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Web Release
19-06-2025
- Health
- Web Release
Meals On Me Launches a New Protein+ Range for Fitness Enthusiasts
Meals On Me is shaking up the high-protein game with a bold new range crafted to fuel strength, support recovery, and deliver serious flavour. Packed with premium ingredients and global variety, this isn't your typical bland meal plan – think your favourite dishes reimagined to hit your macros without compromise. Professional boxer Rachel Lally has even chosen Meals On Me's Protein+ range to power her training, proving it's built for those who push harder and expect more from every bite. The Protein+ meal plan is designed for everyone from avid gym-goers and weekend Padel warriors to professional athletes, helping you stay on track, perform at your best, and actually enjoy your food again. No more chicken-and-broccoli monotony, just real meals, real gains, and real satisfaction. Crafted by expert nutritionists and will be available in plans ranging from 3-4 days to monthly subscriptions, this range takes the guesswork out of measuring macros, giving you more time to focus on training. Not your average high-protein menu, this lineup will be packed with global flavours and variety, including the likes of Stroganoff with Wild Mushroom Tagliatelle, the Signature Burger with Cocktail Sauce & Baked Potato Wedges, and California Braise with Chilli Pickle, Fresh Veggies & Buffalo Sauce. Other highlights include a hearty Spanish Stew with Smoked Paprika Rice & Broken Wheat, a Chipotle-marinated Salad with Chickpeas, Veggies & Lemon Dressing, and the flavour-packed Mandi with Madfoon Rice & Arabic Tomato Salsa. What's more, each dish can be made with your choice of protein, chicken, beef, or fish, allowing you to build every meal your way. No matter your selection, every flavour-packed meal delivers at least 50 grams of protein and clocks in between 500 to 600 calories, giving you serious fuel without the fuss. With macro profiles designed to support everything from muscle gains to all-day energy, it's smart nutrition made simple. As part of this exciting upcoming launch next month, Dubai-based boxer Rachel Lally has chosen Meals On Me's new high-protein range to fuel her training for ALAX Boxing, a high-energy fight night bringing together top regional and international talent. Set for June 21st, the fight marks a major milestone in her career as she pushes to break into the global top five in her weight class. Backed by powerful nutrition and unstoppable drive, her journey is a reminder that greatness begins with everyday choices, consistency, and the fuel you give your body. Originally from County Mayo, Ireland, Rachel is a school teacher by day and a fighter by night. Nicknamed 'The Bullet from Belmullet', she first picked up boxing at just 15, right as women's boxing was beginning to gain momentum and icons like Katie Taylor were making headlines. Since turning professional in 2024, Rachel hasn't just been chasing titles, she has been using her platform to show how sport, especially boxing, can be a powerful tool for mental health, discipline, and personal growth. Unlock next-level nutrition and elevate every workout with Meals On Me's new Protein+ menu bursting with global flavours. Will be available to order in July at feel the difference, and crush your next session like a pro.
Irish Times
16-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Rachel Lally: The Irish teacher turned pro boxer fights for a place in the world top five
Irish boxer Rachel Lally is set to face South African Wendy Gcado in Dubai on Saturday. Should the 30-year-old win the fight, she will break into the top five of the female super middleweight rankings less than a year after combining professional boxing with her career as a teacher in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). From Co Mayo, Lally took-up the sport in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympics. The Irish team went on to win four boxing medals at those games, with Katie Taylor 's gold sparking a surge in interest among girls and women. 'Women's boxing was really coming up,' says Lally, who trained at the Golden Gloves Club in her hometown of Belmullet. READ MORE She was 'in a tough place physically and mentally' when she started out and was 'unhappy in my body', but a year of boxing marked a turnaround for Lally. At 17 she became an under-18 national champion, with several girls from her home club also winning titles. Rachel Lally took up boxing in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympics, where Irish fighters, including Katie Taylor, secured four medals. Photograph: Hannah McCarthy Lally had been due to fight for the same title in the National Stadium in Dublin the previous year, but pulled out after learning a close friend had died by suicide the day before the bout. Within an 18-month period, she lost three teenage friends in Co Mayo to suicide. 'It was just a really horrible time because we had absolutely no mental health facilities,' she says. Boxing became an important outlet for her as she coped with those tragedies. Rachel Lally has been doing 4am jogs before starting work as a teacher. Photograph: Hannah McCarthy However, the Leaving Certificate, followed by college and then a heavy caseload as a teacher in London, left Lally with little time to box after earning her junior title. 'I just wasn't prioritising my health at all,' she said. After moving to Dubai to work as a teacher in 2021 and joining a local boxing gym, a coach encouraged her to take part in amateur fights including an event for St Patrick's Day alongside other Irish boxers. Lally says the calibre of training facilities in Dubai is higher than in Ireland but they are much more expensive to access. 'I paid €2 a night to train [in Mayo] with people volunteering their time,' she says, adding that it is difficult 'to keep gyms open in small towns and there could be 20 kids in a tiny little room'. In Dubai Lally is 'training with professional guys, sparring two or three times a week and people come from all over the Emirates' to the gym. Rachel Lally says the calibre of training facilities in Dubai is higher than in Ireland but more expensive to access. Photograph: Hannah McCarthy However, she says fighters 'can only reach a certain level without individual sponsorship'. The construction firm Rinrow, Capital Sky Limited and meal prep company, Meals On Me, have helped fund the cost of Lally's training camp before her fight on Saturday. In the lead up to her bout against Gcado, Lally has been doing 4am jogs before starting work as a teacher and then undertaking a gruelling after-work regime of sparring, strength training and one-to-one coaching sessions. 'That means no days off,' she says. Lally says that when she faced Elene Sikmashvili from Georgia and Cameroon's Marie Victorine Onguene Tsimi in professional fights, theirs were the only female bouts on the card. 'All my last bouts have been very tough, there hasn't been an easy fight,' she says. 'But I'm 30 now, I don't have time to do fights that aren't really challenging for me.' When she eventually hangs up her boxing gloves, Lally hopes to work with a programme that empowers girls and helps with their mental health through boxing.
