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- Mini pizzas
Bread-based mini pizzas topped with tomato, cheese, tuna or ham are fairly balanced and not too heavy on the calories (250 Kcal per 100g).
- Canapés with ham, smoked salmon, tuna or fish
As long as they're made of proper bread (preferably wholemeal) and lightly buttered, if at all, these are great for filling you up with complex carbs and they contain very little fat.
- Vegetables with low-fat dips
Sticks of raw vegetables are a godsend: they give you fibre, vitamins and minerals. If you combine them with low-fat herb dips, you'll get plenty of calcium and protein too for only 60 Kcal per 100g.
- Alternatives to potato crisps
Try fruit or veg alternatives to ordinary crisps. Apple, parsnip, beetroot and many other types of chips are far lower in calories (100-200 Kcal per 100g on average) and just as crunchy and tasty. They're also far lower in salt.
- Pretzels
As long as they're not too salty (you can always remove the big grains of salt from the tops!) these are OK, as they're fairly low in calories (350 Kcal per 100g).
- Breadsticks
Olive oil breadsticks are one of the healthier snack foods (350-400 Kcal per 100g) and they fill you up fast.
- Green olives
As long as they're not drowning in oily dips, olives only contain 120 Kcal per 100g and provide your body with 'good' fatty acids.
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