Meal planning and shopping on a budget

Join us and Alison McAleese, an experienced dietician specialising in public health and obesity prevention, on how to best prepare yourself for the week ahead by meal planning.

Planning meals out on a weekly basis can determine if you're consuming enough variety, a good range of nutrients and can help reduce waste. Listen in to hear Alison’s tips on how to incorporate meal planning for a healthier, more economical and sustainable lifestyle

Alison McAleese is an experienced dietitian specialising in public health and obesity prevention. She also has a keen interest in reducing inequalities related to food nutrition. Over the past 12 years she has worked in community nutrition education, project development and public health roles in Australia and the UK. For the past 6 years Alison has been the Healthy Lifestyles Campaigns Manager at Cancer Council Victoria.

 

(0.39) What is meal planning?
(1.00) Benefits of planning your meals

(1.27) Key things to think about when planning meals

(2.17) Benefits to shopping less frequently

(2.53) Foods to buy and how to plan

(4.07) How to replace ingredients

(5.05) Keeping shopping healthy

(5.55) Where to find recipes

(6.23) How to start out

 

Useful Resouces

Live Lighter https://livelighter.com.au/

Better Health Channel https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/

Nutrition Australia https://www.nutritionaustralia.org/

 

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