Is Homepride Pasta Bake High In Syns? Can I Have This Pasta On Slimming World?

We all love a comforting pasta bake for a quick and easy weeknight dinner, but pasta bake store-bought sauces can often be high in syns due to the added ingredients like cream or cheese, but what about Homepride pasta bake sauce in particular? Is it high in syns?

Homepride pasta bake sauce has varying syns according to the flavour you buy; on average, you can expect a 100g portion of any of their flavours to have around 4.5 syns on the plan, making it moderate in syns.

We've discussed in further detail below in our syn guide why these pasta sauces have syns, some syn values of their whole range and low syn alternatives for a Slimming World-friendly meal. We also included an SW pasta bake recipe to save some syns for when you feel like cooking!

Why Do Homepride Pasta Bake Sauces Have Syns?

At around 4.5 syns for 100g, Homepride pasta bake sauces aren't too high in syns nor too low; we, therefore, suggest having this sauce in moderation on the plan. You could have up to around 3.5 portions or 350g before using your 15 daily syns.

This pasta bake sauce gets its high syn value from the oil, cream and cheese in its spices. For example, 100g of Homepride's tomato and herb pasta bake sauce has 7.3g of fat inside!

Syn Values Of Homepride Pasta Bake Sauces

Homepride has a wide range of pasta bake sauces on offer depending on what you fancy; we've listed their syn values below to help you compare syns.

• Homepride Creamy Tomato and Herb Pasta Bake sauce (500g jar) - 4.5 syns per 100g.
•  Homepride Cheddar Cheese and Bacon Pasta Bake sauce (500g jar) - 4.5 syns per 100g.
•  Homepride Creamy Carbonara Pasta Bake sauce (500g jar) - 4.5 syns per 100g.
•  Homepride Creamy Mac and Cheese Pasta Bake sauce (500g jar) - 4.5 syns per 100g.
•  Homepride Creamy Tuna Pasta Bake sauce (500g jar) - 4.5 syns per 100g.
•  Homepride Garlic and Herb Pasta Bake sauce (500g jar) - 4.5 syns per 100g.
•  Homepride Tomato and Chilli Pasta Bake sauce (500g jar) - 4.5 syns per 100g.

Low Syn Alternatives To Homepride Pasta Bake Sauces

If you love Homepride pasta bake sauces but find them too high in syns, or you want to stock up on some similar alternatives for quick weeknight dinners, we have some great low-syn alternatives below.

• Dolmio Light Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce (350g jar) - 1 syn per 100g.
• Asda Good & Balanced Tomato & Herbs Pasta Sauce (350g jar) - 1 syn per 100g.
• Asda Good & Balanced Creamy Tomato and Herb Pasta Sauce (350g jar) - 2 syns per 100g.
• Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself Creamy Tomato and Herb Pasta Sauce (350g jar) - 2 syns per 100g.
• Aldi Cucina Creamy Tomato and Herb Pasta Sauce (350g jar) - 2 syns per 100g.
• Tesco Healthy Living Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce (350g jar) - 1 syn per 100g.
• Asda Extra Special Tomato & Grilled Pepper Stir-in Sauce 200g - 4.5 syns.
• Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce (350g jar) - 1 syn per 100g.

Our Best SW-Inspired Pasta Bake Recipe

The best way to save syns and still enjoy your pasta bake is by making your own at home; we have an excellent recipe for you to try out below, which only has 3.5 syns a serving and serves four people in total.

Ingredients

• 200g of dried pasta.
•  A can of chopped tomatoes.
•  One onion and pepper diced.
•  Pinch of oregano.
•  Garlic chopped.
•  50g of reduced-fat cheddar.
•  500g of lean beef mince.
•  200g of fat-free plain yoghurt.
•  Sliced mushrooms.

Method

1. Start by heating your oven to gas mark 6, then cook your pasta; fry off the onion, peppers and garlic in the meantime.
2.  Add the vegetables and beef mince, then fry till browned. Toss in the chopped tomatoes.
3.  Combine the pasta in a large baking dish.
4.  Mix the cheese and yoghurt, spread over the top and bake for around 30 minutes.

Final Words

Overall, Homepride pasta bake typically has around 4.5 syns per 100g serving on the plan, making it reasonably average in syns; you could have up to approximately 350g before using all of your 15 syn daily allowances.

Most of the syns in pasta bake sauces are from creams. To save syns, we suggest making your own at home with healthy swaps or checking out some low-syn alternatives such as pasta n sauce for a quick meal.