Is Gammon Steak Slimming World Friendly? - Our Guide

If you're looking for some SW dinner inspiration, you might be tempted to have a gammon steak with some speed veg for a quick meal, but does gammon steak have syns on the slimming world?

Gammon steak is syn free on the slimming world plan if you cut the fat off, however, with the fat left on it would not be classed as a lean piece of meat and therefore would need to be synned. 

Down below we've discussed the syns in gammon steak, syn values of different pork products as well as which meat is syn free on the slimming world plan, we've also included two SW gammon steak recipes down below.

Why Does Gammon Steak Have Syns?

Gammon steak only has syns when you leave the fat on the meat, once removed you can then have your gammon syn free on the slimming world plan. This is because slimming world only class lean meat as syn free on the plan.

When the fat is left on gammon steak you can expect it to have around 12 syns for a small slice, however, when the fat is removed it lowers the calories and can be consumed syn free.

Pork in general is quite a fatty type of meat so we would suggest consuming it in moderation or switching to meat which is naturally leaner like chicken.

Syn Values Of Pork

Pork is syn free on the slimming world plan as long as you carefully pick a lean cut of the meat or cut the fat off before cooking.

We've listed some types of pork which are syn free down below as well as ones which have syns.

• Pork loin joint - Syn free.
• Pork sausages - 2 syns.
• Pork shoulder joint - Syn free if fat is removed
• Pork Mince, 5% Fat (Lean) - Syn free.
• Pork Belly Joint, Roasted, Lean & Fat - Syn free.
• Pork Steaks, Lean, Grilled - Syn free.
• Pork crackling - 11 syns for 25g.
• Pork Spare Ribs, Raw, Lean & Fat - Syn free.
• Pork Fillet Slices, Grilled, Lean - Syn free.

Which Meat Is Syn Free On Slimming World?

Nearly all meat is syn free in slimming world as long as it's a lean type and the fat is removed, for example, beef mince is not syn free in the slimming world, but when the mince has 5% less fat it is syn free.

Another example is bacon which has 3.5 syns on average, however, bacon medallions are syn free thanks to their reduction of fat.

Our Favourite Slimming World Gammon Steak Recipes

If you've picked some gammon steaks up in your weekly shop this week you might be wondering how to use them in some SW friendly recipes.

We've listed two SW gammon steak recipes down below to give you some cooking inspo.

Five Spice Gammon (1 syn serving)

Ingredients

• Two pinches of Chinese five-spice powder.
• One spoon of honey.
• 100ml of chicken stock.
• Two spoons of dark soy sauce.
• Egg noodles.
• Two chillis.
• Juice and zest of one orange.
• Four 180g gammon steaks cut up.
• Low cal cooking spray.

Method

1. Start by cooking your egg noodles and setting them aside, sprinkle your five-spice powder over the gammon steak.
2. Spray a frying pan then cook the gammon for around 5 minutes until the meat starts to brown and crisp around the edges.
3. Next add in your honey, soy sauce, orange juice plus zest, chillis and stock then simmer for around five minutes in total.
4. Allow the sauce to become sticky and glazed then serve with your egg noodles and enjoy between 4 servings!

Gammon & Pineapple

Ingredients

• 300g of potatoes.
• Four pineapple rings from the can drained.
• Two teaspoons of marmalade.
• Two gammon steaks with fat removed.
• 100g of broccoli.
• 100g of sugar snap peas.
• Pinch of Chinese five-spice powder.

Methods

1. To start the recipe heat your oven to gas mark 5 then cut up your potatoes into chips and toss in the Chinese five-spice powder. Spread on a baking tray, spray with some low cal cooking oil and bake for around 30 minutes until they become crispy.
2. As the chips finish cooking fry the pineapple rings in some low cal cooking spray for around 2 minutes on each side until they become slightly browned.
3. Take some of the reserved pineapple juice from the can and mix it with your marmalade. Put the gammon steaks on a sprayed frying pan over medium-high heat and fry them for about 5 minutes turning each side. Brush them with the marmalade and pineapple juice for the last few minutes.
4. Boil your broccoli and sugar snap peas to have on the side, and serve the steak with your pineapple rings on top!

Last Words

Overall, Gammon steaks are syn free on the slimming world as long as the fat is removed from them, if the fat is left on your will then have to syn the meat at around 12 syns for a small steak.

Most pork products and meats are syn free on the slimming world as long as you choose fat reduced and lean versions when possible, it should be noted that pork is a very fatty type of meat, so should be consumed only within moderation.