In order to have a successful weight loss on the slimming world, you need to make sure your counting syns in everything that isn't a free food, even drinks such as a lemsip which can sometimes have a surprising amount of sugar.
Lemsips have 1 syn per sachet, making them low in syns, so isn't a drink to be concerned about if you are sick, some slimming worlders even avoid synning this medicated drink if you are in need of taking them.
We've gone into further detail below about why lemsips have syns, some syns of these sachets and other syns of common medicines on the slimming world.
At 1 syn a sachet, you might be curious as to where the syns come from in these sachets, well, in order to make them taste better lemsips do have some sweetener and sucrose, but as we mentioned above, some people do not syn these drinks when there ill since they would rather take the medication than worry too much about the syns.
We would be careful about syns if you often mix sugar or honey into your lemsips since this can add a lot of hidden syns into the drink.
Lemsips come in a few different varieties, to help you stay on track with your syns, we've listed their values below along with some other cold and flu sachets.
To syn medicine and supplements on the slimming world is a personal choice, some people prefer not to when they are sick, but it can be a good idea to know how many syns general medicine types have.
We've listed a few below syns of common medicine types below.
To conclude, Lemsips have around 1 syn a sachet, making them low in syns, it is a personal choice whether or not to count the syns in this medication and any supplements, however.
We would be careful if adding sugar or honey to your lemsip since it can make syns and calories higher.
If you have a sore throat - Strepsils may also help.
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