{"id":4853,"date":"2022-04-21T14:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=4853"},"modified":"2022-04-25T17:29:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:29:13","slug":"eat-better-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/eat-better-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat better, together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you on a mission to get your family eating better? Slimming World makes it easy! All of your gang\u2019s favourites fit into our flexible Food Optimising plan \u2013 including big Sunday roasts, Friday night fakeaways and hearty midweek meals \u2013 so you can serve up delicious, nutritious dishes and make dinner times a grumble-free zone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you follow Food Optimising, you can rest assured that your family will be eating well while you\u2019re losing weight. Studies show that our members, on average, improve their eating habits significantly and now eat better than the general population. They were found to&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>eat more fruit and vegetables&nbsp;(our Free Foods list is packed with plenty of colourful fruit and veg \u2013 so you can eat as much as you like!)<\/li><li>eat more fibre than the general population, and are more likely to meet the daily recommendations&nbsp;<\/li><li>on average, meet the recommended calcium intake (as a Slimming World member you\u2019ll enjoy measured Healthy Extras every day, to ensure you\u2019re getting the right amounts of these essential nutrients)&nbsp;<\/li><li>cook from scratch more often, buy fewer takeaways and choose fast food less often (with more than 1,700 recipes in our online collection, including tasty fakeaways, it\u2019s easy to find Food Optimising versions of your go-tos)&nbsp;<\/li><li>drink fewer sugary drinks and cut down on alcohol, meeting the recommended guideline of 14 units per week or under (of course, you can still enjoy a tipple \u2013 our flexible Food Optimising plan just puts you in control!)&nbsp;<\/li><li>consume less salt, sugar, fat and saturated fat&nbsp;<\/li><li>eat more oily fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids (which can help lower the risk of heart disease and protect joints)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4 family favourites<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve made meal planning easy this week with four popular recipes for you to try with your family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/creamy-mushroom-pappardelle\">Mushroom pappardelle<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/creamy-mushroom-pappardelle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/creamy-mushroom-pappardelle-valentines-day-menu-slimming-world-blog.jpg\" alt=\"Creamy mushroom pappardelle - Valentine's Day menu - Slimming World Blog\" class=\"wp-image-1232\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Free<\/li><li>vegetarian<\/li><li>quick and easy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This creamy pasta dish can be in bowls (and bellies!) in 25 minutes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/fish-and-chips-with-tartare-sauce\">Fish and chips<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/fish-and-chips-with-tartare-sauce\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Body-Healthfulness-SlimmingWorldBlog.jpg\" alt=\"Slimming World fish and chips\" class=\"wp-image-4854\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>fakeaway<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gather around the table for a tasty takeaway swap.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/quorn-moussaka\">Quorn moussaka<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/quorn-moussaka\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-slimmingworld-quorn-moussaka-1.jpg\" alt=\"Quorn moussaka-slimming world vegetarian recipes-slimming world blog\" class=\"wp-image-1619\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Free<\/li><li>vegetarian<\/li><li>freezer-friendly<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Serve up a mouth-watering moussaka and watch it disappear.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/roast-chicken-dinner-with-stuffing\">Roast chicken with stuffing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/roast-chicken-dinner-with-stuffing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/roast-chicken-dinner-mothers-day-slimming-world-blog.jpg\" alt=\"Roast chicken dinner - Mother's Day - Slimming World Blog\" class=\"wp-image-1381\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This Food Optimising chicken dinner is a sure-fire winner!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When you join Slimming World, you\u2019ll be supported to make healthy changes that fit into your lifestyle and be given tips, recipes and ideas for simple swaps which you can share with your family. Whatever\u2019s on your regular menu, we can make it slimming-friendly \u2013 so you can get the weight loss you want, while enjoying fuss-free family meals and feeling the benefits of eating better, together.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/group-or-online-membership\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/discover-CTA-join-group.jpg\" alt=\"Click here to find your nearest Slimming World group\" class=\"wp-image-4624\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to eat more healthily with your family? Discover how you can serve up crowd-pleasing favourites, while bringing great eating habits to the table! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[22,29,12,34,16],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4853"}],"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=4853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}