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At Slimming World, we’ve always understood the need for a flexible, family-friendly approach to weight loss. It’s so important that your new healthy habits fit in with your everyday life – it makes them far more likely to stick!

Both our healthy eating plan, Food Optimising, and our active lifestyle programme are built around everyday food and activity. They fit with normal life, are fully in line with current guidance and are easily personalised for you and your family. Enjoying a healthy, balanced diet and getting active together will bring brilliant benefits beyond your own weight loss results.

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Slimming World family recipe ideas

Life’s too busy to be cooking separate meals! We combine slimming-friendly and family-friendly with hundreds of tasty recipes that everyone will love.  

Slimming World favourite family meals

Air fryer chicken nuggets

Serve up these satisfying staples for guaranteed smiles around the table (and a sustainable way to lose weight for you!).

Slimming World family meals on a budget

Chicken tikka masala dirty fries

We know that feeding a family isn’t cheap. These money-saving recipes are great to have in the backpocket for low-spend weeks.

Slimming World slow-cooker recipes

Slow-cooker chicken curry

Slow-cooker recipes are brilliant for busy days. Simply throw in your ingredients and let the gadget do the cooking while you get on with other things.

Cooking with the kids

Slimming World chocolate covered apple slices

Letting little ones help in the kitchen is a great way to spend quality time together, while teaching them some valuable life skills (hopefully they’ll be cooking for you in the future!).

10 Slimming World air fryer recipes

air fryer chips

Is your air fryer your go-to worktop wonder? These 10 recipes will get you off to a frying healthy start!

Getting active as a family

Family activity challenge

member Alex Lambert-Lee with daughter on a swing

Keeping the kids entertained during the holidays and weekends can be a tough task. These 30 ideas will get the whole family moving!

Low cost activity ideas

family bike ride

You don’t have to spent lots to have a good time. Tick off some of our fun, budget-friendly ways to support your weight loss goals.

Walk the world with Slimming World

walk the world infographic

Beat the boredom factor by turning walking into a game! Boost your step count and tick off famous landmarks along the way.

Slimming World’s Family Affair

Slimming World's family affair - taking healthy habits home

Our Family Affair booklet is packed with advice to support the whole family to make healthier, long-lasting changes – including:  

  • some of the differences to keep in mind as you shop, cook and eat as a family 
  • family-favourite recipe makeovers to get everyone eating well together 
  • tried-and-tested ways to exercise and get active as a family or individually 

When you join Slimming World you can pick up their booklet for free in group. You’ll also find our Family Affair app on the App Store or Google Play, with fab food and activity swaps, recipe ideas and much more to share with your kids at home.  

Your family can try a week of Food Optimising, for free!

Would you love to sample the Slimming World plan? Enter your details below to receive your choice of classic, vegetarian or vegan menu.

Don’t forget, little ones are welcome in group 

At Slimming World, we’re committed to giving you the help you need every week of the year – and you’re more than welcome to bring your children, too. Come along to group to meet like-minded mums and dads and get more family-friendly recipe and activity ideas, plus advice for slimming through those tricky school breaks, days out and special occasions. You’ll also find lots of family-focused support on Slimming World Online, our digital-only service, which you can log onto whenever it suits you. 

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