The Weekly Pinch of Shopping: The Al Fresco Edition
It’s time for another Weekly Pinch of Shopping! This week, we’re leaning into al fresco bits for picky spreads, because sometimes you just fancy nibbling on a bit of everything! As always, alongside every supermarket find, there’s a PON recipe to help you turn it into something a bit more exciting.
And if you’re after even more easy, slimming-friendly cooking ideas, don’t forget our new cookbook, Air Fryer Light & Easy is out now, featuring 75 never-before-seen recipes that are all under 400 or 500 calories and ready in no time at all in your air fryer.
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Let’s get stuck into this week’s picks…
Tesco Finest Marinated Greek Feta with Lemon 140g — 132 calories per 1/4 pack
First on the list is this Marinated Greek Feta with Lemon — from the Tesco Finest range, no less! We think this’ll taste fab on its own as part of a snacky selection, or you could add it to a salad or wrap.
If you can’t get enough of this tangy cheese, our Sweet Potato with Feta and Harissa is another delicious way to enjoy it.
Tesco Finest Marinated Greek Feta with Lemon is available from Tesco, priced at £4 per tub — and you can get any 3 for £8 or 5 for £12 with your Clubcard.
Try your feta this way.
Tesco Finest Marinated Chickpeas & Chorizo 170g — 74 calories per 1/4 pack
These Tesco Finest Marinated Chickpeas & Chorizo look like the kind of thing we’d pick up to nibble on and then end up with half the tub gone. In other words, they’re going straight in the trolley.
Got a taste for chickpeas? We’ve given Coronation chicken a twist in this recipe.
Tesco Finest Marinated Chickpeas & Chorizo is available from Tesco, priced at £3.25 per tub — and you can get any 3 for £8 or 5 for £12 with your Clubcard.
You might like our Coronation Chickpeas.
Tesco Finest Mortadella with Nocellara Olives 130g — 80 calories per 2 slices
Another one from the Tesco Finest range, this tub of Mortadella with Nocellera Olives look far too tempting to leave alone. Add them to your grazing platter or snack on them straight from the fridge.
For even more delicious salty flavours, our Chicken and Vegetable Traybake has got that same savoury lift thanks to the green olives, tossed through with juicy chicken and colourful veggies.
Tesco Finest Mortadella with Nocellera Olives are available from Tesco, priced at £3.25 per tub — and you can get any 3 for £8 or 5 for £12 with your Clubcard.
Tuck into our Chicken and Vegetable Traybake next.
Morrisons Tex Mex Layered Dip 170g — 74 calories per 1/4 pack
Can’t decide between dips? Have them all with this Morrisons Tex Mex Layered version!
And if you fancy putting on a proper Tex Mex spread, our Mexican-Style Corn on the Cob is a fab recipe to have on hand. It’s packed full of spice, cheese, and colour, but it’s only 124 calories!
Morrisons Tex Mex Layered Dip is available from Morrisons, priced at £3 per tub.
You’ll be all ears for this spicy corn on the cob twist.
Morrisons The Best Dinky Nacho Cheese Croquettes 150g — 121 calories per 1/4 pack
These Dinky Nacho Cheese Croquettes from Morrisons’ The Best range are another ultimate picky bit to add to your Mexican night in. We can see these disappearing from the plate before they’ve had chance to cool down properly!
We recommend making a big bowl of our Mexican-Style Rice too!
Morrisons The Best Dinky Nacho Cheese Croquettes are available from Morrisons, priced at £3.50 per box — and you can get any 3 for the price of 2.
Things are about to get rice and spicy.
Higgidy Beechwood Smoked Bacon & Mature Cheddar Frittata — 227 calories per frittata
This Higgidy Beechwood Smoked Bacon & Mature Cheddar Frittata looks like one of those super handy fridge staples to keep around for easy lunches and picky dinners.
And if you’re into those savoury, smoky flavours, our Smoked Salmon and Broccoli Quiche is well worth adding to your list.
Higgidy Beechwood Smoked Bacon & Mature Cheddar Frittata is available online at Ocado, and you can get it for £2.65 until 19/05/26.
This is always a crustworthy option.
Eat Real Multiseed Tortilla Birdseye Chilli Lime & Sea Salt Chips — 132 calories per 26g serving
Try cracking a bag of these Chilli Lime & Sea Salt flavoured tortilla chips open and not eating the whole bag!
And they’d be brilliant dunked into our Hummus-Style Dip. It’ll take your crisps from a snack to a proper picky tea.
Eat Real Multiseed Tortilla Birdseye Chilli Lime & Sea Salt Chips are available online at Ocado, priced at £2.75 per packet — and you can get any 2 for £4 when you order by 19/05/2026.
Dip away!
Cadbury Brunch Light Orange Chocolate Cereal Bars — 93 calories per bar
Everyone knows Cadbury Brunch bars aren’t your average cereal bar, so we’re excited to see they’re treating us to a new lighter choccy orange flavour!
Our Chocolate Orange Brownies are another slimming-friendly way to satisfy your sweet tooth with this classic flavour combo. Bake a batch of 16 in under half an hour and stash some in the freezer for later.
Cadbury Brunch Light Orange Chocolate are available online at Ocado, and you can get them for £1 when you order by 20/05/26.
You might fancy our Chocolate Orange Brownies next.
ASDA Sweetcorn Fritters — 58 calories per fritter
These ASDA Sweetcorn Fritters would make for a great quick snack, or you could have them on the side of something like our Sweet Potato and Harissa Salad.
If you like the sound of the ASDA fritters, our Broccoli and Sweetcorn Fritters are a tasty homemade alternative, especially with our zingy chilli and lime dip. Yummy!
ASDA Sweetcorn Fritters are available from ASDA, priced at £2.98 per packet, and you can get any 3 for £7.
You’ve got to check out our Broccoli and Sweetcorn Fritters.
The Deli by ASDA ‘Nduja & Cheddar Rolls 188g (4 x 47g) — 197 calories per roll
Last but by no means least are these ASDA ‘Nduja & Cheddar Rolls, our mouths are watering at the thought of that spicy ‘nduja wrapped in gooey cheddar and flaky pastry.
For something equally comforting at home, our Cheese and Onion Pasties are such a good shout. They’re bakery-level quality and you probably have most of the ingredients already!
The Deli by ASDA ‘Nduja & Cheddar Rolls are available from ASDA, priced at £2.98 per box, and you can get any 3 for £7.
You’ll be grateful you made these.
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Aldi Super 6 Fruit and Veg Selection
Tasty meals don’t have to cost a fortune! And Aldi is once again proving it with their affordable Super 6 selection. Scroll down to see the latest offers and how you can make the most of them…
British Mini Apples
Why choose between apple pie or cookies when you can have both?
Large Mango
Our Chicken and Mango Burgers are something a bit different.
Salad Tomatoes
Cucumbers
You could easily swap out the cherry tomatoes for these, and pair in them with cucumber for our Greek Salad.
Organic Fairtrade Bananas
These are the perfect excuse to bake a batch of our Banana and Peanut Muffins.
Asparagus Tips
Toss these in our Spicy Tomato, Chicken and Asparagus Risotto.
Remember: We don’t accept payment or gifts to include any of the products above – we just love them, and we hope you will too.