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consultant31

radiohelen wrote: »

DizzyK - is that right? If you mash strawberries you have to syn them. That's total tut as far as I can see. So long as you don't add anything to them or cook them they remain fresh strawberries. By mashing them you do nothing but change the cell structure of the fruit which would have no impact on its calorific value. Juicing is different because you remove the fibre so I understand that but mashing. That's a step too far! I say keep your syns.

If fruit is mashed, cooked, pureed or whatever it should be synned because it makes it easier to eat more than you normally would.

That's the official line!

Using common sense, I always thought if I want one banana mashed I wouldn't syn it because it's one banana whether I eat it whole or not. The problems start when you have it often and gradually it becomes two bananas......we all know how easy it is for things to get a little out of hand - I call it tweaking and tweaking the plan leads to very unhappy members eventually.

vicki+1

smoothies are the whole fruit, there composition is not changed, but it is very easy to consume a lot of calories with smoothies

Vixie_Pixie

vicki+1 wrote: »

smoothies are the whole fruit, there composition is not changed, but it is very easy to consume a lot of calories with smoothies

I remember making smoothies a few years ago... they are dangerous despite their healthy contents!

I remember including 3 bananas, loads of strawberries, raspberries, grapes, 1 apple, juice of 2 oranges and ice to make a smoothie - i could never eat that amount of fruit in one sitting! Yet in a smoothie it didnt even touch the sides!! :eek:

vicki+1

Vixie_Pixie wrote: »

I remember making smoothies a few years ago... they are dangerous despite their healthy contents!

I remember including 3 bananas, loads of strawberries, raspberries, grapes, 1 apple, juice of 2 oranges and ice to make a smoothie - i could never eat that amount of fruit in one sitting! Yet in a smoothie it didnt even touch the sides!! :eek:

The amount of sugar in a smoothie is phenominal :eek:

Clandestine1

consultant31 wrote: »

If fruit is mashed, cooked, pureed or whatever it should be synned because it makes it easier to eat more than you normally would.

That's the official line!

Using common sense, I always thought if I want one banana mashed I wouldn't syn it because it's one banana whether I eat it whole or not. The problems start when you have it often and gradually it becomes two bananas......we all know how easy it is for things to get a little out of hand - I call it tweaking and tweaking the plan leads to very unhappy members eventually.

Thanks Consultant I only mashed one banana and it was actually still quite lumpy, so I`ll count myself as being syn free that time. I could have had it after the toast, but then I would have put something on the toast which would probably have been a syn anyway. I`ll just make a note not to do it too often.

Owl

Many thanks for my shiney loonylamb - I am very proud!!

But, oh bum (and no trumpets!!:rotfl:) I have had bloomin' 30 syns today!! But tomorrow should be good - and I can claw back there....... But (there are a lot of buts in this post!!) I am off out on Saturday and was planning on a flexi day.... Mmmmmmm I think I will be pleased with a STS next week......

Owl x

PS- Well done:T:T:T to all losers...........

Happylittlecomper

Heyy Would it be okay if i started posting on here? I'm not involved in slimming world but I'm on a diet and hoping to loose a little bit more weight and I would just like some support from other people on diets. I have currently lost 3 and a half stone and I would like to loose one and a half more

Skintslimmer

vicki+1 wrote: »

smoothies are the whole fruit, there composition is not changed, but it is very easy to consume a lot of calories with smoothies

Mashed or blended in a smoothie, the composition of the fruit IS changed - it breaks down the cell walls, which makes the nutritious goodness inside more readily digestable - great if you need a vitamin boost, not so great for dieters if your body isn't expending so much energy (i.e. using calories) to break down the food.

We also have an optimal number of chews that we need to get through to satisfy our behavioural need to chew. Less chews = body not registering you've eaten hence less satisfying and easier to take in more calories.

msgnomey

right Mag_cat has had a moan at the lack of my food diaries that's because I have not been terribly good
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

And so here I am to say, publicly like, that I will start tomorrow, I have got a note book and pen ready and I hereby commit to writing down what I eat and reporting back each day
:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

There I have said in now
(runs away screaming Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo)

TakeItEazy

WHY OH WHY CAN'T I SAY NO to chinese was doing so well too

B - weetabix milk [a] coffee
L - mugshot, quiche [a], toms, melon, activia, satsuma
T - chinese veg chow mein, couple spoons special fried rice, veg and couple bits of cantanese style sweet n sour, 1 chip, sweet n sour sauce
Snacks - pear, crisps [5], pineapple, melon, activia, meringue [2.5]
Syns - :eek:

Will have to be good at weekend to make up for today. Really tired so going to have early night.