Does PHD Diet Whey Have a Lot Of Syns?

If your looking to lift weights or up your protein intake in general then it might be worth including some protein powder in your diet, but these powders can often be quite high in calories, especially if mixed with milk.

PhD diet weigh has 4.5 syns per serving, which can become quite high once mixed with milk, this means you should stick to one protein shake a day on the slimming world plan and ensure you have enough syns free. 

In our guide below we will go over how to make protein powder lower in syns, other PhD protein powder syns and some lower syn alternatives from other brands. We've also included a slimming world friendly protein ball recipe for you to try if you are looking to up your protein intake.

Why Is Protein Powder High In Syns?

You might be a little shocked to learn that diet whey has nearly 5 in syns, but this is due to the high protein content from the whey which comes from dried milk. Some protein powders also have added sugar and fillers which contributes to the high-calorie content.

One way to reduce the syns of a PhD diet whey shake is by making it with non-dairy milk or just plain water as mixing with semi-skimmed or full fat could add another two or three syns using up nearly half of your daily syn allowance unless you use the milk as your healthy extra A.

If you find protein powders too high in syns then you can try to adjust your diet so as your add in more natural protein sources from food such as lean chicken and fish which can be syn free on the SW plan.

PhD Protein Powder Syn Values

PhD has a huge range of other protein powders, not just diet whey, we've listed out the other types and their syn values below.

• PhD 100% whey - 5 syns per serving.
• PhD 100% plant - 5 syns per serving.
• PhD diet plant powder - 4.5 syns per serving.
• PhD diet whey keto protein - 5.5 syns per serving.
• Synergy all in one protein - 5.5 syns per serving.
• PhD diet whey meal - 5.5 syns per serving.

Low Syn Protein Powder Alternatives

There are plenty of other protein powder brands on the market if you are looking for a type of powder that is lower in syns, we've bullet-pointed a few of our favourites with their syn values down below.

• Optimum Nutrition ON Gold Standard Whey Muscle Chocolate - 6 syns per serving.
• Myprotein Impact Whey Protein Powder - 5 syns per serving.
• Bulk Pure Whey Protein Powder Shake, Vanilla - 6 syns per serving.
• PBN - Premium Body Nutrition Whey Protein 1kg Strawberry - 6 syns per serving.
• THE PROTEIN WORKS Whey Protein 360 Powder - 5.5 syns per serving.
• Maximuscle Max Whey - 5.5 syns per serving.

Slimming World Friendly Protein Balls Recipe

If your looking for a way to get some more natural protein in your diet but don't want to spend too many syns, why not try making some slimming world friendly protein balls with a few ingredients from your kitchen? These also count as some of your healthy extra B for a boost of fibre!

Ingredients

• 150g almonds.
• Vanilla essence.
• 30g cacao nibs.
• 20g linseeds.
• 170g Medjool dates.

Method

1. First off blend your almonds up then add the seeds, vanilla essence and dates with the cacao nibs, roll them up into around 20 balls and save them in the fridge as a healthy high protein all-natural snack!

Last Words

To conclude, PHD diet whey protein is pretty high in syns at 4.5 per serving, we would suggest only having these shakes in moderation to stay on track with your slimming world plan and making them with water if needed to save on even more syns and not exceed your allowance.

You could also try to get your protein in more naturally with syn free foods or protein balls with our recipe above!