Set up a make-your-own sandwich bar with sliced turkey breast, lean roast beef, ham and reduced-fat cheese slices. Add a variety of whole-grain breads and rolls, flavored mustards, low-fat mayo mixed with herbs, and toppings such as crisp lettuce leaves, tomato and onion slices, and roasted red peppers.

Cook up a kettle of vegetarian or lean-beef chili, chockfull of beans and other veggies. Offer toppings like shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese, chopped green onions, and low-fat sour cream. Serve with low-fat cornbread or baked tortilla chips.

Purchase a tray of sushi or California rolls. Arrange on a pretty platter with small bowls of wasabi, pickled ginger and soy sauce.

Lay out a colorful array of baby carrots, broccoli florets, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper strips, jicama sticks and asparagus spears. For dip, use reduced-fat ranch dressing or mix fat-free yogurt or sour cream with herbs and spices. If time is tight, pick up a veggie tray at the supermarket.

Serve hummus (chickpea dip) with whole-grain pita crisps or bowls of flavored low-fat popcorn.

Set out a variety of reduced-fat cheeses with whole-grain crackers, grapes, and apple or pear slices.

Offer fruit kabobs. Thread strawberries, grapes, orange segments, banana slices and pineapple chunks onto wooden skewers. For a fun display, insert the skewers into a piece of foam set inside a decorative bowl. Pressed for time? Grab a colorful fruit tray from the supermarket.

For a sweet treat, offer an assortment of flavored coffees and teas, along with a mix of almond, dried cherry or chocolate-dipped low-fat biscotti.