Time-Saving Tips

We want to show you how quick it can be to eat healthy, homemade meals—without the kitchen taking over your life. 

So whether you’re juggling a family, career, school, dating, or a combo of these things plus more, you can make a plant-based lifestyle work for you! 

And these time-saving tips from our team will help:

• The power is in the peel: Don’t bother peeling produce like carrots or sweet potatoes. The skin contains beneficial fiber and nutrients—and roasts great in the oven! Just make sure to scrub and wash them first!

• Get out all the ingredients from the recipe before you start cooking, and clean up as you cook. This saves time with the dishes later!

• Read through the whole recipe before you start, so that you can cook with confidence. 

• Watch the Rouxbe Cooking Videos (how-to videos that will help you pick up basic cooking skills in a snap!) if you don’t know how to do something (they’re at the bottom of each recipe).

• You can create as many Menus as you want, so it might be a great idea to plan several weekly Menus in advance! When you are ready to make that Menu, just click "Sync with grocery" and the Meal Planner will automatically create your Grocery List for you! Also, once you find your favorite meals, you can even reuse that Menu and shopping list week after week.

• Adjust servings to make enough for leftovers! For example, choose one breakfast and scale up the servings to 5 to have enough to make that breakfast recipe each weekday morning with no prep needed.

• Schedule time in your calendar for cooking and food shopping to make sure it happens.

• Email or chat us if you’re still stuck!