Do Asda Reduced Fat Sausages Have a Lot Of Syns?

Sausages can often be very high in fat due to the pork, but this doesn't mean you can't eat them when losing weight, you just have to be mindful about the types of sausages you pick and remember to track their syns.

Asda's reduced fat sausages have 1 syns per sausage, making them very low in syns, you could have up to 15 of them before using up your whole allowance for the day!

To help you understand why pork sausages are often so high in syns, some other syn values of Asda's sausages and alternatives, we've composed a short guide below which will give you everything you need to know.

Why Are Pork Sausages Often High In Syns?

Most regular pork sausages have about three syns each, this is because they are very high in fat, you also need to consider the oil you are frying them in, we would recommend low cal cooking spray.

Reduced-fat pork sausages however only have 1 syn in which is great, you could eat them in addition to a slimming world fry up, traybake or pasta!

Are Chicken Or Pork Sausages Healthier?

If your trying to save syns, you might have noticed chicken sausages can often be very low in syns, this is due to the fact they contain less fat than pork sausages.

For example, the average pork sausage can have up to 290 calories while chicken and turkey sausages have 150 calories.

Asda's Sausage Syn Values

Asda has a few different types of sausages with varying syns, we've listed them below with their values.

• Asda Light and Lean Pork Sausages - 0.5 syns.
• Asda Selection Sweet Chilli Turkey Sausages - 1.5 syns.
• Asda Butchers Lincolnshire Pork Sausages - 3 syns.
• Asda No Meat Lincolnshire Sausages - 0.5 syns.
• Asda Pork Sausages reduced fat - 1 syns.
• Asda Mediterranean Chicken Sausages - 1 syns.
• Asda Extra Special Pork Chipolata Sausages - 2.5 syns each
• Asda Chicken Piri Piri Sausages - 2 syns each
• Asda Smart Price Pork Sausages - 3 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To Asda Reduced Fat Sausages

If your looking for some other types of reduced-fat sausages, we've listed a few others to add to your shopping which is low syns.

• Tesco Finest 6 Reduced Fat Sausages 400G - 13 syns for two sausages.
• Tesco 8 Reduced Fat Pork Sausages 454G - 8 syns for two.
• Sainsbury's Chicken Sausages Feta and peas - 2 syns each.
• Heck Fair & Square Pork - 6 syns.
• Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself Pork Sausages - 3 syns.
• Mattessons Smoked Pork Sausages Reduced Fat 160G - 6.5 syns.
• Heck Naked Pork Sausages - 4 syns.
• Tesco Reduced Fat Cumberland Sausage 454G - 11 syns for two.
• Heck Reduced Fat Pork Sausages x6 400g - 10.5 syns for two.
• Powters Skinny Pig Gluten Free Low Fat Sausages x6 400g - 5 syns for one.
• Heck, Thai Chipolata Sausages - 0.5 syns.
• Heck Lean Sausages - 1 syn.
• Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Pork Sausages - 4 syns per one.

Our Slimming World Homemade Sausage Recipe

To save even more syns, you could always try making your own slimming world pork sausages with some lean pork mince, our recipe below is SYN FREE too!

Ingredients

• Two spoons of mixed herbs.
• Salt and pepper.
• Low cal cooking spray.
• 350g of lean pork mince.

Method

1. First of all, mix all your sausage ingredients and split them into eight separate pieces.
2. Roll cling film over each sausage piece then twist the ends and pop them in the freezer for about half an hour.
3. Take from the freezer, unwrap each one and cook in the oven for 20 minutes at around 200 degrees, remember to turn them once.
4. Serve and enjoy!

Final Words

Overall, for one syn each, Asda's reduced fat pork sausages are not a bad choice, however, you can always try some lower syn alternatives such as chicken sausages or even try making your own at home with our SYN FREE recipe above!