Make a Meal Plan
Start by making a list of your favourite meals for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Allocate each to a specific day - ensuring that the quickest are added on days when you don't have much time for preparation. Draw up a shopping list - stick to it!
Cook from scratch!
Choosing your own ingredients and cooking from scratch is a sure fire way of improving your physical health, the health of the planet AND ensure a healthy bank balance! Bulk out stews, currys, chilli etc with lentils, beans or peas. Add your favourite vegetables alongside each meal. Choose wholegrain or brown rice, bread and pasta - not only does this fill you up for longer it contains more B vitamins and fibre! Win-win!
Reduce meat and dairy consumption
Meat and Dairy are usually the more expensive items in your weekly shopping basket. Try a weekly meat free Monday , where you cook vegetarian/ vegan meals all day. Or swap your meat based lunch for a vegetarian or vegan option.