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staple syn values

A grab-bag of foods that do not fit cleanly into the other categories. Some are free, some are HEx options, some are syns to plan around. The full A-Z below shows the per-portion syn count for each.

4 foods indexed

staple at a glance

  1. 4 staple foods are indexed: 4 with syns to count.
  2. Lowest with syns to count: Baked Beans, 2.5 syns per Half tin Heinz (207g).
  3. Highest with syns to count: Microwave Rice (Pouches), 13 syns per Uncle Bens Express Basmati (1 pack, 250g).

Lowest-syn staple on Slimming World

Ranked by lowest available portion. Portion size matters, the same food at a larger serving will sit higher.

  1. 1
    Soup
    per Homemade vegetable soup (400g)
    0 syns
  2. 2
    Baked Beans
    per Reduced sugar and salt (207g)
    2 syns
  3. 3
    Instant Mashed Potato (Smash)
    per Smash per serving (25g dry, 100g made up)
    6 syns
  4. 4
    Microwave Rice (Pouches)
    per Tilda Pure Basmati (1 pack, 250g)
    12.5 syns

All staple A-Z

Full list of 4 foods in this category, with syn value at the primary portion size shown.

Food Syns
Baked Beans 2.5
Instant Mashed Potato (Smash) 6
Microwave Rice (Pouches) 13
Soup 7

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