?? Sugar-free fizzy thirst-quenchers, like diet cola and diet lemonade, are Free on Slimming World.
Butternut squashButter squash is syn-free and is used in many of the popular soup recipes from Slimming World. It's famously packed with vitamins and minerals, along with antioxidants.
Spirits. A standard pub measure (35ml) of gin is 4 syns, and it's the same for vodka, brandy or whiskey.
I especially love beer and have done some serious searching to find low-cal versions. My tipple of the moment is Vodka, Soda and Lime which is about 5 syns per glass. Here is a guide on some of the lowest syn alcoholic drinks around. Also, the syn values of those which are not as Slimming World friendly.
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- Rum and coke - 97 calories. There's a reason Captain Jack Sparrow looks so good - and we've got our money on the rum.
- Red wine - 123 calories.
- Vodka soda - 96 calories.
- Gin & Tonic - 115 calories.
- Champagne - 90 calories.
- Whisky - 105 calories.
And as if that wasn't enough, we've done some maths for all of you Slimming World fans, and based on the online calculator, it's only around 3 and a half syns per serving.
If Bailey's is a tipple of your choice then at 8 syns per 50ml, your 15 syns can be topped out rather quickly.
Glass of Rosé wine: 4.5 syns.
You can still enjoy a drink and lose weight – 86% of Slimming World members enjoy alcohol in moderation and lose weight steadily. You can learn ways to cut down your alcohol consumption without missing out on the party – 92% of Slimming World members learn simple strategies to moderate how much alcohol they consume.
Full Member. Sorry to be a complete geek but it's actually 2.85 syns for 25ml (4 syns for 35ml - 4 / 35 x 25 = 2.85).
Certain foods and drinks have different 'syn' amounts on Slimming World, for example, a Freddo would be 5 syns. Fresh Orange Juice was working out at around 2.5 syns for 100ml and it just wasn't worth it. You are allowed between 5-15 syns a day.
Volvic have bought out a range of syn free still natural mineral water drinks with natural flavourings and sweeteners, they are suppose to be the healthier version to their touch of fruit range. The water is available in six different flavors: Apple and Elderflower.
it's very low in calories and so syn free.
10 Free Food snack ideas:
- cooked chicken drumsticks with the skin removed.
- corn on the cob.
- cherry tomatoes.
- seafood sticks.
- hard-boiled eggs.
- fresh or frozen fruit.
- sliced peppers.
- fat-free natural yogurt with fresh fruit.
Many members swap high-Syn drinks like lager and cider for long glasses of lower-Syn spirits and diet mixers or white wine spritzers. This way you can enjoy three or four alcoholic drinks across the evening, with Free glasses of diet Coke or slimline tonic in between.
With diet it would have been 4 syns – with normal lemonade it's a painful 9 syns (when a pint of beer is only 8 syns!) But it was so nice and actually I had enough to spare, so I didn't mind too much.
Beer by brand
| Brand | Size | Syns |
|---|
| Carling | 500ml can | 8.5 |
| Carling C2 | 330ml bottle | 4 |
| Carling Zest | 330ml bottle | 5 |
| Carlsberg | 440ml can | 7 |
There is little evidence that bottled waters are substantially healthier to drink than ordinary tap water. And flavoured waters that contain artificial sweeteners and chemical flavourings – as does Volvic Touch of Fruit – are certainly not a viable alternative healthwise.
Pick up a free bottle of Volvic Touch of Fruit drink from any Boots, Sainsburys, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose or Tesco store nearby. You need to download the Shopmium app which is free to claim this freebie and hundreds more over the years to come.
Best drink ever 7.5 syns on slimming world but worth every one! #sanpellegrino #limonata #drinks #drink #bbloggers…”
