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The 15-Minute Sunday Habit That Tames Your Food Budget
Here’s the routine, step by step.
Hi there, Most food waste — and most takeout panic — starts with not knowing what’s for dinner. Fifteen minutes on Sunday fixes the whole week.
Here’s the routine, step by step.
Today’s big idea · Meal planning
Plan five dinners every Sunday before you set foot in a store
typically $15–40/wk
15 minutes a week
How to put it into practice
Work down the list in order — the quick wins at the bottom take a minute each.
Check what you already have before picking recipes
uses what you paid for
Pick five dinners — two can repeat from last week
decision fatigue, gone
Write the list from the recipes and shop it once
fewer mid-week store runs
Quick wins
- Plan one ‘leftovers night’ per week a free dinner
- Keep a running list of your ten easiest meals planning gets faster
- Cook a double batch once a week and freeze half future you eats free
- Shop your pantry first, the store second shrinks the list