How Many Syns In Tesco Breaded Chicken Steaks - Are They High In Syns? - Our SW Syn Guide

If you're looking to have an easy dinner, you might be tempted to pop some Tesco breaded chicken steaks in the oven for dinner, but since these chicken pieces are breaded you should ensure you are synning them on the plan.

Tesco's breaded chicken steaks have 11.5 syns per steak, making them very high in syns, we would recommend only having these breaded steaks as the occasional treat on the slimming world plan.

We've composed a slimming world syn guide below which will take you through why Tesco's breaded chicken steaks are so high in syns, some syn values in them and low syn alternatives from other brands to keep you on track with your weight loss.

Why Are Tesco's Breaded Chicken Steaks So High In Syns?

At 11.5 syns for one breaded chicken steak, Tesco's breaded chicken is very high in syns using the majority of your daily syn allowance.

These chicken steaks have a high syn value due to the breaded coating which is deep fried, having 13g of fat in one steak. To save syns we suggest choosing un-breaded chicken when possible which is much lower in fat.

Syn Values Of Tesco Breaded Chicken

Tesco has a huge range of breaded chicken on offer, not just their steaks, we've listed some other options along with their syn values down below.

• Tesco Breaded Chicken Goujons 270g - 10.5 syns.
• Tesco 30 Breaded Chicken Nuggets 450g - 8 syns.
• Tesco 4 Southern Fried Breaded Chicken Steaks 505g - 11.5 syns.
• Tesco 2 Chicken Breaded Breast Fillets 350g - 10 syns.
• Tesco 2 Breaded Garlic Chicken Kievs 270g - 15 syns.
• Tesco Chicken Breaded Mini Fillets 305g - 10.5 syns.
• Tesco Hearty Food Co. 8 Breaded Chicken Burgers 456g - 7 syns.
• Tesco Breaded Chicken Breast Mini Fillets 300g - 11 syns.
• Tesco Meat & Veg Breaded Chicken & Cauliflower Goujons 270g - 8.5 syns for three.
• Tesco Finest Pesto & Parmigiano Reggiano Breaded Chicken Meal Deal 355g - 10 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To Tesco Breaded Chicken

If you find Tesco breaded chicken steaks to be too high in syns, there are plenty of other options from different supermarkets for a quick and easy meal.

• ASDA Fragrant Tikka Chicken Breast Steaks 400g - 7.5 syns.
• ASDA Delicious 6 Breaded Chicken Steaks 750g - 11 syns.
• Aldi Roosters 4 Southern Fried Chicken Steaks in Breadcrumbs - 9.5 syns.
• M&S Food Select Farms 4 British Chicken Classic Steaks 500g - 10 syns.
• Aldi Roosters Crispy Chicken Steaks in Batter 380g - 8.5 syns.
• Aldi Ashfield Farm 4 Breaded Chicken Steaks 505g - 14.5 syns.
• Aldi Ash Valley 4 Southern Fried Chicken Steaks 505g - 13 syns.
• Lidl Red Hen 4 Southern Fried Chicken Steaks 380g - 10 syns.
• Iceland 10 Southern Fried Chicken Breast Steaks 850g - 9.5 syns.
• ASDA Sizzlin' Firecracker Chicken Breast Steaks 400g - 7 syns.

Final Words

Overall, Tesco breaded chicken steaks are very high in syns, having 11.5 syns per chicken steak which is the majority of your daily syn allowance. This is because the steaks have a deep-fried coating which makes them high in fat.

To save syns we suggest choosing un-breaded chicken when possible or picking from our low-syn alternatives which start as low as 7.5 syns per steak.