{"id":4495,"date":"2025-02-11T16:08:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T16:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=4495"},"modified":"2025-03-11T16:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:28:03","slug":"discover-free-food-festival-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/discover-free-food-festival-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Cook, share, win! Free Food Festival is back\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Filling, delicious and all-round fantastic, Slimming World Free Food is the stroke of genius at the heart of our flexible Food Optimising plan. You can eat Free Food to satisfy your appetite (with no weighing, measuring or counting), for a no-hunger way to get the weight loss you want.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We think that\u2019s well worth celebrating, so from 16th February 2025, we\u2019ll be holding our inspiration-packed Free Food Festival in Slimming World groups and on our digital-service, Slimming World Online. With recipe sharing, cook-off competitions and prizes galore, it\u2019s a great time to get a taste of what Slimming World is all about!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/nearest-group-search\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GetRealSupport-SmallCTA_SlimmingWorldBlog2.jpg\" alt=\"get real support - small CTA\" class=\"wp-image-11411\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Free Food Festival will take place in participating Slimming World groups on selected dates between 16th February and 2nd March 2025. Your Consultant will be able to confirm the exact dates \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/nearest-group-search\">you\u2019ll find their contact details here<\/a>, or you can just pop along to your local group. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/member.slimmingworld.co.uk\/features\/free-food-festival-group-2025\"><strong>Slimming World group members can get all the Free Food Festival details here<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll also be celebrating Free Food Festival on Slimming World Online from 16th February 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/what-happens-online\">You can discover more about our digital-only service here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/member.slimmingworld.co.uk\/features\/free-food-festival-online-2025\"><strong>Slimming World Online members can get all the Free Food Festival details here<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tell me more about Slimming World Free Food&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/chicken-tikka-masala-1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Header-ChickenTikka-SlimmingWorldBlog.jpg\" alt=\"Chicken tikka masala\" class=\"wp-image-7981\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Free Foods are those foods that are lower in calories for their weight (low energy dense foods) \u2013 they help fill you up and leave you feeling satisfied for longer.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are hundreds of tasty, everyday Free Foods, and new members are often flabbergasted when they find out what\u2019s on the list. As well as the usual suspects like fruit, vegetables, beans and pulses (including baked beans and potatoes \u2013 yes, really!), you\u2019ll notice that lean meat, meat replacements \u2013 such as tofu and some Quorn products, poultry, eggs and fish are also on the menu \u2013 so that\u2019s your cooked breakfasts and Sunday dinners sorted. New members are even more surprised by the fact that pasta and rice are completely Free \u2013 so you can enjoy a plate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/slimming-world-spaghetti-bolognese\">spag bol<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/chicken-tikka-masala-1-1\">chicken tikka fakeaway<\/a> whenever you like!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free Food means never feeling hungry, guilty or deprived, so you\u2019re less likely to want to rebel and reach for the high-fat, high-sugar foods that can so easily send your weight loss off track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More on the blog:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/discover-slimming-world-free-foods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How and why Free Food works<\/a>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/your-5-favourite-free-food-recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Your 5 favourite Free Food recipes<\/a>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/eat-our-free-food-festival-winner-is\/\">Try the winning recipe from last year\u2019s Free Food Festival cook-off competition<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/offers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Discover the latest Slimming World special offers here<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n    <section class=\"block-embedded-widget-area alignwide\">\n        \t\t\t<section id=\"mm-newsletter-widget-3\" class=\"widget mm-newsletter-widget\">\t\n\t\t<div id=\"mm-newsletter-widget\" class=\"mm-newsletter-widget-form\" data-thanks_page=\"0\" data-thanks_page_url=\"\" data-thanks_page_new_window=\"0\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper\">\n                <aside>\n                    <header>\n                        <h2>Free 7-day eating plan<\/h4>\n                    <\/header>\n                    <p>You&#8217;ll also get our email newsletter with recipes, inspiration and exciting special offers<\/p>\n                <\/aside>\n\n                <div class=\"form-wrapper\">\n                    <form action=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4495\" method=\"post\" id=\"newsletter-form\">\n\n                        <fieldset>\n                            <label class=\"input-label\">First name<\/label>\n                            <input type=\"text\" name=\"firstName\" placeholder=\"Enter your first name\" title=\"Enter your first name\" required>\n                        <\/fieldset>\n\n                        <fieldset>\n                            <label class=\"input-label\">Email address<\/label>\n                            <input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Enter your email address\" title=\"Enter your email address\" required>\n                        <\/fieldset>\n\n                        <fieldset>\n                                                            <div class=\"input-radio\">\n                                    <input id=\"classic-menu\" class=\"classic-menu\" type=\"radio\" name=\"menuType\" value=\"Classic\" checked>\n                                    <label for=\"classic-menu\">\n                                        I&#8217;d like the classic menu                                    <\/label>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"input-radio\">\n                                    <input id=\"vegetarian-menu\" class=\"vegetarian-menu\" type=\"radio\" name=\"menuType\" value=\"Vegetarian\">\n                                    <label for=\"vegetarian-menu\">\n                                        I&#8217;d like the vegetarian menu                                    <\/label>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"input-radio\">\n                                    <input id=\"vegan-menu\" class=\"vegan-menu\" type=\"radio\" name=\"menuType\" value=\"Vegan\">\n                                    <label for=\"vegan-menu\">\n                                        I&#8217;d like the vegan menu                                    <\/label>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/fieldset>\n\n                        <div class=\"button-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"g-recaptcha\" data-sitekey=\"6LdLR7cZAAAAAFDxo_6diZKq91dLeqE45o9GkrNL\" data-theme=\"light\" data-size=\"normal\"><\/div>\n                            <button class=\"submit is-secondary animation-light-background\" type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\">Sign me up<\/button>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/form>\n\n                    <p class=\"message-success\">Thank you for signing up. 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