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How to plan school-night teas under 30 minutes — UK
Weeknight tea fails at 5pm because the decision was never made. Plan five fast dinners when you are calm.
Seven rules. Fridge grid wins.
- Pick five. Dinners under 30 minutes from one supermarket trip.
- Fridge grid. Monday to Friday named. Weekend flexible.
- Batch the chop. Onions and veg for two nights on Sunday.
- Pasta backup. Sauce tin + dried pasta counts as a plan.
- Name the cook. If two adults share, write who cooks which night.
- Shop the list. Aisle browsing is how 30 minutes becomes 50.
- Kids refuse. Backup is already in the house — not a second shop.