Life happens, we deserve a holiday here and there, or a blow out meal. Other times, a few weeks will pass on slimming world where you feel you've hit a plateau. So - having a few SP meals here and there can really accelerate your losses and get you back on track on your journey.

With that said, the challenge is to come up with ideas when there are only very specific foods you can eat. to help you along, we've dug up 27 ideas for you all! Catch them below.

Beef Stir Fry - beef strips, green and red peppers, mushrooms, onions, carrots and soy sauce.
Bacon and mushroom crustless quiche
Baked salmon with scrambled eggs, baby tomatoes and broccoli.
Carrot & coriander soup
Diet cola/fanta chicken with cauliflower rice.
Chicken & Mediterranean vegetable quiche
Healthy extra B chicken salad wrap
Italian Style Courgettes
Smoked salmon and cream cheese omelette
Speedy mince with broccoli and green beans.
Spicy Lentil Soup
Tomato & Basil soup
Speedy Bolognese with courgette spaghetti.
Cheesy Broccoli Bake
Cauliflower Pizza
Chicken Pizzaiola with broccoli and green beans
Cottage pie with swede mash topping
Chicken curry with broccoli and green beans.
King prawn dhansak
Extra lean steak, courgette spaghetti and speedy vegetables.
Oriental pork kebabs with green salad.
Oven-baked meatballs
Grilled salmon with a speedy salad.
Pizza topped chicken breast with a crispy salad or roast vegetables.
Salmon curry with cauliflower rice.
Slimming world burger with a speedy salad.
Healthy extra B of your choice with scrambled egg, peeled plum tomatoes, baked beans and mushrooms.

Speed soup is one of the secret weapons of slimming world veterans. There is no huge secret to making it, it is simply a matter of adding a load of your favourite speed foods into a standard soup mix. Personally, I like a spicy kick and so my ingredients include a little ginger and chilli. This increases its healing properties and, in my daft little head convinces me that it helps the fat melt off!

2 Servings

Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 25 Min
Ready In: 35 Min

Ingredients

Frylight
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 large onion, sliced
1 tin of mixed beans
Tin of chopped tomatoes
500mls vegetable stock
1/2 inch root ginger, sliced
1 tbsp Chilli flakes
1 large carrot
2 leeks, sliced
1/2 turnip, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Spray a large frying pan with frylight, and saute the onions, garlic, turnip, leeks and carrot for about 3-5 minutes on a medium heat until softenend.
Add the tin of chopped tomatoes to the pan and lower the heat.
Drain the mixed beans before adding to the pan. Allow 3 more minutes to simmer
Transfer the contents of the frying pan to a saucepan, add the stock, ginger and chilli flakes. Bring to boil and then allow to simmer for 10 mins
Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve!

Bonus tips:

Blitzin a blender for a smoother soup
This will keep for up to a week in the fridge, or a month in the freezer
To turn this into a more substantial meal, why not add some pasta or potatoes to the final boil.