Light bites for bikini bodies

Ryvita Power snack
This is a brilliant, high energy, snack that you can pre-make and keep to hand for emergency snack situations!

What you need:

• Ryvita
• Chunky peanut butter
• Honey

Instructions

Create a sandwich encasing the peanut butter and honey in two slabs of Ryvita I know it sounds weird. I normally cut this in half so I've got two pieces, one for now and one for later.

Portion control
The key thing with all snacks is portion control. There is definitely a temptation to have twice or dare it say it, three times as much if you think you are being healthy. A great way to get around this is to invest in some small-sized Tupperware pots. Decant your nuts or pretzels into these. Your are 100 times more likely to then stop at one serving rather than accidentally eating an entire packet!

Sweet Tooth
There is nothing wrong with fancying something a bit sweet. Luckily, there are lots of quick and easy fruity snacks that can satisfy your sugar cravings!

King smoothie
Even the most innocent looking smoothies can have hidden nasties in them so homemade is definitely best. It is also much kinder on the purse strings. This recipe is my all-time favourite.

What you need:

• Plain bio-yoghurt
• Strawberries
• Banana
• Ice
• Organic low-fat milk

There are so many variations on the smoothie I could write an entire article, but here are a few ideas of other great smoothie extras:

Blueberries
A spot of honey
Oats
Raspberries
Seeds

Fruit Kebabs
Try threading strawberries, pineapple chunks and apple on to skewers. You can use any fruits that take your fancy for this lovely summer fruit fix.

Feeling particularly peckish? I like to serve these up with a couple of small dishes of bio-yoghurt on the side for dipping.

Frozen Grapes
This requires a little forward planning but is well worth it.Any colour grape will do.

Instructions

1. Rinse grapes thoroughly and then dry them off with a paper towel
2. Place on a baking tray or similar
3. Place in the freezer overnight

The result is a truly delicious taste explosion.

Cherries on ice
Another delicious snack, low in calories, low in fat and high in water. Keep your finest cherries cool in a bowl of ice and enjoy!