How Many Syns In A Mcflurry? Find Out Here!

Updated on 
26 October, 2024

Are Mcflurry's High In Syns On Slimming World? - Our Syn Guide!

If you are the kind of person who loves a Mcflurry with their McDonald's, you might be craving this sweet treat on the weekend, but in order to stay on track with your weight loss, you need to ensure your tracking the syns in this dessert on the slimming world.

Are Mcflurry's High In Syns On Slimming World?

Mcflurry's have on average 15-17.5 syns for their full-size version and between 6-7.5 syns for their mini-size versions, making them a very high syn dessert choice, we would only suggest having a McFlurry as the occasional sweet treat on the plan.

Down below in our syn guide, we will discuss why McFlurry's are so high in syns, some varying syn values and low syn alternative desserts from other fast food chains.

Why Are McFlurry's So High In Syns?

At 15-18 syns for a full-size version, McFlurry's are very high in syns, even their mini version takes up half of your daily syn allowance. These desserts get their high syn value from the ice cream which is high in fat and sugar, the additional add-ins like chocolate then also add extra syns.

For example, the Galaxy cookie crumbles full-sized McFlurry has up to 46g of sugar and 14g, 9g of which is saturated making it very unhealthy. To save syns, we would suggest choosing mini McFlurrys when possible.

McFlurry Syn Values

All of McDonald's McFlurry's have a similar syn value no matter the flavour you choose, they can vary slightly, however.

McFlurry Syn Values

To help you stay on track with your syns, we've listed their values down below.

  • Galaxy Cookie Crumble McFlurry - 17.5 syns/9 syns.
  • Galaxy® Caramel McFlurry® - 18.5 syns/9 syns.
  • Maltesers® McFlurry® - 13.5 syns/6 syns.
  • Oreo® McFlurry® - 13 syns/6 syns.
  • Smarties McFlurry® - 13.5 syns/7 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To McDonald's McFlurry's

If you find McDonald's McFlurry's to be too high in syns, there are plenty of other fast food desserts as low-syn alternatives.

We've listed a few for you to try out down below for when you are craving something sweet.

  • Burger King Oreo Fusion - 12.5 syns/8 syns.
  • KFC Chocolate Sundae - 10.5 syns/7 syns.
  • McDonald's Mixed Berry Muffin - 15 syns.
  • McDonald's Millionaire's Donut - 12.5 syns.
  • Nando's Bottomless Strawberry Frozen Yoghurt - 6 syns.
  • McDonald's Triple Chocolate Cookie - 16 syns.
  • McDonald's Chocolate Brownie - 16 syns.
  • McDonald's Apple Pie - 12.5 syns.
  • McDonald's Sugar Donut - 10 syns.
  • McDonald's Apple & Grape Fruit Bag - 2.5 syns.
  • McDonald's Melon Fruit Bag - 1 syn.
  • Nando's Bottomless Vanilla Frozen Yoghurt - 6 syns.
  • Nando's Bottomless Mango Frozen Yoghurt - 6 syns.
  • Pizza Hut Dessert Chocolate Brownie with Ice Cream & Sauce (restaurant) - 30 syns.
  • Pizza Hut Ice Cream Builder Ice Cream (restaurant) - 6.5 syns for 100g.
Low Syn Alternatives To McDonald's McFlurry's

Final Words

Overall, McFlurrys from McDonald's are very high in syns, having anything between 17.5-6 syns, depending on the flavour you choose and the size of the McFlurry. To save syns, we recommend ordering the mini version since these desserts are very high in sugar and fat, or check out our low syn alternatives above which start as low as one syn!

Jennifer
Jennifer is a certified nutritionist and weight loss coach with a Master's in Nutrition from Cambridge. With over 10 years experience, she shares healthy recipes and science-backed slimming tips on SheCooksSheEats to help people reach their wellness goals. Jennifer stays up-to-date by regularly attending conferences and continuing her nutrition education. She aims to provide research-backed advice to inspire balanced, happy living.
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