1 · Use what is there
Household stock comes first.
The aim is to make useful food from real ingredients, not to send you shopping for an idealised recipe.
SANCTUARY HEALTH · WHAT’S IN MY FRIDGE?
Cook from what you already have.
Add the food you actually have at home. Sanctuary will suggest flexible meals that use several of those ingredients together, keep optional extras optional and explain the choice in plain language.
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What have you got?
Type one item or paste a whole list. Commas or new lines are clearest, but Sanctuary will also split simple entries like “peas beans noodles” or “cheese wraps” when the foods are unambiguous.
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Add a few ingredients from your fridge, freezer or cupboard.
Your meal ideas will appear here.
Type the foods you actually have. Sanctuary separates obvious foods, avoids pretending wraps are toast, and gives practical cooking steps with heat, timing or packet guidance where that can be done safely.
2 · Keep it flexible
Substitutions are normal.
If a recipe can work with peas instead of spinach, beans instead of meat or potatoes instead of rice, that flexibility is a feature.
3 · Explain the choice
Useful, not macro-obsessed.
Sanctuary explains the meal through variety, useful food resources, satiety, practicality and waste reduction rather than pretending one number describes health.
Food safety: check use-by dates, storage, allergens and whether ingredients are safe for the people eating them. Sanctuary Health provides general meal ideas, not medical or dietetic treatment. If you need specialist dietary advice, use an appropriate healthcare professional.
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