Slimming World support thread for 2010

JenIttels

retiredlady wrote: »

Seems to be the best choice out of a bad bunch really! Extra virgin olive oil (1 tblsp) can be a HEB and you could syn the pine nuts? Loved the menu but everything was creamy this, cheesy that! It really is harder for you guys over there! Enjoy your lunch anyway - if it isn't going to be an everyday occurance I would just enjoy myself and flexible syn it!

Marion:)

Well at least it's not just me who would struggle with this one. I don't want to blow all my syns on what is effectively a work thing. I find work syns much less enjoyable than weekend syns! Will have to tread carefully and next time suggest somewhere more SW friendly!!

jenniflower

gocat wrote: »

Speed food Soup (syn free on Green and EE)

1 can mixed bean salad
1 can green lentils
2 cans chopped tomatoes
1 can bake beans
Handful of split lentils
2 large leeks
1 large onion
4 medium carrots
2 parsnips
1 each green, red and yellow peppers
2 vegetable stock cubes
Salt pepper
Mixed herbs
Water (enough to cover all ingredients)

Chop all vegetables. Put them and everything else into a large pan, cover with water, bring to boil and simmer until vegetables are soft (about 30 mins). Once cooked, the soup can be left chunky or blended smooth.



Here you go Speed soup recipe. I found it by putting "speed soup" into the search above and ended up on another SW thread. :rotfl::oDidnt know there was another one

Thank you very much for the recipe, I didnt even think to type it in.

Will get the ingredients tonight and try it tomorrow.

nessie216

Surely the scales on the wii are not that accurate???

I don't own a wii so i don't know how they work, but surely a normal set of scales is better???

Skintslimmer

Hello all

So I survived my cheapo week, but gorged the following week - visited my parents and its a ritual of eating out, scoffing to ease the boredom of the 5 hour journey each way etc etc... but knew that and didn't care, I am more annoyed about the fact that i let the week continue to go downhill and wussed out of going to class - GRRR! :mad:

So I have to have a good week this week. :A

Today: overslept (in my defence I do work in a pub so keep late nights!) so no breakfast. lunch was a huge amount of pasta with baked beans, peppers, quark & 2 x heA cheese mixed in. 4 syns on delicious onion marmalade with it.

Dinner... well, I'm too full to think about it yet, but I was inspired by the tlk of speed food soup, so thought I'd try a vegetarian chilli style soup? Which will probably just be watered down vege chilli!

Vague recipe:
baked beans
Red kidney beans
Tin of tomatoes, and maybe tomato puree if i think it needs it
veg stock
red & green peppers, tomatoes.
Maybe some dried soya mince, maybe not, i will add if I think it needs thickening
Garlic
1/2 packet old el passo fajita seasoning (2.5 syns and worth every 0.5 syn!)

I seem to have trouble sticking to my syns allowance so won't be depriving myself of any syns, and just about to go horse riding but think I could have a can of diet coke and a packet (two?) of milkyway stars. Are they about 2.5 syns?

new mantra: suck not chew, it lasts so much longer...
I bought loads of salad veg and now guess what - I don't fancy it. typical :rotfl: Ah well, at least my excercise will be getting a boost - I am house and dog sitting a dog who needs 2 hours walkies a day :eek::D

nessie216

Skintslimmer - Try buying the Schwarts Shotz they are free on all days and the cajun one is absolutely gorgeous - it would save some syns then
Instead of tomato puree (i thought it has syns in it - not sure) i would use passata!
Also the milky way magic stars are 3.5syns a packet!!! And imo the bags of buttons are worth the extra 0.5syn (15g bag = 4syns)
I always put my choccie in the fridge/freezer because i think it lasts longer!!!

missty25

missty25 - It doesn't show online - how big was the bag - i can give you the other flavours to compare against if you like

Hi nessie216 or any other kind soul the nutriotional info from the back per bag 32g is

kcal 165
Protein 2.1g
Carbs 17.3g
sugar 0.3g
Fat 9.7g
saturrated fat 2g
Fibre 1.2g
Sodium 0.2g

I'm trying to go alone just now as have a close relative that takes class but don't really want to go to it as it seems a bit to close to home IYSWIM.

Crap_with_money.com

I'm having a red day today, and was planning on using one of my HEB's on potatoes with dinner.

If I make the potatoes into slimming world chips (with the skin on as that's where the book says the fibre actually is) - does that still count as a HEB? Or would I need to syn them?

xx

nessie216

missty25- 8.5syns per bag - most of the others are 8 or 8.5!!!
crap_with_money.com - the SW with skins on would still be classed as HEb in my eyes!!!

retiredlady

Crap_with_money.com wrote: »

I'm having a red day today, and was planning on using one of my HEB's on potatoes with dinner.

If I make the potatoes into slimming world chips (with the skin on as that's where the book says the fibre actually is) - does that still count as a HEB? Or would I need to syn them?

xx

As long as you weigh the potato and keep the skins on you can use it as a HEB - so enjoy your chips!

Crap_with_money.com

Thanks Nessie and Marion - I'm off to start making them now!

xx