Not all spices are created equally, some brands of ready made spice packs are very high in sugar hence high in SmartPoints! These fajita seasoning sachets from Tesco are pretty good value in SP when you're whipping up fajitas in a hurry... Not everyone has the time to make seasoning from scratch, especially with the children heading back to school, fajitas are quick and handy until the routines are back in full swing! Plus everyone love assembling them! Having one of these in the cupboard can make a dinner happen really fast... lots of onions, peppers, courgette, mushrooms, add any zero SmartPoint veggie... lash in your chicken and season away... SmartPoints below is for the full pack which serves 4... x
Tesco Fajita Smoky Seasoning, mild
per 30g pack - 5SP
Tesco Fajita Smoky Seasoning, medium
per 30g pack - 3SP
Tesco Fajita Smoky Seasoning, hot
per 30g pack - 3SP
Hi Skinny Doll, thanks for the information on the smart points in fajita sachets! I have made fajitas twice whilst on Weight Watchers and did not even think about them having Smart Points, I didn’t track the sachets at all – I guess I thought they are just innocent herbs and spices. I normally use a brand that is commonly found in Australian supermarkets – Old El Paso. I have just looked up and their mild taco spice mix is 3 Smart Points! I think I will have to put a post up on my blog with an easy make it yourself mix that will be ZERO points. On a positive though, (as you mentioned) all of the vegetables I add are zero smart points. I normally use minced chicken and per serve it is 5 points, but with a zero point spice mix and zero point vegetables, it’s such a low point easy dinner! Thanks again for the advice, Mikaela."
ReplyDeleteIt's mad isn't it!? You'd think the spices would be free but it's the additives that are made of sugar that make them all add up! And you're right it's so easy to make it yourself and nicer too because you can make it just the way you like it! Send me on the link to your post and I'll share it! x
DeleteJust saw this post while I was looking for pesto smartpoints. I started ww last year but didn't really start tracking and pointing till very recently. Never thought to track the packets. Thanks for this and all the work you put into your blog. Your an inspiration.
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