Slimming World Support Thread

sw_mina

Hi everyone.

I've just made some lemon cous cous cake, but I went a bit bonkers and whizzed it briefly with a hand blender before putting it in the oven. Now I'm wondering if that means I have to syn the cous cous... does anyone know? My mental process was that you blend the chickpea cake and the carrot cake and the polenta muffins so surely you can blend the cous cous cake... now I'm doubting myself. I didn't mash it completly, just a quick whizz...



Ta

ps - made my stone on Tuesday! Woo!

16011996

Basic/Non Branded Foods Couscous, ground/used as flour 28g

Original 5 Syns Green 5 Syns

think you may have to count it as syns, sorry

but well done on your stone award!!!!!!!!! Thats brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!

Princess_kate

You do know that the cous cous cake isnt free dont you? Just checking......
Kate

consultant31

sw_mina wrote: »

Hi everyone.

I've just made some lemon cous cous cake, but I went a bit bonkers and whizzed it briefly with a hand blender before putting it in the oven. Now I'm wondering if that means I have to syn the cous cous... does anyone know? My mental process was that you blend the chickpea cake and the carrot cake and the polenta muffins so surely you can blend the cous cous cake... now I'm doubting myself. I didn't mash it completly, just a quick whizz...



Ta

ps - made my stone on Tuesday! Woo!

Well done on your stone award:T

Sadly couscous cake can't be counted a syn-free (neither can chickpea cake, polenta muffins, lasagne crisps etc) as it is regarded as misuse of the couscous (polenta, chickpeas etc)

Some people were eating the whole cake and then wondering why their weight loss had slowed (or even reversed itself) which made the nutritionist re-examine the rules on the use of such foods.

16011996

consultant, so how many syns would there be in the cous cous cake?

also, does the rice quiche i make become synned? i cook a pack of savoury rice, with eggs mixed in? worried now cos thats what i got for tea.

sw_mina

16011996 wrote: »

Basic/Non Branded Foods Couscous, ground/used as flour 28g

Original 5 Syns Green 5 Syns

think you may have to count it as syns, sorry

but well done on your stone award!!!!!!!!! Thats brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh noes! The really annoying thing is, I just tasted a bit and it is SOOOOO much nicer than it normally is.

I know its not free, but it nearly is the way I make it - just lemon juice, no lemon curd, so its only the baking powder to syn.

Thanks anyway

16011996

sorry consultant, can you tell me if the crisps are syn free still? our consultant told us they were on thursday, but now i'm wondering?

sw_mina

consultant31 wrote: »

Well done on your stone award:T

Sadly couscous cake can't be counted a syn-free (neither can chickpea cake, polenta muffins, lasagne crisps etc) as it is regarded as misuse of the couscous (polenta, chickpeas etc)

Some people were eating the whole cake and then wondering why their weight loss had slowed (or even reversed itself) which made the nutritionist re-examine the rules on the use of such foods.

Ooooh. Hmmm. We had a tasting night the other week and someone brought lasange crisps in, which our consultant advocated, and she's always talking about the cous cous and chickpea cake. I don't really understand how a food can be 'mis-used', to be honest, as if its the intention that puts on the pounds rather than the ingredients. I recognise that it is not how you would 'normally' eat your cous cous, but you don't eat more of it, nor do you change the constitution (unless you reach for the blender ) - I don't really see how it's different to having a plate of cous cous with chopped egg, slices of lemon and a dollop of low fat yoghurt on top (except for the baking powder, of course), but I'm willing to admit I might be missing something!

consultant31

16011996 wrote: »

sorry consultant, can you tell me if the crisps are syn free still? our consultant told us they were on thursday, but now i'm wondering?

No, they're not free. Ask your consultant to check with SW head office.

terrigrunshaw

Hi im new to all this forum business (so new that im getting my husband to type this out for me), I started with slimming world at the beginning of february......im doing it myself, so im not going to meetings. In 4 weeks i've lost 5lb. Any tips or advice that could help me?????? My name is terri by the way.