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Healthy diet plans

Looking for lighter, healthier food that's still delicious? We've got recipes and meal plans that are perfect for you, including high-protein and low-GI, intermittent diet, and lots of tasty low-calorie dishes.

Low-calorie recipes

You don't have to give up all your favourite dishes to lose weight - tuck into these low-calorie twists on popular meals.

Recipes include

Healthy sausage casserole
Healthy beef and mushroom stroganoff
Healthy pasta carbonara

See all recipes in this collection (80)

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Healthy diet plans menus

High protein, low GI day 1

High protein, low GI day 2

High protein, low GI day 3

High protein, low GI day 4

High protein, low GI day 5

High protein, low GI day 6

High protein, low GI day 7

5:2 diet plan day 1

5:2 diet plan day 2

5:2 diet plan day 3

5:2 diet plan day 4

5:2 diet plan day 5

Starting a low-calorie diet

by Hattie Ellis

Healthy diet plans collections

15-minute healthy meals

200-calorie breakfasts

300-calorie breakfasts

300-calorie dinners

300-calorie lunches

400-calorie dinners

500-calorie dinners

Healthy filling breakfasts

Perfectly portioned dinners

Diabetes recipes

Easy, healthy meals for two

Food to fuel exercise

Healthy all year

Healthy and filling recipes

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

Quick and healthy recipes

Reduced sugar bakes

Very low-calorie lunches

by Fiona Hunter

Healthy diet plans recipes

Overnight oats

by Justine Pattison

Berry yoghurt

by Justine Pattison

High protein pancakes

by Laura Wingrove

Yoghurt bark

by Rhiannon Lambert

Light meals & snacks

Pesto cod with crispy potatoes and charred sweetcorn salsa

by Helen Upshall

Chicken salad

by Philippa Davis

Easy tuna Niçoise salad

by Philippa Davis

Light meals & snacks

Carrot and butter bean bulgur pilaf with feta

by Helen Upshall

Italian-style baked eggs with tuna, olives and capers

by Helen Upshall

Rice bowl with ginger, radish and avocado

by Nigella Lawson

Chilli salad bowls

by The Hairy Bikers

Toasted crumpets and warm spiced berries with yoghurt and honey

by The Hairy Bikers

Cumin roast vegetables

by The Hairy Bikers

Beachside paella

by The Hairy Bikers

Bacon and asparagus flan

by The Hairy Bikers

Fried bacon with poached egg and tomatoes

by The Hairy Bikers

Pulled pork tacos

by Tom Kerridge

Salmon poke bowls

by Nadiya Hussain

Healthy granola with berry compôte

by Dr Rupy Aujla

Oat, maple and nut granola

by Allegra McEvedy

Roasted sweet potatoes with chipotle black beans

by Dr Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed

Lentil salad with beetroot and goats' cheese

Light meals & snacks

Prawn spaghetti with tomato, basil and chilli

Pork with a creamy mushroom sauce

by Fiona Hunter

See all Healthy diet plans recipes (247)

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