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Are you nervous that working from home will mean regular trips to the biscuit tin and gaining the wrong kind of pounds? Here's some advice on the best snacks for homeworkers.

Crunch time
It's a pity that biscuits have such a bad reputation. It is true that the humble digestive contains 70 calories per biscuit, but it is made with wholemeal flour, which should be part of a healthy diet.

Here are a few nutritious snack alternatives but I can't promise that they'll be lower than biscuits in calories! 

SEED AND NUT MIX:
Ingredients:
• 50g of sesame seeds( rich in calcium)
• 50g of sunflower seeds( rich in Vit E , good for the heart and skin protection against radiation of the sun)
• 50g of pumpkin seeds( good source of Omega 6 fatty acids, Vit E and Iron)
• 50g of sultanas( good source of unrefined sugar)
• 50g of brazil nuts( contain iron, zinc good against colds and selenium, which protects from infections and promotes energy)
Method:
Mix these together and keep in an air-tight jar. Eat a handful or sprinkle a tablespoonful on plain yoghurt.

FRUIT KEBABS:
Ingredients:
• 1 melon, skinned , de- seeded and cut into chunks
• 1 pineapple, also skinned and cut into chunks
• 1 pear, skinned and cut into 8 chunks
• 1 apple, skinned and cut into 8 chunks
• 100g of grapes
• 1 punnet of strawberries
• 1 packet of kebab sticks
• 1\2 a lemon
Method:
Thread each fruit chunk alternatively on a kebab stick. Place the kebabs on a flat china dish, sprinkle with lemon juice, cover with cling film and eat within 3 days( keep them in the fridge).

THAI CORIANDER AND YOGHURT DIP WITH CRUDITEES
Ingredients:
• 15g of chopped coriander
• 4 spring onions, chopped
• juice of 2 limes
• 175g of low fat cream cheese
• 250g of plain Greek yoghurt
• 6 tablespoons of Thai chilli sauce, plus 2 more.
Method:
Mix all these ingredients together, place in a bowl, then dribble the 2 extra tablespoons of chilli sauce on top.
Serve with the following:
• baby carrots
• baby cooked potatoes
• cherry tomatoes
• sticks of celery
• radishes
• sticks of cucumber