Why it works
Without a plan, the evening question "what is for dinner?" is often answered by a delivery app. A plan, and the food to make it, removes the question.
The rules
- Plan seven dinners each weekend, including one leftovers night.
- Shop once from a list. Check the pantry first.
- Cook double on two nights and freeze the extra.
The plan
- Week 1Plan seven easy meals you already know. Shop once.
- Week 2Add one new cheap meal. Cook double on two nights.
- Week 3Use the freezer. Plan meals around what is on offer.
- Week 4Write down the ten meals that worked. That is your rotation.
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Tips
- Theme nights help: pasta Monday, soup Tuesday, stir-fry Wednesday.
- Plan the expensive ingredient twice: a whole chicken for one roast and one soup.
- Price your dinners with the meal cost calculator.
If you slip
Ordered takeaway? Move that night’s planned meal to tomorrow so nothing goes to waste.
When you finish
Keep the list of ten meals. Next month, planning takes ten minutes.
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