22/07/2025
We all know if we want a fabulous weight loss result we have to plan for it…. To create a Slimming World meal plan, focus on our fabulous Food Optimising principles, prioritizing Free Foods, incorporating Healthy Extras, and managing Syns.
Start with plenty of Speed Foods on your plate and then include lean protein, then build your meals around these.
Need a reminder of what’s what?
Here you go…..Here are our Food Optimising extra easy steps to success:
Free Foods:
These are the foundation of your meals and can be eaten freely without weighing or measuring. Examples include lean meats 🥩, poultry 🍗, fish 🐟, eggs 🍳, beans, lentils, vegetables🥬🌶️🧅🍅🍆🥕🫛🥦, and fruit🍑🍓🍋🍍🍉🍊🍎🍏.
Speed Foods:
These foods are low in ‘energy density’ (calories) and help with weight loss by filling you up. Examples include lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, carrots, brocolli, cauliflower and many more (there’s soooooo many more!!) and all fruits like apples, pears, peaches, strawberries (and a huge amount more besides!)
Healthy Extras:
These are nutrient-rich (calcium/fibre etc) foods like 🥛 milk, 🧀 cheese, and 🍞 wholemeal bread and cereals, which are included in measured portions to provide essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients to our body.
Syns:
These are foods that are higher in calories, fat, or sugar. You have a daily allowance of Syns to enjoy these foods in moderation. We don’t have to go without anything, we just plan them and enjoy them!
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Build Your Meal Plan: This is vital to do ahead, so start planning at the beginning of your week….
🍴Breakfast:
Start with a filling breakfast that includes protein and fibre. For example, a bowl of porridge (40g measured) made with skimmed milk (a Healthy Extra is 350ml) and topped with berries like strawberries, blueberries and raspberries (Speed Foods).
🍴Lunch:
Choose lean protein like chicken, ham or tuna, and pile on the Speed Foods of salad and vegetables. A jacket potato with your favourite topping and served with your favourite speedy salad makes a perfect lunch. Pasta and rice are great filling lunches too…. Mix up with chopped cooked veg or salads too.
🍴Dinner:
Base your evening meal around Free Foods. For example, a chicken and vegetable curry with rice served with speed veg of your choice, or a lean meat stir-fry with plenty of vegetables. Whatever your fav meal is there’s always a way to food optimise it!!!
🍴Snacks:
Choose healthy and satisfying snacks like fruit, yogurt, or lean meats and veg sticks etc to keep you feeling full between meals.
Tips for Success:
👩🏻🍳Cook from scratch: This allows you to control ingredients and portion sizes.
📝Plan ahead: Prepare your meals in advance or use Slimming World recipe boxes for convenience from Slimming World Kitchen. https://slimmingworldkitchen.co.uk
📲Embrace variety: Use Slimming World's app or website on the Slimming World website site for recipe inspiration to keep your meals interesting.
🥘Don't be afraid to experiment: Adapt recipes to your own tastes and preferences to make them food optimised.
👫👩🏾🤝👨🏿👩🏻🤝👨🏼Get support: Attend my Slimming World group sessions at Warstones & Tettenhall Wood for motivation, advice, ideas and inspiration from me and our other fab members.
By following these principles and tips, you can create a delicious and effective Slimming World meal plan that helps you reach your wWarstones Busy Buildinge the sound of it? Come and join us at Warstones Busy Building on Thursday or Saturday this week….
WARSTONES BUSY BUILDINGS, 1c CLAVERLEY DRIVE, WARSTONES, WV4 4QL
⏰Thursday 5:30 & 7pm
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TETTENHALL WOOD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, MOUNT ROAD, TETTENHALL WOOD, WV6 8HT
⏰Monday 7pm
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