How many Syns in cheese & broccoli pasta? This comforting dinner favourite can be part of your Slimming World plan - but is it high in Syns?
Cheese and broccoli pasta has varying syns according to their ingredients, on average, you can expect a 100g portion to have around 6 syns however, making this meal quite high in syns.
We've put together a syn guide below, taking you through why this pasta meal is so high in syns, syn values of different types and a great SW recipe for making your own low syn version at home!
At 6 syns for a 100g portion, cheese and broccoli pasta is quite high in syns, consuming nearly half of your 15 syn daily allowance.
Although ingredients vary, this type of pasta gets most of its syns from the cheese which often has a high-fat value, some even have a cream sauce, making them higher in calories.
If you are interested in the syns of the cheese itself, we have a great syn guide here.
As we mentioned above, cheese and broccoli pasta syns can vary according to how it is made and the serving size, so as we can compare syns, we've listed the values of different options below.
If you are a lover of cheese and broccoli pasta, but not a lover of the syns, we have a great slimming world recipe for you to check out below which only has 0.5 syns a serving as long as you are using the cheese as your healthy extra A!
The Syn value depends on the brand and recipe. Ready-made packet versions are usually around 6–10 Syns per serving. If you make a Slimming World-friendly version at home with low-fat ingredients, you can bring it down to 3–5 Syns.
Yes — you can enjoy it as long as you count the Syns. Use reduced-fat cheese, fat-free yoghurt, and wholemeal pasta to make it healthier and lower in Syns.
The lowest Syn option is usually homemade. Use wholemeal pasta, light cream cheese, and fresh broccoli. Some supermarket packet mixes can also be lower in Syns if you prepare them with skimmed milk instead of whole milk.
Overall, cheese and broccoli pasta is high in syns, having 6 syns for a 100g portion, which means you could have up to 200g before using the majority of your 15 syn daily allowance. These pasta meals get their high syn values from high fat ingredients such as cheese.
By making your own cheese and broccoli pasta at home you can keep ingredients syn friendly by using cheese as your healthy extra A for example, if you are interested in the syns in other pasta dishes, we have an excellent syn guide here.
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