Day 8/40 Lunch Idea's - Pasta Salad Ideas

 Cook up a load of pasta, let it cool (or run it under the cold tap, drain). Add herbs: chopped parsley, basil, oregano, thyme, chives, mixed herbs 

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Chopped vegetables: peppers, spring onions, cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce, celery, beetroot Tinned veg: sweetcorn, chopped tomatoes 

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Fruit: chopped apple, pear, halved grapes 

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Beans: bean salad, chilli beans 

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Dressing: Free vinaigrette or French dressing, 1 level tablespoon reduced calorie mayonnaise (2.5 Sins) 

Extras: very low fat cottage cheese, quark, chopped hard boiled egg. 

Chopped up Quorn Deli Slices (check Sins as for a 100g pack these range from 0.5 Sins for Deli Smoked Chicken to 2 Sins for Deli Ham)

Healthy Extra B choices: cubed or grated cheese, nuts and seeds (dry toast them in a frying pan for extra rich, nutty flavour),

 prawns, fresh or tinned, salmon or tuna, smoked salmon. 

Also use: rice (plain or a packet of Sin-free flavoured rice), couscous, bulgar wheat or ebly wheat.