Lilly’s Little Lunchbox

10/09/2026

Skinny doesn’t equal healthy.

Yesterday I listened to a conversation about GLP-1 weight-loss medications, social media and the concerning way weight-loss products are being accessed and marketed online particularly to teens and young women.

And it got me thinking about something much bigger.

What are we teaching our kids about food, health and their bodies before the internet gets there first?

This one is personal for me.

I had my own experience with disordered eating from around 16 into my early 20s, and strangely enough, one of the things that helped change my relationship with food was actually learning about it.

And 20 years later, after recently running my first marathon, I’ve probably never appreciated more just how much food allows our bodies to DO.

I want our kids to understand that.

I want them to know how to cook. How to shop. How to build a meal. Why we need carbohydrates, fats, protein and fibre. How to move their bodies because it feels good, not because they ate something they need to “burn off”.

I want them to enjoy food.

And I want looking after themselves to become a way of life, rather than a diet they start one day because someone told them their body needed to be smaller.

I’ve written about all of this on the Food Club blog today including why it’s becoming such an important part of what I want Food Club to stand for.

Food literacy for life.

You can read the full blog here: lillys.com.au ❤️

08/09/2026

FOOD CLUB TALKS 🎙️ Episode 1

Does every meal your child eats REALLY need to be perfectly balanced? 👀

Let’s talk about it.

And tell me below what food or nutrition topic should we tackle next? 👇

03/09/2026

I’m a nutritionist and I’m going to say it… 👀

A beige lunchbox isn’t automatically a bad lunchbox.

Somewhere along the way, “eat the rainbow” became “the more colourful the lunchbox, the healthier it is.”

But nutrition isn’t that simple.

Eggs. Chicken. Hummus. Chickpeas. Yoghurt. Cheese. Wholegrains. Potatoes.

All pretty beige. All foods that can provide valuable nutrients.

Do I want our kids eating fruit and vegetables and being exposed to lots of different foods? Absolutely. 🌈

But we need to look at the bigger picture.

What are they eating across the DAY?
Across the WEEK?
Are they getting variety over time?
And most importantly… are they actually eating what we pack?

Because a perfectly curated, rainbow-coloured lunchbox that comes home untouched isn’t necessarily better than a beige one that gets eaten.

So please don’t fear the beige.

Offer colour. Offer variety. Offer familiar foods. Keep exposing them to new foods.

Nutrition is bigger than one lunchbox.

What do you think? Have we put too much pressure on parents to pack the “perfect” lunchbox? 👇

01/09/2026

Our favourite meals from Food Club this past week 💙

25/08/2026

My favourite time of year is upon us! 🌸🌷🌼🌿

Spring means warmer days (unless you’re in Queensland than winter doesn’t really exist 🤭). And with warmer days comes fresher meals and so many more beautiful fruit and vegetables to work with.

So we’re springing into snacks with simple ideas that make the most of what’s in season.

Choosing seasonal and locally grown produce where you can also means better value and less food waste plus produce picked closer to its best means better quality in taste and nutrients.

Happy spring! ☀️

19/08/2026

Lunchboxes, without the mental load 🙌🏼

We’ll suggest the combinations, add everything you need straight to your grocery list AND if something doesn’t suit your family? Simply swap it out.

We plan it. You make it work for you. 🤍

17/08/2026

Weekends at home ❤️

Cooking, entertaining, eating, using up what we already have and doing a few little things that make the week ahead easier.

I’m a big believer that eating well at home doesn’t need to be complicated.

Freeze the veggies before they go to waste. Turn leftover bread into croutons. Make an extra lasagne for the freezer. Use what you have. And also… enjoy the beer on a Saturday afternoon 😂

A little bit of prep, a lot of good food and less thinking about it all during the week.

Basically, the whole philosophy behind Food Club.

And yes, the salad really was that good 👌

28/07/2026

FOOD CLUB DIARIES | Episode 1 🩵

This is the 10-minute habit that makes the biggest difference in our home.

Every Sunday I:
✔️ Plan our lunchboxes and dinners
✔️ Build my grocery list
✔️ Check what we already have
✔️ Know exactly what’s going into lunches and dinners all week

It’s not about being perfectly organised.

It’s about making Monday to Friday feel a little easier.

Over the next few weeks, I’m taking you behind the scenes of how I actually use Food Club in our everyday life from planning meals and grocery shopping to lunchboxes and getting dinner on the table.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like inside Food Club, this series is for you.

💙 I’d love to know… what’s the hardest part of feeding your family each week?

27/07/2026

26/07/2026

Want calmer, more enjoyable family dinners? 🩵

It’s not always about what’s on the plate.

Sometimes the biggest difference comes from how we approach dinner.

✨ Include at least one familiar food
✨ Let everyone customise their meal where you can
✨ Put food in the middle and let everyone help themselves
✨ Give kids + teens some ownership
✨ Create little rituals that make dinner feel like time together
✨ And take the pressure off, not everyone has to eat exactly the same thing

Some nights will be beautiful. Some nights will be rushed, noisy and everyone will want something different 😂

Same table. Different plates. Still dinner together.

And one of the biggest things that helps? Planning before the week gets busy. A little Sunday reset can make those weeknight dinners feel so much easier.

Save this one for the weeks when dinner starts feeling harder than it needs to be. 🩵

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19/07/2026

My Sunday reset 🩵

I don’t spend hours meal prepping every Sunday. For me, it’s simply about doing a few little things now that make the rest of the week run so much more smoothly.

I check our meal plan, tick off what we already have, do one fresh food shop, wash and prep the produce, organise the fridge and get Monday’s lunches packed.

It usually takes me about an hour, but the difference it makes to the week ahead is huge.

And this is exactly why I created Food Club. Your week is already planned for you. From breakfasts and lunchboxes to snacks and dinners, with your grocery list ready to go.

You don’t need to be more organised. You just need a system that makes being organised easier 🩵

TERM310 gets you $10 off your first month of Food Club.

Go to: lillys.com.au to get started 🌟

12/07/2026

What we’re loving at Food Club this week.

19/06/2026

The week that was… and the meals we loved most all from Food Club 🩵

04/06/2026

🎉 COMPETITION TIME 🎉

We’ve had quite a few new followers join us recently, so we thought we’d do something special for you all.

If you’ve been thinking about trying Food Club, now is the perfect time.

For a one-off payment of just $19 (no subscription required) you’ll get 2 weeks of full access to Food Club and everything it has to offer.

Inside our ‘2-Weeks Done For You’ plan you’ll get:

✅ 2 weeks of meals already planned
✅ Lunchbox combinations done
✅ An automatically generated grocery list
✅ Full access to our recipe database
✅ The ability to swap meals and customise your plan
✅ Practical tips and tricks to make feeding your family easier
✅ Everything designed by a qualified dietitian

We’ve done all the thinking for you.

No wondering what’s for dinner.
No last-minute supermarket trips.
No meal planning stress.

And the best part?

💰 Everyone who signs up to our 2-Weeks Done For You Plan automatically goes into the draw to WIN $250 CASH.

This is a limited-time offer, so don’t wait too long.

Head to lillys.com.au/starter and see what all the fuss is about.

For $19, you can experience exactly how Food Club works and finally take some of the mental load of feeding your family off your shoulders.

Added bonus, I’m at your disposal at all times for any questions you might have 🩵👋🏽

Join today, Cara x