Meal planning does not require a full day. Alyssa B says 10 minutes of planning at the start of the week, knowing what you are making and who is eating, is enough to change how you eat from Monday to Friday.

The alternative is what most people already know: it is 5:30, dinner is at 6:30, nothing is prepped, and the easiest thing in reach wins. Alyssa B says that easiest thing is almost always ultra-processed. The solution is not perfection but preparation, which means keeping the right things on hand and buying them when the price is right.

On budget, she makes two points worth knowing. Frozen vegetables are just as nutritionally dense as fresh and sometimes more so. And when meat prices are high, cutting portions and filling the plate with legumes, rice, and vegetables still hits every macro without hitting the same price point.

Topics: meal planning, budget grocery shopping, frozen vegetables nutrition, pantry staples, healthy eating Canada

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Originally aired on2026-05-07