{"id":1256,"date":"2020-02-17T10:45:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T10:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2024-11-26T15:21:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T15:21:29","slug":"slimming-world-shopping-list-making-free-food-as-easy-as-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/slimming-world-shopping-list-making-free-food-as-easy-as-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"Slimming World shopping list: Making Free Food as easy as ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you\u2019re a Slimming World member<\/a>, you\u2019re spoilt for choice \u2013 with so many fantastic Free Foods<\/a> to choose from, and so many ways to transform each one into a delicious dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pick any letter from the alphabet and we bet you\u2019ll find a fabulous Free Food to try. That\u2019s the inspiration behind our new recipe book \u2013 Slimming World\u2019s Free Food A to Z<\/em>. Find out how you can bag a FREE copy further down the page, and you\u2019ll get more than 60 satisfying recipes that showcase Free Foods at their brilliant best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To show off our slimming superheroes, we thought we\u2019d join in the alphabetical action. We\u2019ve hand-picked five Free Foods from A-E and given each one a starring role in a tasty dish. Add these ingredients to your next shopping list \u2013 and check out our super suggestions for turning them into magnificent meals \u2013 and you\u2019ll discover how losing weight while eating well has never been so Free and easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slimming World shopping list: Free Food A-E<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aubergine
Butternut squash
Cucumber
Diet cola (yes, really!)
Egg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019ve filled your basket with your super-slimming ingredients, it\u2019s time to start experimenting in the kitchen! To help get your creative juices flowing, we\u2019ve put together five inventive meal ideas to surprise and delight your taste buds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beef and aubergine bake<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re anything like me, gorgeously silky, deep purple aubergines are one of those ingredients you like the look of, but feel stuck for ideas for what to cook with it. Do a little digging and you\u2019ll find that the tender texture of aubergine is great in a whole host of dishes. I recently tried it as a meat replacement in katsu curry<\/a> and it was delicious! Our beef and aubergine bake<\/a> is hard to beat, though; charring the aubergines gives them a smoky flavour that\u2019s brilliant in this cheesy dish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Beef<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Butternutty spag bol<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Superb in soups and risottos, or stuffed and roasted, butternut squash is a versatile veg that\u2019ll help to fire up your weight loss. If you fancy getting really creative, swap spaghetti for butternut squash noodles (or boodles!) the next time you make a batch of our best-ever bolognese<\/a> \u2013 it\u2019s guaranteed to make any midweek mealtime bright and boodle-ful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Spag<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Five-spice cucumber and chicken stir-fry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Crunchy, juicy and refreshing, it\u2019s no wonder the classic cucumber has long been a summer salad staple. But did you know that it\u2019s also a sizzling addition to a stir-fry? Slice and mix into our five-spice chicken stir-fry<\/a> and you\u2019ll be feeling as cool as a cucumber come dinner time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Diet cola chicken<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

OK, so diet cola\u2019s not strictly classed as a \u2018food\u2019, but our diet cola chicken<\/a> recipe is simply too good not to share! After all, what\u2019s not to love about succulent chunks of chicken in a sweet sauce? It\u2019s a brilliantly versatile dish, too! You could try swapping the cola for diet orange, or take inspiration from our lovely member Lucie, who prefers hers with pulled pieces of lean gammon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Diet<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bean and rice burritos<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Boiled, fried, scrambled, poached\u2026 there are so many satisfying ways to enjoy your eggs \u2013 and they can be used to make some truly delicious dinners. If you\u2019re looking for a fail-safe Friday night feast, this egg-cellent ingredient makes a Syn free replacement for tortilla wraps when you\u2019re making a Slimming World burrito<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bean<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Feel alpha-better than ever with our new Free Food A to Z<\/em> cookbook<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If we\u2019ve sparked your appetite for turning your favourite Free Foods into exciting culinary creations, you\u2019ll find lots of clever meal ideas in our new Free Food A to Z<\/em> cookbook. From artichokes to zest (OK, Z was a challenge!), you\u2019ll be spoilt for choice for Free Foods to try, and wonderful ways to make them into mouth-watering dinners. Even better, we\u2019ve got a very special offer to help you get started\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re giving away a FREE copy of our Free Food A to Z<\/em> cookbook to new members who:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

join a Slimming World group<\/a> and buy a 12-week Countdown before 29th February 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

sign up to Slimming World Online<\/a> with a Gold membership before 29th February 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t worry, existing members can get a FREE copy, too! All you need to do is commit to a 12-week Countdown if you\u2019re a group member \u2013 or resubscribe to Slimming World Online for three, six or 12 months \u2013 before 29th February 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d love to see what you\u2019ve been making with your favourite Free Foods. Send us<\/a> photos of your Slimming World-friendly makes or share on social using #theSlimmingWorldblog<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get your FREE copy of our brand-new Free Food A to Z recipe book \u2013 and shop the alphabet! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":1263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[29,12,34,30,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1256"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1256"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10844,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1256\/revisions\/10844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}