Slimming World support thread for 2010

bright_side

Lost 1.5lb this week (8 altogether) Didn't get my half stone sticker though, because they didn't have any Not even a stone one that they could cut in half Anyway my plan of not having too many stodgy green days and mostly sticking to EE seems to be working. I was hoping to copy the special fried rice recipe from the feasts for under a fiver book (think that's what it's called?) but the book wasn't there tonight. Does anyone know if it's on the SW website atall?

got-it-spend-it

LearningToSave. wrote: »

well done got-it-spend-it!!!! my first proper weigh in will be monday and my god id love to do that!!

my food for today was.EE.
hea = 250ml milk.
heb = 3 slices w/w brown danish bread.
breakfast = bacon sarnie with my heb.
snack = satsuma.
lunch = jacket potatoe,beans,spinach leaves,2 large tomatoes.
tea = chicken breast,roast potatoes(fry light),green beans,carrots and peas.
desert = toffee mullerlight with a chopped banana in.

syns = treat sized twirl = 6 and 2 finger kit kat = 5.5 so 11.5 syns!

i may have a bowl of fruit before bed too.

does this sound ok to everyone?? only my second day(went to group for first time monday) and i cant get my head around EE!! feel like im eating far too much.

I felt like I was eating too much soon, but I guess it was okay!

Congrats on your half stone Karen!

I'm just looking at the SW forum on minimins. There are some very 'interesting' looking recipes on there!

joey-lou

Nice to have you back. we missed you.:D
It's strange isn't it, a couple of weeks ago i had 2 days off plan,eating what i wanted-except when i had it ,I didn't want it.:rotfl:
I feel much better when following it.

good luck


Jo

cheeseaddict wrote: »

Can I come crawling back please?!

I decided a day or 2 ago that because I wasn't properly sticking to plan I might as well give up and just try to eat better and move more. Well today I've had 2 pasties 2 malteser bunnies and half a bag of crisps as well as breakfast, lunch and dinner. Now I have come totally off plan I am binging again, whereas when I thought in the back of my mind I was loosely on plan I was much better behaved?. . . . . . Hope you understand that because I'm not sure I do :rotfl:

I'm not going to put too much pressure on myself to stick to it 100% at the minute, could be a few flexible syns day, but hopefully by the time things have died down at home I'll be in the swing of it.

Scarlet81

Can anyone tell me if canderal is a god alternative to sugar? If I were to put it on brekkie or in tea what would syn value be?

thanks

joey-lou

Canderel is free.It is fine.I use it in recipes & in porridge the only thing I don't like it on weetabix.(it's the texture!!)

Scarlet81

Great, thanks

TakeItEazy

I use tesco own sweetner which is just like canderel but cheaper :j

re the quark thing, the blue cheese has been 'blending' since the weekend and hubby tried it today and its still 'tangy'. Will have to get more blue cheese but begining to think this will defeat the object lol.

Anyway MY food today was

B - 3 weetabix [b's] milk [a] coffee

L - pasta & rice salad, tom, cue, p/onion, carrot, spoon of extra light mayo [.5 syn] [took me a couple of hours to eat as watching Twilight New Moon]

T - ate quite late, 2 baked spuds, beans, splash brown sauce [1 syn]

Snacks - choc digestive [4syns] Hubby forced me :eek:

Syns - 5.5

joey-lou

I think that you can't get past the quark "tang" no matter what you put in it.
You can tweak it (i mix it with WW creme fraiche 1/2 syn a tbsp-really nice!!) to make it less noticable but if you really don't like it find a different way to make your sauce- it may mean more syns- but if it is nice it is worth it.


Jo

consultant31

retiredlady wrote: »

I would definitly like some of your scan bran recipes please! The above cake looks good but there is no way I would cut it into 10 pieces and then only have 1 plus my B and part of my A:( No self control - thats my problem!

Mm, sadly that's my problem too Marion which is why I've never made the cake but I'm told it's delicious - I prefer to save my syns for something bigger

Scan Bran Cake 1 Healthy ‘B’ Selection and 4 syns

1 Weetabix and 4 Scan Bran
1 level tbsp. Mincemeat
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp cinnamon
2 level tsp honey
15g powdered sweetener
2-3 eggs, beaten
Break scan bran into small pieces then sprinkle on hot water. Leave a few minutes then break up with a fork, until scan bran resembles breadcrumbs (use extra hot water as necessary). Crumble in the Weetabix, stir in the mincemeat, spices, honey and sweetener. Mix in the beaten egg and stir well. Line a loaf tin with foil and spray with Frylight. Bake for 25-30 minutes in a medium oven (190c).
OR
Place in a microwavable container (or pack lunch box) and microwave on high for 5 minutes.


Scan Bran Parkin 1 Healthy ‘B’ Selection and 4 syns

28g porridge oats
5 scan bran
1 tbsp. dark treacle
15g powdered sweetener
2-3 beaten eggs
1 tsp. cinnamon.
Break scan bran into small pieces then sprinkle on hot water. Leave a few minutes then break up with a fork, until scan bran resembles breadcrumbs (use extra hot water as necessary). Stir in the porridge oats, treacle, cinnamon and sweetener. Mix in the beaten egg and stir well.
Line a loaf tin with foil and spray with Frylight. Bake for 25-30 minutes in a medium oven (190c).
OR
Place in a microwavable container (or pack lunch box) and microwave on high for 5 minutes.


Scan Bran Christmas Pudding (24½ syns in total)

2 Weetabix (6½ syns)
8 scan bran (8 syns)
2 tbsp. Mincemeat (4 syns)
3 tbsp. Golden syrup (6 syns)
1-2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. Brandy essence
1 tsp. Ginger
1 tsp. Cinnamon
2-3 tsp. Mixed spice
28g powdered sweetener
Break scan bran into small pieces then sprinkle on hot water. Leave a few minutes then break up with a fork, until scan bran resembles breadcrumbs (use extra hot water as necessary). Crumble in the Weetabix, stir in the mincemeat, syrup, brandy essence, spices and sweetener. Mix in the beaten egg and stir well. To cook: Place in a microwavable pudding bowl microwave on high for 10-12 minutes until firm.


Scan Bran Chocolate Cake 1 Healthy ‘B’ Selection and 6½ syns

5 Scan Bran (1 ‘B’ selection)
28g cocoa powder (4½ syns)
1 level tbsp. Golden syrup (2 syns)
15g powdered sweetener
2 eggs, beaten
Break scan bran into small pieces then sprinkle on hot water. Leave a few minutes then break up with a fork, until scan bran resembles breadcrumbs (use extra hot water as necessary). Stir in the cocoa powder, syrup and sweetener. Mix in the beaten egg and stir well.
Line a loaf tin with foil and spray with Frylight. Bake for 25-30 minutes in a medium oven (190c).
OR
Place in a microwavable container (or pack lunch box) and microwave on high for 5 minutes.


Scan Bran Marmalade Cake 1 Healthy ‘B’ Selection and 3.5 syns

1 Weetabix and 4 Scan Bran (1 ‘B’ selection)
1 level tbsp. marmalade (1½ syns)
½ tsp mixed spice (adjust according to taste)
½ tsp cinnamon (adjust according to taste)
2 level tsp honey (2 syns)
15g powdered sweetener
2 eggs, beaten
Break scan bran into small pieces then sprinkle on hot water. Leave a few minutes then break up with a fork, until scan bran resembles breadcrumbs (use extra hot water as necessary). Crumble in the Weetabix, stir in the marmalade, spices, honey and sweetener. Mix in the beaten egg and stir well.
Line a loaf tin with foil and spray with Frylight. Bake for 25-30 minutes in a medium oven (190c).
OR
Place in a microwavable container (or pack lunch box) and microwave on high for 5 minutes.


Scan Bran Ginger Cake 1 Healthy ‘B’ Selection and 4 syns

1 Weetabix and 4 Scan Bran (1 ‘B’ selection)
4 level tsp. Asda Ginger Preserve (2 syns)
1 tsp ginger (adjust according to taste)
2 level tsp honey (2 syns)
15g powdered sweetener
2 eggs, beaten
Break scan bran into small pieces then sprinkle on hot water. Leave a few minutes then break up with a fork, until scan bran resembles breadcrumbs (use extra hot water as necessary). Crumble in the Weetabix, stir in the ginger preserve, ginger, honey and sweetener. Mix in the beaten egg and stir well.
Line a loaf tin with foil and spray with Frylight. Bake for 25-30 minutes in a medium oven (190c).
OR
Place in a microwavable container (or pack lunch box) and microwave on high for 5 minutes.


Scan Bran Carrot Cake 1 Healthy ‘B’ Selection and 6 syns

1 Weetabix and 4 Scan Bran (HEB)
5oz grated carrot
1/2 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp mincemeat
2 tsp runny honey
3 eggs, beaten
Break scan bran into small pieces then sprinkle on hot water. Leave a few minutes then break up with a fork, until scan bran resembles breadcrumbs (use extra hot water as necessary). Crumble in the Weetabix, stir in the honey, mincemeat, carrots and spices. Mix in the beaten egg and stir well. Line a loaf tin with foil and spray with Frylight. Bake for 25-30 minutes in a medium oven (190c).
OR
Place in a microwavable container (or pack lunch box) and microwave on high for 5 minutes. To make a tasty topping mix Quark soft cheese, lemon juice and sweetener and spread onto the carrot cool once cool.


Scan Bran Sticky Toffee Buns 1 Healthy ‘B’ Selection and 4½ syns

5 scan bran (HEB)
1 sachet toffee options
1 tbspn. syrup
1 egg
Soften scan bran with hot water - leave to swell for better results. Mix all ingredients together with beaten egg. Bake in a moderate oven on non-stick bun/muffin trays. Makes either 12 buns in 15 minutes or 6 muffins in 20 minutes.


Scan Bran Rhubarb Crumble 1 Healthy ‘B’ + 1 syn OR 2 Healthy ‘B’

5 scan bran (HEB)
454g rhubarb stewed with sweetener (HEB)
Soften 5 scan bran with hot water and leave to swell. Mix together with Brown 'Gold' sweetener. Sprinkle the scan bran mixture over 454g of rhubarb stewed to taste.


Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles

Total 6 syns + HEB on both days
5 scan bran (5 syns or HEB)
1 1/2 level tablespoons Nutella chocolate spread (6 syns)
Crumble scan bran into a bowl, add Nutella and mix well. Divide into little bun cases and leave in fridge to set. Should make approx 20 truffles.


Scan Bran surprise 1 HE'B + 7 syns or 12 syns for the whole dish

5 scan bran (HE'B or 5syns)
1 Tbsp Nutella hazlenut spread (4 syns)
1 toffee Mullerlight
8oz very low fat fromage frais
1 vanilla Mullerlight
1 meringue nest (3 syns)
Crush scan bran and mix with Nutella, leave to set in the base of serving dish. Mix together toffee Mullerlight and fromage frais (this should be sweet enough but you
could add additional sweetener if desired).
Pour over crushed scanbran and Nutella mix. Crumble meringue nest into vanilla Mullerlight and layer over toffee Mullerlight mix.


SCAN BRAN BACON AND CHEESE SAVOURY

5 scan bran (HEB)
3 beaten eggs
Lean cooked and diced bacon (as much as you like)
1 oz extra strong Cheddar cheese, finely grated
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Soften Scan bran in a little hot water
Add the eggs to the scan bran mixture
Add remaining ingredients and mix well
Place in a microwavable dish and cook approximately for 4 minutes
This dish takes 4 minutes in an 800 watt microwave and will need a little longer in less powerful ones.
8 ½ syns whole dish on Original or Syn free if using cheese a Healthy Extra ‘A’ and the Scan brans as a Healthy Extra ’B’


CREAMY CHEESE AND GARLIC STUFFED MUSHROOMS (Serves 1)
3 syns on Green /Original choice when using Dairylea Light Triangles as a HEA

2 large flat mushrooms
½ small onion
1 clove of garlic
Fry Light
3 Scan brans (3 syns)
3 Dairylea Light Triangles
2 tbsp quark skimmed milk soft cheese
To serve:
Salad leaves
Sprigs of fresh parsley

1. Heat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas 7. Remove the stalks from the mushrooms and finely chop them. Finely chop the onion, crush the garlic then add them all to a saucepan lightly sprayed with Fry Light and soften gently for a few minutes. Then remove the saucepan from the heat.
2. Finely crush the Scan bran and add to the cooked vegetables in the saucepan, along with the cheese triangles and quark and mix thoroughly.
3. Spray the mushrooms with Fry Light and divide the mixture between the mushrooms.
4. Place in the oven and cook for 10 minutes, or until the mushrooms are cooked through.
To serve: Arrange the salad leaves on a plate, place the mushrooms in the centre and garnish with sprigs of parsley.

Cheese & Onion Scan Bran Burgers (Syns: 3 + HEA for all 3 burgers)

3 Scan Bran (3 syns)
Hot Water
2 Eggs
1 Bunch Spring Onions
42g Reduced Fat Cheddar (HEA)
Soy Sauce
Seasoning
Fry Light
1. Crumble the Scan Bran, add hot water and allow to cool.
2. Beat the eggs and add a good sprinkling of soy sauce plus the seasoning.
3. Mix the egg mixture with the Scan Bran.
4. Finely chop the onions and add to the Scan Bran.
5. Grate the cheese and add to the Scan Bran.
6. Allow to stand for 15 minutes.
7. Shape into thin burgers (makes 3 quite large burgers) and fry in Fry Light until golden on both sides.
They are best served with Baked Beans or Mushy Peas

Chocolate fudge cake (Syns: 9½ Syns + HEB for the whole cake and it’s freezable)

5 Scan brans broken into small pieces (HEB)
1oz sieved icing sugar (5½ syns)
2 level tbsp golden syrup (4 syns)
4 tbsp Canderel
2 beaten eggs
1 tub quark
1. Soak the Scan bran in a little hot water until soft.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
3. Place in a parchment lined loaf tin and bake 190C for 30 – 35 minutes.

Scan Bran Scotch Eggs(Syns: Free if using Scan Bran as a Healthy Extra)
Syn “Free” Sausages or sausage meat or Bowyers sausages (½ syn Mediterranean)
Eggs (Boiled)
1 Egg (Beaten)
1 Scan Bran (crushed using a rolling pin!)
1. Boil the eggs, allow to cool and then remove shells.
2. Remove skins from sausages if using. Mould sausage meat into rounds and flatten.
3. Coat each egg in sausage meat until completely covered, dip into beaten egg mix, and then roll into Scan Bran crumbs until coated.
4. Place on a baking tray and cook at 180° for about 25 minutes.
5. Serve hot or cold with salad.
Variations:Add 1 finely chopped onion to the sausage meat.
Add lean minced bacon to the sausage meat.
Add 1 level tbsp of tomato ketchup (1 syn) to the sausage meat.
Add curry powder, herbs or spices to the sausage meat.


Oatbran/Scan Bran cake (Syns: Free if using Scan Bran as HEB)

5 Scan/Oat Bran
1 Mullerlight yogurt
2 eggs
1/4 tsp baking powder
5 tbsp sweetener or to taste
1 tsp cinnamon
1. Cover the Scan Bran with boiling water to soften.
2. Mix all the ingredients together and microwave for approx 7 mins - gorgeous!

Top ten toppings!
1. Top each biscuit with 1 laughing cow cheese and 1 teaspoon of lemon curd (½ Syn each)
2. Mix a tub of quark with stilton from allowance and leave in fridge overnight - the whole tub is then 6 Syns or 1 Healthy Extra
3. Soften 2 Scan Bran with a spot of boiling water, add milk from your allowance, microwave for 50 seconds and add granulated sweetener - perfect start to the day!!!
4. Cheddar cheese and bacon
5. Bacon and banana (don't knock it until you've tried it!)
6. Bacon and melted stilton
7. Tuna mixed with very low fat mayo and spring onion
8. Cottage cheese
9. Quorn sausage and tomato
10. Laughing Cow cheese, ham and tomato


Told you there were a lot :rotfl:

retiredlady

Consultant you are an absolute :A! I think I love you:D

Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you a thousand times! :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j