Couscous

[Angel top]

Can someone please tell me if couscous, quinoa or pollenta can be eaten freely or can they be healthy extras. Thanks.

 

[Plums]

If they are plain they are free, if they are bought flavoured they might have a syn value. I just made a packet of flavoured cous cous for my packed lunch tomorrow. It used to be 1.5 syns but I checked it and it's now 5 syns! So it's best to check before you buy or flavour them yourself

 

[Lonestitcher]

Couscous and quinoa are free, polenta is synned.

Can I recommend the Asda Chosen by You Moroccan Style Giant Couscous? I've just had it for my tea and it was delicious! (and also syn free).

 

[joedenise]

I always make up plain and then add things like roasted veg and if doing EE rather than Green then some chicken or ham (or both!). It's also nice to use stock rather than water to make it up as that also gives it a bit of flavour without syns.

Denise

 

[Angel top]

Thanks for all replies, needed to know because bit fed up using healthy extras on breakfast (weetabix/milk). Think I may have seen another thread using sweet couscous for a breakfast cereal wanted to use the pollenta an quinoa for other recipes. Thanks again.