FAQ

FAQ

Vegan Meal Plans

Vegan Meal Plans   Vegan diets are becoming increasingly common and can offer many health benefits including protection from chronic diseases (as well as benefiting the environment), so long as they are varied and well-balanced.   All our meals ar...

Can I Customise My Meal Plan?

Absolutely. You create your Dietary Profile when you sign up.  You can also change it later at any time.   Preferences include:   Choosing to cook your evening meal for others in addition to yourself. Choosing which Proteins to Avoid (from: Beef, ...

What If I Am Gluten Intolerant?

When you sign up, you have the choice to flag any ingredients that contain gluten. If you receive a recipe in your meal plan that has an ingredient that contains gluten,  you will be alerted to that ingredient and reminded to use a gluten free alt...

Are The Dinners Suitable For The Whole Family?

Definitely! You are encouraged to cook these meals for the whole household. They are quick, easy and the whole family will find them delicious! Best of all, you can nominate how many people will be eating dinner each night, and when your plan gene...

Can I Share My Plan With Others?

Whilst it’s generally fine to share your evening meal with the whole family, anything further will defeat the purpose of a personalised plan. The thing that makes this program different is that it is generated for YOU alone. Everything is calculat...

Cooking Dinner For The Family

While your meal plan is all about YOU, we understand you may be cooking dinner for the family, and you won't want to be making two different meals each night! That's why we have the option to scale the evening meal to whatever amount you need it t...

Constipation

Constipation is not uncommon, particularly when you've made a change to your diet. The three easiest places to start are, one...drinking more water. This is how we enable affective flow of waste products along the gastrointestinal tract which spe...

Bloating

Bloating can be the result of many different things. This could include intolerances to lactose, fructose, eggs, wheat or gluten. Keeping a diary of any changes you make to your diet and the results, is a good idea. Always talk to your doctor if y...

Which Brand Do I Buy?

We can’t really endorse any particular brand, but as long as you stick to the general guidelines of the product you’ll be fine. For example if it is a cereal listed without dried fruit, choosing the one that has the lowest amount of sugar and no ...

I Don't Like Coconut Oil

It’s absolutely fine to swap coconut oil for olive oil. You can do a direct swap, using the same measurements listed in your recipe.

What White Fish Should I Buy?

You can choose any white fish available to you. Some varieties that are usually readily available are… Basa Fillets Whiting Hoki Flake Blue Grenadier

I'm Travelling And Can't Follow The Plan

 It definitely doesn’t mean that everything has to go out the window while you’re traveling. You’ll be surprised at how much your awareness of what you eat has changed. Luckily there are more healthy options available these days. If you’re eating...

Strange Egg Amounts

Sometimes you will come across strange egg numbers in your recipes. Part of having an algorithm that can create such specific plans for the individual, means it will even break down the numbers on eggs. It’s not a problem though, all you need to...

What Can I Substitute Cottage Cheese With?

If you have a recipe with cottage cheese - then ricotta, light cooking cream or greek yoghurt are great substitutes. If it's in a snack - you could use hard cheese, light cream cheese, tzatziki or hummus. Any dip that has a low sugar content is ...

Strange Measurements

As far as the measurements go, because the algorithm is so precise, this means very exact amounts. The reason for the Tbsp with rice for example, is that we need to be able to cater for 1 person cooking just for themselves, as well as a family th...

Weight's Not Moving

 It is totally understandable to feel frustrated when the weight isn't moving. There are many factors that can play a role. Drinking more water is very important! Studies show that drinking water can boost your metabolism. As water is a major com...

Celebrate Progress - Plateaued Weight Loss or Feeling Low

As much as we’ve entered weight loss goals and we’re looking at numbers, it is so important to look at how your quality of life is, and how you feel! How are your energy levels? How are you sleeping? A healthy meal plan strives to be a way of help...

Food Wastage

For most questions about this, this Food Wastage article should cover it. Food Wastage