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This resonated with me so much (and I hit "subscribe" because of it!). I absolutely love a satisfying pantry meal and with a full time job and two kids under four, I NEED them in my life!

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Ooh yes, pantry meals are necessary when navigating the under fours (and I only have one of them)! 😅 I’m so happy to hear it resonated, thanks for joining me here! x

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Brilliant. I know a young person who mystified their housemates at uni because instead of pizzas or delivery, their go-to meal was brown rice, various tinned fish and weekly home-prepped pickled veg. They didn't get ill and they saved enough money to go travelling over summer. I guess my easy fast food is smoked tofu.

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Love this, sounds like a win-win for the clever student! Tofu is the perfect convenience food. I'm not an expert but I read a Substack post recently that got me excited about experimenting with it more. https://open.substack.com/pub/andreanguyen/p/stay-chill-with-5-effortless-tofu?r=2ldwhc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Ooh, i'll take a look, ta.

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I’ve never heard of Greek Beans until reading this but I’m pretty sure it will be one of my new favorites! Thanks for the great suggestions.

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I discovered them recently and now I'm hooked. Hope you enjoy!

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Apr 9Liked by Dina Hassan

I've never seen beans that big before! They almost look a bit frightening, but I trust you so may face the fear and eat them anyway

Great post 🍴

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Haha trust the giant beans, the bigger the better! Let me know if you try them x

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Apr 8Liked by Dina Hassan

You are an absolute STAR for writing this! Thank you so much - I’ve been dealing with understanding UPF and trying to find a balance but this piece made my life so much easier.

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Apr 9·edited Apr 9Author

Ah thank you Bushra! I'm so happy it helped simplify things for you. It's a bit unnecessarily complicated out there x

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Loved this post and recipe, thank you! Really good reminder that there are a lot of healthy options you can make in next to no time. Thanks again xx

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Thanks Julia, so glad you enjoyed it 🥰 Yes exactly, it can be really simple if we ignore the 'rules' x

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