This is a very easy and healthy recipe for beetroot dip - beetroot is very good for you! Beet greens are a very good source of calcium, iron, Vitamins A and C. although we don't use the greens in this recipe you should put them aside to use for another dish. Beetroots are an excellent source of folic acid. They are a very good source of fiber, manganese and potassium. Beet greens and beetroot are a good source of phosphorus, magnesium, iron and vitamin B6.

Baba Ghanoush, also sometimes called Baba Ghannouj or Baba Ghannoug, is the Arabic name for a popular type of eggplant dip.

Preparation time: 10 mins (plus refrigeration time)
Cooking time: 35 mins (plus cooling time)

This is a yummy recipe for red pepper soup. Healthy and delicious.

Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 35 mins

This is a delicious and nutritious lentil and vegetable soup recipe, ours contains chicken stock, but if you are vegetarian then you can substiute the chicken stock for vegetable stock.

Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins

This is a great recipe for a healthy snack that still satisfies even the strongest cravings. Bagel chips are a great substitute for normal chips, or potato crisps, because they are not fried. Our recipe for bagel chips involves baking bagel slices that have been lightly drizzeled in olive oil, and this means they are are completely fat free! Lets press on and find out how to make bagel chips.

This is an easy zingy, spicy tomato salsa recipe. It's very healthy because it contains nothing bad at all! No fat, no frying, natural sugars.

Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins and allow  time for cooling - approx 20 mins.

This easy spinach frittata is another delicious healthy snack recipe.

Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins

Ingredients

1 small onion
250g baby spinach leaves
½ teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon water
1 pinch ground nutmeg
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons skim milk
½ teaspoon olive oil

Steam spinach for just 10-20 seconds, drain and chop roughly.

Heat oil in a non-stick skillet or fry pan, add onion and water. Cover and cook until onion is soft.

Combine the spinach, onion mixture, nutmeg, egg whites and milk in a bowl.

Heat a large skillet and place dollops of the mixture onto it. Cook the frittata until lightly browned underneath.

Serves: 2

Per Serving: 0.8g fat; 194kj

This is a tasty little snack, good for brunch, lunch or afternoon tea. Try to use free range ham if you can, and choose your favorite mushrooms, we use a combination but flat mushrooms are really good, also known as portobello mushrooms, because they tend to be tastier.

This is a delicious recipe for healthy blueberry muffins that is easy and provides a healthy snack for children and adults alike.

Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins

Cooking oil-spray
1 cup white self-raising flour (150g)
1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour (160g)
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar (100g)
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (150g)
2 egg-whites, beaten lightly
1/3 cup prepared apple sauce (80ml)
¾ skim milk (180g)

Lightly coat a 12-hole muffin pan (1/3 cup capacity) with cooking-oil spray.

Sift flours into a large bowl and stir in the sugar and blueberries.

Stir in egg-whites, sauce and milk until almost combined, do not over-mix as you don't want to break up the blueberries.

Spoon the mixture into the muffin pan and cook in a hot oven for about 20 mins, a skewer poked into the muffin should come out clean.

Makes 12 muffins

Per muffin: 0.5 fat; 545 kj

Storage: Muffins can be made a day ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature, or frozen and stored for longer periods.

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour flour (150g)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup buttermilk (250ml)
• ¼ cup skim milk (60ml)
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup water (250g)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice