Letâs get one thing clear - mothers are amazing! I am pretty sure they created superheroes after real-life mothers and the sense of loyalty, selflessness and dedication that comes with them. I mean itâs almost unbelievable the amount of unconditional love and a bottomless pool of forgiveness that our mothers are capable of bestowing.

View this post on InstagramSundayâs ð¤ð³ - Today, I got to spend the day catching up with my Mum. Iâm glad that we have so much in common. We appreciate simple things - quality food, spending time outdoors & getting engrossed in a good book ð - Like Iâve mentioned before, by the time youâve turned 18, the average person has spent over 90% of the time theyâll ever spend with their parents ð³ Iâm determined to be an outlier with regard to that statistic ðð¾ - Iâll do that by avoiding routine tasks which arenât intrinsically valuable. Since Mum brought me several weeks worth of RNS meals, I wonât have to worry about going to the shops, chopping, peeling, cooking, etc. Not only do I not have to do those tasks, I donât even need to think about what Iâll be eating. Itâs one less decision to make every 3/4 hours ð - Having become acclimatised to our incredible commercial kitchen at RNS HQ, Iâm also not sure I could face the prospect of a student kitchen anyway 𤣠- Want to spend more time with your parents? How about more time with your friends? More time relaxing, focusing on yourself?ðð½ââðð»ââ - For An Extra 7 Hours Of Free Time Every Week, Visit RNSMEALS.COM ð¤ðð¾ð±A post shared by (@rice_n_spice_)

They give up their life, interests, hobbies and even careers to ensure we, their kids, have a smooth transition through life. From taking care of our most basic needs to helping us with studies, building relationships, becoming a decent human being and every other thing under the sun, mothers tend to do it all with a smile, expecting almost nothing in return.

View this post on InstagramThis time last year, I remember questioning Jhai & Mumâs commitment. I told them we need to eat, breathe & sleep the business, or this time next year, there would be no business ð¢ - Things are different now. I watch Jhai negotiating or managing & I watch Mum communicating or making decisions. Iâm a nit picker & love throwing in my 2 pence but Iâm struggling to add much ð𤭠- Itâs incredible to think that theyâre now more integral to the business than I am. I couldnât be prouder of them ðð - There were lots of points during the past year when I thought I couldâve just gone into a job where the salary wouldâve eclipsed my household income, or I could be at uni with my friends. But I look back on the impact the last 12 months has had on my family, and I wouldnât change it for the world ð¤ - Iâm so passionate about RNS because thereâs nothing more precious than family. Not only does RNS enable me to spend more time with my family, but because we improve the health of our clients, they are less stressed, more energetic & have more time to spend with their families â¤ð¨âð©âð¦âð¦ - What an incredible business ð¤ð - Care about your family? ð¤ - Visit RNSMEALS.COM, letâs Free Up Your Time, Reduce Your Stress & Increase Your Energy ðð¾ð±A post shared by (@rice_n_spice_)

A warm smile, a simple kiss or maybe a quick hug is all it takes for mothers to forget about all of their discomforts. A bit of that, and they happily go on being the dutiful mothers that they are.

Thatâs pretty much how brothers Jhai and Simmy Dhillon remember their mother Kal. As teenagers Jhai and Simmy, now 24 and 23-years-old respectively, realised that their mother had given up a lot and especially a chance at a great career in order to bring them up.

View this post on InstagramâWho took the last Protein Waffle? ð¤â - Mum loves her RNS meals. Sheâs not a fan of sweet potato but she enjoys rice & burrito meals. She doesnât eat beef but she loves peri chicken ðð¯ð - Initially, it was difficult to get Mum to use the meals for herself. Like many, she believed meal prep was just for âgym headsâ, that she couldnât eat protein waffles because they had âproteinâ in the name ð¤¦ð½ââï¸ - Whilst we serve a number of âgym is lifeâ & âprofessional athletesâ clients, what we seek to achieve for ALL clients is for them to become Happy, Healthy people ð - So yes, it was Mum who pinched the last pot of protein waffles 𤣠But look at her - more energetic, healthier & happier even as she grows older ðµð½ð - If you donât like the sound of âmeal prepâ or âhigh proteinâ, donât call it that. Just call it âlunchâ, âdinnerâ or âgood foodâ ð¤·ð½ââï¸ . - Donât like the sounds of meal prep? Fair enough. How about âquality food prepared for you, enabling you time save time, improve your health and become happy & healthierâ?ð­ - Sound good? Just Visit RNSMEALS.COM to get started ðð¾ð¤ð±A post shared by (@rice_n_spice_)

Thatâs when they decided to do something that would help their mother Kal retire from her job as a general staff member at Tesco, where she had been working for the last 20 years! Thatâs how the two brothers opened their own meal preparation business âRice n Spice Mealsâ and slowly helped their mother transition into a new role within her own company.

Read about the familyâs terrific journey here:

View this post on InstagramMumâs worked in the same job since before I was born. Itâs unglamorous yet it provided her with the flexibility to spend time with us growing up ððð¾ð¦ð½ð¦ð½ - When I turned 18, I became aware that weâd prevented Mum from having a career. I felt guilty so I promised Mum that Iâd find her a new career. I quickly realised that the world doesnât make it easy for a woman to spend 20 years prioritising her kids, and then start a âcareerâ ð - There were options available, yet I knew none would improve Mumâs quality of life. Jobs would pay more, yet theyâd be unfulfilling. Courses promised development, yet werenât designed for someone who hadnât seen a classroom in 2 decades ð - Failing to accept defeat, I had one last idea - I told mum that the best way for her to learn & develop would be to work in a business which I created, so that I could teach her ð¤ - Fast forward 5 years and this week, Mum turns 49. Sheâs been helping us with RNS for 3 years whilst reducing hours in her current job. We challenge her to solve problems. We give her responsibility to lead. We encourage her to innovate ð­ - Today, Mum visited Bristol & I was able to give her the green light: âHand in your notice Mum, youâll never work for anyone else again.â ðð¤ - Itâs incredible what impact you can have on people when you invest time into their development. Itâs what we seek to do with all of our clients & staff, not just with Mum, and that will never change ð¤ - Visit RNSMEALS.COM and weâll treat you the way we treat our Mum ðð¾ð¤ðA post shared by (@rice_n_spice_)

Today, Jhai and Simmy have helped their mother retire at 49 and given her the freedom to do whatever she wants to, with enough security for the rest of her life. Kal has now taken the responsibility to utilise her time helping her sons with the family business, as she tries her hands at different aspects of running and growing the business.

View this post on InstagramLike Clockwork ð¤©ð° - Now that weâve got an incredible kitchen team, Jhaiâs playing football again & Iâm back at Uni, we spend far less time at RNS HQð - In fact, itâs rare that both Jhai & I are able to spend Saturday at RNS HQ. However, this week we did ð¤ð­ - It was the first time Iâve been at HQ and not touched anything. I stood & observed, notebook & pen in hand. I watched with pride - our kitchen; professional, efficient & composed ð - Weâre helping more clients than ever before, weâre running smoothly and yet I donât believe weâre out of first gear ðð¢ - The food is better than ever, our new website makes clients lives even easier & results are flowing 𥳠- Weâve increased capacity and weâre ready to help even more people live Happier Healthier lives ð¤ - If you think we could help you, Visit RNSMEALS.COM to get startedð±ðð¾ð¦ð½ð¦ð½A post shared by (@rice_n_spice_)

Talking about his motherâs latest move, Jhai said, "She helps out with the business a couple of times a week by managing the shifts and sits in on meetings and calls on strategy or marketing. But she now does this as she enjoys it and it's her 'new baby' rather than because she has to for work. She spends the rest of her week reading, going to the gym or doing yoga now."

View this post on InstagramThere were times when I thought about stopping RNS, itâs a huge time commitment, I donât take a salary & there are lots of other more lucrative ways I could spend my time ð¤ - I havenât considered stopping for the past year since weâve had staff but the reason I didnât stop before was Mum.. - Growing up Mum made her life fit around us but only more recently have I come to realise how much she must have sacrificed for us over the past 20 years ð¤ - Sheâs extremely content with life and never asks us for anything, but I thought it would be great to give mum a job she enjoys, itâs the least we could do ð¦ð½ð¦ð½ð¤ - We want Mum around for as long as possible, so weâre trying to build a happy, healthy lifestyle for her. We want her to consume food that will promote longevity & which she enjoys eating. We also want to give her meaningful work which will provide her with a sense of purpose and which is challenging enough to keep her sharp 𧠠- Mumâs the reason we are who we are. So sheâs the reason weâll ensure RNS is a success â¤ï¸ðµð½ðA post shared by (@rice_n_spice_)

âRice n Spiceâ provides healthy meals which are delivered chilled on Sunday for people to use throughout the week, and this family is an inspiration for having done a lot of good through this single initiative. Way to go!

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