Watermelon Vodka Jelly Shots - Very low syn!

Summers here, and it's time to have a bit of fun! If you are planning a barbeque or a garden party, these watermelon vodka shots will go down a storm. If you don't drink alcohol, you could easily leave out the vodka and have a fun sweet treat. But... you'd be missing out!

18 Servings (approx)

Ingredients

• 1 watermelon
• 2 x 12g sachets of gelatine
• 500ml of "no added sugar" fruit squash (any flavour) undiluted
• 150mls of vodka (18 syns for whole batch)
• Juice of 2x lemons or limes

Directions

1. Cut the watermelon in half, and using a spoon scoop out the majority of flesh, leaving about 1cm (you want to be left with two big bowl shapes for the jelly)
2. Mix ingredients in a large bowl, and pour into the watermelon "bowls"
3. Put in the fridge to set for around 3 hours
4. The jelly should be firm to the touch.Slice the watermelon into about 18 fun-sized pieces, pop 'em onto a colourful plate, and await the oohs and aahs!

Low-syn Boozing

It's all too easy to indulge in high-cal alcoholic drinks at the weekends and ruin all your hard work! 

I for one am a huge fan of a jar, its in my blood and there is no shaking it off. I especially love beer and have done some serious searching to find low-cal versions. My tipple of the moment is Vodka, Soda and Lime which is about 5 syns per glass.

Here is a guide on some of the lowest syn alcoholic drinks around. Also, the syn values of those which are not as Slimming World friendly. As always, moderation is key!

Beers:

• Light beer (330ml) (Corona Light, Bud Light etc) 5 syns

• Coors Light Beer 275ml Bottle 4.5 Syns

• Guinness Original 500ml Bottle 9 Syns

• Budweiser Light 330ml Bottle 5 Syns

• Budweiser 330ml Bottle 7.5 Syns

• Carlsberg Export 440ml Can 9 Syns

• Carlsberg Special Brew 440ml can 15 Syns

• Stella Artois 440ml can 9 syns

• Stella Artois 330ml bottle 7 Syns

• Strongbow Cider 440ml can 8 Syns

• Strongbow Cider 330ml bottle 6 Syns

• Bacardi Breezer Blueberry 275ml bottle 5 Syns

• Orange Bacardi Breezer 275ml bottle 7.5 Syns

• Bacardi Breezer Half Sugar 5 Syns to 5.5 Syns

• Bacardi Breezer Lime 8.5 Syns

• WKD, Vodka Blue, Original 330ml bottle 13.5 Syns

• Bass Beers Shandy Bass 330ml can 3.5 Syns

• Cobra Beer Ltd Cobra Zero % 330ml bottle 4 Syns

Cider

• Bulmers Light Cider 568ml 8 Syns

• Bulmers 568ml Bottle 12 Syns

Spirits and Liqueurs

• 50ml sherry (dry/medium) 3 syns

• 100ml glass bucks fizz 3½ syns

• Mulled wine per serving 3½ syns

• 35ml vodka 4 syns

• 100ml glass champagne 4 syns

• 175ml glass wine 6 syns

• 250ml Shloer 6 syns

• 50ml Baileys 8 syns

Oh, and here is a link to Slimming worlds hangover tips!