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Very low-calorie lunches

These low-cal lunches work well if you are on an intermittent diet plan. Each portion contains around 200 calories.

Carrot and ginger soup

by Fiona Hunter

Quick, easy and mouthwateringly good. This carrot and ginger soup is perfect for chilly afternoons. Why not make a few more portions and keep in the freezer for emergencies?

Each serving provides 160 kcal, 2g protein, 23g carbohydrate (of which 19g sugars), 4.5g fat (of which 1g saturates), 10g fibre and 0.9g salt.

Light meals & snacks

Lentil and tomato soup

by Fiona Hunter

Light meals & snacks

Creamy garlic mushrooms on toast

by Fiona Hunter

Light meals & snacks

Lighter pea soup

by Fiona Hunter

Light meals & snacks

Lighter hummus with vegetable sticks

by Fiona Hunter

Light meals & snacks

Beetroot, green bean and feta salad

by Fiona Hunter

Light meals & snacks

Lentil, cherry tomato and feta salad

by Fiona Hunter

Light meals & snacks

Chicken tikka salad

by Fiona Hunter

Light meals & snacks

Tuna and bean salad

by Fiona Hunter

Light meals & snacks

Prawns with cauliflower 'couscous'

by Fiona Hunter

Light meals & snacks

Tuna and red pepper sandwich

by Fiona Hunter

Light meals & snacks

Fish fingers with tomato salsa

by Fiona Hunter

Light meals & snacks

Spicy chicken salad

by Fiona Hunter

Light meals & snacks

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300-calorie lunches

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500-calorie dinners

Healthy filling breakfasts

Perfectly portioned dinners

Diabetes recipes

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Food to fuel exercise

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Healthy comfort food

Healthy meals on a budget

Healthy recipes for two

Healthy snacks

Healthy stir-fries

Healthy vegetarian recipes

High fibre breakfasts

High protein-low GI recipes

High protein salad recipes

5:2 diet recipes

Intermittent dieting unrestricted recipes

Low-calorie comfort food

Low-calorie fakeaways

Low-calorie recipes

Low-calorie traybakes

Low-carb meals

Low-effort healthy meals

Lower-calorie pasta

Low-fat recipes

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Reduced sugar bakes

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