni Cheese, Low in Fat, canned, 400g can EE 6½ R 17 G 6½
  231. chocolateworm

    Ive searched but cant find the syns :(

    1/2 sin per 100g
  232. chocolateworm

    Aldi Belight Cheese Triangles/Ryvita Minis

    The slimming world website says... Aldi Cowbelle Cheese Triangles, 8 pack 2 x 17.5g triangles = B choice on Green Aldi Cowbelle Be Light Cheese Triangles, 8 pack 3 x 17.5g triangles = B choice on Green
  233. chocolateworm

    Supermarket Recommendations

    There are a few things on the website it could be, any of these? Chargrilled Chicken & Bacon Pasta, ready to eat, 200g bowl 12 16½ 12 Chargrilled Chicken & Bacon Pasta, ready to eat, 350g bowl 19½ 29½ 19½ Chicken & Bacon Pasta, ready to eat, 465g bowl 15½ 32 15½
  234. chocolateworm

    Couch to 5k challenge

    I downloaded this a few days ago, I'm gonna start it tomorrow morning I think (with a hangover, eeek!!)
  235. chocolateworm

    Saturday weigh in

    I weighed in for the first time to day, and lost 5lb! I was so worried I wouldn't have lost anything, and I'd be annoyed and give up so quickly, so I'm really happy! :)
  236. chocolateworm

    Freezing Your Meals.

    You can do it straight away but i would put it on th defrost setting for a few minutes first, but microwaving things from frozen can take a looong time
  237. chocolateworm

    Grrr..problems with Online

    I joined on Saturday too and mines been fine, try using a different browser?
  238. chocolateworm

    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    Alpen Lights are 2 for £3 in Tesco, It wasn't advertised but I noticed it on my receipt :)
  239. chocolateworm

    cornflour

    Cornflour, 1 level tsp 1 1 1 Cornflour, 1 level tbsp 3½ 3½ 3½...
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