That only meal planning do is there is lot of meals that I use ground beef. I will brown several pounds at a time with onion, and divide it and freeze it into meal size portions. Then I can take out a package and add to the what ever I am making to make my hot dish. It save so much time for me. Very seldom does it take more than half an hour to have a meal on the table. I also will bake a dozen potatoes at a time and can reheat them in the microwave or fry them or hash brown them. Makes meal prep a whole lot easier.