If you're the type of person who enjoys snacking in-between meals but you don't want to gain weight then the tips below are just for you...

These delicious snacks can easily be taken with to work, in your handbag or gym bag. Snacking can be part of a successful weight-loss plan, a snack should be between 420 and 840 kilojoules and should be nutritious.

The tip for this week is to enjoy healthy snacks as part of your weight-loss plan, without breaking your budget or waistline.

Try These Great Snacks:

  1. Julienne strips of vegetables with a low-fat yoghurt dip or hummus. Examples: Six baby carrots, 6 cherry tomatoes, 10 green pepper strips and 2 tablespoons hummus.
  2. Six Provitas and low-fat cheese
  3. 2 cups of popcorn
  4. A small fruit smoothie
  5. Cup a soup with 2 wholewheat crackers
  6. Handful of nuts
  7. One fruit or to make it exciting combine the fruit with something else. (example a chopped apple with chopped walnuts and syrup or 1 teaspoon peanut butter)
  8. One small yoghurt
  9. Frozen yoghurt or a frozen ice lolly (Solero)
  10. Handful of liquorice, jelly babies or fruit gums
  11. Chewing sugarless gum (chewing helps to burn kilojoules)