Meal planning

Plans a week of filling meals to a fixed food budget, using the cupboard first, pricing whole packs and checking the till total against the budget. Use when money is the main limit.

Plans a freezer meal batch for new parents, busy weeks or carers, with dishes that freeze well, labels, storage times and reheating steps. Use before a cook-ahead day.

Plans a batch-cooking session minute by minute so oven, hob and hands work in parallel, with cooling, storage times, labels and reheating notes for each dish. Use before a weekend prep session.

Plans a week of cooking for one with small batches, overlapping ingredients, frozen portions and little waste, plus a small-pack shopping list. Use when you live alone and food keeps going off.

Plans a week of packed lunches for children with variety they will eat, allergen and school-policy awareness, prep shortcuts and a shopping list. Use on the weekend before the school week.

Plans a week of meals for an eating pattern such as vegetarian, halal, kosher, high-protein or gluten-free by choice, with hidden ingredients and a grocery list. Use when changing how you eat.

Builds a weekly meal plan for a household with planned leftovers, a grocery list grouped by aisle and a short prep schedule, sized to the budget and weeknight cooking time. Use before the weekly shop.