Batch cooking

Here are our top tips for meal prepping like a pro - the simple way:

• pick dishes that have common ingredients so that your shopping list doesn’t become too long, and choose meals that lend themselves to freezing and cooking in bulk well
• get creative if you are missing something, and identify another ingredient you do have that could offer a similar texture, flavour or nutrition profile
• make sure you have an hour or two free to cook your meal prep
• cheating is ok - frozen vegetables, ready-made pastes and delicious jar sauces can all save you time (check out 15 freezer friendly foods)
• cooking should be fun, put some music or a podcast on to cook to (check out ‘What on earth?’ the sustainability podcast)
• mass chop - garlic, onions and some other vegetables will feature across each of your dishes
• split the ingredients out for each recipe on a tray or plate ready to cook (it is much easier when you have all the ingredients prepared for when you need them, rather than trying to cook and chop at the same time)
• clean as you go, a big pile of washing up can seem more daunting
• cook in a way that suits you and your abilities, if you can cook two dishes at once, then great, that will save time
• make sure you have enough containers for everything you are going to cook
• make sure you have enough space for your tasty meals in your fridge or freezer, as food in the freezer will keep for much longer