Jacqui_Blanco said:Hi - I'm totally new to this group/site/Slimming World. CanI ask, I thought low fat cottage cheese/low fat yogurt was free? I've just been and picked up some cottage cheese for lunch and a yogurt - checked on the syns database on the slimming world app and it tells me that it has a syn value. I thought they were free - COMPLETELY CONFUSED!! Can anyone shed any light?
Thanks.
Jacqui x
ickleLB said:this is rather a confusing topic isnt it?
I understand what is being said but surely if something is free its free I dont think am doing this very well lol
This thread is a little confusing to me.
I think what you mean is free food and super free food.
To me free food should be eaten in moderation (mostly things like stuff from a tin, packet, frozen, prepacked processed foods etc)
Super free food is all the fresh stuff like fruit, vegetables and salad and I think this can be eaten much more freely than free food hence the name super free food
Super free foods are also much lower in calories and will help you stay fuller for longer. xxxx
This thread is a little confusing to me.
I think what you mean is free food and super free food.
To me free food should be eaten in moderation (mostly things like stuff from a tin, packet, frozen, prepacked processed foods etc)
Super free food is all the fresh stuff like fruit, vegetables and salad and I think this can be eaten much more freely than free food hence the name super free food
Super free foods are also much lower in calories and will help you stay fuller for longer. xxxx
I dont understand why something from 3 YEARS AGO is being bumped up again lol!
Quite frankly i dont care if something is free or syn free, i'll eat it regardless but im not one of these who will eat mountains of something just because its FREE lol!!!
My consultant also says that things like pasta and sauce quiche, curry loaf etc eaten as a snack should be given a red day syn value!
This thread is a little confusing to me.
I think what you mean is free food and super free food.
To me free food should be eaten in moderation (mostly things like stuff from a tin, packet, frozen, prepacked processed foods etc)
Super free food is all the fresh stuff like fruit, vegetables and salad and I think this can be eaten much more freely than free food hence the name super free food
Super free foods are also much lower in calories and will help you stay fuller for longer. xxxx
Its actually about syn free (pasta n sauce or Mullerlight) vs Free (Plain pasta or Natural Fat Free Yogurt) Its distinction I have never understood. If I look at the syn value of a food on the site is says Free, it doesn't say zero syns. I'm not going to complicate my life anymore than I have to and worry about whether I can eat a mugshot if I'm starving!!!
That different! They are tweaks. If you just add water to a pasta n sauce it's fine. It's when you start making them into other things that you get in a pickle