This is something that’s really important to me but I have 3 children and run my own business and still struggle with this myself!
Some things that have helped me are:
Looking ahead to my week and what’s going on – who needs to be where and when and how much time do I, (or someone else!) have that day for cooking
On the days i have more time, I batch cook and have the leftovers for the day when there’s not much time
Cooking at a different time of day – if i have very little time around dinner time to cook but i have some time in the afternoon or early morning, i’ll do some peeling/chopping/cooking then instead so when it comes to tea time, i just chuck it all together and switch on the pan/oven (or leave instructions for someone else to!)
Sometimes it means chopping onions at 6am! 
Attitude change – The biggest change I’ve made recently is to my attitude. I found that I was really resenting cooking, “I don’t have time for this.” 
But I realised that eating healthily is very important to me and my family (well them eating healthily is important to me, whether it is for them or not!) and therefore I need to prioritise and think this IS a valuable way to spend my time .
Realising that I can’t do it all. It’s not possible for me to shop organically, ethically and fresh from the high street every day or to grow all my veggies 
– and I suspect it’s the same for a lot of us! Choose 1 or 2 things that is the most important to you, feel good about that and don’t beat yourself up about what you can’t do 
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What tips do you have when it comes to preparing and cooking meals?
What do you struggle with?
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