Cupboard essentials and meal planning
Cooking tasty, easy meals for your family doesn't need lots of time or money. Better still, you’re likely to have plenty left for the next day or two. If you have freezer space, you can always pop leftovers in there for those days when there’s just no time to cook a meal from scratch.
Take a look at our top tips for meal planning.
Top tips to try at home
Tip #1: Check the cupboards
Tip #1: Check the cupboards
Tip #2: Dry food
Tip #2: Dry food
Tip #3: Download a meal planner
Tip #3: Download a meal planner
Tip #4: Plan on the same day every week
Tip #4: Plan on the same day every week
Tip #5: Balance the plan
Tip #5: Balance the plan
Tip #6: Frozen helps you plan
Tip #6: Frozen helps you plan
Tip #7: Store Cupboard Essentials
Tip #7: Store Cupboard Essentials
Tip #8: The freezer is your friend
Tip #8: The freezer is your friend
Tip #9: Keep your veggie peelings for stock
Tip #9: Keep your veggie peelings for stock
Tip #10: Using herbs and spices
Tip #10: Using herbs and spices
Tip #11: Plan around your family
Tip #11: Plan around your family
Tip #12: Batch cooking
Tip #12: Batch cooking
Tip #13: Shop online
Tip #13: Shop online
Tip #14: Plan to prepare
Tip #14: Plan to prepare
Tip #15: Flexible foods
Tip #15: Flexible foods
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