8 hearty and HEALTHY meals for cooler weather

It’s so easy to want to stock up on stodgy, warm and comforting food in front of Netflix during the winter months.

Unfortunately, most hearty meals are usually loaded with calories. But what if we told you, you could tuck into your favourite classic cold weather meals without any of the guilt?

Yep, you heard that correctly! We’ve got a host of Healthy Mummy meals that are perfect for keeping you warm this winter WITHOUT messing up your weight loss regime!

8 hearty and HEALTHY guilt-free winter meals

1. Budget-Friendly Beef Stew

Feeding your family delicious and nutritious meals can be tough on a budget. This budget friendly Beef Stew is a favourite recipe of ours from the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge.

It’s a great budget friendly dinner to make for the whole family – or freeze leftovers for another meal. Recipe available on the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge hub.

2. Man-Friendly Meat Pie

This Chunky Beef and Vegetable Pie is a hearty family meal that will most certainly lead the way to dad’s heart (via his stomach of course).  It is also super healthy and perfect addition to a healthy eating plan like our 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge.

The beef is tender and juicy and it is also jam-packed with yummy veggies – and it’s only 305 calories per serve!

3. Minestrone Soup

Nothing beats a homemade soup. Make it rich but low in fat, and you have a winner for everyone in the whole family. You CAN’T go wrong with our veggie-packed Minestrone. There are only 333 calories per serve!

4. One Pot Beef Stroganoff

When you are a busy mum, you need easy to prepare recipes that you know the family will love. This ONE POT recipe for the classic beef stroganoff is perfect. The recipe is available in the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge recipe hub.

5. Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

Free from butter, pastry and gravy and packed full of lean mince and veggies.  This improved version of an old favourite makes a weight loss friendly, delicious meal option. This recipe is available in the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge recipe hub.

6. Healthy Apple Pie Mug Cake

The majority of the “mug cake” recipes that you find on the internet are full of refined sugar and unwanted calories.

This Healthy Apple Mug Pie is only 230 calories and full of natural sweetness.

7. Creamy Carbonara

When it comes to feeding your family, it’s hard to go past a tasty pasta dish. This Creamy Carbonara is packed with flavour without all the excess calories.

8. Devilled sausages with sweet potato mash

You can’t go past bangers and mash for comfort food. This delish devilled sausages with sweet potato mash ticks all the boxes for taste, without the excess calories. Added bonus? You can have it on the table in 20 minutes!

Our 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge is an affordable, customisable program designed to help mums reach their weight loss goals and tackle their health.

Our Challenge entails: