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Supplier: Lakeland Guide price: £2.99 to £7.99

I'm sure you and your family always sit down at the table for meals but, if you don't - like me - then bowls are much more practical for tv dinners and eating on the move. You're less likely to spill the gravy or the tomato sauce ... and a smaller bowl can make a meagre portion look generous (important for dieters!).

These delicious bowls come in three diameters; 130mm for dips; 185mm for cereal and 220mm for pasta ... and in two colours, ivory and mint green. You could mix the two colours - they'd look great - and find your own uses for these bowls.

They're a result of collaboration between delicious magazine and Lakeland, so it's no wonder they look so good and are really useful. They can go in the microwave and the dishwasher - and it's safe to use metal utensils in them.