Is Kellogg's Special K Syn Friendly On Slimming World? Can I Eat It?

If a bowl of Special K is your go-to breakfast in the morning, you might be wondering if this cereal is still slimming world-friendly on the plan.

Special K cereal does indeed have syns on the slimming world plan, you are looking at spending 6 syns for a 30g portion of the cereal, making it a very high syn cereal.

In our syn guide below, we will discuss in more detail why Special K is so high in syns, syn values of Special K cereal products, which cereals count as your healthy extra B and some low syn alternatives from other brands.

Why Is Kellogg's Special K Cereal So High In Syns?

At 6 syns for a 30g portion, you could have up to two portions of Special K cereal a day before using all your daily syn allowance, making it very high in syns.

This cereal is high in syns due to the sugar content, having up to 5g of sugar in just one small portion, despite it being advertised as a healthy cereal, we would suggest having the cereal in moderation.

Syn Values Of Kellogg's Special K Cereal

Special K has similar syn values no matter the flavour of the cereal that you choose, to help you compare, however, we've listed the syn values of this type of cereal product down below.

• Kellogg's Special K Original Breakfast Cereal 500g - 6 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Milk Chocolate Bars 6 x 20g - 4 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.
• Kellogg's Special K Dark Chocolate Bars 6 x 21.5g - 4 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Juicy Red Berry Bars, 6 x 21.5g - 4 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Oats & Honey Cereal 420g - 6 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Milk Chocolate Cereal 360g - 6 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Red Berries Breakfast Cereal 330g - 6 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Peach & Apricot Cereal 360g - 6 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Dark Chocolate & Cranberries Cereal Bars 5 x 27g (135g) - 5 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Protein Nuts, Clusters & Seeds Cereal 330g - 8 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Strawberry Biscuit Moments Snack Bar, 25g (Pack of 5) - 5 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Chocolate Biscuit Moments Snack Bar, 25g (Pack of 5) - 5 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Protein Berries, Clusters & Seeds Cereal 320g - 7.5 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Milk Chocolate Delight Cereal Bar 24g, Pack of 4 - 5 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Coconut, Cocoa & Cashew Protein Bars 4 x 28g - 6 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Crunchy Oat Granola Dark Chocolate Curls 350g - 10 syns.

Which Cereal Is Syn Free On Slimming World?

If you are looking for a cereal which is syn free on the slimming world, you will have to use it as your healthy extra B fibre allowance, which means the cereal will need to be high in fibre.

We've listed which cereal counts towards your healthy extra B down below, but do note that this is only for a certain allowance, once exceeded you will then have to syn the cereal accordingly.

• Bran flakes - 45 g. 
• Oat bran - 45 g. 
• Quaker oat crisp cereal - 40 g. 
• Muesli with no added sugar - 40 g. 
• Alpen museli no added sugar - 40 g. 
• Dried porridge oats - 40 g. 
• Weetabix minis - 40 g. 
• Kellogs all-bran golden crunch - 40 g.
• Two Weetabix biscuits. 
• Dorset cereals simply delicious muesli - 40 g. 
• Nestle honey nut shredded wheat - 40 g. 
• Delicouly Ella bircher museli - 40 g. 

Low Syn Alternatives To Special K Cereal

If you find Special K to be too high in syns and you are looking for a low-syn alternative cereal for an easy breakfast, we've got some great options for you to check out below.

• Golden Country Frosted Flakes 500g - 5.5 syns. 
• Kellogg’s Raisin Wheats Cereal 450g - 7.5 syns.
• Groovy Food Gluten Free Frosted Flakes 250g - 6 syns. 
• Morrisons Frosted Flakes 500g - 6 syns. 
• Whole Earth Golden Organic Corn Flakes 375g - 5.5 syns.
• Asda Free From Corn Flakes 300g - 5.5 syns.
• Weetabix Crispy Minis Chocolate Chip 600g - 7.5 syns.
• Essential Waitrose & Partners Corn Flakes 500g - 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.
• Sainsbury's Puffed Wheat Cereal 160g - 6.5 syns.
• Shreddies The Coco One 560g - 7.5 syns.
• Sainsbury's Wholegrain Malties Cereal 750g - 7 syns.
• Honey Monster Wheat Puffs 520g - 5.5 syns.
• Sainsbury's Wholewheat Biscuits Cereal x48 860g - 7 syns or healthy extra B.

Final Words

To conclude, Kellogg's Special K is very high in syns, having 6 syns for just a 30g portion, the cereal is also quite high in sugar, having up to 5g of sugar in just one portion. To save syns, we recommend switching to a lower syn alternative from our list above or using a healthy extra B cereal which is high in fibre to help save syns.