freedom to make our own choices while staying in control<\/strong>
freedom from the habits that used to hold us back – together with the know-how and power to develop healthy new habits for life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read on for a taster of the amazing Slimming World food you can enjoy while Food Optimising, including fakeaways, family favourites, Sunday dinners and desserts…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Most diets have a long list of forbidden foods, or require complicated calculations to work out what you can and can\u2019t eat. Slimming World is different. The foundation of Food Optimising is unlimited Free Food<\/a> \u2013 including lean meat, fish, eggs, fruit, veg, pasta, rice, pulses and potatoes \u2013 which frees us from worrying about weighing, measuring or counting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, Slimming World members can also enjoy foods that aren\u2019t Free, as measured Healthy Extras (providing essential nutrients, particularly fibre and calcium) or foods with a Syn value (meaning that we can indulge in things that may be banned on a typical eating plan \u2013 such as chocolate, crisps or alcohol \u2013 in moderation and completely guilt-free!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Together, these three elements of Food Optimising make it easy to have a healthy balanced diet that never feels restrictive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fancy a fakeaway? Slimming World members never have to miss out on Friday-night fun… Whether Indian, Chinese, a juicy burger or good ol\u2019 fish and chips are on the cards, we\u2019ve got slimming-friendly recipes to suit and plenty of smart-swap suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MORE ON THE BLOG: Try our takeaway tasting menu<\/a> With Slimming World, you can absolutely say yes to a tasty Sunday roast with all the trimmings! Lean meats and vegetables are Free when Food Optimising<\/a>, and we\u2019ve got recipes for roast potatoes, stuffing, gravy\u2026 even Yorkshire puddings<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n MORE ON THE BLOG: Chicken, pork, beef\u2026 or a tasty vegetarian roast?<\/a> One big worry for some slimmers is that losing weight means eating separate meals at family dinner times, and doing twice the cooking! Not with Food Optimising. We\u2019ve got recipes for all your family favourites \u2013 including plenty using Free store-cupboard staples<\/a> like pasta, rice and potatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MORE ON THE BLOG: Sample a selection of Slimming World family faves, including vegetable lasagne and tuna pasta bake<\/a> Eating out can feel like a challenge when we\u2019re trying to lose weight. Slimming World will give you all the support you need to plan, avoid trigger foods and make smart swaps, so you can say yes to socialising while you slim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MORE ON THE BLOG: Six slimming strategies<\/a> to help you enjoy eating out the Slimming World way Who says you can\u2019t have pudding and still lose weight? With Slimming World puds, you never have to say no to something sweet. Delicious desserts<\/a>, refreshing ice lollies, scrumptious cakes \u2013 they\u2019re all on the menu with our flexible Food Optimising plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MORE ON THE BLOG: Tuck into a taste of childhood with a slice of Slimming World school cake<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Taste the freedom to enjoy the food you love, from fakeaways and tasty puds to Sunday roasts and meals out\u2026 nothing is off the menu with Slimming World<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[12],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3108"}],"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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10784,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3108\/revisions\/10784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Slimming](\"http:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SmallCTA-TTFJan22-SlimmingWorldBlog.jpg\")
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Fakeaways<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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MORE FOR MEMBERS: Find our full fakeaway recipe collection<\/a> on the member website \u2013 everything from hoisin duck to finger lickin\u2019 chicken!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSunday roasts<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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MORE FOR MEMBERS: Ramp up your roast to the next level with our member recipes. Rosemary and garlic roast rack of lamb with saffron potatoes, anyone?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFamily favourites<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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MORE FOR MEMBERS: Find a brilliant batch of 14 easy family recipes, plus tips to make life easier, here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Slimming](\"http:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NMP-out-now-Consultants-Insta.jpg\")
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MORE FOR MEMBERS: Slimming World members can use their free Food Optimising book, or the handy online Food Search tool<\/a>, to make menu choices in advance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDesserts<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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MORE FOR MEMBERS: You\u2019ll find over 250 dessert recipes<\/a> \u2013 including cheesecakes, chocolate puds and fruity sweet treats \u2013 on the exclusive member website, with lots of recipes shared in group, too! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LrgCTA-TTFJan22-SlimmingWorldBlog-v2.jpg\")
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