Are Frosted Shreddies High In Syns On Slimming World? - Our Unofficial Syn Guide

Finding a slimming world-friendly cereal isn't easy, some brands are packed full of sugar, having syns up to 6 syns a portion which is nearly half your syn allowance, but what about frosted Shreddies, are they high in syns?

Frosted Shreddies have 7.5 syns for a 40g serving, making them high in syns, and taking you over half of your daily syn allowance on the plan.

We've discussed below in more detail why this cereal is so high in syns, syn values of Shreddies in general and some low syn alternative cereals for a syn-friendly breakfast!

Why Are Frosted Shreddies So High In Syns?

At 7.5 syns for a 40g portion, Frosted Shreddies are very high in syns, using over half of your 15 syn daily allowance on the plan, meaning you could have up to two portions in one day.

This cereal gets its high syn value from the sugar content, with a 40g portion having 9g of sugar inside, we, therefore, suggest only having this cereal in moderation, or choosing plain cereal like Weetabix which can also count as your healthy extra B!

Syn Values Of Shreddies

Shreddies have a large range of cereal on offer with varying syns, we've listed their range below to help you stay on track with syns.

• Shreddies The Original 415g - 7.5 syns.
•  Shreddies The Coco One 500g - 7.5 syns.
•  Shreddies The Honey One 460g - 7.5 syns.
•  NESTLE Shreddies The Simple One Cereal 460g - 7.5 syns.
•  Shreddies Limited Edition Strawberries & Cream Flavour 460g - 7.5 syns.
•  Shreddies Limited Edition Coco Caramel Flavour 460g - 7.5 syns.
•  Shreddies Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Flavour 460g - 7.5 syns.
•  Shreddies Limited Edition Coco Orange Flavour 460g - 7.5 syns.
•  Shreddies Limited Edition Toffee & Apple Flavour 460g - 7.5 syns.
•  Shreddies Limited Edition Raspberry White Chocolate Flavour 460g - 7.5 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To Frosted Shreddies

If you find Shreddies to be too high in syns, there are lots of other low-syn alternative kinds of cereals to check out for a low-syn breakfast.

• Kellogg's Special K Original Breakfast Cereal 500g - 6 syns.
•  Kellogg's Special K Red Berries Cereal 360g - 5.5 syns.
•  Kellogg's Special K Milk Chocolate Cereal Bars 5 x 27g (135g) - 5 syns.
•  Groovy Food Gluten Free Frosted Flakes 250g - 6 syns. 
•  Morrisons Frosted Flakes 500g - 6 syns. 
•  Asda Free From Corn Flakes 300g - 5.5 syns.
•  Weetabix Crispy Minis Chocolate Chip 600g - 7.5 syns.
•  Aldi Harvest Morn Frosted Flakes Cereal 600g - 6 syns.
•  Frosted Cheerio's Cereal 31g - 6 syns.
•  Sainsbury's Free From Cornflakes 300g - 5.5 syns.
•  M&S Corn Flakes 500g - 6 syns.
•  Kellogg's Wheats Apricot Cereal 500g - 8.5 syns.
•  Kellogg’s Frosted Wheats Cereal 500g - 7.5 syns.

Final Words

Overall, Frosted Shreddies are high in syns, having 7.5 syns per serving, using half your daily syn allowance. We recommend having this cereal in moderation since it is very high in sugar or checking out low-syn alternatives.

Some cereal like porridge oats can also be used as your healthy extra B since it is high in fibre, with a syn guide to oats here.