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ACooking meals at home several times a week has become more popular again, partly driven by rising restaurant prices and partly by a renewed interest in knowing exactly what goes into a meal, rather than ordering food without really knowing how it was prepared.
BMeal prepping, the habit of cooking several meals in advance on one day of the week, has helped many people cook more often without needing to find time to cook every single evening after a tiring day at work.
CChoosing a small number of flexible base ingredients, such as rice, a few vegetables, and one protein, rather than planning an entirely different meal each day, tends to make the whole process faster and less mentally tiring to plan.
DCritics of meal prepping point out that eating the same few meals repeatedly can eventually feel monotonous, suggesting the habit works best as one useful tool among several, rather than the only way someone eats throughout an entire week.