lean or extra lean mince

[*Emsie*]

Any one no if you can get extra lean lamb mince .... It says it in recipes but not seen any in shops .....

I'm sure I have got it from tesco before but I think it is more expensive of course

 

[Anne2705]

Never seen it .... Thanks for reply

 

[BritMumInCanada]

Any one no if you can get extra lean lamb mince .... It says it in recipes but not seen any in shops .....

A good quality local butchers should be able to do it for you, from a cut of lamb.

 

[mistysmummy]

I always use extra lean mince as our cs said that you have to syn the lean mince and didnt want to take any chances

 

[jooloo]

I always use lean mince instead of extra lean. I think if I started to have problems loosing I would look at where I was 'cheating' on SW... things like not using extra lean and see if it made a difference.

 

[Mel2]

I noticed too that in the current issue of the SW magazine a few of the recipes list 'lean' lamb mine or pork mince and count it as free.

 

[Fatty_no_more]

well see i got the new book last week and in there under the free foods it just says lean not extra lean?

 

[~kerrylou~]

i always do extra lean but wonder why it now says lean in new book! xx

 

[Fatty_no_more]

i always do extra lean but wonder why it now says lean in new book! xx

glad you have noticed that too,
x

 

[Auzelia]

I buy the frozen extra lean tesco mince

 

[Mel2]

well see i got the new book last week and in there under the free foods it just says lean not extra lean?

Is that beef mince? I wonder whether they have changed it?

 

[Fatty_no_more]

All mince. X

 

[Louise24]

I've got a feeling (from somewhere) that you can't get extra lean lamb as it's too fatty to start with? I could well have just made this up in my head though x

 

[Anne2705]

I've never seen ex lean lamb mince I'm still looking x

 

[BritMumInCanada]

you can get extra lean lamb mince, but usually from a good quality piece of lamb. It is the New Zealand stuff that tends to be more fatty.

 

[Louise24]

Hmm, maybe from a butchers then? Have checked online at Waitrose, Sainsburys and Asda and none do extra lean lamb, only lean.

 

[ceriann]

if you look in the food directory lean mince has syns !

 

[lurverick]

whilst i was losing weight i always bought extra lean but now i am at target i must confess to buying lean as you can get a lot more for your money.....i always drain it etc anyway.

 

[hennyhamster]

Thanks for the replies, it's given me food for thought! lol. I'm thinking of trying the lean instead for a week and actually seeing if it makes any difference to my weight loss.

 

[Circes]

Just remember to look at the nutritional info and choose a lean one that as it nearer to 5% fat than 20%