Sassia said:I wouldn't have thought blended tofu is synned. It's just fruit that is as far as I know. Veg and beans etc are fine blended.
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Never been able to get my head round this blending/puree/cooking debate. I just accept S W says its synned and leave it at that, (but still dont understand it) I once made a lovely choc pud with tofu but was told once it is blended it becomes syns even though I only used the same amount of tofu I would use in a savoury meal just on the plate! Grrr and it was lush too!
It's to do with the way the body absorbs sugar. Believe it or not there is 'left-handed' and 'right-handed' glucose. The body can only absorb one type, when you blend or cook fruit you changed the 'handedness' of the fruit into the type the body can absorb.
(I'm not an expert, but I believe this to be true)
Natt xx
Never been able to get my head round this blending/puree/cooking debate. I just accept S W says its synned and leave it at that, (but still dont understand it) I once made a lovely choc pud with tofu but was told once it is blended it becomes syns even though I only used the same amount of tofu I would use in a savoury meal just on the plate! Grrr and it was lush too!
I wouldn't have thought blended tofu is synned. It's just fruit that is as far as I know. Veg and beans etc are fine blended.
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No, the pp was right-blended tofu has a syn value, for the same reason-that it is easy to over consume calories when it's blended-probably also comes under SW's food abuse stuff too x
http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-weight-loss-diary/187905-jos-journey-infinity-beyond.html
Clareel said:The syns hotline have confirmed that blended tofu is SYN FREE. Tofu is relatively low in calories to fruit and so it would be difficult to eat enough to be considered over consumption. It also does not come under food abuse because blending is an intended use for tofu. Many Asian/vegan puddings have been made using blended tofu for years so it's not something that slimming world members have invented to avoid using syns!
I was only going by what our consultant told us!!!!
http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-weight-loss-diary/187905-jos-journey-infinity-beyond.html
Welshtigger said:No, the pp was right-blended tofu has a syn value, for the same reason-that it is easy to over consume calories when it's blended-probably also comes under SW's food abuse stuff too x
http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-weight-loss-diary/187905-jos-journey-infinity-beyond.html
this is what my group leader said at class on tues she said obviously if u can have the 1/3rd s/f ur losses will be better"The 1/3 superfree food is important and not optional on EE. The SW guidance says that you must fill 1/3 of your plate with superfree, not that it's better if you do, or you'll have better losses if you do - the 1/3 superfree is an integral part of the EE plan and is the key to making it work."
Sorry to butt in but this isnt actually true. Theres been many debates about this on the off topic sub forum, and people have actually emailed sw to get their official opinion on this.
Its a guide line, not a rule, and they understand that it cant be incorporated into all meals. They just ask that you try to do it for at least one meal a day.
Sorry but Im literally just feeding back what sw have told us.