Is Macaroni Cheese High In Syns? - Our Slimming World Guide

There's nothing quite like a cheesy macaroni pasta, but we all know this kind of pasta isn't the most waistline friendly dish, but how many syns does it have on the plan?

Macaroni cheese has varying syns according to the serving size and how its made, on average you can expect a 100g serving to have 8.5 syns, making it high syn pasta which should be had within moderation, a 200g serving could cost you over your whole daily syn allowance.

Down below, we've discussed in more detail why Macaroni cheese is high in syns, some syn values and how to make your SW-friendly macaroni cheese if you want to save calories and syns.

Why Is Macaroni Cheese So High In Syns?

At 8.5 syns a serving, Macaroni cheese is high in syns, costing you over half of your daily syn allowance for just a small portion. This cheesy pasta gets its high syns from the obvious ingredient, cheese, which is very high in fat. For example, an average Macaroni cheese could have up to 7g of fat for just one portion.

Macaroni cheese pasta also has a cream sauce with cheese which is often made out of cream or whole milk, contributing to the high-calorie content. A whole pack of macaroni cheese could have 30 syns in total.

Syn Values Of Macaroni Cheese

Macaroni cheese has varying syns according to the type that you buy, to help you compare, we've listed some different syn values down below.

• Tesco Macaroni Cheese 450g - 8 syns.
• M&S Count on Us Macaroni Cheese 350g - 5 syns.
• Asda Extra Special Macaroni Cheese 400g - 8.5 syns.
• M&S Meal For One Macaroni Cheese 400g - 8.5 syns.
• Heinz Macaroni Cheese 400g - 4 syns.
• McIntosh of Strathmore Macaroni Cheese 250g - 7.5 syns.
• Co-op Macaroni Cheese 400g - 7 syns.
• M&S Our Best Ever Macaroni Cheese 400g - 42 syns.
• Asda Italian Inspired Macaroni Cheese 400g - 7 syns.
• Sainsbury's Macaroni Cheese 375g - 7 syns.
• Pret Macaroni Cheese Kale & Cauli - 27.5 syns.
• Morrisons Macaroni Cheese 400g - 6.5 syns.
• Charlie Bigham's Macaroni Cheese with Crispy Pancetta 340g - 17.5 syns for half.
• Aldi Make In Minutes Pasta & Sauce Macaroni Cheese 125g - 11 syns.
• Aldi Bramwells Macaroni Cheese 410g - 9.5 syns.

Our Best SW Recipe For Macaroni Cheese

If you're a lover of mac and cheese, but don't want to spend lots of syns on this pasta dish, why not try making a lighter version at home which is a more slimming world friendly? Our recipe below is syn free as long as you use cheddar as your healthy extra A.

Ingredients

• One onion.
• Two garlic cloves.
• One courgette.
• One roasted red pepper.
• Four spoons of tomato paste.
• 400ml of veggie stock.
• 190g of fat free cottage cheese.
• Pinch of mustard powder.
• 150g of reduced-fat cheddar cheese.
• Two eggs beaten.
• 300g macaroni.

Method

1. Start by heating your oven to gas mark 6 then cook your pasta and set it aside. Fry off your onion, red pepper, garlic and courgette then add to the pasta.
2. Whisk your tomato paste, stock, cottage cheese, mustard and eggs in a jug then pour it over the pasta and stir in cheddar.
3. Season and bake for 30 minutes then put under the grill to brown on top.

Last Words

To conclude, Macaroni cheese is very high in syns due to the cheddar and sauce which is high in fat and often made with whole milk, raising the calorie content. To save syns we would suggest making your macaroni cheese pasta at home by using the cheese as your healthy extra A, this helps to lower the fat content.