Slimming World Support Thread

Nessa56

3 days till my first meeting.. Can't wait. Just hope I don't muck it up

I have just noticed I have got my first star Yippeeeeee

Thank you to whoever (I can't remember who now) posted the recipe for shepherds pie, it is delicious.



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crispeater

if you dont want to buy a recipe book our leader doesnt mind if you take in pen and paper and write some of the recipes down

consultant31

mumoftwo wrote: »

reading my SW books in bed (as you do) I discovered the Mix2max day. So you can have a green breakfast and red lunch and green/red tea.
Has anyone tried it? Is it confusing or really good?

It's a good idea to try and incorporate different meal plans into your week rather than sticking to the same old thing all the time.

With Mix2Max you choose your breakfast eg; an original one with bacon, quorn sausages, mushrooms, tomatoes. At lunch you may decide to have a jacket potato with baked beans (a green day meal) and then for tea/dinner you could have a steak with salad (original plan).

Any snacks or extras you take during the day have to be superfree (those items which are free on both plans).

You still have your healthy extras (3 or 4) and you still have your syns BUT, if the syn values differ you have to count the highest value.

In a nutshell, everything you eat apart from the main course has to be counted as syns unless it's superfree or a helthy extra.

Hope that helps.

jeanette251978

AS PROMISED EVERYONE - I WOULD SAY USE LAMB, CHICKENS NOT SO GREAT WITH IT IMO


The hot & fragrant spices are usually cooked with Mutton (lamb) but chicken or quorn can be used
You will need
1 onion peeled & chopped
3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1 teaspoon each,ground corriander,paprika,ginger & chilli powder
400 g tin chopped tomatoes
1 bay leaf
2x 2 &1/2cm/1inch pieces of cinnamon stick
4 green cardamoms
3 cloves
7 fluid oz/198ml ofchicken stock made with bovril (jar not cube)
1 desertspoon artificial sweetener
1)heat a fry pan sprayed with fry light,add onion garlic with 3 tbspoons waterand cook untill soft
2)Add all the powdered spices and fry for 1 minute(add a little water if it becomes too dry)
3)Stir in all the remaining ingredients and cook for 30-35 minutes untill reduced.Remove the bay leaf & cinnamom sticks before serving
Serves 4
Orininal FREE
Green FREE meat is counted as B quorn is free

jeanette251978

Marinate lamb,chicken or quorn pieces in tikka then thread onto metal skewerson its own or with chunks of peppers,courgettes & wedges of lemon.Grill for 15-20 mins turning frequently untill evenly browned and cooked through.
You will need
1 Large onion,peeled and roughly chopped.
1 teaspoons of each..turmeric,cayenne pepper and ground cumin
2 teaspoons eah of minced garlic & ginger
a small handfull of freshly chopped corriander
150gram pot of total 0%fat greek yogurt ..it says Total on the pot
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1) place the onion.garlic,ginger,cayenne pepper & cumin in a food processor and blend untill smooth.
2)transfer to a bowl,stir in the freshly chopped corriander and yogurt and season well.
3)toss the marinade with meat,poultry or quorn & leave to marinade for @ least an hour (preferably over night) to allow the flavours to develop.
Serves 4
original FREE
green FREE chicken or lamb count as a B.. quorn is free

jeanette251978

Serves 4
Syns per serving Green 1
Ready in 40 mins

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2 Lb potatoes
2 carrots
2 red onions
3 sticks of celery
4 courgettes
1/2 head of each cauliflower & broccoli
Fry light
2 lwvwl Tbsp curry paste
2 garlic cloves
400g tin chopped tomatoes
4oz/113g peas
3 handfuls of spinach
6 cloves
1/2 Tsp turmeric
1 Tsp chilli powder
5 cardomom pods
1) peel & chop potatoes,carrots & onions then chop the celery courgettes,broccoli & cauliflower
2) Heat the light fry in a pan and saut'e the curry paste,celery & onion.Crush the garlic add to pan & stir fry for a further 3 minutes.
3) Add the potatoes,cook for 2 minutes then add tomatoes and remaining vegatables, 85ml water & the spices cook on a low heat till tender
4) Top each serving of curry with a sprig of corriander.
Enjoy with a pile of boiled rice.

jeanette251978

Curried carrot and coriander soup
Free on red and green day!
Ingredients
Fry light
1 onion finely chopped
1tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp mild chilli powder
2 garlic cloves crushed (i just used 2 tsp of lazy garlic)
600grms of carrots
salt n pepper
finely chopped coriander leaves
FRY THE ONIONS FOR 5-6 MINUTES UNTIL GOLDEN
ADD ALL THE SPICES AND GARLIC AND FRY FOR A FURTHER 1-2 MINUTES
ADD THE CARROTS AND 800ML OF WATER AND BRING TO BOIL - SIMMER UNTIL CARROTS ARE COOKED.
TURN OFF AND ALLOW TO COOL FOR A FEW MINUTES -
BLEND IT AND PUT BACK IN PAN TO HEAT UP!
ADD THE CORIANDER AND SERVE.
SEASON TO TASTE

jeanette251978

Beef Kofta Meatballs
Ingredients
700lb extra lean mince beef
2 tsp finely chopped ginger (i used the lazy ginger strips n chopped it all up
2 tsp of lazy garlic
2 tsp crushed fennel seeds
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp medium chilli powder
salt n black pepper
1 tsp turmeric
2 tbsp medium curry powder
500ml carton of passata
1/2 tsp sweetner
PLACE THE MINCE IN A MIXING BOWL AND ADD GINGER, GARLIC, FENNEL, CINNAMON, CHILLI POWDER AND SEASON WITH SALT N PEPPER.
USE YOUR HANDS AND MIX THOROUGHLY UNTIL WELL COMBINED AND FORM MIXTURE INTO SMALL WALNUT SIZE BALLS AND SET ASIDE.
PLACE THE TURMERIC. CURRY POWDER, PASSATA AND SWEETNER IN A SAUCEPAN AND BRING TO BOIL.
TURN DOWN HEAT TO SIMMER AND ADD MEAT BALLS TO PAN CAREFULLY AND COVER THE PAN WITH LID AND LET IT SIMMER FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES UNTIL MEATBALLS ARE COOKED. TURN MEATBALLS OCCASIONLY SO THAT THEY EVENLY COOK.

jeanette251978

MORROCAN LAMB BURGERS

serves 6
ready in 25 minutes approx
syns per serving
RED 1 & 1/2 ... Add 6 syns if not using wholemeal roll as a healthy extra
GREEN 1 & 1/2... Add 6 syns if not using the wholemeal roll as healthy extra.PLUS..a further 6 syns if not using minced lamb as a healthy extra
1 onion
2 n 1/2 cm piece of root ginger
2 cloves garlic
bunch of fresh corriander
2 teasp ground coriander
2 Teasp ground coriander
1 teasp cinnamon
3oz/85g ready to eat apricots
500g extra lean minced lamb
salt & freshly ground black pepper
6 x 2oz/57g wholemeal rolls
Lettuce,tomato,red onion and cucumber rings to serve
1) Peel & roughly chop the onion,ginger & garlic.Place in a food processor along with the fresh coriander and blend till finely chopped.Add the cumin,ground coriander,cinnamon,apricots & lamb & seasoning and blend untill mixed(do not over blend as it is best to keep the mixture slightly chunky.
2) Shape the lamb mixture into 6 burgers.Place undera medium hot grill for 4-5 minutes each side untill cooked through.
3) split the rolls make burgers up with salad etc..+ a little reduced calorie mayonaise ( 2 n 1/2 syns per level Tbsp)

jeanette251978

serves 4
Ready in about 1 hour 20 minutes
FREE on green
4 courgettes
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
2 red onions
4 garlic cloves
FRY LIGHT
9OZ/255G DRY PASTA
2X400G TINS CHOPPED TOMATOES
2 tEASP DRIED MIXED HERBS
SALT & PEPPER
200G POT VERY LOW FAT NATURAL FROMAGE FRAIS..
1) preheat oven to 200c/400F/gas6
slice the courgettes peppers and onions and crush garlic.
place on a roasting tin spray with fry light and bake for 15-20 minutes or untill tender
2)meanwhile cook the pasta according to the packet instructions
3)transfer the veg to an ovenproof dish.Add the tomatoes and herbs,season and stir.Toss the fromage frais thro the drained pasta spoon over the veg and return to the oven for 15-20 minutes
Serve with green beans