Slimming World - Slimming World: World of Flavours

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List of RecipesCookery notesForeword Dear Reader, As Slimming Worlds founder Ive always believed passionately that our members deserve only the very best, and so Im especially proud to introduce you to World of Flavours , our latest collection of fabulous Food Optimising recipes. With over 120 delicious dishes to try from around the globe, it will take you on a fascinating journey of tastes and flavours. At Slimming World, our dedicated Consultants help thousands of new members start their weight-loss journey every week.

With personal experience of struggling with excess weight, I know only too well how it feels to embark on yet another diet, losing a bit more faith in yourself each time and despairing of ever finding an answer. Taking the first step on that journey is the hardest of all. So often, you find yourself being held back by unnecessary burdens not just the burden of excess weight, but also the deadweight of negative beliefs, low self-esteem and guilt. Yet when you take that first step into a Slimming World group everything suddenly starts to get better! The warmth of our welcome and the almost telepathic empathy and support thats at the heart of Slimming World, added to the inspiration provided by fellow slimmers succeeding beyond their wildest dreams, spark your imagination and make you realise that anything is possible. Then theres Food Optimising, a fantastic way of eating so that youre never hungry and youre losing weight! Over 40 years on, this system is still light years ahead in its approach to nutrition and slimming psychology. Not that you think about nutrition and psychology when youre Food Optimising youre too busy enjoying your food, feeling great and amazing yourself as the pounds disappear week by week.

Soon, the life just got better moments start to happen again and again: the first time you see a loss on the scales, the first time your waistband feels loose, the first time someone says, Wow youre looking great!, the first time you drop down a clothes size, the first time the doctor reduces your medication. Each positive experience, every encouraging or inspiring word from your Slimming World group, and each time you overcome a problem thats been holding you back, you can feel your motivation, energy and self-esteem building each small step becomes a giant step on that road to success. And just when you thought the service and support you get from Slimming World couldnt get any better, it does! Were constantly researching ways to make Food Optimising even easier and more effective for members, and as all our Consultants and staff know, were always experimenting and testing new ideas then sharing the best and most effective ones so that everyone benefits. With Extra Easy, our new Food Optimising choice, weve amazed even ourselves! Its flexible, generous and effective, just like all our Food Optimising options, with even more freedom and choices built in. And it will gently guide you to better, healthier lifestyle decisions so that once youve lost your weight, youll keep it off for good. At Slimming World, we always say, There are no strangers; only friends you have yet to meet.

If youre already a Slimming World member, youll agree that with World of Flavours the best just got better. And if you have yet to join us, let your personal journey of discovery lead you to our door, where youll always find the warmest of welcomes and the surest of successes. Together, we really can do it!

With warmest wishes Margaret Miles-Bramwell, OBE, FRSA Founder and Chairman About the Book If youve ever thought that curries, pasta or hamburgers were the scourge of slimmers, think again! The Slimming World approach to food optimising means that you dont have to miss out on your favourite foods, you can enjoy quick and easy, exotic meals every day of the week. This new book from the UKs leading slimming organisation takes in all manner of international cuisine. Youll be able to indulge in Italys irresistible plates of pasta, Indias spicy curries, Chinas noodle and stir-fry dishes as well as an array of mouthwatering recipes from France, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Thailand, the USA and Mexico. About the Author Slimming Worlds unique approach to weight loss is an extraordinary success story. About the Author Slimming Worlds unique approach to weight loss is an extraordinary success story.

Founded in 1969 by Margaret Miles-Bramwell, who remains its managing director, Slimming World is the UKs largest and most advanced slimming organisation. It manages thousands of classes across the country with over 250,000 members attending every month, and another 15,000 attending free as successful Target members. Each week, around 2000 members reach their personal target weight. Introduction Phileas Fogg may have travelled around the world in 80 days in his hot air balloon, but that was fiction. Heres a fact: our latest recipe collection will take you around the world in over 120 delicious dishes. Weve gathered together authentic recipes from some of the worlds favourite cuisines, all rich with the colours and vibrancy of the countries they represent.

Its a cooks tour of global delights, and you wont even have to leave your kitchen. Try our recipes and youll soon be conjuring up the sunny, fresh tastes of the Mediterranean, the fragrant flavours of Thailand or the sweet and sour tang of Chinese food whatever you fancy cooking. The UK is famous for welcoming influences from all over the world into our national cuisine: in fact, its said that our favourite dish is chicken tikka masala. So most of us already think of dishes like spaghetti bolognese, chilli con carne and vegetable curry as home cooking. Youll find versions of classic dishes like Italian cannelloni, Greek moussaka and Indian chicken vindaloo in the book losing weight and eating healthily neednt mean missing out on hearty family favourites. And if your imagination takes you further afield, feel free to explore the world of flavours.

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