Itsu chicken noodle soup
This chicken noodle soup is surprisingly filling, at just 285 calories for £5.95.
Tesco chicken casserole
This chicken casserole is small but surprisingly filling, and comes in at just 232 calories.
M&S lamb hotpot
From the Marks & Spencer mini meal range, a small but perfectly formed hotpot weighing in at 214 calories.
Chicken stir fry
A surprisingly filling stir fry dish that can be cooked from scratch in just a few minutes, at just 182 calories.
Bachelors Minestrone
A filling snack with croutons, great for a mid-afternoon low, at just 53 calories.
French onion soup
A can of Baxters, with the addition of half a slice of toast and some grated gruyere cheese – just 223 calories.
M&S Steak casserole
How can a steak casserole, complete with dumpling, be a low calorie meal? By making it very small. Still a filling lunch at just 260 calories.
Le Pain Quotidien
Le Pain Quotidien is a popular restaurant chain. But as the name implies, most of their offerings are bread-based – so how can that fit in with your diet?
Frozen yoghurt
Ice cream is great – but it really plays havoc with your calorie count. Here’s a terrific low calorie alternative at 84 calories.
Tuna nicoise
A tasty lunch of tuna salad with eggs, at just 310 calories.