Your Slimming Essentials – The Weekly Pinch of Shopping 18.10.24
Welcome to a special ‘Flava It! X PON’ edition of the Weekly Pinch of Shopping! We’ve got not one, not two, but three Nom recipe mixes for you to try on today’s list, and they’re all available to find in the herbs and spices aisle at Tesco.
Whether you pick up Creamy Garlic Chicken, Campfire Stew or our Mediterranean-Style Traybake, we can’t wait to hear what you think! All the details you need to know are down below.
Plus, we’ve got plenty of warming goodies to help you fight off the autumn chill. From hearty soups to cheesy treats, there’s plenty to pick at. Why not start with the mini BBQ Cheesy Bean Crumpets? They’re only 38 calories each!
Go, go, GÜ to the shops now if you LOVE a luxurious pudding…we’ve spotted an irresistible Double Salted Caramel and Mascarpone Sundae to get cosy with tonight.
We’re so, so excited for our upcoming cookbook, Pinch of Nom: All in One. It’s just around the corner now – out on November 21st!!
It’s brimming with healthy, delicious, low-fuss recipes that the whole family will enjoy. Every single dish can be cooked in one pan, pot or tray, giving you all the flavour with less washing-up.
If you’ve already pre-ordered a copy, you’re a true hero! We appreciate your support more than anything in the world. Pre-order your copy by tapping here.
Make sure to let us know if you spot any yummy-looking, slimming-friendly new products on the supermarket shelves – we might just feature them in our next article! The members in our incredible Facebook group are always happy to have a good old chat about lots of these shopping items. You can join the group by clicking here.
Our Weekly Pinch of Shopping list aims to show you slimming-friendly products that you can find online or in one of your local supermarkets. We try to make it as easy as possible for you to pick up these items as part of your usual weekly shop, and we’ll always include the calorie information and the RRP for you.
Please remember that, although all prices are correct at the time of writing, supermarkets can change their prices often, so this should be used as a guide only.
Along with our favourite new finds from the supermarket shelves, each week we include details of the Aldi Super 6. Every fortnight Aldi discounts a selection of 6 fruits and veggies that you can pick up for a fraction of the price. 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!**
Cathedral City Half Fat Mature Cheddar Shredded – 82 calories per 30g serving
If there’s one thing we can’t resist, it’s cheese! This Cathedral City Half Fat Mature Cheddar Shredded might be lower in fat, but the signature tangy Cheddar taste hasn’t changed.
Pick up a handy, ready-grated bag and get straight to sprinkling over toast or topping jacket potatoes and bowls of pasta.
We recently revamped some of our oldest, most popular recipes ever, including our gloriously golden brown Cauliflower Cheese. While it’s lower in calories, we’ve definitely not skimped on the cheesy goodness you’d expect from the classic roast dinner side dish.
We’ve even stirred in some extra texture by chopping in silky leeks and finely-sliced red onions.
Cathedral City Half Fat Mature Cheddar Shredded is available from Sainsbury’s, priced at £2.35 per pack.
Tesco BBQ Cheesy Bean Crumpets – 38 calories per crumpet
Festive buffets are just around the corner, and we’re already spotting delicious-looking, bite-sized goodies like these Tesco BBQ Cheesy Bean Crumpets at the shops.
Serve them as part of a selection of finger foods at next week’s spooky party, or snack on them as they are for a tasty, cheese-topped boost. They’re only 38 calories each!
If you like cheese and beans, just imagine waking up to the bubbling layer of reduced-fat Cheddar on top of these wholesome Breakfast Bakes. We’ve stirred in bacon, mushrooms and egg to ramp up the breakfast flavours, but there’s nothing to stop you throwing in different ingredients to mix things up.
Just be sure to adjust the calories accordingly, if you’re counting.
Tesco BBQ Cheesy Bean Crumpets are available from Tesco, priced at £3.00 per pack.
M&S Chunky Vegetable & 3 Bean Soup – 124 calories per 1/2 can
The chiller it gets, the more we’re after cosy, warm lunch ideas. This M&S Chunky Vegetable and 3-Bean Soup is budget-friendly and bursting with flavour, thanks to a blend of aromatic ancho chilli and smoky chipotle.
Pour it into a pan, stir gently until piping hot and enjoy (with a crusty wholemeal bread roll to help you mop up every last drop).
Make a homemade batch of Chilli Bean Soup right now by turning to pages 32-33 of our Budget cookbook. Inspired by a vegetarian chilli con carne, we’ve blitzed together plenty of nutritious veggies with a handful of cheap and cheerful store cupboard staples.
We’ve also thrown in lime juice, chilli powder and reduced-fat feta cheese, so there’s no shortage of punchy flavours.
M&S Chunky Vegetable & 3 Bean Soup is available from Ocado and M&S, priced at £1.10 per tin.
Strong Roots Air Bites Crispy Pea & Lemon – 181 calories per 80g (air-fried)
We learned a new word when we discovered these Strong Roots Air Bites: ‘un-just-one-able’. Basically, in Strong Roots’ own words, it’s impossible to have just one.
Add a zingy pea and lemon flavoured portion to your air fryer basket, and they’ll be crisped up to golden perfection within 10-12 minutes.
We’d LOVE to know if you find these as moreish as we do! Make sure you let us know in the Facebook group this week – we’ll be looking out for your feedback.
You can always turn them into a crispy, air-fried feast with a side of our hugely popular Air Fryer Accordion Potatoes. The beauty of this TikTok inspired recipe is that you only need some spuds and a few seasonings.
slice the potatoes into rectangles, before cutting them in a precise pattern until they open up like an accordion…magic!
Strong Roots Air Bites Crispy Pea & Lemon are available from Morrisons, priced at £2.50 per bag.
Dairyfine Milk Chocolate Marshmallow Bites – 101 calories per 1/4 pack
The colder and darker it gets outside, the more we fancy a sweet pick-me-up throughout the day. With a bag of Dairyfine Milk Chocolate Marshmallow Bites handy, you’ve got the perfect companion for a hot cup of tea.
The squidgy centre isn’t just marshmallow, it’s salted caramel flavoured! Coat that in a layer of silky milk chocolate and you’ve got a mouthful of heaven.
Speaking of sweet treats, our Chocolate Rice Crispy Bites are just as light and convenient to snack on, and they’re only 30 calories per crispy square.
We’ve decorated ours with a drizzle of white chocolate, but you can always let the kids get creative with different sprinkles, or maybe some edible eyes in the spirit of Halloween!
Dairyfine Milk Chocolate Marshmallow Bites are available from Aldi, priced at £1.79 per bag.
M&S Tamarind Dal – 208 calories per 100g
It’s no secret that we love a Creamy Lentil Dhal at Pinch of Nom, so we were really happy to spot this M&S Tamarind Dal. A shortcut to takeaway-style flavours, you can have this microwavable version ready to enjoy after just 3 minutes.
The garlicky, mustard-infused, curry-spiced sauce will pair like a dream with all kinds of Indian-style sides, like Onion Bhajis or Sweet Potato Pakoras.
It goes without saying that our Indian-Style Fried Rice should be part of the fakeaway feast. It’s one of our favourite recipes to make towards the end of the week, because you can easily use up oodles of leftover veggies.
M&S Tamarind Dal are available from Ocado and M&S, priced at £2.30 per pack.
GÜ Double Salted Caramel & Mascarpone Sundae – 315 calories per ramekin
Who doesn’t love to try the latest, multi-layered puds from GÜ? This Double Salted Caramel and Mascarpone Sundae is the latest scrumptious creation to fill their signature ramekins.
You can expect a caramelised biscuit layer on top, followed by caramel crème middle, Mascarpone cheese and gooey salted caramel, all for 315 calories. That’s it, we’re running for a spoon right now…
Make sure you save, wash and reuse your GÜ ramekins for when you make a batch of our Biscoff Mousse. You’ll mix Biscoff spread into the mousse and crumble crushed-up Biscoff biscuits on top to create a light and airy, luxurious-tasting dessert.
They only take 5 mins to prep and half an hour to set, so you can pop them in the fridge while you enjoy your dinner.
GÜ Double Salted Caramel & Mascarpone Sundae is available from Morrisons, priced at £5.50 for 4 ramekin dessert pots.
Pinch of Nom Mediterranean Style Traybake Recipe Mix – 30 calories per 1/4 pack
It’s a really, really exciting week at PON HQ! Three of our recipe mixes are on the shop shelves at Tesco, including our Pinch of Nom Mediterranean Style Traybake Recipe Mix.
While it’s also available as part of our Fan Favourites Box from Amazon with a handful of other Nom classics, this is the first time you can buy any of our sachets individually from a real life supermarket!
Better yet, it’s in Tesco’s 4 for 3 Clubcard offer, so you can double up on your favourite recipe mix for no extra cost (that includes buying from Tesco online too!).
Turn over the packet for our Flava It! Mediterranean-Style Chicken Traybake and you’ll find an easy-to-follow recipe that stirs together tender chicken chunks, veggies, tomatoes and silky orzo. There’s no need to add any herbs or spices, the flavours are more than covered with a simple sprinkle.
Pinch of Nom Mediterranean Style Traybake Recipe Mix is available from Tesco, priced at £1.00 per sachet (buy 4 sachets for the price of 3 with a Clubcard).
Pinch of Nom Campfire Stew Recipe Mix – 37 calories per 1/4 pack
We’ll never forget that the very first seasoning sachet we spotted was the Pinch of Nom Campfire Stew Recipe Mix. It felt so strange to see it on the shelf at our local Tesco. We just have to take a second to say thank YOU for this…it’d never be happening without the support of our amazing community over the years.
With our Flava It! Campfire Stew, you get all the deliciousness from our much-loved classic Campfire Stew, just a little more fuss-free. We suggest cooking for 2-3 hours until the sauce is thick and rich and the gammon’s falling apart.
Will you plate it up with rice, pasta or steamed greens?
Pinch of Nom Campfire Stew Recipe Mix is available from Tesco, priced at £1.00 per sachet (buy 4 sachets for the price of 3 with a Clubcard).
Pinch of Nom Creamy Garlic Chicken Recipe Mix – 32 calories per 1/4 pack
RUN, don’t walk, to the herbs and spices aisle in your local Tesco to grab a pack of our Pinch of Nom Creamy Garlic Chicken Recipe Mix. We’re hearing that this one has been flying off the shelves, and we admit it’s our favourite too!
It’s your cue to sprinkle in the seasoning for Flava It! Creamy Garlic Chicken when the mushrooms and onions are browned and softened. That leaves plenty of time for the gorgeous. garlicky flavours to soak into the velvety cream cheese sauce.
If you’ve got any more questions about the Pinch of Nom x Flava It! Recipe Mixes, feel free to ask in our Facebook group – we’ll answer as quickly as we can, or you might find the information you’re looking for in our blog.
Pinch of Nom Creamy Garlic Chicken Recipe Mix is available from Tesco, priced at £1.00 per sachet (buy 4 sachets for the price of 3 with a Clubcard).
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. We’re buzzing that all of the items in this week’s reminder roundup are still specially priced at 69p each.
Here’s our reminder of this week’s Super 6 selection:
- Chestnut Mushrooms – 17 calories per 100g
- Baby Potatoes – 75 calories per 100g
- Mango – 60 calories per 100g
- Sugar Snap Peas – 34 calories per 100g
- Chantenay Carrots – 35 calories per 100g
- Halloween Aaahmazing Mixed Squash – 41 calories per 100g
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