Do you ever use your syns for meals or use them for treats?
I use mine for meals so on an Extra Easy day I make a lovely lasagne, the mince, veg and lasagne sheets being free but I use HEA for cheese on top (reduced fat so more cheese) and for the sauce I use a cheese sauce (could use white sauce but like mine cheesy!) from a packet and syn the packet sauce and milk, usually works out about 5 syns depending on how many portions it makes.
It's lovely and I think worth using the syns for x