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!

Food Additive: Tartrazine – E102

Comments 0 December 30, 2015 What's In Our Food
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Tartrazine is a food colour you might find in a variety of foods – everything from soft drink to snack foods and bread.  This artificial food colour may be linked to hyperactivity, skin rashes, migraines, behavioural problems and asthmatic attacks. If you want to learn more – check out: Additive Alert: Your Guide to Safer […]

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Food Additives: Diet Products

Comments 0 December 23, 2015 What's In Our Food
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If you have diet products, take a moment to really look at what the ingredients are.  To make a product diet they need to take out fat, sugar and put in all sorts of ‘fake’ things in!! It’s much better to eat better quality real food and you don’t need to eat diet foods full of […]

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Meatless Monday – What’s for Dinner in Spring

Comments 0 September 9, 2015 Meatless Mondays
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If you’re wondering What’s for Dinner use this Meatless Monday Spring collection of Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables for inspiration. You can easily add antioxidant rich foods into your weekly menu with this collection showcasing: Cauliflower, Pumpkin, Avocado The recipes that are featured include: Cauliflower Tater Tots Butternut Pumpkin Penne with Mint and Avocado Chopped Salad Ricotta and Cauliflower Gnocchi Cauliflower Tater Tots […]

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How to organise your fridge so you don’t waste fruit and vegetables

Comments 0 August 26, 2015 Get Organized
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This month I had the absolute pleasure of popping into the ABC Local Radio studio to chat with Tim Cox. The theme of the EAT GROW DRINK segment was all about getting your fridge organised so you don’t waste food! We chatted about the statistics and discovered clever ways to store vegetables (in particular) for […]

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Organic Food and Your Health: Does it matter?

Comments 0 July 20, 2015 What's In Our Food

Have you ever wondered if eating organic food is really worth the expense? There is a lot of research you can google – it will often tell you there is no difference between the “nutritional” profile of the fruit and vegetables. For me that isn’t the reason why I eat organic (where I can).  For […]

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Meatless Monday – What’s for Dinner in Winter

Comments 0 June 22, 2015 Meatless Mondays
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If you’re wondering What’s for Dinner use this Meatless Monday Winter collection of Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables for inspiration. You can easily add antioxidant rich foods into your weekly menu with this collection. The recipes that are featured include: Veggie Burgers Sweet Potato Masala Warm Paneer and Lentil Salad Brussels sprouts, leek and silverbeet pasta bake Gluten Free Curried Vege Pie   […]

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