Your Slimming Essentials – The Weekly Pinch of Shopping 10.01.25
Happy Friday! This is your cue to sit back, relax and make yourself a cuppa. Our brand-new Weekly Pinch of Shopping article is ready to take a leisurely scroll through.
Who doesn’t love a time-saving portion of overnight oats? We’ve been given the new Linwoods Protein Overnight Oats a whirl and we reckon you’ll agree – they do make busy mornings even easier!
If you’re feeling snackish at the minute, you’re not alone. We’ve picked up a handful of savoury nibbles that’ll fuel you through mid-afternoon lulls, like Primula Original Cheese Dippers with Breadsticks.
And of course, we’d never forget dessert! The Celebration that gets everyone talking is now a chocolatey, coconutty dream: BOUNTY ROULADE. We’ll tell you where to find it!
Have you grabbed your January organisation companion? With the first-ever official Pinch of Nom calendar on your wall, you’ll be inspired and motivated to smash your slimming goals in 2025. The dishes we’ve hand-picked to go inside bring all the Nom flavours you know and love, month by month.
We’ve added large date panels on each page to give you plenty of space for jotting down notes, keeping on top of appointments and birthdays, and planning meals as you go.
Tap the image below to grab yours from Amazon ready for the New Year, or order directly from Danilo by tapping here.
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Our Weekly Pinch of Shopping highlights budget-friendly, slimming-friendly products available in local supermarkets and online. We include calorie information and RRP, though prices may vary.
Each week, we also feature Aldi’s Super 6 deals – a fortnightly selection of discounted fruits and vegetables – along with recipe ideas to help you make the most of them. This week we’ve given you a reminder of the current selection, so hurry down to Aldi to pick up some bargains before a fresh selection goes on offer next week!
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**A note on our shopping list: we do not take payment, promotion or gifts for including any of the items mentioned in these articles. We bring them to you because we love them and hope you will too!**
Ryvita Yoghurt Flavour Crispy Snacks – 65 calories per crispy snack
The secret to getting back on it in January? Gathering tasty, slimming-friendly snacks! These Ryvita Yoghurt Flavour Crispy Snacks are well worth picking up from Sainsbury’s.
Topped with a yoghurt-flavoured layer of white chocolate, these rice and corn cracker-like breads are really satisfying to crunch on for only 65 calories each. The box comes ready-divided into 3 packs of paired-up cracker packs, making them ideal for taking on the go in your bag.
When we hit a mid-afternoon slump, Chocolate Rice Crispy Bites never fail to lift us up. You won’t believe how easy our no-cook recipe is to put together with just 5 ingredients.
While we always top our batches with velvety splashes of melted white chocolate, there’s nothing to stop you getting creative with different drizzles.
Ryvita Yogurt Flavour Crispy Snacks are available from Sainsbury’s, priced at £2.25 (or £1.80 with a Nectar card).
Morrisons Plant Revolution Southern Fried Chicken Burger – 247 calories per burger
Veganuary is on! Whether you’re following a vegan diet fulltime, or trying to cut down on meat where you can, these Morrisons Plant Revolution Southern Fried Chicken Burger deserve a spot in your freezer.
They’re ready-coated in a lip-smacking crispy crumb seasoned with zingy herbs and mild spices. All that’s left for you to do is whack them in the oven (or your air fryer!) until golden brown.
Pile them high on a wholemeal bun with your favourite burger toppings, next to a serving of our homemade Chunky Chips. Even with a fluffy, golden centre and a crunchy golden finish, we’ve managed to keep our recipe nice and light with a short list of simple ingredients.
We’ve tossed ours in Cornish sea salt; we’d recommend buying different flavours of sea salt so you can mix things up week-by-week.
Morrisons Plant Revolution Southern Fried Chicken Burger is available from Morrisons, priced at £2.00 for a pack of 2.
The Gym Kitchen Chicken Katsu Bites – 189 calories per pack
Another week, another The Gym Kitchen creation! With 21g of protein in every pack, these The Gym Kitchen Chicken Katsu Bites are one to keep an eye out for.
The chicken pieces are coated in a moreish katsu-style seasoning so it’s not all about fuel, there’s oodles of aromatic flavour too!
It’s no secret that we love experimenting with katsu dishes at PON HQ! From loaded fries to burgers (and of course, katsu-style curries!), we never get bored of its distinctive sweet and savoury taste.
You can create our own katsu-inspired snack creation by following our Air Fryer Sweet Potato Katsu recipe. Just like if you were making chicken katsu, the slices of sweet potato get coated in panko breadcrumbs, ready to be crisped up.
Turn to pages 64-64 of our Air Fryer book to try them.
The Gym Kitchen Chicken Katsu Bites are available from Tesco, priced at £2.25 per pack.
Linwoods Protein Overnight Oats Chocolate Flavour – 195 calories per 50g
Wake up to a sweet, creamy, breakfast every morning with Linwoods’ Chocolate Flavour Protein Overnight Oats. Packed with nutritious plant-based protein, they’re also bursting with fibre, omega 3 and muscle-growing minerals.
Add your choice of milk to the ready-prepped vegan mix, then leave the blend of soy protein powder, gluten-free oats, chia seeds, coconut sugar and cocoa powder to thicken until velvety overnight in the fridge. It doesn’t get easier than that!
When we need some fuss-free fuel for the day ahead, our Tiramisu Overnight Oats never let us down. Tiramisu actually translates into English as ‘a little pick-me-up’ – which sounds like the perfect way to start the day, really!
The coffee and vanilla flavours infuse to create a brekkie that’ll have you jumping out of bed, at only 265 calories per bowl.
Linwoods Protein Overnight Oats Chocolate Flavour is available from Tesco, priced at £4.00.
Plant Menu Hot & Spicy Tofu Bites – 225 calories per 1/2 pack
If you’ve never tried tofu before, January is the time to start! Aldi have added lots of goodies to their vegan range lately, and these Plant Menu Hot and Spicy Tofu Bites caught our eye straight away.
They’re not just covered in a spicy coating that’ll crisp up like a dream in your air fryer, they also come with a cooling ranch-style dipping sauce that makes for a heavenly combo.
The trick with tofu is to make sure you drain it well before cooking. Our Sesame Tofu Sticks with Peanut Sauce recipe walks you through how to get the best from your tofu strips.
Be sure to handle tofu carefully while cooking – you don’t want your sticks to crumble before you can dip them in our gorgeous peanut sauce.
Plant Menu Hot & Spicy Tofu Bites are available from Aldi, priced at £1.99 per pack.
Primula Original Cheese Dippers with Breadsticks – 108 calories per pot
Who doesn’t love a cheesy dip? These Primula Original Cheese Dippers with Breadsticks are vegetarian, high in protein and calcium, and brimming with cheesy deliciousness!
You get 3 pots of cheese and breadsticks in each pack; that’s a good handful to alternate in the ‘snacks’ section of your meal plan throughout the week.
If you were hooked at reading ‘cheese dippers’, you won’t be able to resist our crispy, croquette-inspired Cauliflower Cheese Balls. Great with steamed vegetables or as part of a bigger feast, they’ll add a burst of glorious gooeyness to your plate for only 223 calories per crunchy portion.
If you’ve got an air fryer, you can rustle them up even faster – and they’ll be just as tasty!
Primula Original Cheese Dippers with Breadsticks are available from Iceland, priced at £2.25 for a pack of 3 pots.
Itsu Vegetable Steamed Dumplings – 234 calories per pack
As soon as you spot the Itsu butterfly, you know you’re in for a healthy treat. You might remember we already tried (and loved!) the Itsu Chicken Soup Dumplings, so we’re very happy to have nabbed a pack of these Itsu Vegetable Steamed Dumplings.
Filled with a miso broth, greens, ginger and edamame, you can steam them from frozen in the bag, microwave them, or throw them straight in a pan.
They’d go down really well in a comforting bowl of noodle-filled broth, like this Chicken Shiitake Mushroom and Chilli recipe. So easy to throw together, this is one of our go-to meals when we’re not sure what we fancy – and at the start of the year, that happens quite a lot!
To cut the carbs down, swap out noodles or rice and bulk it out with even more chopped veg.
Itsu vegetable steamed dumplings are available from Tesco, priced at £3.00 per pack.
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Ready to Cook Sticky Miso Glazed MSC Cod Fillets – 129 calories per 1/2 pack
It’s one of our slimming goals to eat more fish this month! This Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Ready to Cook Sticky Miso Glazed MSC Cod Fillets makes that delightfully simple, as the flaky cod fillets are already topped with a savoury mushroom, black pepper and garlic glaze.
They’ll make for a fantastic fish dish served over a fluffy portion of basmati rice with your favourite leafy veggies. We’d rustle up these effortless Chilli Roasted Greens to double up on fiery flavours.
If you aren’t a fan of spice, you can always reduce the amount of fresh chilli by half. The punchy ginger and lime glaze will still make your greens taste better than ever!
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Ready to Cook Sticky Miso Glazed MSC Cod Fillets are available from Sainsbury’s, priced at £5.25 for a pack of 2 fillets.
Specially Selected Chocolate Hazelnut Ganache – 255 calories per pot
If you love hazelnut as much as we do, you’ll be buzzing to see this Specially Selected Chocolate Hazelnut Ganache on this week’s list. It’s an irresistibly indulgent blend of milk chocolate, dark chocolate and hazelnut paste, all topped with decadent caramel chocolate curls.
Tuck in straight from the tub, or try a few spoonfuls in a bowl with fruit. A sprinkling of sea salt or a squirt of low-calorie cream never hurts!
Since we’re talking about chocolate, we have to tell you how obsessed we are with this Ninja Creami Hidden Veg Chocolate Ice Cream. Every silky-smooth, chocolatey scoop tastes so indulgent, you’d never guess the secret ingredient is blended cauliflower.
We also added reduced-fat ingredients like semi-skimmed milk and light double cream alternative to get the creamy texture just right. We still can’t believe it’s only 144 calories per portion…
Specially Selected Chocolate Hazelnut Ganache is available from Aldi, priced at £1.19 per pot.
Bounty Roulade – 248 calories per slice (1/6 of roulade)
You can always count on Iceland for unexpected frozen treats! This showstopping Bounty Roulade borrows the flavours from the coconutty chocolate bar, and turns them into an indulgent dessert that’s spot on for special occasions.
Topped with desiccated coconut and a dark chocolate drizzle, every slice of meringue roulade also has a nutty whipped dream swirled inside. It’s a Bounty lover’s dream!
The zestiness of lime makes for a heavenly pairing with coconut. We’ve used nifty reduced-fat swaps to make the cream in our Creamy Lime and Coconut Pots thick and smooth, without ramping up the calories.
It’s well worth digging to the bottom of the pot to reach the crunchy Lotus Biscoff biscuit base.
Bounty Roulade is available from Iceland, priced at £6.00 for a roulade that serves 6.
REMINDER Aldi Super 6 Fruit and Veg Selection
We love Aldi’s fortnightly selection of fresh fruit and veggies! They choose different items for a special offer where you can pick them up for much less than the normal price.
Here’s our reminder of this week’s Super 6 selection:
- Salad Potatoes – 75 calories per 100g
- Grapefruit – 42 calories per 100g
- Red Peppers – 31 calories per 100g
- Sweet Gem Lettuce – 14 calories per 100g
- Celery – 14 calories per 100g
- Mini Apples – 53 calories per 100g
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