Is Weight Watchers Carrot & Lentil Soup Syn Friendly?
Weight watchers meals are typically very low calorie and low in fat, but are the soups such as their carrot and lentil syn friendly?
Weight Watchers carrot and lentil soup have 5 syns for the whole can of soup, making it an excellent low syn meal to have when you don’t feel like cooking.
In our guide below, we will discuss how much Weight Watchers carrot and lentil soup you can have in the slimming world, syn values of Weight Watchers soups, some low syn alternatives and an SW recipe for making your own!
How Much Weight Watchers Carrot & Lentil Soup Can You Eat On SW?
At 5 syns can, you could have up to three cans of Weight Watchers Carrot & Lentil Soup before using up all of your daily syn allowances, making it a great low syn snack or meal to have when you don’t want to cook.
This soup is low in syns since it’s made mostly of veggies and spices/flavourings, unlike traditional soups there are no milk powders or additional ingredients to make it thicker/higher in calories, instead, they only use cornstarch.
Syn Values Of Weight Watchers Soup
Weight Watchers have a huge range of soups, not just their carrot and lentil version, to help you out we’ve listed the rest of their syn values down below.
Low Syn Alternatives To Weight Watchers Carrot & Lentil Soup
If you find Weight Watchers carrot and lentil soup to be too high in syns or you're looking for a low syn alternative, we’ve got some options listed down for you below.
Aldi Supreme Carrot & Coriander Soup 600g - 4.5 syns.
Heinz Lentil Soup 400g - 5 syns for half.
Scotty Brand Lentil Soup 550g - 3 syns for 100g.
Sainsbury's Spicy Tomato Lentil & Red Pepper Soup 600g - 10 syns for half.
Our Best Syn Free SW Carrot & Lentil Soup Recipe
A great way to save syns in your carrot and lentil soup is by making your soup at home, we’ve listed our best spicy carrot and lentil soup for you to try at home below which is SYN FREE!
Ingredients
Two carrots chopped.
Two celery sticks chopped.
Two teaspoons of coriander and cumin.
Coriander fresh.
Low cal cooking spray.
One onion sliced.
Two garlic cloves chopped.
Cup of red lentils.
Pinch of fresh ginger.
1.2 litres of veggie stock.
Pinch of chilli.
Spoon of tomato paste.
Method
Start by heating low cal spray oil in your pan then add onion, garlic, ginger, and your celery.
Next, add your carrots and a few spoons of stock.
Stir the lentils in, spices and tomato paste.
Add your stock and boil/simmer for around 20 minutes.
Serve with coriander!
Last Words
Overall, Weight Watchers carrot and lentil soup is a great low syn healthy meal or snack to have as is the other range of its soups, we would suggest having them in moderation however since some can be quite high in sugar.
To save syns further, we would recommend making your own SYN FREE carrot and lentil soup at home with some veggies on hand.
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.
