Slimming World (Firm) - Slimming worlds best ever recipes: 40 years of food optimising

In 1969 a revolutionary approach to weight loss was launched in the UK. Instead of the deprivation usually associated with losing weight, Slimming Worlds Food Optimising programme offered freedom from hunger and guilt. With Slimming World, theres no calorie counting or faddy eating simply the freedom to choose from literally hundreds of healthy, everyday foods called Free Foods that can be eaten in unlimited amounts so you need never feel hungry. These Free Foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, lean meat and poultry, pasta and rice, are highly filling yet low in energy density, so they help you satisfy your appetite and still lose weight. Thanks to its unique healthy eating plan, combined with warm, friendly group support, Slimming World has helped hundreds of thousands of people over the last forty years to reach the weight they want to be and transform their lives.

Slimming Worlds Best Ever Recipes celebrates 40 years of Food Optimising success. It gives you essential information on this highly effective weight loss programme as well as a fascinating look at how our diet and lifestyles have changed in the past four decades. It also brings together, for the first time, over 120 classic Slimming World recipes, giving a healthy, low fat approach to some all-time favourite dishes.

Inside youll find:

• Classic starters, such as prawn cocktail, pea & mint soup and chicken Caesar salad
• Traditional British dishes, from beef stew & dumplings and luxury fish pie to the famous Slimming World chips
• Global classics, from chicken curry to spaghetti bolognese
• Tempting desserts think lemon meringue pie, chocolate mousse and banoffee pie.

With Slimming Worlds Best Ever Recipes, losing weight has never been so deliciouslyeasy!

Founded in 1969 in Derbyshire by Margaret Miles-Bramwell, Slimming World is the UKs most advanced weight-management organisation. Every week, over 250,000 people attend one of 6,000 groups around the UK, benefiting from Slimming Worlds unique combination of healthy eating and group support, with another 15,000 attending free of charge as successful target members.

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Published in 2009 by Ebury Press, an imprint of Ebury Publishing
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Text Slimming World 2009
Photographs Jon Whitaker 2009

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Recipes created by Sunil Vijayakar
Editor: Patricia Burgess
Designer: Nicky Barneby
Picture researcher: Victoria Hill

Food photography: Jon Whitaker
Food stylist: Sunil Vijayakar
Prop stylist: Rachel Jukes

For Slimming World
Founder and chairman: Margaret Miles-Bramwell
Managing director: Caryl Richards
Project coordinator: Beverley Farnsworth
Text by Christine Michael

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• Both metric and imperial measures are given for the recipes. Follow either set of measures as they are not interchangeable.
• All spoon measures are level: 1 tsp = 5ml spoon, 1 tbsp = 15ml spoon.
• Suitable for vegetarians
• Suitable for freezing
• Ovens should be preheated to the specified temperature. Grills should also be preheated.
• Use large eggs unless otherwise specified.
• Note that some of the recipes contain lightly cooked eggs. Avoid serving these to anyone who is pregnant or in a vulnerable health group, as there is a small risk of salmonella infection.
• Always use fresh herbs, unless dried herbs are suggested in the recipe.
• Use freshly ground black pepper and sea salt unless otherwise specified.

Dear Reader

At Slimming World we love celebrations. Were famous for them! So imagine how were marking our 40th birthday 40 amazing, breathtaking, inspirational years of being able to help people conquer their weight problems for good. For me those 40 years have gone by in a blink, so I dont want a single moment of 2009 to go by without doing something really, really, extra special every single week. This glorious recipe book is a tribute to 40 years of Food Optimising recipes and to you, our readers, who deserve nothing less than the best. Welcome to the party!

When I started Slimming World in Derbyshire in 1969, I didnt even dare to dream that one day Id be celebrating 40 amazing years as part of our huge, warm Slimming World family. Its thanks to every Slimming World member, past and present, that weve reached this milestone. Their successes have exceeded my wildest dreams!

But 40 years ago I did have dreams of creating a slimming service that was second to none. My personal experience of struggling with my weight for years, with nowhere to turn for help, fuelled me with the passion and determination to turn those dreams into reality.

Along the way its been my immense good fortune to meet thousands of others who suffered the same diet misery that I did. Ive shared with them my conviction that slimmers deserve the best eating plan, the best support and the most exceptional service we can provide. Its a terrific thrill to see our dedicated Consultants, who have all been Slimming World members themselves, delivering that service, week in and week out, to an ever-growing number of slimmers.

And 40 years on, were dreaming of even more!

As anyone who has been involved with Slimming World in the past 40 years will tell you, we never stop questioning how we can keep improving our service to you so that it is simply the best.

That passion to give our members the best has led to many exciting innovations over the years. We developed our Green eating plan to offer a better option to slimmers who love enjoying plenty of carbohydrate-rich foods, in line with developments in nutrition science. Since then, weve extended members choices even further with our super-flexible Mix2Max and Success Express so that everyone can Food Optimise in the way that suits them best.