Vegetable tips for snacks

• * include vegetables slices with cheese and crackers
• * top English muffins with chopped tomato, capsicum and ham, sprinkle with grated reduced-fat cheese and heat in the oven or grill
• * serve vegetable sticks with salsa
• * vegetable-based soup makes a great snack on cold afternoons
• * cooked two minute noodles mixed with grated zucchini and chopped tomatoes and top with grated reduced-fat cheese.

Environmentally friendly snack foods

Fresh fruit and vegetable pieces are a quick and easy snack food. Choose an apple, mandarin, orange, pear, banana, plum, pieces of melon, grapes or other fresh seasonal fruit for a quick and easy snack. No packaging, full of nutrients and antioxidants, plus they taste delicious.