Are Slush Puppies High In Syns? - Our Guide!

Slush puppies might take you back to your childhood when you get a craving, these iced sugary drinks however need to be synned with the slimming world in order to stay on track with your weight loss.

Slush puppies can have varying syns according to the flavour that you choose, but on average you can expect them to have about 5 syns a cup, making them high in syns and therefore should be consumed within moderation.

We've composed a short guide below which will discuss why slush puppies are so high in syns, some syn values, low syn alternatives and our own SW friendly slush puppies recipe to try at home.

Why Are Slush Puppies So High In Syns?

At 5 syns for one cup, slush puppies are very high in syns because of their sugar content from the flavouring and syrup, they can also be easy to overdrink due to their slushie form (Tango Ice Blasts are not too different), allowing you intake a high amount of liquid in solid form.

Since one cup is around 5 syns, you could have up to three cups of slush puppies before using up all of your daily syn allowances.

Slush Puppie Syn Values

As we mentioned above, slush puppies come in a few variations and flavours, so to help you out we've listed their syn values down below.

• Slush Puppie Sour Cherry Flavour Slushy 250ml - 5 syns. 
• Slush Puppie The Original Strawberry Flavour Slushy 250ml - 5 syns.
• Slush Puppie Pink Bubblegum Flavour Slushy 125ml - 5 syns.
• Slush Puppie The Original Lemon and Strawberry Spiral Lollies 5 x 70g (350g) - 2.5 syns.
• Slush Puppie The Original Ice Cream Blue Raspberry - 5 syns a serving.
• Slush Puppie The Original Blue Raspberry Flavour Slushy 250ml - 5 syns.
• Slush Puppies Ice Poles - 0.5 syns.
• Slush Puppie Green Apple Syrup 500ml - 2.5 syns for 100ml.
• Slush Puppie 8 Ice Puppie Pouches 8 x 62ml - 1 syn.
• Slush Puppie The Original Strawberry Ice Cream 500ml - 5 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To Slush Puppies

If you find slush puppies to be too high in syns and you're looking for a low syn iced drink alternative, we've got you covered with some of our best low syn alternatives below.

• Mr Freeze Jubbly Ice Lollies Orange 8 X 62Ml - 1 syns.
• Wall's Twister 5 Peek-A-Blue Ice Lollies 350Ml - 3.5 syns.
• Rowntrees Fruit Pastilles Lollies 4X65ml - 3 syns.
• Tesco Rocket Lollies 8 Pack 464Ml - 2 syns.
• Ms. Molly's Assorted Fruit Lollies 8X35ml - 1 syn.
• R Whites Lemonade Lolly 3 X 75Ml - 3.5 syns.
• Wall's Calippo Cola 5 Pack 525Ml - 4.5 syns.
• Swizzels 12X50ml Refreshers Pops Squeezee Freeze - 1 syn.

How To Make Your Own SW Friendly Slush Puppie

If your looking to save syns on your slush puppie, a great way to do so is by making your version of a low sugar slush puppie at home.

We've listed a simple to follow recipe below.

Ingredients

• No sugar koolaid powder.
• Sugar-free club soda.
• Liquid stevia.
• Ice cubes.

Method

1. Begin by chilling your club soda for about 30 minutes beforehand then blend all of the ingredients until it becomes a slushie consistency and serves!

Last Words

Overall, slush puppies are very high in syns, having 5 syns for one cup, allowing you to have up to three cups before using up all of your daily syn allowance. This is because slush puppies are very high in sugar due to their flavouring and syrup.

To save syns we recommend making your slush puppie with stevia which helps to cut back on the sugar.