If thinking about dinner, or creating a ‘Meal Plan’ is stressful and exhausting, you’re in the right place! I am obsessed with sharing tips and tricks that will help you approach meal planning in a new way – YOUR WAY!

I know there are a lot of women out there like me who like to cook when we have the time, but some days thinking about what’s for dinner and cooking it is a chore, right?

When you don’t have the time or the mental energy to think about food, especially during the week, you just want ‘what’s for dinner’ solved ASAP - with no fuss, healthy foods on the table - Fast. Tasty. Delicious. Easy. And in under 30 minutes MAX!

I love sharing time saving, low cost, quick healthy recipes, easy dinner ideas and tips on how to meal plan that will take the stress out of solving the what’s for dinner challenge.


Louise D'Allura
Consultant Home Economist and Chief Meal Planner
My Meal Planning Personality™ is an Intuitive!

Now there’s a fruity fruit!

Comments 0 July 16, 2012 Healthy Eating

Check out this little fruit!  The pineberry was close to extinction, but thanks to some Dutch scientists it is being sold in the UK supermarket chain Waitrose over the northern hemisphere summer. Described as looking like a white strawberry, but tasting like a pineapple, the commercially grown strawberries originate from an 18th century European cross […]

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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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Stephanie Alexander kitchen garden program

Comments 0 July 4, 2012 Healthy Eating

The evaluation report prepared by The University of Melbourne and Deakin University on The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program program, which operates in 139 schools around Australia to help primary schools set up a kitchen garden has heralded the program a great success! The study found that children involved showed clear changes in attitude, knowledge, […]

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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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Goal: I want to eat foods that are good for me and my family

Comments 0 June 27, 2012 Healthy Eating

So you’ve got a goal – but how do you make it a reality?  It’s as easy as 1-2-3! Step 1: Declutter kitchen and pantry and learn about additives – Having a kitchen you can cook in makes it easier to get healthy foods on the table.  Start with one cupboard!  Now to learn about […]

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Kids meals and local ingredients

Comments 0 June 20, 2012 Healthy Eating

Healthful Kids’ Meals and Locally Sourced Ingredients are the hottest restaurant menu trends we can expect to see in 2012 – well in the US officially anyhow! The annual National Restaurant Association survey of American Culinary Federation member chefs (more than 1,800) revealed some interesting restaurant trends that are totally applicable in the Australian culinary […]

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