Meal-prep math: one Sunday, five lunches, real cost per plate

A 6-beat faceless video outline for “Meal-prep math: one Sunday, five lunches, real cost per plate” in the Frugal living explained niche, derived from caption timing of 2 reference videos.

Angles

• Open by puncturing the rich-influencer budget lecture — the self-aware hook from the cooking-economics reference
• Explain why home cooking is cheaper: buy whole bags and break them down like a restaurant
• Anchor on cheap staples (dried beans, onions, pulses) and show cost per plate on screen
• One prep session → several dishes; flavor balancing makes cheap food worth eating

Beat-by-beat structure

1. Hook (0:00–0:30): a $14 takeout box vs the same plate cooked at home — promise real per-plate numbers.
2. Why it's cheaper (0:30–2:00): bulk ingredients get split across many meals, like a restaurant kitchen does.
3. Shopping list (2:00–3:30): 6–8 staples with unit prices on screen (beans, lentils, eggs, sweet potatoes, oats).
4. Prep block (3:30–7:00): one Sunday session — batch roast, boil, and portion into five lunch boxes.
5. Cost per plate (7:00–8:30): total spend ÷ 5, plus the flavor tricks (acid, salt, sweetness) that keep it from feeling 'budget'.
6. Recap + caveat: prices vary by region; reuse the same template next week. Original narration only.

Method

yt-dlp VTT captions (manual/uploader only) → timed beat heuristics → editorial topic synthesis (no ASR). Structure only; write original narration.