Does meal prep really save money? Enter your week and see the cost per portion

Prep shop, total

Portions it makes

You'd otherwise pay, per meal

Extra energy and packaging

Portions you end up throwing away: 10%

Your prepped portion-

Saved per week-

Saved per year-

Prepped

Instead

cost per eaten portion = (shop + extras) ÷ (portions × (1 − waste%)) · weekly saving = (instead − prepped) × portions eaten, assuming one prep session a week

Use any currency, as long as you use the same one in every box. Every box is an estimate: change the numbers to match your week.