Lessons · Physical dimension
Meal Planning and Grocery Shopping
Plan a week, shop smart, read labels and eat well on a budget. 10 lessons, about 2 hours in all.
- 01Planning a week of meals for one13 min At home, food may simply appear: someone shopped, someone cooked. On your own, the gap between eating well and living on snacks is usually…
- 02Writing a shopping list that works11 min A shopping list is the bridge between your meal plan and your fridge. Without one, you buy things you already own, forget the onion you…
- 03Supermarket strategies: getting more for your money12 min Supermarkets are designed so that you spend more than you planned: offers at the end of aisles, treats by the till, big packs that look…
- 04Reading food labels: traffic lights, ingredients and dates12 min Two minutes with a label tells you whether a product is a good choice, whether it fits your diet and how long it is safe to keep. This…
- 05Stocking your cupboard, fridge and freezer for one12 min If your kitchen always holds a few long-life basics, you can make a decent meal even the day before you shop. Living alone, the trick is…
- 06Meal prep and packed lunches12 min Buying lunch every day adds up fast, and campus food is not always halal or healthy. An hour or two of prep at the weekend can give you…
- 07Eating well on a tight budget: a worked week13 min Many students worry that eating healthily is expensive. With a plan, pulses, frozen vegetables and a few cheaper cuts, it does not have to…
- 08Finding halal food abroad12 min In the UAE, halal is the default. In many other countries you need to know where to look, what different certifications mean and which…
- 09Cooking for one without waste12 min Most recipes serve four and most packs are sized for families. Cooking for one means scaling down, cooking once and eating twice, and…
- 10Online groceries and delivery apps versus cooking12 min Delivery is genuinely useful when you are ill, it is 45°C outside or you have three deadlines. But delivery fees, small-basket charges,…