Ireland - Shopping LIsts

[TobeaSkinnyMe]

What do you buy and where? (share some ideas on syn values also)

DUNNES:
quark (free)
chicken bovril (free)
Gammon steaks 72 cal approx. (other shops dont do the lower fat ones!)

TESCOS:
Light creamfields squirty cream (7 sins for whole can) delicious with strawberries
and jelly (10 large cal jelly pots)
Light choices fromage frais (free)
mushy peas (for sw curry)
ww mediterranean pasta meal (1.5 syn for whole pack) - great for throwing in oven
mixed beans
lentils
Quorn steaks
ww tortilla chips 6 pack - lovely at 83 cals
alpen lights choc/fudge (70 cal - 3.5 syn)
bacon medallions (trim outside - free)
extra light cow triangles
denny skinless sausages (72 cals each but worth it once a week)
Mug shots (1/2 each) - not all tescos stock them - maybe we should all write in to our local stores???
muller lights.. (sw staple!)


LIDL/ALDI:
passata (free)
tinned tomatoes
fruit - lots
vegetables - lots and lots
nimble bread (2 slices = 57g)

BUTCHER:
Extra Lean free mince

Whats on your list and syn value?

 

[sarahfancy]

What's a mug shot? (Please forgive me, I'm American, and not always familiar with the various brands, etc).

Also, how many syns are the WW tortilla chips?

Thanks,
Sarah

 

[TobeaSkinnyMe]

mug shots are packets of pasta - they are a snack - you put the dried pasta into a cup, pour in boiling water.. eat 5 mins later..

they are very very filling and only contain 1/2 sin.. they are mentioned alot on the boards but we find them hard to find in Ireland (well i do)

20 cal = 1 syn
83 cal = 4.5 syns (better to go higher than lower)
i crave tortillas as love them.. this is a quick fix..

 

[Dedee]

Hi I am in Ireland too and just started slimming world. It seems like a great plan and I am enjoying it already. I dont have a lot to add to your list yet tobeskinny but I will add to this thread when I come across new finds! Thanks for the list going to try and source some fat free yogurt and fromage frais over the weekend.
Jacobs elite chocolate tea cakes are 5 syns and to me anyway are worth it!

 

[Mia01101]

Mugshots are available in Eurospar's - also, the tomato and herb, chicken, roast chicken and spicy sweet and sour are free! Haven't been able to get then in Tesco for a long time.

If you live in Dublin, the Meat Factory in Ballymount works with Slimming World and anything with a green dot is slimming world friendly(he does a 99% fat free mince!!)

 

[Mia01101]

Also - if you get sick of Muller lights, activia FF yoghurts are free(except the peach, that's 1/2 syn) also some of the Aldi and Lidl ones are free too. Also, Aldi have their own version of mugshots and two of them are free

 

[xMandyDx]

Apparently M&S do low fat sausages at 1 syn each... I've yet to confirm this in my local store though.

Some of the yogurts in Aldi are free also... I'll check my food directory for the right ones.

Holland & Barrett do the scan bran, which are great for making SW ferrero roche.

 

[Fudgie2012]

Hi there, silly question I'm sure but what exactly is scan bran?? I've seen so many recipes including it but i haven't a notion what it is or whether its nice?

 

[Fudgie2012]

Oh really? Hmm must invest in some then and see if it boosts my loss i'd take anything at this stage! Thanks!

 

[TobeaSkinnyMe]

hi

mugshots are in dealz in blanchardstown

3 for 1.49

as well as JC swords have plenty too...

tomato & herb pasta in tub in tescos are free