28/10/2026
One Sunday habit that sorts your gut, your time and your food bill.
Cambridge researchers surveyed 1,319 adults: around 43% of people spending under an hour a day on food prep ate fast food weekly, compared to just over 30% of those spending two hours or more.
Separate research on French adults linked meal planning to better diet quality, more food variety and lower odds of obesity.
And the American Gut Project found people eating 30+ different plant foods a week had significantly more diverse microbiomes than those eating 10 or fewer. Batch cooking is what makes that variety realistic on a normal week.
My formula: one batch-cooked grain, one batch-cooked protein, 2-3 roasted veg, mixed differently across the week. Freeze half for the days you've got nothing left.
Do you batch cook, or wing it day to day? Tell me below.
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