Creator · Founder · Recipe Developer · Author · Mum

real food for busy lives.

Mum of two, food lover, content creator and founder of the BARE app. I make quick, easy recipes that you’ll absolutely loveeeeee. All here, free for you!

450+free recipes
40+brand partners
A stacked burger with tomato, lettuce and caramelised onion
Leah Itsines
As seen in
The Morning ShowSunriseEveryday GourmetBody+SoulWomen's HealthBetter Homes and Gardens#1 Best-selling author
BARENutrition app

love food but don't know where to start?

BARE is my nutrition app: all of my delicious recipes in one place, tailored to your goals.

  • Every recipe, in one place
  • Tailored to your goals
  • Balanced and realistic eating
  • Fat loss plans
  • Thousands of members
The BARE app welcome screen
Work with me

recipes built for busy lives.

As a mum of two, I know meals have to be quick, easy and still delicious. Over the last 10 years, I've developed recipes for some of Australia's best-loved food brands, focusing on real food for real, busy families.

Pan-fried fish with charred bok choy and lemon
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Recipe development

Original, tested recipes built around your product, for packs, websites, campaigns and cookbooks.

Meal-prep soups reel, 114K views
Mac and cheese reel, 339K views
Baked pasta reel, 142K views
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Video & social content

Recipe-led reels and UGC in my own voice, made to be cooked, saved and shared.

Leah Itsines in her kitchen
About

hi, i'm leah.

I grew up in a big Greek family where every celebration started in the kitchen. Today I'm a self-taught cook, cookbook author and recipe developer on a mission to make healthy eating quick, easy and genuinely delicious.

You'll find me sharing free recipes here and on YouTube, and behind the scenes, creating recipes and content for food brands I love.

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10+ years of recipe development

brands i've worked with.

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San Remo
Brand ambassador

San Remo

Proud San Remo ambassador, creating recipes and content for one of Australia's favourite pasta brands.

  • San Remo
  • Paul's Protein
  • Australian Beef
  • Dodoni Feta
  • Ocean Blue
  • Arnott's
  • ACANA
  • Campbell's
  • Sistema
  • Zanetti
  • Woolworths
  • Australian Lamb
  • Ayam

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