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 Crisp vegetable sticks with peanut dipping sauce.

 Celery sticks filled with cottage cheese and topped with sultanas or chopped nuts.

 Raw vegetables, such as celery, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, green pepper, green beans, cucumbers, mushrooms or zucchini with a low-fat hummus dip.

 A handful of nuts and/or seeds with fresh fruit in season, cut in slices or halves, such as apples, oranges, bananas, peaches, grapefruit, grapes, melons, pears, plums or strawberries.

 A mixture of low-fat hard cheese cubes with nuts and dried fruits.

 Thin slices of carrot and celery rolled up and filled with low-fat grated cheese and a slice of cold meat.

 Next time you’re making meatloaf, double the quantity and make a batch of meatballs. These are great little snacks. Add a slice of pineapple with a toothpick to each meatball. You could even add tomato dipping sauce.

 Make a batch of crust-less quiche and cook it in a muffin tray for healthy bites. This tastes delicious with wholegrain mustard.

 Try wholewheat crackers spread with mashed banana and cinnamon, or mashed avocado, sliced tomato and beansprouts.

 Chopped hard-boiled egg with low-fat mayo, herbs (e.g. basil) and spices (e.g. paprika) on a crispbread.

 Wrap a cheese finger, celery stick and carrot stick in a lettuce leaf.

 Plain yoghurt topped with nuts and seeds (0% fat Greek yoghurt feels like a treat, and also tastes great with chopped fruit).

 Fresh chicken breast wrapped in several sheets of thin pastry. Brush pastry with beaten egg to glaze. Cut into desired lengths and bake in a moderately hot oven for 15–20 minutes. Use tomato or your favourite dipping sauce.

 Spread a round of pitta bread with tomato paste and herbs. Top with tomato, ham, mortadella, onion, sliced mushrooms or pineapple. Sprinkle with grated low-fat hard cheese and grill to make a tasty mini pizza.

 Place bite-sized pieces of fruit in season on kebab skewers and sprinkle with seeds or toasted pine nuts.