A CWMBRAN family has taken up a challenge to follow a series of healthy recipes for a fortnight.

The Whistance family from Pontnewydd is following the Supermeals challenge.

This sees families following the Supermeals brochure.

It has 14 days-worth of easy-to-make, healthy and inexpensive evening meals, sent and issued by the Welsh Government initiative Change4Life.

This is designed to help everyone in Wales eat well, move more and live longer.

Tania Whistance said: “We have become stuck in our ways when it comes to evening meals and tend to have the same meals each week, so it’ll be nice to try new recipes. Although we are trying to economise at the moment, our evening meals tend to cost about £10 for the family, so it’ll be great to have recipes costing around £5.”

Mrs Whistance, who has nine-year-old twins Aislyn and Ieuan, said: “At the supermarket I’m usually attracted to promotions, which means we end up with a lot of waste. The shopping list near the back of the booklet means we know what we need to buy, so trips to the supermarket shouldn’t be too complicated.”

Each meals is designed to cost £1.25 a head.

To receive a Supermeals recipe booklet, register at www.wales.gov.uk/change4 life by February 10.

New families signing up will receive a personalised action plan.