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The Sandwich Generation
As our senior population grows in Australia, a new generation of young adults are faced with individuals that are ‘sandwiched' between aging parents and adult children. Therefore, being quite literally referred to as ‘the sandwich generation'. Providing emotional and financial support to both their children and their parents simultaneously.
Continue ReadingUber Eats or something a little healthier?
Most young Australians are opting for food delivery apps such as Uber Eats and other take away options rather than spending the time to do a regular grocery shop and cook up a good meal. This is mainly due to being time poor, and they are therefore simply not able to get around to turning groceries into nutritious meals.
Continue ReadingTake control of your budget
At Gourmet Meals we have spent many of our 26 years in business improving not only the overall quality of our meals, but the value they offer our wonderful customers. Keeping our prices down has always been a priority, offering affordability to those who need it most.
Continue ReadingQueensland Seniors Week
It’s here once again and bigger than ever, offering events to suit all interests and most are free to attend. We love to celebrate our Seniors here at Gourmet Meals as they have so much to offer the community, especially the younger generation.
Continue ReadingStop the shop
For many of us it’s no big deal to pop out to the shops at the last minute to quickly purchase that forgotten item required for the next meal. Even though many of us do lead very busy lives, it is not that difficult to jump in the car and get what’s needed. But spare a thought for the elderly and disabled for whom even thinking about having to do their weekly shopping is nothing less than a nightmare.
Continue ReadingNational diabetes week kicks off 14th July
National diabetes week is a great platform for creating awareness for the disease and to start conversations about it. We’d like to take this opportunity to discuss ‘Hypos’ and what they mean to those living with diabetes and what you can do as a friend or family member to help someone through one as they usually happen when least expected.
Continue ReadingVariety is the spice of life
One of the many things our customers love about Gourmet Meals is the great variety of delicious meals that we have on offer. At any one time, there are 49 different items on our menu to choose from, ranging from large to regular size main meals, side dishes, soups and desserts.
Continue ReadingWinter is well and truly here
This time of year, we all notice the drop-in temperature and start to crave different taste sensations and warm, hearty meals. It’s also the time of year where we like to hibernate a little and not have to go grocery shopping as often or duck out for ‘one or two’ ingredients we need to make the dish we had in mind to satisfy our hankerings.
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