Balanced Meals
Balanced Meals is for people who want food to support their week, not fight it. It's not diet food. It's normal, tasty cooking built around sensible structure: protein, plants, and carbs used intentionally.
If you’d like to see how this fits into a full weekly plan, read our guide to weekly meal planning for UK families.
Why we created it
Most people don't fail because they lack motivation. They fail because their meals are either too chaotic to repeat, or too restrictive to enjoy. Balanced Meals is designed to sit in the middle: enjoyable flavours with predictable results, plus enough variety that you don't drift back into takeaway.
Most of us in the UK are stuck in the same pattern: the same dinners on repeat, a big food shop that costs a fortune, and food quietly going off in the fridge. We’re paying more than we need to, then throwing too much of it away. Juna is built to change that, with planned variety and a weekly, shop-aligned plan so you spend less and use more.
Most of us in the UK are stuck in the same pattern: the same dinners on repeat, a big food shop that costs a fortune, and food quietly going off in the fridge. We’re paying more than we need to, then throwing too much of it away. Juna is built to change that, with planned variety and a weekly, shop-aligned plan so you spend less and use more.
What you will see inside
- A clear protein anchor
- Vegetables or fruit for fibre and micronutrients
- Carbs used as a supporting part of the plate, not the whole plate
- Fats included for taste and satisfaction
You can see the style of dinners we use in Juna on our Free Recipes page.
How we keep variety high
- Different proteins across the week
- Seasonal vegetables so the plan changes through the year
- Multiple flavour directions (Mediterranean style, British classics, Asian inspired, spice led, herby)
- Cooking methods that suit weeknights and weekends
Who this category is for
- People who want to eat well without tracking every calorie or macro
- Anyone coming out of a chaotic period who wants steady, sensible structure
- Households that want one shared set of meals rather than separate diets
- People who care about health and variety but still want food that feels normal and enjoyable
How works inside Juna
Inside Juna, is one of the dials you can turn when you set up your week. You choose your mix of categories, we build a full week of dinners around that mix, and your grouped supermarket shopping list is generated automatically in UK-friendly ingredients and pack sizes.
Each recipe in this category shows a clear teaser, cooking time and headline benefits on the public site, with full ingredients and method unlocked for members only.