Filling lunches (around 350 cals)
1. Make a salad using 1/2 red onion, a handful of mangetout, French beans, baby corn, 5 tbsp red kidney beans (in water), 5 tbsp cooked wholewheat pasta and 1 tbsp fat free dressing.
2. 1 jacket potato with 1 hard-boiled egg mixed with cress and 2 tsp reduced-calorie mayo, served with salad with fat-free dressing.
3. 1/2 carton fresh lentil soup with 1 small wholemeal roll filled with a tbsp low-fat soft cheese and salad plus 1 small pot fat-free fruit yoghurt.
4. Top salad leaves with 1/2 small can tuna in water, lightly steamed green beans, 1 quartered hard-boiled egg, 5 chewrry tomatoes, 5 small new potatoes in their skins, 5 olives and balsamic vinegar.
5. 5 tbsp reduced-fat hummus with 1 wholemeal pitta bread and vegetable crudites. Plus 1 kiwi fruit.
Filling Dinners (around 450cals)
1. Spaghetti Bolognaise
Dry fry 100g extra-lean minced beef until cooked. Ad 1/2 jar ready-made low-fat Bolognese sauce and sliced mushrooms. Simmer till cooked and serve with 150gr cooked wholewheat spaghetti and salad with fat-free dressing.
2. Creamy tuna, broccoli and sweetcorn pasta
Mix 150g cooked wholewheat pasta twists with 1/2 small can tuna, 3 tbsp sweetcorn, broccoli florets and 2 tbsp low-fat soft cheese with garlic and herbs. Heat through and serve with salad and fat-free dressing. Plus one bowl fruit salad.
3. Salmon Supper
1 grilled salmon steak with 3 new potatoes in their skins and lightly steamed vegetables.
4. Cheese and Mushroom Omelette
Make an omlette in a non-stick frying pan with 2 beaten eggs, 1 tbsp skimmed milk, a handful of sliced mushrooms and 2 tbsp grated reduced-fat Cheddar cheese. Serve with salad and fat-free dressing and a 10cm piece Granary baguette.
5. Jacket Potato with beans and cheese
1 jacket potato with w small can baked beans, 2 tbsp reduced-fat Cheddar cheese and fat-free dressing.
Healthy and filling snacks (around 150 cals)
1. 5 handfuls of air-popped plain popcorn
2. 25g packet of unsalted nuts
3. 1 orange, 1 apple and 1 kiwi fruit
4. 1 slice wholemeal bread with 1 hard-boiled egg and salad
5. 1/2 carton fresh vegetable soup