{"id":974,"date":"2025-12-22T13:24:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=974"},"modified":"2025-12-22T13:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:26:46","slug":"christmas-past-vs-christmas-present-festive-food-swaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.ie\/blog\/christmas-past-vs-christmas-present-festive-food-swaps\/","title":{"rendered":"Festive food swaps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christmas Day is all about family, friends and fantastic food! At Slimming World, filling up on festive feasts doesn&#8217;t have to slow down your success on the scales. With a few simple swaps, you absolutely can have your Christmas cake (and eat it!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/group-or-online-membership\"><strong>Join in the festive fun at your nearest Slimming World group<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With our help, you can forget about your Christmas past, and unwrap a fabulously filling Christmas present that\u2019ll have you slimming merrily on high through to Boxing Day and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf85 Sample a taste of a Slimming World Christmas with these simple swaps \ud83c\udf84<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Breakfast<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Christmas past: Chocolates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Christmas present: <\/strong>Pancake platter <strong>with strawberry Santas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/new-slimming-world-pancake-platter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PancakeCharcuterieBoard-Pancakes23-SlimmingWorldBlog.jpg\" alt=\"Slimming World pancake platter with pancakes, bacon, scrambled egg, fruit, yogurt and syrup\" class=\"wp-image-6357\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Satisfy a sweet tooth on Christmas morning with a stack of Slimming World pancakes, with bacon, eggs and fruit for extra filling power. Add an extra Christmassy touch with a cute strawberry Santa or two on the side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the recipes:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/new-slimming-world-pancake-platter\/\">Slimming World pancakes<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/strawberry-santas\">Strawberry Santas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/strawberry-santas\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/StrawberrySantas-ChristmasPartyFood-SlimmingWorldBlog.jpg\" alt=\"Slimming World strawberry santas\" class=\"wp-image-3968\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/offers\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BLOG-500X145-CTA.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14924\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dinner<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Christmas past: Roast turkey with all the trimmings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Christmas present: Roast turkey with all the trimmings<\/strong>!<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/turkey-with-roasted-roots-stuffing-parcels-and-parmesan-sprouts\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/turkey-with-roasted-roots-stuffing-parcels-parmesan-sprouts_sw_blog.jpg\" alt=\"Slimming World Christmas dinner\" class=\"wp-image-6004\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s face it, it just wouldn\u2019t be Christmas without a roast dinner. Turkey, roast potatoes, stuffing, Brussels sprouts \u2013 we want the full festive shebang! Luckily, it\u2019s surprisingly simple to make a slimming-friendly roast with a few tiny tweaks \u2013 and this delicious dinner has some extra-fancy flourishes&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the recipe: <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/turkey-with-roasted-roots-stuffing-parcels-and-parmesan-sprouts\">Roast turkey with roasted roots, stuffing parcels and parmesan sprouts<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/cheesy-leek-stuffed-quorn-with-maple-pigs-in-blankets\">Cheesy leek-stuffed Quorn with maple &#8216;pigs in blankets&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/cheesy-leek-stuffed-quorn-with-maple-pigs-in-blankets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CheesyLeekStuffedQuorn-FestiveFoodSwaps-SlimmingWorldBlog.jpg\" alt=\"Cheesy leek-stuffed Quorn with maple \u2018pigs in blankets\u2019\" class=\"wp-image-7857\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips for the perfect turkey dinner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Turkey is a Free Food (just as long as you remember to take the skin off after cooking), so you can enjoy as much as you like.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roasting your potatoes and veggies in 1 cal cooking spray is a great way to transform a traditional Christmas dinner into something slimming-friendly and just as tasty! You can put all your veggies into one tray (with a sprinkling of rosemary and garlic for an extra boost of flavour), saving you washing-up and some much-needed oven space. If you&#8217;d prefer completely pain-free prep, pick up our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/roast-potatoes\">oven-ready roasties<\/a> from the Slimming World Food Range at The Food Warehouse.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top it all off with our deliciously rich<a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/slimming-world-roasted-onion-gravy\"> roasted onion gravy<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Can&#8217;t face the shops? We&#8217;ll deliver everything you need for a cracking Christmas dinner, direct to your door, from Slimming World Kitchen.<a href=\"https:\/\/slimmingworldkitchen.co.uk\/\"> Fill your recipe box.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dessert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Christmas past: Christmas pudding with brandy butter <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Christmas present: Chocolate <\/strong>yule log<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/yule-log\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/YuleLog-PartyFood-SlimmingWorldBlog.jpg\" alt=\"Slimming World Yule log\" class=\"wp-image-5904\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When it comes to Christmas dinner dessert, nothing short of a showstopper will do! This chocolatey treat will round off the festivities nicely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the recipe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/yule-log\">Chocolate yule log<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More for members<\/strong>:<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/member.slimmingworld.co.uk\/features\/christmas-day\">Find your perfect Christmas food plan here<\/a>, including breakfast, three-course Christmas dinner (with <em>all<\/em> the trimmings), drinks and nibbles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Planning a party?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re getting friends and family together for Boxing Day or New Year, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/christmas-party-season-sleigh-ed\/\">party food plan<\/a> will help you stay in your slimming groove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2019Tis the season to feel supported&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>At Slimming World we know that Christmas and New Year can be challenging times for slimmers. 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