[Bionic]

Plums I have an actifry and now always do my chips in it. I just spray with fry light and off they go.
Last week I cooked home made burgers with a 60g wholemeal roll. Split the roll in half and had 2 open burgers. I used my HEA for light cheese slices, had loads of onions. Did chips and coleslaw and the only syns in that were 2 for the mayo on the coleslaw.
My slow cooker is getting more use too. We had a beef casserole on Sunday which was absolutely lovely. I used a Tesco slow cooker seasoning which worked out 1.5 syns per portion but the rest was FREE FREE FREE. Carrots, onions, muchrooms and of course beef and I served it with potatoes, cauliflower and broccoli. Mmmm

[Lesley Silvester]

Sounds delicious, Sally. 


I have an Actifry as well. If you get this month's SW magazine, there is a code in it to buy an Actifry at £100 off. We had chips tonight and my OH is perfectly happy to eat them. It was his idea that we get rid of our deep fat fryer.

[plumseverywhere]

there was a similar offer on Tefals site a few months back for SW members and I missed out so will count the pennies and see if we can do it this time - thanks MGoM!

[doganjo]

They have a mini one on the Tefal site at £99.99 but I can't afford that just now.
http://www.homeandcook.co.uk/product/811/tefal-actifry-mini

[plumseverywhere]

I need a mega one for feeding the 7 hungry mouths in this house     My eldest has started making cheesy SW chips when she's hungry or she'll demolish a punnet of blueberries rather than crisps or sweets so just by taking them along to listen in, the whole house has changed their approach to eating which has been good.

[Lesley Silvester]

I love going to group as well. The one I go to is on an estate and most of the people are from there but everyone is so friendly (I was afraid they might be a bit cliquey) and supportive. It's just like meeting a group of friends now.


We have taster sessions once a month were we all take along something we've made that is SW friendly and all dig in. I've found some fabulous recipes that way. Sometimes I find I see something in a book and wonder what it will be like but don't want to risk trying it, then have it at the taster session and know I do like it.

[hafod]

Can i just check? If I make something like a spag bol, I can count all the veg in the sauce as my 1/3rd superfree?

[Lesley Silvester]

The book you get when you join lists all the free foods. Most fruit and veg are super-free but not all. The advice given is for 1/3 of what you eat to be super-free but it doesn't always work out that way and other times I find I eat much more.

[Bionic]

Can i just check? If I make something like a spag bol, I can count all the veg in the sauce as my 1/3rd superfree?

Hafod, if it's superfree and you put it in your spag bol then you count it towards your 1/3 of a plate. I make stew and add carrots, onions and mushrooms and that's my superfree done. Having said that I would usually have the stew with some other superfree veg anyway like cauliflower or green beans or both.
This week I made a conscious effort to up my superfree and it has worked. Weigh in last night and I had lost 5lbs and got slimmer of the week 

[hafod]

Thanks Bionic and congratulations. From the sounds of it you are eating yummy stuff and loosing weight-petfect!

[Lesley Silvester]

Wow, well done, Sally. I was joint slimmer of the week the week before last but we only lost a pound each. Everyone else had either maintained or put on.

[Bionic]

Tonights dinner is hunter chicken. Chicken breast, stuffed with Philly light (hea), wrapped in bacon and then smothered in syn free BBQ sauce. Having this with a jacket potato and green beans. Mmm can't wait. All syn free

[Lesley Silvester]

Mmmmm. I'm feeling hungry now. Wonder if I have any chicken breasts in the freezer.