Light meals

A light meal can be taken at midday or in the evening, and there are many healthy options – some suggestions are given below.

• Baked potato – with cheese, tuna, or coleslaw, with a side salad.
• Spanish omelette – eggs, cheese, ham, green pepper with a tomato salsa sauce, and rice or bread.
• Sandwiches – made with various breads (pitta, tortilla wrap, granary, French, rustic), and fillings such as egg, tuna, chicken, cheese, beef, or salmon, and mayonnaise/butter, along with salad and appropriate seasonings.
• Pasta salad – made with tuna and/or vegetables such as red or green pepper, tomatoes, sweetcorn and a mayonnaise, salad cream or oil and vinegar dressing.
• Toast with a topping – beans, cheese, pilchards, sardines, scrambled egg or tinned spaghetti.
• Scrambled egg – with ham, bacon, grilled tomatoes and/or mushrooms.
• Soup – containing meat or pulses (such as lentil soup, beef broth, or pea and ham soup), served with grated cheese and wholemeal bread.
• Cauliflower with cheese sauce – sprinkled with breadcrumbs and served with a side salad or green beans.
• Pasta with cheese sauce – with grilled or tinned tomatoes.
• Fish (fresh or breaded) – with oven chips, peas, bread and butter.