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This authentic caponata is somewhere between a stew and a salad. Sweet and sour aubergines mix with salty olives, capers and tangy tomatoes. Best eaten at room temperature or just warm, this is our dream lunch, served with crusty ciabatta.

Caponata

aubergines,

salt and black pepper

extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling

onion, chopped

celery sticks, chopped

tin chopped tomatoes

grams/3½oz green olives

tbsp capers, drained and chopped

tbsp red wine vinegar

sugar,

extra virgin olive oil,

This healthy banana muffin recipe makes eating cake for breakfast guilt-free! Ripe bananas add sweetness to muffins, so you don't have to use much sugar. Wholemeal flour give the muffins plenty of fibre, keeping you full for longer.

Equipment: You will need a six-hole muffin tin.

Each muffin provides 206 kcal, 4.5g protein, 30g carbohydrate (of which 13g sugars), 7.5g fat (of which 0.8g saturates), 1g fibre and 0.4g salt.


Healthy banana muffins

grams/4½oz wholemeal flour

tbsp light muscovado sugar

level tsp baking powder

medium free-range egg, beaten

grams/1¾oz low-fat plain yoghurt

milliliters/2fl oz rapeseed oil,

bananas (175 grams/6 ounces peeled weight), roughly mashed

Flapjacks are perfect for taking to work, school or having a snack with a cuppa! You can use any of the dried fruit and nuts you like. This version is slightly more healthy than normal, with a bit less butter and syrup, so it's great for families.

Each serving provides 231 kcal, 4.5g protein, 27g carbohydrates (of which 14g sugars), 11g fat (of which 5g saturates), 3g fibre and 0.25g salt.


Healthier flapjacks

oil,

grams/3½oz butter, cubed

golden syrup

grams/1¾oz seeds,

grams/1¾oz cranberries

grams/1¾oz raisins

grams/1¾oz apricots,

250 grams/9 ounces jumbo porridge oats (gluten-free, if required)

free-range egg, beaten

How to make flapjacks with tasty fruit and bit less butter than normal

How to make flapjacks

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