Episode One Batch From Scratch - The Powell Family
Catch-em batching this week from Hull with the Powell family. For mum and dad, Claire and Richard, their hectic home and work life was a constant juggling act that was impacting their nutrition and their pockets. Not only were they making over 50 trips to the shops each month, but they were spending a lot of money while not always having full meals. Their three kids relied on sugary snacks and they often turned to unhealthy convenience food to fill hungry tums.
Watch the episode on Monday 17 February at 8pm on Channel 4 or stream on 4OD after the episode has aired.
Introducing the Powell family... ‘I love being a mum but being a working mum is really difficult.’
In this episode, Joe and Suzanne help reduce the family’s shopping trips to just one main shop per week, plan meals as a family so everyone’s happy, and introduce healthy, easy-to-grab snacks to replace sugary cereals.
View the batch cooking recipes from Episode One
Check out some of the recipes from this week's episode of Batch from Scratch below. You can see the full range of Batch from Scratch recipes here.
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Tips that helped the Powell's to Batch Cook
- 1
Clear the kitchen
An organised, tidy kitchen is a must for easy batch cooking and meal planning.
- 2
Buy frozen chopped onions
Save time on meal prep with ready-cut frozen onions. They're great value from Lidl too!
- 3
Bulk out a batch cook with tinned lentils
Tinned green lentils are the perfect protein-packed replacement to meat & a quarter of the price. Ideal for vegetarians.
- 4
Use mince meat
Replace expensive cuts of meat like steak with packs of mince meat that will feed more mouths for less.
