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Behind the site

The story

Hi, I'm Jenny. I started Slimming World in 2018 after my second was born, mostly because I'd lost track of which biscuit cost what and I'd stopped eating proper meals to save syns for crisps. That's not a plan, that's a slow-motion bad mood.

She Cooks She Eats started as a notes app on my phone — a running list of syn values for things I bought every week that the official directory either didn't have or had a different version of. Aldi own-brand. The big bag of frozen veg from Iceland. The reduced-aisle pasta that changes recipe twice a year. After about a year of friends asking me what the syns were on their own-brand, I figured I should put it somewhere everyone could read.

What makes this site different from the giant content farms: every page is tested in my kitchen, on my plate, in my actual life. I weigh the portion. I read the label. I compare the brands. If a value changes, I update the page and put a date on it. If I get something wrong, you can email me and I'll fix it.

2018

Slimming World member since

247+

Foods with syn values

Weekly

Update frequency

0

Brand sponsorships

How I check every value

  1. 1

    Read the label

    Every value starts with the actual packaging — not a database, not a screenshot, not a guess from an older recipe.

  2. 2

    Calculate from the official formula

    Syn values use the current 2026 Slimming World calculator. Calorie, carb, fat, protein and fibre figures come from the nutrition panel.

  3. 3

    Test the portion

    I weigh the portion I actually eat, not the portion the manufacturer prints. A "serving" of cereal is not what most people pour.

  4. 4

    Compare brands

    Where multiple brands exist, I buy and check them all. If Aldi and Tesco versions differ, both values go on the page.

  5. 5

    Update when products change

    Supermarket own-brands change recipes without warning. When I spot a change, the page gets updated and re-dated.

What we stand for

Honest testing

If a product hasn't been on my hob, in my air fryer or in my Tesco basket, it doesn't get a syn value here. No AI filler, no copy-paste from the back of the packet. Real kitchens, real plates, real numbers.

UK-first, always

Prices are in pounds, portions are what we actually eat, and the brands are the ones you can find in Asda, Tesco, Aldi and Sainsbury — not the US versions with different recipes. Slimming World maths uses the official 2026 calculator.

No food rules, no shame

Your plate is bigger than the worst day on it. We don't do 'good food / bad food', we don't moralise a biscuit, and we don't pretend a salad is the only acceptable lunch. You came here for numbers, not a lecture.

What's on She Cooks She Eats

Six sections. They overlap, and they're meant to.

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