1. Choose ready meals with variety
Choosing meals with different ingredients is essential for achieving a well-balanced diet. With the increased cost of pantry staples and fresh ingredients, this is becoming more difficult for people to achieve which is why our ready meals can be super helpful for many. A variety of foods with different colours and flavours ensures that you receive a wide range of nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, which are crucial for overall health. Different ingredients also help prevent nutrient deficiencies and promote better digestion by providing a mix of fibres and phytochemicals that support gut health.
Our Thai Green Curry has a wonderful mix of veggies, herbs and spices. ingredients include: Edamame, Brown Rice, Red Capsicum, Green Beans, Carrot, Kale, Coconut Milk, Peanuts, Green Onions, Lemongrass, Coriander, Ginger, Lemon Juice, Green Chilli and Ground Coriander.
Especially for those with dietary needs, incorporating diversity within the dietary boundaries can enhance the enjoyment of meals and prevent dietary monotony. When meals are varied, it’s can make it easier to stick to healthy eating habits, as the flavours and textures keep things interesting. This approach also contributes to a positive relationship with food, making mealtime a more enjoyable experience that nourishes both the body and mind.
2. Add vegetarian or vegan ready meals to your cart
Vegetarian and vegan meals are often rich in essential nutrients such as fibre, vitamins, and minerals, while being lower in saturated fat and cholesterol. This can help reduce the risk of chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Incorporating plant-based foods also promotes better digestive health.
Vegetable and Coconut Curry
Additionally, opting for vegetarian meals can have a positive environmental impact. Reducing meat consumption can lower your carbon footprint and contribute to more sustainable food systems.
You may even find ingredients or flavours such as herbs and spices, you would never usually cook with at home in our vegetarian or vegan meals adding diversity to your diet.
3. Select different portion sizes
Choosing meals with even slightly different portion sizes can offer several health benefits. Firstly, varying portion sizes can help you better tune into your body's hunger and fullness cues, which promotes mindful eating. This encourages a balanced intake and can prevent overeating or under eating. For example, I will often have a vegetarian or vegan meal for lunch as I know it satisfying and helps me to get a range of veggies into my diet.
Eating small ready meals (ie less than 300g) which some ready meal providers offer can leave the consumer feeling unsatisfied, which which results in cravings for sweet or savoury foods typically high in fat, salt, or sugar. Smaller meals may also:
- lack sufficient volume or variety, leaving you feeling unsatisfied
- not provide enough calories or nutrients to keep your hunger at bay
- promote the cycle of snacking or seeking out more indulgent foods.
Any of these habits can lead to consuming extra calories and undermine the "healthy" label it comes with. While the "small meal" approach may be necessary for individuals who have undergone weight loss surgery, for many people it can foster a poor relationship with food. Instead of promoting a balanced and enjoyable eating experience, it may create feelings of guilt or deprivation, ultimately making it harder to maintain long-term healthy eating habits.
Our focus at We Feed You is to design a menu with variety, combined with a satisfying portion sizes to help customers maintain satiety. This not only enhances your enjoyment of food but also fosters a healthier relationship with food and eating, making it easier to maintain a balanced diet for life.
4. Replace unhealthy take-out
- Beef Rendang
- Butter Chicken Curry
- Vegetable and Coconut Curry
- Tamarind Eggplant Curry
- Beef Rogan Josh
- Poached Chicken and Rice
- Chicken Laska
- K2 Spicy Sichuan Noodles with Pork or Mushrooms
- K2 BBQ Pulle Pork
- K2 Japanese Curry
5. There's a place for treat food
Enjoying sweet treats and snacks is also a very important part of a balanced diet - just not all the time and as a replacement for a proper meal. They can provide psychological satisfaction and enhance overall enjoyment of food. Allowing yourself a sweet treat or savoury snack, can help prevent feelings of deprivation, which can lead to an unhealthy relationship with food.
We Feed You brownies are a delicious sweet treat. With two varieties currently on offer, both are gluten free but one is also vegan and lactose free.
Additionally, sweet treats or a savoury snack can serve as a source of quick energy. When consumed mindfully, they can fit into a healthy diet, providing a sense of indulgence without undermining nutritional goals. The key is moderation; by incorporating these items thoughtfully, you can enjoy their benefits while still maintaining a balanced and nutritious diet.
Nutty, Seedy Granola Bars
The Arancini can also make for a great meal or entree when combined with sides.
Our current snacks include a range of Arancini, Nutty Seedy Granola and Brownies. Check the menu >
6. Study the packaging
Last but certainly not least, look for packaging which supports the environment. We believe a recyclable logo is no longer enough due to the number of people that are too lazy to rinse and place their meal trays into the recycling bin. With many meal trays still reaching landfill, we believe our pressed paperboard trays are a better option. Whilst they have been assessed through the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisations as recyclable, if they do end up in landfill they carry much better environmental credentials than the common CPET (plastic) trays.
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