Hello and welcome to The Food Chain from the BBC World Service.
I'm Ruth Alexander.
Whether you're trying to save time, money, food waste or eat more healthily, batch cooking or meal prepping can help.
That's what we hear said on this programme so often.
Cooking extra portions to freeze for later,
preparing lunches for the week ahead or spending a Sunday filling the fridge with ready-made meals.
The idea is simple.
Make once, eat several times.
But in my slightly disorganised experience, at least, it's easier said than done.
So how do you plan it?
How do you even find the time to plan it?
And how can you turn it into a routine that sticks?
In this episode, we are going to find out how to make batch cooking work.
First, let's hear from Hannah Hambleton, a BBC World Service listener who's keen to get into batch cooking.
She lives with her two sons, aged 10 and 12, in Shropshire, England.
I asked her what mealtimes look like in their house.
They're quite busy.
Obviously, I work full time.
I've got two children who are in school and then after school, it's, you know, their activities and clubs and things.
So they're quite rushed.