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Who doesn’t love a pasta dish? But it can be hard to come up with new, healthy ideas. Let us help…

Meat-free lasagne
A slice of vegetable lasagne with a golden, crispy top sits on a plate. The filling includes beans, courgette, and tomato. In the background, there’s a salad of tomato and red onion slices.

Meat-free lasagne

Completely transform this indulgent classic with a few simple swaps

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Pasta puttanesca
A bowl of spaghetti with tomato sauce, black olives, chopped tomatoes, and fresh basil leaves, served in a patterned dish on a textured placemat, with an onion and pepper mill in the background.

Pasta puttanesca

A healthier version of ‘tart’s spaghetti’ that adds a bit of fire to your supper.

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Lemon, basil and mint pesto pasta
Two plates of orecchiette pasta tossed with green pesto sauce and rocket leaves are set on a light blue, rustic wooden surface. A fork rests on one of the plates.

Lemon, basil and mint pesto pasta

A tangy, delicious and flavourful dish! And the wholemeal pasta provides you with a great source of fibre

8 ratings
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Prawn, cucumber and mayo baguette
A baguette sandwich filled with prawns, cucumber slices, and shredded lettuce sits on a wooden board with fresh herbs in the background.

Prawn, cucumber and mayo baguette

A healthy upgrade on a lunchtime classic

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Sweetcorn and avocado soup
Sweetcorn and avocado soup

Sweetcorn and avocado soup

Avocado adds depth and creaminess to this veggie soup

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Mediterranean one-pan chicken
A bowl of cooked chicken pieces with colourful vegetables, including courgette, tomatoes, and olives, garnished with herbs. A slice of bread and a bowl of black olives are in the background.

Mediterranean one-pan chicken

A Mediterranean diet can help to reduce your risk of weight gain, so try this summery dish

3 ratings
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Chilli prawn pasta
A white bowl filled with spaghetti, prawns, sliced red chilli, basil leaves, and a light sauce, placed on a grey textured surface with a lemon, chilli pepper, and striped cloth nearby.

Chilli prawn pasta

A 15-minute meal with a kick

1 ratings
Reeady, steady, go!
Peach, pear and parsnip upside down cake
A round cake topped with peach slices, served on a green plate. A slice has been cut and removed, with a knife resting on the plate. The plate sits on a cloth over a wooden table.

Peach, pear and parsnip upside down cake

Not many cakes can boast being one of your 5 A DAY with no added sugar but this upside down cake can

2 ratings
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Pink lemonade
Rose blueberry lemonade recipe

Pink lemonade

Refresh your summer with our family favourite: rose-blueberry lemonade! All our recipes are alcohol-free, as alcohol is a cause of 7 cancers

4 ratings
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Moroccan chickpea soup
A wooden bowl filled with chickpea stew, including diced carrots, tomatoes, herbs, and garnished with fresh coriander, sits on a wooden table beside a cloth serviette and a spoon.

Moroccan chickpea soup

A light and healthy vegetable soup infused with warming spices

6 ratings
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Wholemeal bread and butter pudding
A dish of bread and butter pudding with golden, baked slices of bread and sultanas, partially served, sits on a wooden board next to a small bowl and blue cloth.

Wholemeal bread and butter pudding

Bursting with dried fruit, this fibre-rich dish is a comforting dessert perfect for those living with cancer

2 ratings
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Roasted veg baguette
A wholemeal baguette sandwich filled with grilled vegetables, including aubergine, courgette, red onions, and peppers, sits on a wooden board with a bowl of salad and a mug in the background.

Roasted veg baguette

Colourful, flavour-packed veggie sarnie that everyone will enjoy. Choose whichever vegetables work for you

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Salmon, bean and pea fishcake bites
Salmon, bean and pea fishcake bites

Salmon, bean and pea fishcake bites

Delicious bites that are low in sugar and salt. Bake in the oven then take on your next picnic

3 ratings
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Vegetable soup with brown rice
A bowl of vegetable soup with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, rice, and grated cheese on top, served in a blue bowl on a plate with a striped serviette and a spoon.

Vegetable soup with brown rice

Stay healthy on a budget with this meal in a bowl

4 ratings
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Cheesy houmous pitta
A wholemeal pitta stuffed with shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, grated cheese, and houmous sits on a wooden chopping board with a green potted plant in the background.

Cheesy houmous pitta

A super-tasty, meat-free lunchtime snack

2 ratings
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