Meal Planning

What your Meal Planning Personality says about your Time Management?

Comments 1 September 27, 2012 Get Organized
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As you know our Meal Planning Personalities recognize we each have a dominant Meal Planning Personality that influences how we approach meals and menu planning.  Identifying your Meal Planning Personality allows you to get organized around food in a way that is right for you, so you eat healthy and save time. This is also […]

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Quick and Easy Dinners: Make Your Own Takeaways

Comments 0 September 12, 2012 Healthy Eating
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There are a few easy strategies you can implement so that a hectic life doesn’t mean that dinner time has to be fast food or takeaways on the run! If you spend a little time thinking ahead by working out what your favourite takeaways are, you’ll be able to save yourself money and improve your […]

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Menu Plan Monday: September 3 2012 (An Intuitive’s Approach)

Comments 0 September 6, 2012 Meal Planning
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As you may know my Meal Planning Personality™ is an Intuitive.  Which means I DON’T plan ahead in the “traditional sense” (see this post for background).  If you’re wondering HOW does someone who doesn’t plan ahead approach Menu Planning Monday (or shopping on the weekend for the week ahead), I thought it’s time I give […]

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Meal Planning: The “Unconventional” Meal Planner is a Professional Meal Planner

Comments 0 September 2, 2012 Meal Planning
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Ok, so I am just going to say it – Yes I am a Professional Organiser, and a Home Economist and a Professional Meal Planner – AND I can’t cope with planning my meals in advance!  There I said it! Does this mean I shop every day? Does this mean I throw hundreds of dollars […]

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Australians abandon cooking for take-away

Comments 0 August 29, 2012 Meal Planning
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This article on Australians abandoning cooking for take-away is interesting with its thought provoking statistics and commentary. The article highlights a record turnover of $2.9 billion dollars in the Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food services category over the last three months. It suggests that even though there has been an increase in the purchase of […]

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Real Food Festival: Understanding Food Additives

Comments 1 August 18, 2012 Healthy Eating
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I’m so looking forward to speaking at the Real Food Festival on Saturday 8 September and sharing advice and tips on Understanding Food Additives. I’ll be on at 12:30 and my presentation will look at how food has changed dramatically over the years and the sky rocketing use of food additives.  I’ll be highlighting a […]

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What are Australian’s top 10 favourite vegetables?

Comments 0 August 13, 2012 Meal Planning

I was looking at an old copy of VEGINSIGHTS a quarterly report produced by the Australian vegetable industry (AUSVEG). It revealed some interesting data on consumers favourite fresh vegetables! The top vegies, purchased twice as much as any other vegetable, include carrots, lettuce, potato and tomato! The data is based on purchasing patterns from the […]

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Next Workshop: Too Busy to Eat Well

Comments 0 July 25, 2012 Healthy Eating
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Are you buying takeaways because you don’t want to cook every night of the week? Do you buy a lot of items from the supermarket on the spur of the moment, hoping you’ll get around to using it – but never do? Is your pantry chaotic because you haven’t found the time, motivation or COURAGE […]

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What to choose for lunch?

Comments 0 July 11, 2012 Meal Planning

Choose foods that help you to maximise your energy throughout the day.  This will also help managing your body weight.  Here are some quick tips you might like to try! Lunches Add beans or lentils to your salads and sandwiches — 3 bean mix is an easy choice! Add a variety of vinegars (apple cider, […]

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Busy gals guide to taking your lunch

Comments 2 July 2, 2012 Meal Planning

I’m often asked what do I take for lunch when I’m working with clients.  My clients can tell you I do practice what I preach about healthy eating and avoiding food additives! If you’re a gal on the go too, you might like some of these ideas too! Fresh fruit – I pre-peel my mandarins […]

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