I'm mentioned several times that I am a fussy mummy when it comes to what I let The Boy eat. I try and cooke fresh foods for The Boy, but as a part-time working mum it's hard to do that all the time. We've also recently changed when The Boy has his main meal; he now has it lunch-time. My mum looks after him three lunchtimes a week, and I can't expect her to cook from fresh everytime for him. Therefore when I do my shop, I tend to pop a couple of toddler meals into the shopping trolley.

One of the brands that I trust is Little Dish. I've reviewed one of their new meals before, and it actually prompted me to start using them more regularly. The lovely Charlotte at Little Dish recently contacted me and asked me if The Boy would like to try their new recipe: Chicken and Two Veg Pasta.

I was quite eager as I have problems getting The Boy to eat chicken. This pasta dish is mixed with carrots and broccoli in a scrummy cheese sauce. Well, that's a guaranteed success straight away because he adores carrots and cheese sauce. The chicken was in small, diced pieces and was very tender. He absolutely wolfed it down.

Little Dish Chicken and Two Veg Pasta is available from Tesco stores nationwide now.

I was sent a Little Dish meal in order to review. They also sent a little cuddly cow for The Boy, which was nice! His opinion is unbiased and honest because he's two years old.

We've recently been given the oportunity to get Nakd.

Isn't it a lovely selection pack?

Nakd bars are made from nothing but fruit, nuts and natural flavouring. They are also 100% unprocessed. What's more, each bar is gluten, dairy and wheat free, suitable for vegans and, this is the best bit for more, even counts as one of your five a day!

Did I mention that they taste yummy?

Mum's tried and approved of the Berry Delight and I've munched on the Cocoa Orange. Hubby can't wait to get to grips with the Cashew Cookie and the Pecan Pie, while I think The Boy is going to like the Gingerbread bar.

All the bars are moist, light, chewy and extremely succulent. They also fill the gap really nicely and at only 135 calories (on average) with 1g of saturated fat, they're hardly going to break the calorie bank that day!

Nakd bars are available from all the big supermarkets and also directly through their website.

We were sent a selection pack of bars for the purpose of this review. Our opinions are honest and unbiased.

I have the dieting capabilies of a mouse faced with a cheese mountain. That mouse would be no more capable of scuttling away from the fromage festivities than I am when it comes to my favourite foods. I really need to develop some will and staying power! My problem is that once I've done the diet for three weeks and have lost it, I sabotage it by thinking "ha! I showed you body, I can lose weight when I want to!" and reach for a slice of bread and jam (my downfall). I also do the food shopping, albeit online, and if I get bored I buy 'niceties' which are very naughty!

When I was asked if I'd like to try some of the range of Diet Chef I agreed thinking, "Why the hell not?". I was sent a day's meals and told not to eat anything else. For one day, surely I could manage that?

Well I didn't get the chance to, because when it came it included a meat shepherd's pie. I'll give many things a go for reviews, but I'm not about to give up thirteen years of vegetarianism, so Mr. TheBoyandMe stepped in and offered to do the review. My Knight in shining tinfoil!

Note: the food reviewed is part of a subscription-based diet scheme. Talking to a doctor or qualified medical professional is always advised before starting any diet. Diet Chef themselves also recommend taking part in light exercise.

When the Boy's Mummy asked me to review a day's worth of meals from Diet Chef, I decided to give it my best shot (he's lying, he offered!). My food reviewing skills may be more Gyles Brandreth than Giles Coren, but just to do it properly, how about if that is the ONLY food I eat that day (thankfully, coffee is allowed)? That way it'll be a test not just of how good the food is, but also if the quantity is sufficient to remove the temptation to snack.

The meals provided were just a single days worth of a diet subscription plan that can last for several months at a time. Diet Chef recommend adding fruit and vegetables, and to drink at least one litre of water per day.

Breakfast: Chocolate granola, 195 calories

I'd never had granola before, so decided to eat it with milk like a normal cereal; this added a few extra calories but made it more palatable to my tastebuds, and gave an overall effect of eating crunchy coco-pops. To add a bit of bulk (breakfast being the most important meal of the day, after all) I also added some chopped strawberries to keep me going until lunch.

Lunch: Tomato and pasta salad, 264 calories

Mixed in with some steamed vegetables, this tasted a lot better than you'd expect from diet food, with a slightly creamy taste rather than the tomato assault I feared. I'd actually say that I preferred the taste of this over and above the standard tomato pasta sauces that ready meals often contain.

Snack: Salted popcorn, 107 calories

There's not much I can really say about popcorn. Soft, salty, with a few bits that stick to your teeth for a week afterwards. But, come 3pm, very much a diet-saver.

Dinner: Cottage pie, 235 calories

Taking out the calories can often mean also removing the taste; not so in this case, and if I hadn't known in advance that it was diet food I'd have been none the wiser. Served again with vegetables, in quantity it was indistinguishable from a 'normal' evening meal and, if a fully committed dieter would easily have been enough to see me until breakfast.

Conclusion

I admit that at the end of the day I did give into temptation with a late-night snack and beverage (although the latter are allowed in moderation anyway), but had I been eating these as part of a longer-term diet plan I may well have held off. In addition, as we were provided with these foods for review there wasn't the same impetus that would exist had I been a fully paid-up subscriber to the diet plan.

Overall, if these meals are representative of the entire range, then there's enough flavour and variety there to keep anyone happy. As they don't need to be refridgerated and can be microwaved, they are also extremely convenient to both store and cook, and therefore suitable for someone who doesn't have time for a more 'traditional' diet plan.

I was sent these products for review. Mr. TheBoyandMe's opinion is honest and without bias.