Home snack ideas:
Rice cakes lightly spread with ricotta or “light” cream cheese and vegemite or fruit spread.
Toasted muffin with a scrape of honey or fruit spread.
Slice of toasted wholegrain bread topped with ricotta cheese and fruit spread.
Microwaved pappadums.
Crispbreads with a low fat topping or plain biscuits.
Wholewheat breakfast cereal and reduced fat milk.
Toasted sandwich – use baked beans with a slice of low fat cheese or lean ham and creamed corn.
Homemade muffins or buy a low fat muffin mix (check your supermarket) .
Frozen banana (spear peeled banana with icy-pole stick and freeze) or other frozen fruit such as grapes, peeled orange or mandarin segments.
Scoop low fat ice cream with 1/2 cup canned unsweetened fruit.
Banana smoothie (using skim or Lite White? milk or low fat soy drink, blend with 1/2 banana).
Fruit yoghurt smoothie (blend 1/2 cup fruit yoghurt plus 1/2 cup skim milk or low fat milk) plus 1/2 cup canned unsweetened fruit.
Ice blocks made with equal quantity fruit juice and low fat yoghurt.
Ice blocks made on diet cordial.
Fruit kebabs (skewer cubes of fruits on to bamboo skewers).
200gm tub of frozen yoghurt or low fat fruit yoghurt.
Fruit platter with low fat yoghurt to dip into.
Bowl of pumpkin soup (made with low fat evaporated milk or skim milk instead of cream).
Vegetable rich soup with spirally pasta.
Raisin toast.
2 minute noodles.
Cheese scones or muffins (mix grated cheese in or sprinkle on top and grill).
Crumpets with a scrape of margarine – try topping with tomato and cheese.
Fresh fruit kebabs.
Pikelet with jam or honey.