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3 Ingredient Date Slice Ingredients 1 large ripe banana Porridge oats, enough to bind the banana (approx cup & half) About half a cup of chopped dates Method Preheat the oven to approx 200/180 fan Mash the banana up in a bowl Add porridge oats and dates, mix well. Add as much porridge oats as needed to bind together. Turn out onto a non stick baking tray, press the Oat slice down, it should be about 1cm thick. Place into oven on middle shelf for approx 15-20 minutes or until the edges start browning. Leave to cool for about 10 minutes before cutting into slices. You could try using - Chocolate chips Sultanas Mixed seeds Cranberries Ginger Nuts

I can't imagine a day not tucking into a bunch of juicy grapes!  Grapes offer a wealth of health benefits due to their high nutrient and antioxidant contents There are more than 8,000 grape varieties Grapes come in many colours, including green, red, black, yellow, pink, and purple. "White" grapes are actually green. It takes about 2.5 pounds of grapes to make one bottle of wine grapes are a kind of berry G rapes are used to help cure asthma indigestion, migraine, kidnеy disease and fatigue Grapes contain low levels of chоlеstеrоl, sodium and fat and are rich in vitаmins K and C Grapes are a laxative if you eat too many Grapes are 80% water so make a good snack, low in calories

100% Protein Dipping Chips What you will need -  Packet of sandwich meat, either ham or chicken   Baking tray Sheet of grease-proof paper Preparation -  Line the baking tray with grease-proof paper Cut the meat either into squares or triangles Place meat onto the lined baking tray Pop in the oven and bake for 5-10 minutes or until crisp Tips -  Square sandwich meat works best Keep an eye on the chips while cooking as they can easily burn if unattended

3 Ingredient Healthy Chocolate Brownies This is an easy recipe to follow, completely foolproof. Loaded with fibre and nutrition. The brownies are moist, fudgy and with a rich deep chocolate flavour with a slight bitterness, but makes up for that with the sweet almonds and sweet potato. Time 1hr Makes approx 9 brownies INGREDIENTS -  2 medium sweet potatoes (300g with skin on) 120g Ground Almonds 125g Dark Chocolate (vegan) METHOD -  Cook the sweet potatoes, microwave or in the oven  (if you bake the potato it cooks in its own juices and then is not to wet like boiling or steaming) Once cool enough to handle scoop out the hot potato and mix with chocolate and almonds Place mixture into a square dish approx 8" and then pop into fridge for an or so to set. Cut into squares and enjoy your brownies. Can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days, that's if they last that long!

Healthy Banana & Blueberry Loaf Simple ingredients Small banana & blueberry cake  INGREDIENTS   STANDARD LOAF 4 Bananas  3 eggs  300g ground almonds 100g blueberries 1tsp baking powder  A squeeze of honey SMALL  LOAF 1 1/2 Bananas  1 eggs  100g ground almonds 30g blueberries 1/3tsp baking powder  A squeeze of honey METHOD    In a bowl, mash bananas. Add eggs and a squeeze of honey. Add ground almonds and baking powder - mix well.  Fold in  blueberries.  Pour into a lined baking tin and place in the oven at 170C for one hour.  Leave to cool. Slice and eat.

4 INGREDIENT CHRISTMAS CAKE Ingredients Jar of Mincemeat (400g) 200ml ginger ale or ginger beer 2 eggs 200 g self raising flour Method Measure out your ginger ale/ginger beer, note this needs to be fizzy for the recipe to work. Measure out in a jug and wait for the bubbles to settle so your sure you have the correct amount, then pour into your mixing bowl. Add the mincemeat and mix well. This forms the basis of your sugar, fruit and spices.  Next crack in the eggs and stir in the flour and mix well.  Grease your cake tin and pour the mixture in. Bake at 170c for approx 50 minutes. You may have to cover the cake halfway through to stop the top browning too much. 

What you will need – A mug, any size – the bigger the mug the bigger the cake Loaf tin Grease-proof paper to line the tin Mixing bowl   Ingredients – 2 mugs of  s elf raising flour – either white or wholemeal (  I  do half and half) 1 mug of sultanas 1½ mug s  of stewed black tea   1 TSP of baking powder (optional, but  I  find  that the  cake turns out better with it)   Oven temperature 160 fan/180, middle shelf Method – Place a mug of sultanas into a mixing bowl and pour in 1½ mugs of freshly brewed tea, leave to soak for approx 2-3 hours   Measure out two mugs of flour along with the baking powder (if using) and then mix into the wet mixture. If you find the mixture to o  dry just add a little extra liquid. (It is trial and error)   Place mixture into  a  loaf tin and bake for approx 40-50 minutes or until skewer/knife comes out reasonably clean    Top Tips  you don’t necessarily have to use tea you can use any liquid, black coffee works well and