The Beginner's Practical Guide to Cooking Once

I’m Tomas C. Campbell, a nutrition specialist and author. I wanted to write a guide that uses evidence-informed guidance and real-world experience to make nutrition simple, practical, and sustainable.
My goal is to educate people on diet and healthy eating
How they can build healthy meal plans easily
and support behavioral change

Forgetting you started meal prepping and not staying consistent with meal preparation week-after-week?
Constantly wading through thousands of recipes and not being able to organize it all?
Not actually saving time where the prep session runs long, cleanup drags, weekdays still feel chaotic?
Still have food rotting away in the fridge because you only used 1 tbsp. from a jar?
Don't worry, this can help!


Here's what you get:
The Complete Beginner’s Practical Guide: A 5-week, step-by-step system that shows you how to prep smarter, save money, and eat better without overwhelm.
No More Food Waste Cheat Sheet: Stop throwing money in the trash with smart portioning and storage hacks.
Tiny Freezer Survival Guide: Proven tricks for small-space cooking, flat freezing, and maximizing every inch of freezer space.
Beat the Boredom Blueprint: 20 sauces, spices, and mix-and-match ideas that keep your meals exciting all week.
ADHD & Meal Prep Quick Wins: Low-effort strategies for days when your motivation is at zero.
Prep in 30 Minutes or Less: 7 lightning-fast templates for nights you’re too tired to cook.
Total value: $47
Today Just $7

Those words felt like defeat every time I said them. Another night where my fridge was full, but I couldn’t turn any of it into an actual meal.
I was sick of wasting money on delivery, tossing spoiled groceries, and feeling like meal prep was only for people with giant kitchens and endless energy.
Meanwhile, it seemed like everyone else had it together. Eating healthier, saving money, and somehow cooking every night without the stress.
Look, I get it. Right now you're:
Staring at a fridge full of food… but still ordering takeout because nothing is ready to eat
Wasting $30–$60 a week on spoiled groceries you swore you’d use
Cooking a giant batch once… then hating it by day two and letting the rest rot in the freezer
Feeling like meal prep is only for fitness junkies with huge kitchens and endless time
Getting stuck in the guilt cycle. Waste, stress, delivery, repeat

But here's what nobody else will tell you:
You CAN make meal prep work in a tiny kitchen.
You CAN eat healthy, save money, and stop wasting food.
And you CAN do it in weeks, not months.
I know because I've done it.
And after helping countless frustrated beginners finally crack the code, I’ve refined it into a step-by-step system that works even if:
You’ve failed at meal prep every Sunday before
You have almost no freezer or counter space
You’re exhausted after work and hate cooking at night
You get bored eating the same thing two days in a row
You’ve wasted hundreds on spoiled groceries and takeout
The truth is, most people are actually making meal prep harder than it has to be and sabotaging themselves without realizing it.

But after years of trial, error, and obsessive research into:
Food waste reduction systems
Ingredient-first meal prep strategies
Small-batch cooking methods that actually last
ADHD- and energy-friendly prep workflows
Smart storage & freezer optimization hacks


Here's what you get:
A repeatable weekly system that makes meal prep feel automatic, not like a project.
Proven strategies to eliminate wasted groceries and save money every week.
Flexible ingredient-prep methods that keep meals fresh and exciting.
A repeatable routine that fits even the busiest schedules or smallest kitchens.
Total value: $47
Today Just $7
Most meal prep advice is built for fitness influencers or people with endless time. This guide is designed for real life: Small kitchens, busy schedules, ADHD brains, and anyone who’s “failed” before. Instead of giant batch cooking, you’ll learn short, flexible systems that you can actually stick to.
Not at all. This system is built to work with tiny freezers, one pan, and a few containers. You won’t need expensive gadgets or hours of kitchen space just smart hacks that maximize what you already have.
That’s the beauty of this guide. You’ll learn how to prep ingredients, not rigid meals, and use simple sauces and spices to keep variety high. The same protein can taste completely different three nights in a row.
Within your first week, you’ll already have meals ready to go, less food waste, and fewer last-minute delivery orders. Stick with the 5-week system, and meal prep will feel automatic and not a chore. And if you don’t? You’re protected by a 60-day money-back guarantee.
This system is designed for the busiest people. With 20–30 minute prep blocks (and backup 5–10 minute “micro-preps”), you’ll save time and energy compared to cooking from scratch every night or waiting for takeout.
