diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 652637a..795d530 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -15,13 +15,19 @@
   <div class="viewport">
       <router-view/>
   </div>
+
+  <alert-toast />
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import data from './data.js'
+import AlertToast from './components/AlertToast.vue'
 
 export default {
-  name: 'App',
+    name: 'App',
+    components: {
+        'alert-toast': AlertToast
+    },
     computed: {
         currentRoute() {
             return this.$route.path
diff --git a/src/alert.js b/src/alert.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f75b124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/alert.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const subscribers = [];
+
+export default {
+    subscribe(callback) {
+        subscribers.push(callback);
+    },
+    show(message) { // { message, heading, type: ["success", "error", "info"] }
+        subscribers.forEach(callback => callback(message));
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/assets/notification-error.svg b/src/assets/notification-error.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5b7842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/notification-error.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Uploaded to: SVG Repo, www.svgrepo.com, Generator: SVG Repo Mixer Tools -->
+<svg width="800px" height="800px" viewBox="0 0 512 512" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+    <title>error-filled</title>
+    <g id="Page-1" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd">
+        <g id="add" fill="#000000" transform="translate(42.666667, 42.666667)">
+            <path d="M213.333333,3.55271368e-14 C331.136,3.55271368e-14 426.666667,95.5306667 426.666667,213.333333 C426.666667,331.136 331.136,426.666667 213.333333,426.666667 C95.5306667,426.666667 3.55271368e-14,331.136 3.55271368e-14,213.333333 C3.55271368e-14,95.5306667 95.5306667,3.55271368e-14 213.333333,3.55271368e-14 Z M262.250667,134.250667 L213.333333,183.168 L164.416,134.250667 L134.250667,164.416 L183.168,213.333333 L134.250667,262.250667 L164.416,292.416 L213.333333,243.498667 L262.250667,292.416 L292.416,262.250667 L243.498667,213.333333 L292.416,164.416 L262.250667,134.250667 Z" id="Combined-Shape">
+
+</path>
+        </g>
+    </g>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/src/assets/notification-info.svg b/src/assets/notification-info.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0649b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/notification-info.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!-- Uploaded to: SVG Repo, www.svgrepo.com, Generator: SVG Repo Mixer Tools -->
+<svg width="800px" height="800px" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M12 22c5.523 0 10-4.477 10-10S17.523 2 12 2 2 6.477 2 12s4.477 10 10 10zm-1.5-5.009c0-.867.659-1.491 1.491-1.491.85 0 1.509.624 1.509 1.491 0 .867-.659 1.509-1.509 1.509-.832 0-1.491-.642-1.491-1.509zM11.172 6a.5.5 0 0 0-.499.522l.306 7a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.478h1.043a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.478l.305-7a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.522h-1.655z" fill="#000000"/></svg>
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diff --git a/src/assets/notification-success.svg b/src/assets/notification-success.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f471b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/notification-success.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Uploaded to: SVG Repo, www.svgrepo.com, Generator: SVG Repo Mixer Tools -->
+<svg width="800px" height="800px" viewBox="0 0 512 512" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+    <title>success-filled</title>
+    <g id="Page-1" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd">
+        <g id="add-copy-2" fill="#000000" transform="translate(42.666667, 42.666667)">
+            <path d="M213.333333,3.55271368e-14 C95.51296,3.55271368e-14 3.55271368e-14,95.51296 3.55271368e-14,213.333333 C3.55271368e-14,331.153707 95.51296,426.666667 213.333333,426.666667 C331.153707,426.666667 426.666667,331.153707 426.666667,213.333333 C426.666667,95.51296 331.153707,3.55271368e-14 213.333333,3.55271368e-14 Z M293.669333,137.114453 L323.835947,167.281067 L192,299.66912 L112.916693,220.585813 L143.083307,190.4192 L192,239.335893 L293.669333,137.114453 Z" id="Shape">
+
+</path>
+        </g>
+    </g>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/src/components/AlertToast.vue b/src/components/AlertToast.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8b3659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/AlertToast.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+<template>
+
+<div v-if="showAlert" :class="['alert', type]" @click="dismiss">
+    <img v-if="icon" :src="icon" alt="Notification icon" />
+    <div class="message-container">
+        <h4 class="heading">{{ heading }}</h4>
+        <p class="message">{{ message }}</p>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+
+/* Display as a toast, in the bottom right corner */
+/* Place the icon to the left for the full height, then have the heading and message stacked to the right */
+
+.alert {
+    position: fixed;
+    bottom: 1em;
+    right: 1em;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 1em;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    color: white;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    text-align: left;
+}
+
+.alert img {
+    width: 2em;
+    height: 2em;
+    margin-right: 1em;
+
+    /* Invert svg colors */
+    filter: invert(1);
+}
+
+.alert.error {
+    background-color: #f44336;
+}
+
+.alert.success {
+    background-color: #4CAF50;
+}
+
+.alert.info {
+    background-color: #2196F3;
+}
+
+</style>
+
+<script>
+
+import alert from '@/alert';
+
+const alertIcons = {
+    error: require('@/assets/notification-error.svg'),
+    success: require('@/assets/notification-success.svg'),
+    info: require('@/assets/notification-info.svg')
+};
+
+export default {
+    name: 'AlertToast',
+    data() {
+        return {
+            showAlert: false,
+            heading: '',
+            message: '',
+            type: ''
+        };
+    },
+    computed: {
+        icon() {
+            return this.type && alertIcons[this.type] ? alertIcons[this.type] : null;
+        }
+    },
+    mounted() {
+        alert.subscribe(this.show);
+    },
+    methods: {
+        show({ heading, message, type }) {
+            this.heading = heading;
+            this.message = message;
+            this.type = type;
+            this.showAlert = true;
+            setTimeout(() => {
+               this.showAlert = false;
+            }, 5000);
+        },
+        dismiss() {
+            this.showAlert = false;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+</script>
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diff --git a/src/components/meals/EditMealPage.vue b/src/components/meals/EditMealPage.vue
index 3b9865e..4b4ab94 100644
--- a/src/components/meals/EditMealPage.vue
+++ b/src/components/meals/EditMealPage.vue
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import data from '@/data.js'
+import data from '@/data.js';
+import alert from '@/alert.js';
+
 import RecipeSearchBox from '@/components/recipes/RecipeSearchBox.vue';
 import RecipeCard from '@/components/recipes/RecipeCard.vue';
 import DatePicker from './DatePicker.vue';
@@ -115,10 +117,11 @@ export default {
             const meal = await data.saveMeal(this.meal);
             if (meal?.id >= 0) {
                 this.$router.push(`/meals/${meal.id}`);
+                alert.show({ heading: 'Meal saved', message: 'Meal saved successfully', type: 'success' });
                 return;
             }
 
-            alert('Failed to save meal');
+            alert.show({ heading: 'Error saving meal', message: 'An error occurred while saving the meal', type: 'error' });
         },
         onEditAdditionalIngredients(editing) {
             if (editing && this.meal.extra_ingredients.length === 0) {