Four working mums gave me the lowdown on why and how to meal plan.
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how do I meal plan?
If there is one thing you can start doing today...
my family meal plan
I usually plan out my meals for the week, but for a while I stopped. I found not planning my meals made me more stressed and that I didn’t eat as well. Now I really see the value in meal planning.
I tried meal kits from a few companies and here is what I thought
I love cooking, but to be honest on busy, stressful weeks I sometimes wish there was someone else to take care of the planning and shopping. Are ingredients boxes the answer?
eating during uncertainty
They say variety is the spice of life, well turns out it’s the key to healthy guts too. Why should we care about our guts? Well strong research is emerging of the link between our gut health and both our phsyical and mental wellbeing.
it’s time to teach (not preach) food to our kids…
Forget nutrition education for kids, or even adults for that matter, we need to go back to basics and teach food education first.
eating on a budget
Eating on $2 a day has given me some insights into feeding a family filling, nutritious and colourful foods on a budget. If you are interested, I’d like to share them with you.
waste not
We are all guilty of forgetting about those veggies at the bottom of the fridge or the fruit that got a bit squishy in the fruit bowl. You might not even think about tossing them in the bin, and rightly so if it’s smelly and mushy, but most of the time those sad looking fruits and veg can be saved!
foodie adventures for kids!
Our favourite foodie adventures to enjoy with your family
improve your family’s eating in four simple steps
Creating positive food changes in your family and encouraging your children (or older family members) to accept and like a range of different foods is very much a journey.
staples a dietitian always has in the kitchen
I often get asked what food staples I always try to have in my kitchen. Now everyones different, we all have different food preferences but these items I try to have handy are handy when you need to make a last minute dinner, or are running low on fresh produce.
top 10 fruit and veg wasted
How to avoid the bin!