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Recipe writer Nathan Anthony shares the right way to start the year with his new book Bored of Lunch: Meal Planner. By ELLA WALKER

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IF saving money and eating better are top of your to-do list for 2026, Nathan Anthony has you covered.

says Nathan. Especially unhealthy foods. “You're like, ‘Oh, look at those cookies, let’s get them.”

Planning helps with variety

“Sitting down and saying, ‘Let's do a spag bol on Monday, and then on Tuesday let’s do a vindaloo; gives you so much variety,” says Nathan.

“My mum probably won’t mind me saying this, but she made bolognese every week. ‘Thursday night, she’s gonna make a bolognese again!” he remembers.

The book includes a 12-week meal planner though, and if you plan well, “your weeks should never look the same”.

Portion out servings

Only using three chicken breasts but bought four? Freeze the fourth.