Planning

It may seem obvious, but simply planning out what food you are going to be cooking and for how many people is key to understanding how much it is you need to buy. No more last-minute dashes to the shops for extra ingredients, you can make sure you buy the right amount of ingredients and not have any left over or excess go to waste as a result.

Love food hate waste have a handy Christmas meal planner that includes recipes and a shopping list for 2, 4 or 6 people.