mince?

youcanhumpmyleg

Full Member

• 10 June 2010

• #1

i like to swap between my red n green days, well before me and oh started this diet we bought lots of mince, if im on a red day can i use ne kind of meat or is there a way to make it less fattier if it isnt lean???

 

Fray

Full Member

• 10 June 2010

• #2

As far as I know you can only use Extra Lean Mince. My OH picks up lean in the shop nearly everytime and gets shouted at to go and get the extra lean! Haha.

Someone else that's wiser with SW might say otherwise but I'm sure it's only extra lean.

 

C

Circes

Strutting her stuff

• 10 June 2010

• #3

Yep - only the extra lean stuff is syn free, the rest will have a small syn value. Some people choose to drain off any fat or even rinse it under boiling water to remove excess fat and then call it syn free but this is not SW approved

 

youcanhumpmyleg

Full Member

• 10 June 2010

• #4

okay! thnks im gnna have to be naughty tho cos im not wasting all that mince! i do usually defrost it in the microwave before using so i might warm it up a bit longer too see if it gets rid of some of the fat : /

 

Eternalflame

Excited about the new me!

• 10 June 2010

• #5

Just make sure you drain all the fat from it, and literally push it hard on the sieve to get the excess fat out and I'm sure you'll get away with it x

 

Lexie2005

5:2 lover

• 10 June 2010

• #6

If you cook mince then cover with water to the level the meat is & leave it in the fridge the fat comes to the top & you can remove it - still wouldn't make it free though I don't think but its just a tip my aunt taught me years ago....

 

youcanhumpmyleg

Full Member

• 10 June 2010

• #7

will do eternal thnks might only have it once a week till it goes lol ! where having to see what syns asda freezer foods are too just to get rid of all the freezer stufff! should of really thought about this before starting a diet haha

 

youcanhumpmyleg

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• 10 June 2010

• #8

Lexie2005 said:

If you cook mince then cover with water to the level the meat is & leave it in the fridge the fat comes to the top & you can remove it - still wouldn't make it free though I don't think but its just a tip my aunt taught me years ago....

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how long do you leave it in the fridge for???

 

Lexie2005

5:2 lover

• 10 June 2010

• #9

just til it sets, I would say an hour would do it x

 

youcanhumpmyleg

Full Member

• 10 June 2010

• #10

thnks lexie will try that x