Fridge Salad

This is a quick salad with few calories, great if you are watching your weight or just as a quick lunch idea.

Parsnip, Carrot & Lentil Soup

A thick winter soup spiced with cumin and coriander to bring you warmth, comfort and a full tummy on cold winter days.

Savoury Cauliflower Rice

A super low calorie meal that is satisfying and packed with flavour, Only 137 calories per serving.

Butternut squash, sweet potato and carrot soup

FastDay collects the best fasting recipes from the web and this recipe appears on the Tinned Tomatoes blog. For full details on how to make this recipe, please visit the Tinned Tomatoes website using the link below.

Spicy Tomato & Lentil Soup

A full flavoured and satisfying soup with a low calorie count. Just 123 calories per portion.Great if you are watching your weight and if you aren’t then serve with with crusty bread and butter.

Cinnamon Apple Crisps

Homemade apple crisps. This recipe for baked apples is a healthy snack that’s only 50 calories per portion. Great for when you are watching your weight.

Mean Green Smoothie

Sweet easy peelers, creamy avocado, sharp kiwi fruit, green spinach, orange juice, lemon juice and wheat grass combine in this nutrient powerhouse to make a powerful and delicious smoothie.

Coconut Fruit Salad

Ripe Summer fruit nestled onto a bed of coconut yoghurt and finished with a sprinkle of dessicated coconut. Delicious!

Pink Mango Smoothies

Not a new fruit, just a delicious summer smoothie of strawberries, mango, peach and banana.

Swamp Juice

A luxurious creamy green smoothie that packs a nutritional punch.

Pepper Steak with Pan-fried Onions, Tomatoes and Spinach

Steak on a diet? Absolutely! This fabulous meal is just under 300 calories and is tasty and filling. You MUST make sure you weigh your steak and trim it of all fat. This filling meal is perfect for all those following the 5:2 diet.

Cauliflower Mash

tasty low-carb Faux Mashed Potato recipe for Cauliflower Mash with a little cream cheese for a creamy texture. This is perfect for anyone following a low calorie or low-carb diet and is a perfect substitute for spuds. For those on the 5:2 diet, each portion is only 32 to 35 calories!

Lemon & Herb Poached Salmon

A very simple recipe that is lovely when served warm with new potatoes or cold with a salad. The poaching keeps the salmon moist and the herbs add a lovely subtle flavour. This recipe is perfect for the 5:2 diet, as the salmon is only 260 calories including the fresh herbs!

Lentil soup

This wonderful lentil soup is filling but is hardly any calories! Great for either a main meal or a Fastday snack.

Roast tomato and Garlic Soup

This soup is fantastic either warm or chilled – so if you have extra throw it in the fridge for your next Fastday!