Meal planning

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 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.

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.

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.