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These recipes with overlapping ingredients will get your week into a good groove.
Three cheers for anyone who organizes and shops for a week of meals at once — and then sticks to the plan.
When I tried to meal-plan, I was left with spoiled fish, wilted vegetables and regret.
Yet shopping ahead for a few dishes does come in handy. When 7 p.m. rolls around and I’m over it, I know I have everything to make a few meals quickly.
One solution is a flexible meal plan, which makes the most out of overlapping ingredients and prep work for just a handful of meals. This kind of plan still eases food waste, decision fatigue and trips to the store, but it also leaves room for changes in plans and cravings. Picking up a pizza one night won’t thwart The Plan.
Featured Recipe
Sous-Chef Salad
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Here’s how a flex meal plan works: Start with one anchor recipe that brings in a variety of groceries and requires preparing a few elements that will expedite future dishes. Today, it’s the sous-chef salad, heaped with cooked and raw vegetables and briny tuna, artichokes and olives.
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