Extra Easy Salty snacks
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ScarlettStar86
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Having a mugshot as a snack isn't the same as the food abuse. What the food abuse is referring to is when the primary use of a food is changed eg. couscous rather than being eaten as couscous is changed to be used as a flour substitute to make a cake which makes it easy to overeat.
All the ee literature does state to choose super free food first when snacking. Obviously if you need a snack and eat an apple or some carrot sticks first and are still not satisfied then by all means move onto something more substantial to satisfy your appetite.
SW wouldn't recommend using these recipes such as couscous cake, homemade crisps etc and if eaten in moderation and they don't affect someones weightless then that is fine, its just when someone eats way more of something than they would in its usual form, because the use has been changed that it becomes food abuse. (I think free food abuse would be a more appropriate term)
ScarlettStar86
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sorry cross posted with the 3 posts above! serves me right for rabbiting on! x
Rochelle1
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Lol thanks. I do think things like this should be covered more in class! When we have a taster night, the table is full of pasta and sauce 'quiches' and things like that, which I've been reluctant to try as I don't like the thought of them :/ the point that snacking should go like superfree-free-syns isn't really talked about either! Is it in everyone elses classes? I wouldn't know half the stuff if I hadn't joined here
Oh and I know it states the 3rd superfree and the snacking on superfree on the website and in our books but I think that should be stressed more in class too
jaylou
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Superfree snacking is in the book, it says something like "where possible make superfree your first choice for snacks!
Quiches with pasta in are okay but using pasta in sauce in a quiche is not, something which is widely debated in our group.
These things often only crop up in my group when someone says they are eating xyz etc....
Quiches with pasta in are okay but using pasta in sauce in a quiche is not, something which is widely debated in our group.
These things often only crop up in my group when someone says they are eating xyz etc....
ScarlettStar86
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Yeah I suppose if the consultants had to cover all things like that the group would never end! I do agree though that maybe it should be covered in the new members talk so everyone gets the same info as they come in.
I must admit though that other than couscous cake, none of the other culprits have been brought up in class. It's generally on forums and such that these recipes get passed around so I think a lot of it goes over the heads of the consultants. X
I must admit though that other than couscous cake, none of the other culprits have been brought up in class. It's generally on forums and such that these recipes get passed around so I think a lot of it goes over the heads of the consultants. X
slimmersally
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We've discussed this many times in group - cous cous cake; smash dumplings/scones (we won that one and kept them syn free!!); and one other I can't remember but you use it to make tortilla style crisps . . . when I think of it I'll post it!
jaylou
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Just a thought... if it was covered in the new member talk then it would give people the idea to try things they may not otherwise even consider... I've seen it on here, cous cous cake gets mentioned, food abuse gets discussed and people go away saying "oh I'm going to try this one......"
wnt2byummymummy1
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Surely, if you limit yourself to ONE potato to make the crisps then it isnt food abuse?
If you made five potatoes into crisps and ate them it would?
So, yes, I feel that if you dont overeat the snack and stick to the same amount you would have anyway I would PERSONALLY class it as free xx
If you made five potatoes into crisps and ate them it would?
So, yes, I feel that if you dont overeat the snack and stick to the same amount you would have anyway I would PERSONALLY class it as free xx
kingleds
Gold Member
You seem to miss a fairly obvious point. If you were the kind of person who could stop at 1 potato, you'd be fairly unlikely to need a slimming plan in the first place. . SW deem these types of tweaks as food abuse to protect your weight loss. They don't do it to be killjoys.
ScarlettStar86
Gold Member
jaylou said:
Yeah good point, its one of those things that people only know they shouldn't be doing if they say it to their consultant, but only get the idea to try from forums and stuff. Difficult one..
wnt2byummymummy1
Full Member
Okay, okay I see your point, I dont do this anyway I prefer to syn a packet of Quavers they taste much better and less fuss to prepare! ...
wnt2byummymummy1
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And to the poster I would stick to salty snacks such as Quavers (4.5 syns) Aldi do packs of monster much, frazzle and cheese wheel style crisps for 4.5 syns too x I find one bag satisfies me for the day x
My problem is that I don't like quavers or monster munch etc 
never really have!! I did consider trying the homemade crisps purely because I'm sick of fruit and crudités and eggs. Surely it's better to make homemade crisps that have no added chemical rubbish in them instead of just buying a bag of cheese puffs? Personally I'd just syn them. How many syns can a small potato be? It's got to be around the same as a bag of wotsits but better for you.
never really have!! I did consider trying the homemade crisps purely because I'm sick of fruit and crudités and eggs. Surely it's better to make homemade crisps that have no added chemical rubbish in them instead of just buying a bag of cheese puffs? Personally I'd just syn them. How many syns can a small potato be? It's got to be around the same as a bag of wotsits but better for you.
