Start the grains and preheat the oven

Roast the vegetables for the first half of the week

Portion cooked pulses and edamame

Cool, label and store the grains

Assemble dry breakfast and snack portions

Batch-cook the grains, portion the cooked pulses, and roast the vegetables needed early in the week. Prepare dry breakfast and snack portions while everything cools; the session takes about 100 minutes with the oven, hob and chopping overlapping.

Mediterranean weight loss

Start the grains and pasta

Roast and cool the vegetables

Portion beans, chickpeas, and toppings

Cook and portion the week’s grains and pasta, roast the vegetables needed for several meals, and organise beans and dry toppings. Work in parallel where possible; the session takes about 100 minutes.

High protein muscle gain

Roast the potatoes and aubergine

Cook and portion the grains and lentils

Portion the beans and make the simple dressing

Prepare durable vegetables and dry toppings

Cool, label and organise

Batch-cook the early-week grains, legumes and roasted vegetables, portion the freezer-safe later-week grains, and organise dry toppings and dressings. Most of the work can run in parallel and should take about 105 minutes.

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