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People are making their own 'healthy' spice bags

All the spice, none of the guilt.

Oct 14th 2015, 10:24 AM 22,153 Views 4 Comments

THE SPICE BAG has become a food phenomenon in Ireland.

Finally got to sample this bad boy! #Spicebag recommended by my Thurles friends... It's delicious!! Source: unafoden

And what’s not to like? Beige battered stuff in a bag with a clatter of spices thrown on top?

Only gorgeous.

But do they ever leave with with a sense of shame? All that BEIGE.

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People have begun making their own spice bags to combat the artery-clogging side effects, and they don’t look half bad

#saturdaynight #fakeaway Source: ms_laura_m

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So, satisfactory, right?

Spice bags have an estimated 1236 calories, whereas the Slimming World recipe has NO SYNS, the unit of measurement used on the plan for calorie control.

How do you make it?

One recipe on Pinterest sounds pretty straight forward and cuts a lot of the grease:

aspice1 Source: Elaine Walsh via Pinterest

An alternative recipe from Nutty Nutrition can be found here, while a Unislim method that looks delish only takes about 40 minutes to make.

#swlunch #spicebag all syn free #slimmingworld #slimmingworldireland #slimmingworlddublin #slimmingworldlife #slimmingworldfriends #slimmingworldideas #healthyeating #slimvalley syn for some Mayo Source: nikkis_weightloss

Looking at this lot’s efforts, it’s not a bad switch when needs be.

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People are making their own 'healthy' spice bags