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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
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Creamy garlic mushrooms on toast

by Fiona Hunter
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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
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Lentil, cherry tomato and feta salad

by Fiona Hunter
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Chicken tikka salad

by Fiona Hunter
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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

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Fish fingers with tomato salsa

by Fiona Hunter
Light meals & snacks

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by Fiona Hunter
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