Showing posts with label low syn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label low syn. Show all posts
It seems at the moment that quite a lot of the ladies that I work with are doing slimming world. I absolutely love it because it means we can bat different ideas off each other and share tips and recipes.
A couple of weeks ago we were eating lunch when one of the ladies joined us. Her lunch looked and smelt amazing so instantly we were all questioning her about what it was! She shared the recipe with me so I thought I would pass it on to all of you!
Sausage and Bean Lasagne:
You will need:
A couple of weeks ago we were eating lunch when one of the ladies joined us. Her lunch looked and smelt amazing so instantly we were all questioning her about what it was! She shared the recipe with me so I thought I would pass it on to all of you!
Sausage and Bean Lasagne:
You will need:
- Tin of baked beans
- Tin of tomates (or we used passata)
- Pack of sausages (we used the Sainsburys be good to yourself ones which are low syn) - Veggies could either use Quorn or omit this
- Spices - Garlic, Paprika
- Onions
- Any veg you want (we used peppers and baby frozen veg from Sainsburys)
- Pasta Sheets
- Cheese
Fry the onions and the veg
Cut the sausages into chunks or balls and fry up
Add the tomatoes and beans
While you are frying everything up - cook the pasta sheets
When everything is cooked, layer it up with a layer of your sausage and beanny mix then a layer of pasta sheets. Layer until the top then put in the oven for 10 - 15 minutes. Once it is nearly done top with your healthy extra of cheese (obviously if you are splitting between 3/4 of you then you can add enough for all of you) Cook for another 5 minutes until the cheese is golden.
Serve up with lots of yummy veg.
Me and my lovely friend Lisa were having a chat on Twitter earlier this week about low syn snacks that you could have on slimming world. We were sharing different ideas and I thought I would come and share some ideas with you. All of these are based on syns which are 6 syns or less (or less than 120 calories).
- Twister Mini Lollies - 2.5 syns (Or a full sized twister is 4 syns)
- Alpen Light Bars - 3 syns (or you can have 2 as a Healthy Extra B)
- Chewits - 5 syns
- Curly Wurly - 6 syns
- Muller Greek Yoghurts - 1/2 a syn
- Liberte Greek Yoghurts 0% with fruit - 1/2 a syn
- Dairy Milk Treat sized - 4 syns
- Hartleys Jelly - 1/2 a syn
- Special K Cracker Crisps - 5 syns for 21 crisps
Here are just a few ideas that I came up with including some of my favourites. I have been living off these twister minis over the summer! They are great when you have just a few syns left but you want a treat. I also love the Aplen light bars. Sometimes I like to have 1 weetabix for my breakfast and then 1 Aplen light bar later in the day such as days when I may be going to the gym and want to have something when I get out of the gym. I am in LOVE with curly wurlys. I love to stick them in the freezer, break it into bits and then take ages to eat it!
The yoghurts are a nice snack too. I love the Liberte ones as they have a bit of fruit compot at the bottom. The muller ones are nice but they can be expensive unless they are on offer. I usually take the Hartleys Jellys to work as they feel like a really nice treat for half a syn and they do lots of different flavours. And finally the Special K crisps are a new addition to my snack list, you can have 21 of these crisps for 5 syns but I have been shaking it up by having 10 for 2.5 syns as just a small snack or if I fancy something but dont have many syns to spare.
I hope that this gives you some good ideas for low syn snacks if your doing slimming world (or some low calorie snacks if your not).
Do you have any low syn snacks that you love? I would love for you to share your ideas too!
Right friday is officially going to be my foodie day! So I thought I would share another of my slimming world finds with you. This one came from one of the ladies at my slimming class!
I love a good trifle. It reminds me so much of sitting around full of turkey on christmas day but when we had a taster at slimming world a couple of weeks ago, one of the ladies brought in this beauty! This trifle works out at half a syn for the whole thing!!!
You will need:
You will need:
- Hartleys No Sugar Jelly (1/2 a syn)
- Fruit of your choice (we used strawberries)
- 2 x Muller Banana and Custard Yoghurts
- Packet of Gelatine
- 0% total greek yoghurt
- Sweetener to taste
- Make your jelly up as you would normally. Add in the fruit and put into a dish, into the fridge to set.
- Take your packet of Gelatine and add hot water. When dissolved add your 2 Banana and Custard yoghurts. Put on top of set jelly and put back into fridge.
- When all is set add your greek yoghurt (add sweetener to taste) as your 'cream' on top
And that is it! So simple - it is just about finding alternatives to the things which you would normally use. This is SO tasty. Sure it is not a normal trifle but this definitely makes a fantastic alternative and has become our favourite after sunday lunch treat!
I love Eaton Mess. It isnt something I indulge in very often but I bloody love meringue and strawberries so it is my ideal desert!! Meringue is ok on slimming world as are strawberries but the cream is a big no no!
So I decided to make this low syn alternative. I used 1 meringue nest - I used the Sainsburys ones from the bakery which are 2.5 syns, Strawberries and in place of the cream I used 0% total Greek yoghurt with some sweetener in it.
For 2 and a half syns this is definitely a good compromise! Have you tried this? Do you love Eaton Mess?
As i mentioned the other day, I have become quite addicted to Pinterest and am always on the look out for some low syn alternatives to foods that I enjoy.
When I was browsing the other week, I came across an alternative for Garlic bread. Now I had heard this recipe knocking around a while back but for Pizza but I never thought about using the same recipe to make garlic bread!!
I cant believe how easy this is to make and it is SO yummy!!! Here is what you do:
You will need:
- Smash
- Cold Water
- Herbs
- Garlic
- Cheese (if you want)
- Fry Light
Make up the smash using cold water instead of hot. Don't make it too sloppy, make it quite dough like but obviously make it so you mix it well. Add in garlic and herbs to taste, obviously you can make it with as much or little as you want.
Put some tin foil on a baking tray and spray with Fry Light and spread the smash out thinly. Bake it in the oven and when it starts going golden brown and crispy on one side, turn it over and bake on the other side. Once it has gone brown and crispy on both sides, this is the point to add cheese if you wish and put back in the oven for 5 more minutes. It probably takes about 15 minutes in all depending on your oven etc.
And that is it! How easy was that!
And if your doing slimming world, the best thing about this is, if you count your cheese as a Healthy Extra then this is freeeeeeee which in my eyes makes it even better!!!
Have you found any low syn alternatives to your favourite foods???
Hands up if you love pizza *waves hands around*. However if you do Slimming World like I do you will know the syn values in a slice of pizza are mental (most slices from somewhere like Pizza hut would cost you close to 20 syns a slice). Introducing the low syn pizza!!!!
These wraps made an amazing Pizza base! You basically use this as you would any normal Pizza base and whack on your tomato puree and cheese (if your doing Slimming World then Mozzarella is the best as you get more for a HE A). I added Ham and Sweetcorn on mine along with some onion. Basically I chuck this all on and then stick in it the oven. It takes around 10 minutes to cook and then your done! And it tastes JUST like proper pizza!!! These wraps are avaliable in brown and white so you can choose which ever takes your fancy.
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