This is a hearty little number, perfect for a Sunday brunch or one of those mornings when you are in the mood to make a more special breakfast.  For those who have a really sweet tooth, the bread and egg are dominant in flavour so it may be worth adding more sweetener if desired. half of the bake is a mere 2 syns when using your healthy B allowance! 

Ingredients:

• 150g berries of choice (1.5 syns cooked)
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp Vanilla Essence
• 1 muller light, vanilla or other flavour
• 3 tbsp sweetener
• small cup skimmed milk - 3.5 syns
• 4 slices of wholemeal bread (from a 400g loaf)
• 2 tbsp cinnamon

Method:

1. Whisk the eggs in a bowl.
2. Add the vanilla essence, cinnamon, muller light, milk and sweetener and mix well.
3. Slice the bread into small squares
4. Spray an ovenproof dish with frylight and place the bread into the dish.
5. Pour the mix on top of the bread and make sure everything is well dunked!
6. Cover and allow to soak for 20 mins
7. Scatter the berries on top and bake for 20-30 minutes.

1. Rice pudding with diet cream soda

Image credit: Trusper.com

Cream soda has such a unique flavour, and I don't know what mad genius came up with this recipe for a syn free rice pudding... but it works! 

INGREDIENTS:

• 3oz Pudding Rice
• 500ml Diet / Sugar Free Cream Soda
• 1 Mullerlight Yogurt
• Drop of vanilla essence or another flavour of your choice
   

METHOD:

Put the rice and cream soda in a pan and bring to the boil | Reduce heat, add essence and simmer until liquid is absorbed | Allow to cool | Stir in mullerlight | Serve.

2. Slimming World KFC chicken made with Couscous
 

Image credit: kellsslimmingworldadventure

I heard about a KFC ex-employee who let the cat out of the bag regarding KFC's "secret recipe" for their chicken coating. You'd be right to think that couscous did not make the cut. However, the spice mix mentioned below is indeed part of that magic recipe, and the combination is a wonderful slimming world friendly alternative. 

INGREDIENTS:

• 50g chicken pieces
• 100g plain couscous
• 1/4 tsp mustard powder
• 1 tsp onion granules
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 1 medium egg
• Fry light

METHOD:

Preheat oven to 200 Degrees | Add the mustard powder, cumin, cayenne pepper and chicken stock cube to the couscous and add enough boiling water to cover | cover with a plate | allow couscous to absorb the water | mix egg into the couscous mixture | Dip chicken pieces into the mixture | Spray a baking tray with frylight | place chicken pieces on tray | Pop into the oven and cook for 25-30 mins

3. Diet coke chicken

Iimage credit: Goodtoknow.co.uk

It's the last thing you can imagine pouring over your chicken, a big ol can of diet coke. However, once you taste the first mouthful, you'll know it won't be the last time making it! 

RECIPE:

• 330ml can of diet coke
• 350g diced chicken
• Veg of your choice
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• salt & pepper
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 clove of garlic, crushed
• tbsp passata
• 200ml chicken stock

METHOD:

spray pan with frylight | fry chicken, onion, garlic and veg for 5 mins | Add diet coke, stock, passata, garlic, soy sauce | Bring to the boile | Cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes

4. Chocolate mug cake

Image Credit: Pinterest

Whats not to love about this! at only two syns and under a minute to cook, its a perfect dessert.

• 1 options belgian choc sachet
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp sweetener

METHOD:

add the ingredients to a small mug | mix well | Microwave on high for 50 seconds | allow to cool and serve.

5. Fanta Sweet and sour chicken

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• 2-3 chicken breasts cut into strips
• 330mls of fanta zero (or another diet fizzy orange)
• 60g passata
• 1 large sweet red pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1 chopped onion

Fry onion, peppers and chicken using frylight for 5 minutes | add fanta and passata and bring to the boil | Allow to simmer for 10 minutes | serve with rice or salad

So there you have it. Us Slimming world heads are a creative bunch arent we? Do you know of any other crazy recipes? Let me know in the comments below!

Below you will find some of the offers available we have seen in supermarkets this week. Please note that offers can be in selected stores only.

Aldi

FREE PROTEIN

• Oakhurst chicken breast fillets - £3.99.
• Ashfield Farm Pork Loin Medallion - 400g for £1.99.
• Beef mince, lean 5% fat - 500g for £3.09.
• Turkey mince - £1.89.
• Turkey breast steaks - 375g for £2.59.
• Duck breast portions - 250g for £3.29.
• Free range eggs, large – 12 for £1.75.

FREE YOGURTS / DAIRY

• Brooklea Light Fat Free Yogurt, Skinny Latte, Limited Edition - 175g pot for 30p.
• Brooklea Fat Free Normandy Natural Forage Frais - 500g for 85p.
• OTHER FREE FOOD
• Frylight olive oil - £1.49.
• Frylight garlic / chilli infused - £1.29.
• FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
• Melon medley - 89p.
• Mango chunks - £1.89.
• Pineapple chunks - £1.69.
• Kalettes - 89p.
• Carrot batons - 45p.
• Cherry tomatoes - 69p.
• Celery - 55p.
• Mangetout - 155g for 59p.
• Asparague - 170g for 59p.
• Babycorn - 135g for 59p.
• Chestnut mushrooms - 250g for 59p.
• Shallots - 39p.
• Chantenay carrots - 500g for 59p.

LOW SYN TREATS

• Compliments sugar free breath fresheners (14g pack for 1.5 syns) - 89p.

Asda

SAUSAGES AND BURGERS

• Heck chicken sausages (Zesty, Paprika 0.5 syn for 2 sausages; Italia 0.5 syn each) - 10 for £2.50.

• Linda McCartney’s Red Onion & Rosemary Sausages (free) -  6 for £1.

FREE PROTEIN

• Steak, Asda Butcher’s Selection prime beef Sirloin steak (227g); Asda Butcher’s Selection prime beef ribeye steak (227g); Asda Butcher’s Selection prime beef rump steak (255g) – 2 for £7.

• Bernard Matthews Tikka / Roast Turkey Breast Chunks - 140g for £1.

• Matar Paneer (tofu) – reduced from £1.50 to 85p.

FREE YOGURTS / DAIRY

• Super Fruitii - 4 for £1, usually £2.50.

• Muller Light Greek 0% sugar raspberry / lemon / strawberry / mango / cherry / coconut & vanilla – 4 pack reduced from £2.50 to £1.

• Muller Lights (includes limited edition passionfruit, orange and lime) - 8 for £4. They also have the 6 packs red fruits for £2.

• Activia 0% fat free - 4 for £1.

OTHER FREE FOOD

• Ilumi Singapore style rice noodles – reduced from £1.75 to £1.15.

• Schwartz Grinder Italian herbs – reduced from £1.89 to £1.

• Hellmann's Fat Free Vinaigrette - £1.

• Filippo Berio Balsamic Vinegar - 500ml reduced from £5 to £3.

• Batchelors Supernoodles Low Fat - 50p.

• Amoy Udon Straight to Wok Noodles - 300g for £1.

• Batchelors Pasta n Sauce (several free, some low syn) - 50p.

• Blue Dragon dark soy sauce - 375ml for £1.

• Asda chicken / beef / vegetable stock pots – 8 for £1.

• Splenda Sweetener Tablets – 500 save £2.60 reduced to £3.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

• Cauliflower rice - £1.

• Plums - punnet for 69p.

HEALTHY EXTRA A

• Low Low mature cheddar spread (60g is HEA) - £1.

• Low Low delightfully creamy grated cheese (40g is HEA) – £1.

• Philadelphia lightest (110g is HEA) - £1.

• Cheese 50% reduced fat (45g is HEA) - 2 for £3.

• Blue Diamond Almond Breeze UHT Unsweetened (1l is HEA) - 1l for £1.

• Oatly Oat milk (275ml is HEA) - 1L for £1.

• Seriously Strong Lighter Spreadable Cheese Squares (4 is HEA) - 8 for £1.

HEALTHY EXTRA B

• Alpen Light (2 for a HEB) - 5 for £1.

• Special K Chocolate Delight bars (1 is a HEB) - 4 for £1.

• Asda Good & Counted Chocolate Cereal Bars (2 is a HEB) - 5 for £1.

• Kingsmill Tasty Medium Sliced Wholemeal Bread (2 slices is HEB) – two 400g loaves for £1.

• Nestlé Oat Cheerios, less than 5% sugar (40g is HEB) - 325g for £1.50.

LOW SYN

• Asda Butcher's Selection Bone-In lamb shank in minted gravy (1 syn) – 400g reduced from £3.50 to £3.

• Princes lean corned beef (3 syns a tin) - £2.

• McCain Rustic 3% fat chips (1.5 syns per 100g) - 1kg for £1.50

• Weight Watchers meals including Ocean Pie (3 syns) - 3 for £3.

• Lurpack lightest butter (3 syns per tbsp) - 500g reduced from £3.25 to £2.50.

LOW SYN TREATS

• Sunbites Popcorn (Sweet & Salty, Sea Salted 2.5 syns; Sweet Caramel 3 syns) - 6 for £1.

• Alpro Plain with Coconut / Almond Soya Yogurt (2 syns) - 500g for £1.

• Crisp multipacks - Wotsits, Cheetos, Hula Hoop Pufts, Skips, Walkers Stars, French Fries, Quavers etc (3.5 to 4.5 syns) - 2 for £2.

• Bear Yoyos (1.5 syns per roll) and Bear Claws Mango & Carrot - 5 packets for £1.80.

• Hartley's 10 cal jelly (0.5 syn) - 50p.

• Hartley's No Added Sugar (0.5 syn) - 5 for £2.

Iceland

SAUSAGES AND BURGERS

• Slimming World Syn-Free burgers / sausages / meatballs - 3 packs for £3 each and get one six pack of Mullerlight Cake Shop inspired yoghurt free.

• Linda McCartney's vegetarian sausages (0.5 syns each) – 6 for £1.

• Ye Olde Oak Hotdogs, in brine (1 syn each) – 2 packs of 8 for £1.

FREE YOGURTS / DAIRY

• Muller light big pot lemon / skinny latte / coconut & vanilla - 500g pot £1.

• Muller Lights including Liquorish and Blackcurrant – 3 for £1.

• Activia 0% fat free – 4 for £1.

OTHER FREE FOOD

• Slimming World frozen meals (includes the return of the three-bean & roasted veg chilli for a limited time) – 3 for £3 each and get one six pack of Mullerlight Cake Shop inspired yoghurt free.

• Schwartz herbs and spices including  Perfect Shakes and garlic granules – 2 for £2.

• Frylight Olive Oil - £1.50.

• Mugshot 1% – 3 for £1.

• Batchelors Pasta n Sauce (several free, some low syn) – 2 for £1.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

• Farmer’s Market strawberries - 225g are £1.25 cheaper at £1.

HEALTHY EXTRA A

• Cathedral City mature cheddar lighter (40g is HEA) - 350g is 2 for £4.

• Kerry Low Low mature cheddar spread (60g is HEA) - £1.

• Alpro Almond Unsweetened, fresh (1l is HEA) - 1l for £1.

HEALTHY EXTRA B

• Nestle Shreddies (40g is HEB) - 500g for £1.19.

LOW SYN FOOD

• Birds Eye Inspirations Sun-Ripened Tomato & Basil / Lemon Fish Chargrills (0.5 syn each) - half price at £1.75.

Lidl

FREE PROTEIN

• Lighthouse Bay two sea bass fillets – 180g are down to £2.39 from £2.99.

• Deluxe two New Zealand venison steaks - 240g for £4.79.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLSE

• Lemons - 500g reduced from 87p to 29p.

• Funsize pears - 770g reduced from £1.02 to 29p.

• Echalion shallots - 500g reduced from £1.15 to 29p.

• Butternut squash, loose - 95p per kg.

Morrison's

SAUSAGES AND BURGERS

• Quorn sausages, frozen (0.5 syn each) – 8 for £1.

FREE PROTEIN

• Morrisons The Best Scottish smoked salmon slices - 120g for £3.50 reduced from £4.48.

• Morrisons The Best whole cooked lobster - 350g for £7.92 and earn 100 points.

• Quorn mince, frozen - 300g for £1.

• Quorn chicken fillets, frozen - 312g for £1.

FREE YOGURTS / DAIRY

• Super Fruitii (Mango flavour is vegetarian) – 4 for £1.50.

OTHER FREE FOOD

• Naked Noodles (Singapore Curry free, all other flavours around 1 / 1.5 syns) - 85p.

• Batchelors Supernoodles Low Fat - 50p.

• Batchelors Pasta n Sauce (several free, some low syn) - 50p.

• Hellmann's Fat Free Vinaigrette / balsamic - £1.

• Blue Dragon dark soy sauce - 375ml for £1.

• Amoy Straight to Wok Udon thick noodles - £1.

• Fry light - £1.50.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

• Spiralised carrot / butternut squash / Courgette – £1.

• Napolina passata - 500g half price at 50p.

HEALTHY EXTRA A

• Cathedral City mature cheddar lighter (40g is HEA) - 350g is down from £3.50 to £2.

• Babybel light (3 is a HEB) – 6 for £1.

• Eatlean Protein Cheese (70g is HEA) – reduced from £4 to £3.

HEALTHY EXTRA B

• Alpen Light (2 is HEB) - £1.

• Shredded Wheat Bitesize (40g is HEB) 500g reduced from £2.47 to £1.

• Weight Watchers White Wraps (1 is HEB or 5.5 syns) – 6 for £1.

LOW SYN FOOD

• Quorn chicken style nuggets (1 syn each) - 300g for £1.

• Crucials sauces, Hot Stuff (0.5 syn for 3tbsp, Peri Peri 0.5 syn for 2tbsp, Ketchup/BBQ/Sweet Chilli/Brown Sauce – 0.5 syn for 1tbsp) £1.

LOW SYN TREATS

• Options Belgian Hot Chocolate (2 syns) - 220g half price at £2.

• Ryvita Thins Sweet Chilli (1.5 syns each) – reduced from £1.89 to 1.

• Sweet Freedom Choc Shot (0.5 per teaspoon) - £2.25.

• Fibre One (4 syns each) - £2.

• Go Ahead Cookie Bites, white chocolate & raspberry / chocolate and orange (5 syns) – 6 pack for £1.

• Hartley's 10 cal jelly (0.5 syn) - 50p.

• Lambrini Skinny Sparkling Perry (1.5 syns per 125ml or 9 syns the whole bottle!) - 750ml for £2.

Sainsbury's

FREE PROTEIN

• Gressingham duck breast fillets - 397g are £3.50 cheaper at £5.

• Heinz Baked Beanz in Tomato Sauce Snap Pots 4x200g reduced from £2.50 to £1.50.

• Sainsbury's Turkey Breast 2% Fat / beef 5% fat mince- 500g for £3.50.

FREE YOGURTS / DAIRY

• Activia 0% fat free – 8 for £2.

OTHER FREE FOOD AND DRINK

• Knorr chicken / beef / rich beef / vegetable / fish stock pots - 8 for £2.

• Diet Coke cans - 18x330ml save £2.90 at just £5.

• Splenda Sweetener Tablets – 500 save £2.60 reduced to £3.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

• Broccoli rice - £1.25

• Butternut crinkle chips - £1.25.

• Butternut squaffles - 300g for £1.25.

• Butternut squash lasagna sheets - 400g for £1.50.

• Butternut squash noodles - £1.25.

HEALTHY EXTRA A

• Philadelphia lightest (110g is HEA) - £1.

• Alpro Soya Fresh Original (300ml is HEA) - 1L for £1.

• Arla lacto free mature / mild cheddar cheese (30g is HEA) - £1.50.

HEALTHY EXTRA B

• Nestle Shreddies cereal (40g is HEB) - 500g reduced from £2.50 to £1.50.

LOW SYN FOOD

• Quorn sausage patties (0.5 syn) – 4 for £1.50.

LOW SYN TREATS

• Ryvita Thins Sweet Chilli (1.5 syns each) – reduced from £1.89 to £1.

• Oreo Thins (1.5 syns each) - £1.

• Mikado (0.5 syn each) - £1.

• Go Ahead Cookie Bites, white chocolate & raspberry / chocolate and orange (5 syns) – 6 pack for £1.

• Bombay Sapphire gin (25ml for 3 syns) - 1L has £6 knocked off the price at £20.

Tesco

SAUSAGES AND BURGERS

• Heck chicken sausages (Zesty, Paprika 0.5 syn for 2 sausages; Italia 0.5 syn each) - 10 for £2.50.

• Ye Olde Oak Premium Hotdogs (0.5 syn each) – 8 for 50p.

• Linda McCartney’s Red Onion & Rosemary Sausages (free) -  6 for £1.95 or 3 for £5.

FREE PROTEIN

• Quorn including peppered steak, meatballs, mince and pieces.- 3 packs for £5.

• Tesco Lean Pork Mince 5% Fat - 500g reduced from £3 to £2.50.

FREE YOGURTS / DAIRY

• Muller light big pot lemon / skinny latte / coconut & vanilla - 500g pot reduced from £1.80 to £1.

• Danone Light & Free – 4 for £1.25.

• Muller light red fruit – 6 pack reduced from £3 to £2.

OTHER FREE FOOD

• Schwartz herbs and spices including garlic granules – 2 for £2.

• Konjac rice - 250g half price at £1.

• Splenda Sweetener Tablets – 500 tablets, save £2.60 reduced to £3.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

• Butternut squash spaghetti - 250g for £1 or 3 for 2.

• Cox apples – 6 pack reduced from £1.50 to 79p.

• Napolina passata - 500g half price at 50p.

HEALTHY EXTRA A

• Seriously Strong Lighter Spreadable Cheese Squares (4 is HEA) - 8 for £1.

• Blue Diamond Almond Breeze UHT Unsweetened (1l is HEA) - 1l two cartons for £2.

HEALTHY EXTRA B

• Kingsmill Tasty Medium Sliced Wholemeal Bread (2 slices is HEB) – 400g loaf for 60p.

• Nestlé Oat Cheerios, less than 5% sugar (40g is HEB) - 325g half price at £1.24.

LOW SYN FOOD

• Aunt Bessie's carrot & swede mash (0.5 syn per 100g) - 500g reduced from £1.75 to £1.

• Quorn inc. cottage pie, chilled (3.5 syns) – 3 for £5.

LOW SYN TREATS

• Options Belgian Hot Chocolate (2 syns) - 220g half price at £2.

• Sunbites Popcorn (Sweet & Salty, Sea Salted 2.5 syns; Sweet Caramel 3 syns) - 6 for £1.

• Alpro Go On blackcurrant (1 syn) / passion fruit (1.5 syns) vegan yogurt - 85p each or 2 for £1.

• Ryvita Thins Sweet Chilli (1.5 syns each) – reduced from £1.89 to 1.

• French Fries crisps (4 syns) - 6 pack for 75p.

• Mikado (0.5 syn each) - £1.

Hello everyone!

To celebrate 30K facebook followers, Ive teamed up with muscle foods to come up with a special hamper full of slimming world friendly lean foods. Bulk buying these is really cost effective, and since they are vacuum packed they are easy to pop them in the freezer and use them as you need to. In my calculation, using average serving sizes this hamper is enough meat to make 24 individual meals including delicious steaks.

Typically this hamper would add up to £106.63, but with the exclusive promo code SLIMBLOG it's just £55! This is including:

• 2 x 2.5kg Premium Chicken Breast Fillets
• 2 x 6-7oz Irish Sirloin Steaks
• 2 x 6-7oz Irish Rump Steaks
• 2 x 400g Extra Lean British Beef Mince
• 2 x 6oz Great British Hache Steaks
• 2 x 6oz Lean Turkey Hache Steaks
• 6 x 66g - Virtually Fat Free Pork Sausages
• 14 x 25g Low Fat bacon Medallions
• 2 x 250g - Sweet Chilli & Lime Chicken Breasts

Everything in this deal is syn free except for the sausages which are only a half syn each. Just use the code: SLIMBLOG at purchase! 

Note: At this time this deal is only available to those in the UK. 

As July approaches, many will have indulged on a holiday, and many will have holidays approaching. So - having a few SP meals here and there can really accelerate your losses and get you back on track (or even into that bikini you are dreaming of wearing!)

With that said, as always it can be extremely tough to come up with ideas when there are only very specific foods you can eat. to help you along, we've dug up 27 ideas for you all! Catch them below.

• Beef Stir Fry - beef strips, green and red peppers, mushrooms, onions, carrots and soy sauce.

• Bacon and mushroom crustless quiche

• Baked salmon with scrambled eggs, baby tomatoes and broccoli.

• Carrot & coriander soup

• Diet cola/fanta chicken with cauliflower rice.

• Chicken & Mediterranean vegetable quiche

• Healthy extra B chicken salad wrap

• Italian Style Courgettes

• Smoked salmon and cream cheese omelette

• Speedy mince with broccoli and green beans.

• Spicy Lentil Soup

• Tomato & Basil soup

• Speedy Bolognese with courgette spaghetti.

• Cheesy Broccoli Bake

• Cauliflower Pizza

• Chicken Pizzaiola with broccoli and green beans

• Cottage pie with swede mash topping

• Chicken curry with broccoli and green beans.

• King prawn dhansak

• Extra lean steak, courgette spaghetti and speedy vegetables.

• Oriental pork kebabs with green salad.

• Oven-baked meatballs

• Grilled salmon with a speedy salad.

• Pizza topped chicken breast with a crispy salad or roast vegetables.

• Salmon curry with cauliflower rice.

• Slimming world burger with a speedy salad.

• Healthy extra B of your choice with scrambled egg, peeled plum tomatoes, baked beans and mushrooms.

Nothing better than having a pal over for tea and presenting a fabulous cake for you both to enjoy. Luckily this doesn't have to be a forgotten pre-Slimming World memory any more! This gorgeous Raspberry Roulade is the perfect tray bake replacement. Since the fruit is added after cooking, the overall recipe adds up to a mere 0.5 syns! Find the recipe and method below.

Ingredients:

• A tub of any Quark
• 4 Eggs
• 1 Tsp baking powder
• 2-3 drops of vanilla essence.
• 3 Tbsps of sweetener
• A tray of raspberries (also works well with strawberries or any other syn free fruit)

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
2. Separate the eggs into yolks into one bowl, and the yolks into another.
3. Whisk together a half tub of quark with the yolks, baking powder, sweetener and vanilla essence.
4. Whisk egg whites until they form soft peaks.
5. Slowly add the whisked egg whites into the yolk mixture.
6. Line a rectangular oven tray with baking paper and spray with plenty of frylight
7. Carefully pour the mixture so that it lines the tray evenly.
8. Cook for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to stand for 4-5 minutes.
9. Peel baking paper from the cake and allow to cool fully. While this is cooling, mix the remainder of the quark with another drop of vanilla essence.
10. Evenly spread the quark and fruit over the cooled cake.
11. Gently roll up the cake into a roulade. Cut into slices as generous as you would like! 

How did this work out for you? Comment below!

Anyone that has ever been to Nando's will know how ridiculously good their Spicy Rice is and at only 3.5 syns you can't go wrong if you're going there for a meal.

I was craving some of their Spicy Rice the other night and since I don't live close to a Nando's I decided to try make my own syn free version and I was not disappointed! Recipe and method are below!

Ingredients: (Serves 2)

150g Rice of your choice
500 - 600ml of Water
2 Chicken stock cubes
1/2 an onion - finely chopped
1/2 finely chopped red pepper
A handful of frozen peas
1 green chilli or chilli of your choice deseeded and finely chopped
Chilli power - depending how spicy you like it
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp Turmeric
Frylight

Method:

1. On a medium heat spray a pan with some frylight and dry fry the rice for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently.
2. Once the rice starts to brown slightly, Add some water, (just the bare minimum to cover the rice) chilli power, crush chicken stock cube and turmeric.
3. Bring to the boil and then simmer gently until the rice is fully cooked and all the water has been absorbed. Stir often to avoid it sticking to the pan!
4. In a separate pan sprayed with fry light, add the onion, red pepper, frozen peas, green chilli, crushed chicken stock cube, cumin and paprika.
5. Once everything is cooked add to the rice and stir thoroughly.

Cocktail season is well underway (woohoo!) There is just one issue with this. Cocktails usually equate to an absolute ton of sugar. If you make them yourself its another story! So why not rally up your mates, whack on a barbeque and rustle up some of these babies!

The recipes below are a twist on the classics.  Using some clever swaps along the way, we capture the essence of our favourites without breaking the syn bank.

Mojito - 5 syns

Ingredients:

• 35ML Rum
• tsp Sweetener
• Fresh mint leaves
• Lime wedges
• Soda Water
• Ice (preferably crushed)

Method:

1. Muddle the mint leaves, lime wedges and sweetener in a glass
2. Pour in the rum and soda water.
3. Stir with a spoon
4. Add a sprig of mint and a lime wedge.

Cape Cod - 3 syns

Ingredients:

• Vodka (25ml=3 syns)
• 100mls light cranberry juice (0.5 syns)
• 2 Lime Wedges
   

Method:

1. Squeeze a wedge of lime into the glass of crushed ice.
2. Swill the ice around the glass a bit to distribute the lime juice
3. Pour in the vodka and cranberry juice.
4. Add a lime wedge to serve.

Caiprinha - 5 syns

Ingredients:

• 50ml Cachaca (Brazilian white rum) 5 syns
• 1 teaspoon or sachet of sweetener
• 2 qtrs of Lime
• rushed ice
• fun little flags (optional)

Method: 

Muddle lime and Sweetener in the glass. Add Cachaca and ice. Stir and serve.

Tequila sunrise - 4.5 syns

Ingredients:

• 35ml Tequila (4 syns)
• 20ml of no added sugar orange squash, undiluted
• 125ml ocean spray blueberry juice drink (0.5 syns)
• Orange Slice to Garnish (optional)
• Ice cubes

Method:

1. Pour Tequila and blueberry juice into a glass.
2. Add the ice cubes
3. Pour orange squash on top of the ice
4. Garnish with orange slice
5. Stir before drinking.

Espresso Martini - 5 syns

Ingredients

• 25ml vodka (3 syns)
• 2 drops of vanilla essence
• 1 shot of chilled espresso coffee
• 1  level tablespoon of single cream (1.5 syns)
• Splash of milk (0.5 syns)
• Garnish: Whole coffee beans

Method

Note: You need a cocktail shaker and espresso maker/french press for this one but its worth it! 
Pour vodka, vanilla essence, espresso, cream and milk into the shaker and shake very well. (This gives it the lovely foamy head!). Garnish with 3 whole coffee beans.

Well there you are, five spins on the classics. I'd love to hear how you get on making these! Let me know in the comments, or if you have other suggestions!
 

Red velvet is sooo in right now, so why on earth would we want to be left out of the scene? I adapted a typical slimming world cupcake recipe to make these delights. Enjoy a couple with friends, as a treat to yourself, or even bring these to a group tasting to delight the masses! 

Makes 8

Ingredients:

For the icing:

• 150g tub of quark
• 1 tbsp Vanilla essence
• 30g Sweetener
• Raspberries to garnish

For the cupcake:

2 tbsp Red food colouring
2 tsp cocoa (2 syns)
50G self raising flour (9 syns)
3 eggs
30G Sweetener
1 Muller light (I went for vanilla and dark choc)

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C.
2. In one bowl, whisk the eggs, vanilla essence, red colouring, muller light and sweetener
3. In another bowl, sieve the flour and cocoa
4. Add the wet mixture to the dry and mix well.
5. Spray a muffin tray with frylight and distribute the mixture evenly into the tray.
6. Pop in the oven for 15-20 minutes
7. Meanwhile,, make the icing by mixing the quark, sweetener and vanilla essence.
8. Take the cupcakes out of the oven and allow to cool.
9. Using a spoon or piping bag, add a dollop of the icing on top of each cupcake. For variety, slice a few cupcakes down the middle and fill with extra icing.
10. Pop a raspberry on top of each,
 

If like me you love cake but hate wasting loads of syns on something small then you will love these Oat Bites and at just 2 syns for the whole lot you won't be disappointed and the best part is they only take 5 minutes in the microwave!

Ingredients

• Frylight
• 40g of oats (HEB) **
• 12g of raisins (1.5 syns)
• 2 tbsp of cinnamon (can use more or less depending on personal preference)
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp of sweetener (0.5 syns)
• A dash of vanilla essence
• About 125g of quark 

Method

1. Measure out all the ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
2. Spray a microwaveable container with frylight.
3. Add mixture to the container and microwave for about 5 minutes.
4. Cut into as many slices as you like and place on a cooling rack.

** Please note: These are only 2 syns of the whole lot when using the oats as your healthy extra b - otherwise they are 1 syns per slice when cut into 6 slices!

Some times it's hard to make something from scratch for every meal, maybe you're tired or busy with work or just don't have the time. Then this recipe is for you! Simple to make and can be kept in the fridge to snack on - and the best part? it's all totally syn free!

Ingredients

Roulade:

• 220g of grated carrot
• 220g of grated potato
• 110g of onion grated 
• 3 eggs beaten
• Salt & pepper to taste

Filling:

• 1 tub of fat free quark
• 3 cloves of garlic
• Small pinch of mixed herbs
• larger pinch of Italian herbs
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Slices of ham

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a tray with grease proof paper.
2. Put the roulade ingredients in a bowl and mix together. Spread out evenly on the tray and put in the oven. Cook for 20 minutes or until mixture is firm.
3. Put the garlic cloves in a separate tray and roast at the same time.
4. Allow both to cool. Mix together the filling ingredients except the ham. Chop up the roasted garlic and add to the filling mixture.
5. Spread the filling mixture on the roulade. Add a layer of ham and then roll up.
6. Cut up into slices and enjoy! 

I've done it. I've finally done it. I've found a way to enjoy turkey mince. It is one of the leanest meats out there and quite inexpensive, so this is great progress for the slimming world journey. You can get 350g of turkey mince in Lidl or Aldi for about £2.50 / €3. This makes 4 burgers, so its very good value.

Ingredients

• 350g Ground Turkey Mince
• 1 egg
• 1 small onion (optional) 
• 1 tbsp Garlic Salt
• Pepper
• 1 tsp Chilli Flakes
• 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper or Cajun Powder
• Lettuce and Tomato to garnish

Method

1. Whisk egg in a bowl
2. Add the salt, pepper, herbs and spices
3. Add in the chopped onion (if using) and turkey to the egg mixture and mix well. (I use a potato masher to get some juices from the onion, and to make sure everything is well combined) 
4. Using your hands, scoop up a quarter of the mixture and form a ball shape (Note, its a bit gooey at this stage - wear gloves if you need to)  
5. Pop the rounded mixture onto a heated frying pan and flatten it using a spatula.   
6. Repeat for the remaining mixture. 
7. Allow about 8 minutes to cook each side or until fully cooked throughout

TIP 

These are nice without bread, but why not add an asda wholemeal sandwich bap (42g) as healthy B! You can also make cloud bread if you want to save syns.

Porridge. It's not very glamorous is it? But we can snazz it up. All we have to do is whack it in the oven with a few simple ingredients and you have the very respectable and distinguished sounding "baked oats" :)  It also doesn't hurt that it tastes great and keeps you full for hours! My recipe here will cost you 3.5 syns per serving, read on for details on keeping it syn free.

Recipe

Makes 4 servings

• 1 banana (4 syns when cooked)
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder (1/2 syn)
• 1 teaspoon almond essence
• 25g flaked almonds (7.5 syns)
• 1 heaped teaspoon of brown sugar (2 syns)
• 2 x Muller Light Yoghurts or syn-free yoghurt of choice
• 1 egg
• 70g Porridge Oats (2 x Healthy B)

Method: 

1. Mix Muller lights/yoghurt, egg and almond essence in a bowl.  
2. Add oats and baking soda and mix well.
3. Spray an 8'' baking tray with frylight
4. Slice one banana (or fruit of choice) and line the bottom of the tray
5. Pour in the batter. Scatter almonds on top
6. Bake on 180c/375F for 25 minutes
7. After 25 mins, sprinkle the brown sugar on top, turn up the heat to 200c and broil for a further 3-5 mins to get a lovely carmelised topping

Keeping it syn free: 

Forego the sugar, almonds and baking soda. Add banana after cooking  for a syn-free alternative.

Cloud Bread is a phenomenon. Favoured by low-carb dieters the world over,  this bread alternative is made with four simple ingredients - all slimming world friendly. Perfect for a sandwich, burger bun or meal accompaniment. I also think they would be a great side dish for a "fakeaway" :)

Recipe

• 3 eggs
• 200g Fat Free or low fat cottage cheese or Quark
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 tbsp artificial sweetener
• Pinch of salt and / or herbs of your choice (Optional)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 145C/300F Degrees
2. Separate egg yolks from egg whites
3. Combine the yolks with the cottage cheese, sweetener, baking powder and herbs
4. Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks
5. Gently fold in the yolk mixture, try to keep the volume of the whites for fluffiness
6. Spray a flat baking tray with frylight and gently scoop the mixture into even rounds
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes

These will be a lifesaver for those who are really struggling to give up the bread. Have you tried this recipe? What do you think? Please comment below! 

*Update*  cloud bread is syn free and is not classed as a tweak in slimming world. However, it should be eaten in moderation to ensure it doesnt affect your losses. Reach out to your consultant for more information :)

It's tricky to find cost-effective, filling and slimming world-friendly savoury foods. Slimming World curry loaf is one of those wonderful loopholes.  You'll find the main ingredient Chickpea Dahl in most well-known supermarkets for about £1 / €1.50 per tin. Syn values will vary for each, but here are some common ones:

Aldi Bilash Chickpea Dahl, 1.5 syns per 400g can
Asda Chosen by you Chickpea Dahl, 2 syns per 400g can
Tesco Chickpea Dahl, 1.5 syns per 400g can
Mazadar Chickpea Dahl, 400g Can, Free

The entire loaf made as below is 3.5 syns. Very handy for lunch or a snack, and will keep in the fridge for about 3 days. 

Ingredients:

• A 400g tin of chickpea dahl (I used Aldi Bilash Vegetable Chickpea Dahl 1.5 syns per can)
• 100g pack of curry rice (I used Erin Curry Rice for 2 syns a packet)
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tbsp curry powder

Method:

1. Cook up the rice as directed, or until water has been absorbed.
2. Whisk the eggs in a bowl
3. Add rice and chickpea dahl to the eggs and mix everything
4. Spray a loaf tin with Frylight and pour in the mixture
5. Bake for 35-40 mins at 200 Degrees.

Tip:

For a Syn Free Curry Loaf, use the Mazadar Chickpea Dahl (available in Morrisons and Home Bargains) and Bachelors Curry Rice - both are free! 

Survival is all about being prepared. Life will throw many curveballs that will tempt us to stray from your plan. For example, an evening at the cinema -- The pick and mix is a sight to behold and will tempt anyone with a sweet-tooth. EXCEPT if you already have a big bag of slimming world friendly jellies stashed in your handbag! So thats where this recipe comes in.

3 syns per batch

Ingredients

• 2 sachets of sugar free jelly crystals
• 2 sachets of powdered gelatine
• 1 muller light, any flavour (but I recommend vanilla or banana custard
• 1/2 pint of boiling water

Directions

1. Add the gelatine and jelly crystals to the boiling water and stir well
2. Pour two thirds of the jelly mix into a silicon mould. (You can either use one large flat mould or a mould with individual shapes. Either way, fill about 2/3 deep)
3. Put in the fridge to set as per pack instructions or until firm
4. Mix the remainder of the jelly mix with the muller light and add to the top layer of the set jelly.
5. Pop back in the fridge and allow to set
6. If using one large silicon mould, using a knife cut into portions.

Top tip

You can get a mould like this one for optimum aesthetics, although any silicon mould will work. 

"Preparation is the key to success"

It is a phrase that I'm sure you have heard before, and for good reason. These days, everyone is just so busy! Between work, bringing up children, maintaining a social life -- there is little time to waste. So imagine the peace of mind that will come with batch cooking slimming world meals ahead of time. It will minimise the likelihood of any blips in your eating plan, leaving those precious syns for glorious treats. I Hope this post is useful to anyone who wants to start batch cooking slimming world meals, but wouldn't know where to start. 

Step 1: Planning your meals

• Decide in advance on your meal plan for the week so as not to over-purchase. (You can use my weekly planner if it helps) Next, go out and buy the ingredients. (Consider going to a butcher for your meat, fish and poultry as it is often cheaper to buy in bulk.) 
• Following slimming world, I will typically aim to have 1 Free Protein food, 1 Free Carbohydrate food and 1/3 Speed Veg in a prepared meal. So this would look something like:
  • Free Protein: Chicken, Turkey,  Quorn Pieces, Lean Beef, Salmon, Cod, Tuna, Eggs, Beans
  • Free Carbs: Sweet Potato, White Potato, Pasta, Couscous, Noodles, Quinoa
  • Speed Veggies: Broccoli, Asparagus, peppers, shallots, Green Beans, Brussel Sprouts, Mangetout, Swede. (I will often also make a simple speedy veg sauce of chopped tomatoes, garlic, herbs and a combination of speed veg.)

Step 2: Cooking

• Set aside time to cook up a storm. While it is possible to cook a whole weeks meals in advance, I have not yet got to that point of organisation :). When I am on top form with meal prep, I will batch cook on Sunday and Wednesday nights. It takes about two hours to cook two meals for 2 people for Monday - Wed or Thurs - Sunday.

• The oven is really going to be the most efficient way to cook in large quantities (and won't make as much mess as a multitude of pots and pans will :). To make use of the most space, I would recommend investing in a couple of XL roasting trays. You can get one like this on Amazon. 
• Keep it simple. I will typically spray my baking tray with low fat cooking spray, add loads of chopped garlic and herbs, lay out the meat / potatoes or veg before spraying once more and adding extra herbs, spices or seasoning. (I am a huge fan of smoked paprika & cajun seasoning).
• If you have more time on your hands, slow cooked stews, soups and casseroles are all perfect for batch cooking and really retain flavour and juiciness. Simply double or quadruple the recipe quantities you would usually make when batch cooking.
• Muffin trays are very handy for making the right portion sizes, which can then be transferred to your containers.

Step 3: Storing food

• Allow food to come to room temperature (but don't leave longer than 2 hours) before arranging it into containers. I get the rectangular containers from Mr.Price, they are €2 for a pack of 5. You can get better deals again on amazon for the same containers, or get snazzy with the high end Tupperware with compartments if you like.
• Leave a shelf of your fridge free to stack up your meals for optimum use of space. If you are making many different meals, consider labelling with stickers for easy selection.

Step 4. Re-heating

• Defrost your meals in the refrigerator overnight, or first thing in the morning if you plan to eat that evening.
• When reheating any meal be it in the microwave, hob or oven, ensure it is piping hot throughout before eating. This is especially important for cooked meat.
• Add fresh herbs or sauces after heating up your meals, rather than before. For example, if you have batch cooked curry, add fresh coriander. For a chicken dish, add soy sauce after heating. 

Frequently Asked Questions

What are some nice slimming world meals to batch cook?
Some slimming world meals that can be cooked in large batches include;

• Beef and potato hotpot
• Chilli con carne
• Spaghetti bolognese
• lasagne
• sausage casserole
• Cajun chicken pasta
• Speed soup
• Beef stroganof
• Vegetable stew

How long will food stay fresh in the fridge? 
Food will stay fresh in the fridge for 3-4 days. Anything you plan to eat beyond that should be frozen (3-6 months).

Is rice safe to reheat?
Having researched multiple sources, I would not recommend reheating rice. The wrong conditions can result in bacteria forming in the rice, so it is worth avoiding.

Are there any foods which we should not batch cook?
There are some foods which go a bit funny in the freezer. Examples include low fat cream cheeses, eggs, mayonnaise, raw potatoes and lettuce.

Serves 2

Syns: 1 per serving

Ingredients:

• 1 large sweet potato  
• 4 Low Syn sausages ( I used Mallons which are 1/2 syn each)
• 1 large onion
• Tenderstem broccoli
• Smoked Paprika
• (Up to)90g Feta Cheese / or any cheese for healthy A
• Low Fat cooking spray
• Salt and Pepper

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 200 Degrees
2. Chop the sweet potato into cubes
3. Spray with low fat cooking spray and dust with paprika, salt and pepper
4. Pop into the oven for 15 minutes
5. Meanwhile fry the sausages and onions in a pan. 
6. Steam the broccoli
7. Turn the sweet potatoes and scatter the sausage, onion and broccoli on top.
8. Break up the cheese on top and bake for a further 10 minutes. 
9. Allow to stand for a minute or two and serve. 

Rocky Roads are a classic, and such a rich food is typically made with the high quantities of rich ingredients such as butter and sugar. Rocky Road bars from the local cafe can set you back up to 20 syns! However with a few smart swaps, this slimming world version of Rocky Roads will set you back a mere 4 syns a pop. Perfect on the go snack or to impress the pals at an afternoon tea at yours. :)

Syns: 4 | Servings: 10

Ingredients

• 9 Rich Tea Fingers (9 syns)
• 40g of chocolate (13 syns)
• 40g of butter (12 syns)
• 1 tbsp. Golden Syrup (2.5 syns)
• 18g Mini marshmallows (2.5 syns)

Method

1. Place biscuits in a bag and crush with rolling pin.
2. In a bowl, add the chocolate, butter, and golden syrup.
3. Place the bowl over a sauce pan of boiling water and stir until everything is melted.
4. Once melted remove from the heat, add the biscuits, and stir.
5. Smooth out into and tray and top with mini marshmallows.
6. Place in the fridge for 2 hours. Remove from tray, cut into 10 slices (4 syns each)and keep in the fridge.

Credit: Aldi 

Aldi have been serving up the good stuff for us slimming worlders for a while now, with a long list of items that suit the plan to a T. This, however has to be one of their most interesting offerings so far. A range of wines called "Featherweight" that, at a mere 55 calories for a small glass  (150mls) makes this a very low syn wine -  3 syns per glass. 

At about half the ABV of a regular wine (5.5%) you will be ever-so-gracefully buzzed on this low syn wine. Whats more  - it is very cheap at just £2.99 a bottle. The range is only available in selected stores around the UK currently. Have you come across it? Please share the love with your fellow slimming worlders by commenting below if you have seen it in your local.

Cheers to Aldi!