{"id":2883,"date":"2021-04-06T13:21:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T12:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=2883"},"modified":"2024-11-26T15:03:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T15:03:30","slug":"eat-seasonal-shopping-list-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/eat-seasonal-shopping-list-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Seasonal shopping list: April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After what feels like the longest winter ever, spring is finally in the air. As the sun (hopefully) starts to shine, it\u2019s the perfect time to change up your Slimming World meals with gorgeous seasonal ingredients \u2013 and there\u2019s a bumper crop of fresh fruit and vegetables ripe for the picking this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you buy your fruit and veg at your local supermarket or a nearby farm shop, filling your basket with what\u2019s in season means it\u2019ll be extra fresh and flavoursome \u2013 and you\u2019ll often get more for your money, too. Plus, because most fruits and vegetables are Free Foods when you\u2019re Food Optimising, you can pile your plate high with colourful produce to keep your weight loss journey feeling like a bright, brilliantly tasty dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our seasonal shopping lists make stocking up on these fab foods really easy. We\u2019ve packed our April list with fruit and veg and suggested some of our favourite springtime recipes to help you make the very most of them. Which one will you try first?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/discover-slimming-world-free-foods\/\"><strong>MORE ON THE BLOG: What are Slimming World Free Foods?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>April vegetables<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Food Optimising feast wouldn\u2019t be complete without a selection of weight loss-boosting spring vegetables to go with it, and you\u2019re spoilt for choice this month. These crop stars will help you take your Sunday roast to the next level:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>asparagus<br>cabbage<br>new potatoes<br>onion<br>purple sprouting broccoli<br>radishes<br>spring greens<br>watercress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Served with plenty of the veggies on our list, this succulent roast leg of lamb makes a show-stopping dinner that\u2019ll finish your weekend with a flourish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RoastLamb-SeasonalShoppingList-SlimmingWorldBlog.jpg\" alt=\"Roast lamb with carrots, broccoli, peas and roast potatoes \u2013 April shopping list-slimming world blog\" class=\"wp-image-2886\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/easter-leg-of-lamb-with-all-the-trimmings\"><strong>Try the recipe: Roast leg of lamb with all the trimmings<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>April fruit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While it\u2019s slimmer pickings on the fruit front until berries burst back into season, these sweet superheroes will keep your salads and snack boxes looking colourful and tasting sensational until summer arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>bananas<br>grapefruit<br>pomegranate<br>rhubarb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our jewelled fruit salad is the perfect place for pomegranates. Swap the oranges in this recipe for grapefruit and you\u2019ll enjoy a mouth-watering medley of fresh fruits that are deliciously in season and completely Free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/JewelledFruitSalal-SeasonalShoppingList-SlimmingWorldBlog.jpg\" alt=\"Jewelled fruit salad-april shopping list-slimming world blog\" class=\"wp-image-2885\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/jewelled-fruit-salad\"><strong>Try the recipe: Jewelled fruit salad<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MORE FOR MEMBERS: Slimming World members will find over 1,500 slimming-friendly recipes to celebrate every season over on the exclusive member website and app.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/group-or-online-membership\"><strong>Find out more about joining Slimming World here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shop the season for the tastiest fruit and veg and enjoy spring recipes bursting with fresh flavours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":2882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2883"}],"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=2883"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10799,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2883\/revisions\/10799"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}