Good long walks can be such a great way to spend the day, especially with a sandwich and a crunchy apple for lunch.

Serve with a crunchy apple.

Have it alongside a crunchy apple.

Choose crunchy apples and pears, which are rich in pectin, slowing down the release of sugars from the flesh of the fruit, and won't send your blood-sugar levels soaring.

I love the crunchy crust on this lamb dish.

But it was a delicious loaf, with a really chewy, crunchy crust that went beautifully with some cheddar.

Best and most simply of all, it forms a noisy, crunchy crust on skinny little grilled pide.

It's the fissures that form as the potatoes break up that trap the fat, creating a crunchy crust.

We also reveal which crunchy foods could keep you healthier for longer.

Some prefer soft textures and some crunchy foods.

She says that cravings for crunchy foods such as crisps (my single greatest dietary downfall) are related to unexpressed anger.

Crunchy foods are preferable because our brains judge eating on more than just flavour; we use all our senses.

He eats only crunchy foods, such as celery, and anything with a slimy or runny texture makes him physically sick.

Drink this superb young red burgundy now to enjoy all its vibrant, crunchy fruit, or hang on until 2013 and even beyond for those truffley, red burgundy flavours to develop.

It may be worth trying crunchy fruits that seem less 'slimy', such as apples rather than melon, and also raw vegetables such as carrot.

New research suggests we can give our tastebuds a boost by picking foods with more colour and texture, such as crunchy fruits and vegetables including apples, carrots, cucumber and pears.

Shoppers will be able to purchase the bugs, to eat as a crunchy snack or use as a garnish, across 250 stores.

The beans can be fried, causing the skin to split open, and then salted and/or spiced to produce a savory, crunchy snack.

The process creates a sweet flavored, crunchy snack food or treat.

Keep the skins, paint them with olive oil, season, bake fiercely and you have some hot, crunchy snacks to eat with drinks.

Here are six of the best ways to enjoy crunchy snacks without overdoing the sodium and fat.

Seasoning with coarse sea salt gives a crunchy texture to the skin when cooked and at the same time sharpens all the other tastes.

Top with toasted pumpkin seeds for a crunchy texture, and a drizzle of oil.

The crunchy texture of the noodles combined with a sour, salty and sweet taste means this will probably be your favourite dish of the trip.

Shavings made with a vegetable peeler have the crunchy texture of raw carrot or parsnip.

But with a touch of honey in the mix and a crunchy texture the yummy taste was a surprise.

It's the crunchy vegetables that should exercise your jaws.

The dish marries well-sourced, spit-roasted meat with crunchy vegetables, judiciously made sauces and practical breads.

Use these jelly-like cloves to enhance mushroom risotto, lamb fajitas or in crunchy vegetables, tofu and sesame noodles.

The dishes are sophisticated: foie gras with lemon confit for €12, for instance, or beef fillet with soya honey, mungo beans and ginger and crunchy vegetables for €16.

Vegetable donburi, big turned-out bowl of rice with some crunchy vegetables - simply too boring to eat.