{"id":3851,"date":"2022-10-20T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=3851"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:25:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T08:25:00","slug":"happy-diwali-and-a-prosperous-new-year-from-slimming-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/happy-diwali-and-a-prosperous-new-year-from-slimming-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Diwali and a prosperous new year from Slimming World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week, across the world, many Hindus, Sikhs and Jains will be celebrating Diwali. Diwali is known as the festival of light and marks the beginning of the Indian New Year. The auspicious festival represents the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness \u2013 a joyous occasion that represents families coming together to celebrate happiness and prosperity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re celebrating Diwali this week, you\u2019re likely to be busy decorating the house with clay lights (diyas) and rangoli patterns. You&#8217;re also likely to be planning a feast of colourful and delicious dishes to share with family and friends, so we&#8217;re sharing some<em> light<\/em> and tasty dishes which will still keep you on track with your weight-loss goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Slimming World Diwali recipes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/paneer-and-pepper-shashlik\">Paneer and pepper shashlik<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/paneer-and-pepper-shashlik\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/paneer-and-pepper-shashlik_blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3852\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although the word shashlik is actually Russian, skewers loaded with chunks of marinated food are enjoyed across Asia. Every country and region has its own delicious way of preparing them \u2013 Indian versions are sumptuously spiced!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/paneer-and-pepper-shashlik\">Aubergine and pepper balti<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/aubergine-and-pepper-balti_blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3853\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Some say balti is Britain\u2019s very own contribution to the world of curry \u2013 while others say it actually comes from Pakistan or northern India. Either way, we think this spice-fest is simply balti-ful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To everyone celebrating, we\u2019re wishing you a very Happy Diwali and a prosperous and joyful New Year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/group-or-online-membership\">You can find out more about joining Slimming World here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate the festival of light with these delicious slimming-friendly dishes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":5673,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[29,12,16],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3851"}],"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\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}