200 calorie lunch

These creamy, garlic mushrooms with bacon are so luxurious but still count as one of your five-a-day making the perfect breakfast or lunch.

Each serving provides 200 kcal, 17g protein, 14g carbohydrate (of which 3g sugars), 8g fat (of which 3g saturates), 3g fibre and 1.4g salt.

Creamy garlic mushrooms on toast 

tsp rapeseed oil

80 grams/3 ounces button mushrooms, roughly chopped

grams/1 ounces reduced-fat smoked bacon medallion, roughly chopped,

spring onions, thinly sliced

garlic clove, finely chopped

½ small lemon, juice only

level tbsp half-fat crème fraîche

grams/1 ounces slice wholemeal or granary bread

salt and black pepper,

tbsp chopped fresh chives (optional)

Nigel Slater's budget-friendly bean soup is healthy and filling. Chop and change the ingredients for your favourite vegetables and beans.

This meal provides 183 kcal, 6g protein, 18.5g carbohydrate (of which 10g sugars), 9.5g fat (of which 1.3g saturates), 6.5g fibre and 1.7g salt per portion.

Adaptable bean soup

onions

carrots

tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling

tomatoes

bay leaf

cannellini beans

vegetable stock

orange peel

rind,

salt and black pepper

chard stalks (and leaves if young)

fresh parsley, chopped

French stick, to serve

These vegetable croquettes from Eat Well for Less are so easy the kids can make them with a little assistance. They're a bit like fritters, but baked!

Each serving provides 60 kcal, 2.5g protein, 9.5g carbohydrates (of which 3g sugars), 1g fat (of which 0.5g saturates), 1.5g fibre and 0.3g salt.

Vegetable croquettes 

200 grams/7 ounces sweet potato,

carrots,

courgette,

sea salt

red onion, finely chopped

parsley, leaves picked and roughly chopped

tsp onion granules

grams/3½oz breadcrumbs

free-range eggs

black pepper

Dried porcini and fresh shiitake combine to bring an intense mushroom flavour to this vegan mushroom pâté.

For this recipe you will need a food processor. 

Each serving provides 134 kcal, 6g protein, 3.5g carbohydrates (of which 1.5g sugars), 10g fat (of which 2g saturates), 3g fibre and 1.1g salt.

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