How batch cooking can save you money and time when it comes to mealtimes

Cooking experts on why they choose batch cooking once or twice a week to feed their families

Susan Jane White advocates batch cooking above all else. 

Lockdown plus homeschooling plus working from home equals a constant demand for meals and snacks. There's one solution: Batch cooking enables you to save money and time, while avoiding food waste, by planning ahead and making sure that you have easy options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Quite simply, batch cooking simply involves preparing meals ahead of time. It can be as simple as doubling or tripling your favourite recipe for stew or soup so that you can cook once to eat twice or three times. Or you can be a super-batcher like Scottish woman Suzanne Mulholland —  aka The Batch Lady — whose popular YouTube videos tackle challenges like making 10 freezer-friendly meals in one hour.