We try the diet food box subscription websites that do the meal prep for you — plus mini make-up kits for festivals and holidays

WHEN you are trying to be healthy, you need to be organised and focused. But with a hectic life–style, that is not always easy. More than one in four of us has now signed up to a food box website and we’ve tried the diet ones that do the prep for you.

Plus we test the mini make-up kits that are perfect for festivals and holidays.

Health

with Jane Atkinson

Balance Box

• From £26.99 per day, balancebox.com

Healthy meals delivered ready-to-eat, focusing on weight-loss.

I had four-day lighter plan (1,200 cals per day) – breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks.

Its bircher muesli was the best I have had. I lost 2lbs in four days.

Get a one-off box or subscribe. This is my fave.

MyFood

• From £20 per day, myfood.co.uk

I had seven-day 1200cal meat, poultry and fish plan of three meals and one shake per day.

Substitute meals you dislike for another – 30 plans to choose from.

I lost 2lbs in a week.

Meals come in pouches not tubs, which is not as convenient.

Had the easiest ordering service.

No1 Food Prep

• From £10 per day (no breakfast), no1foodprep.com

Choose The Lite for slimming, The Balance for sustaining and The Max to boost calories.

The idea is to have two pre-prepped meals (from £5 a dish/seven order minimum), plus one breakfast.

Each meal contains calorie, carbs, protein, fat details.

I lost around 1lb over three days.

Beauty

with Gabriella Stein

Budget

• Carter Beauty, Zodiac Powder Palette. £8.50, carter beautycosmetics.com

This contains three matte eyeshadows, bronzer, highlighter and blush.

I loved the combination of colours in this.

It is pocket-size which is ­perfect for keeping in a handbag for daily top-ups when needed.

Comes as a bargain price, too.

Mid

• PUR Out Of The Blue Four-piece Perfect Selfie Kit. £26, purcosmetics.co.uk

Kit includes a mini-primer, mini-mascara, mini-lip gloss, plus a palette with four blush powders and six eyeshadows.

The colour varieties would suit all skin tones.

This set contains everything you need to be glam-on-the-go and is compact.

My favourite.

Luxury

• Stila Perfect Me, Perfect Hue Eye And Cheek Palette £30, feelunique.com

Has five eye shadows and two blushes in matte, shimmer and pearl finishes.

Offers four colour options from fair/light to tan/deep.

Colours are highly ­pigmented for vivid and long- lasting coverage.

Applies smoothly.