Eat Well For Less New Zealand

This week our young, first-time parents are struggling to quit their unhealthy take-away habit and they're spending up large on 'gourmet' baby food. Will chef Michael Van de Elzen and restauranteur Ganesh Raj get them get cooking fresh food from scratch so they can save enough to buy their first home.

This week's family shop with a plan and know how to balance their books but with busy jobs and at least one very fussy eater, mealtimes are a constant struggle. Will Corrinne let chef Michael Van de Elzen and restauranteur Ganesh Raj overhaul her pristine kitchen and will her hubby be able to live-up to her cuisine standards.

Tight knit whānau (Family) try to keep to a strict budget but their dream of a trip to Samoa to reconnect with family still feels out of reach. They're also juggling full time study and full-time work so have fallen into the trap of easy, heavily processed, convenience food. Will Chef Michael Van de Elzen and restauranteur Ganesh Raj be able to help them make simple changes.

This couple love their brands, their labels and eating out regularly. Money hasn't always been an issue, but Covid forced a change in their circumstances and they're desperate to save money, reduce their waste, cut back on salt, repurpose their leftovers and… learn to use their oven.

A Waikato sharemilker and his city working wife are time poor and rely on quick, bland kitchen short-cuts for the entire family. Dairy farming is a passion and Alan truly cares for, and feeds, his cows well - now it's time for his family to take the same care with their own diet. They want to get to back to basics, enjoy the produce from the Waikato region and cook from scratch.

This week's family are desperate for chef Michael Van de Elzen and restauranteur Ganesh Raj's expertise. They have two teen girls who couldn't be more different when it comes to their meals, one is a new vegetarian and the other can't eat junk food fast enough. Thrown into the mix are their parents who are struggling to ensure their girls meet their nutritional needs.

This week we have two proudly single mums who've joined forces to raise their kids, start businesses and save money but somehow, they're not saving and family meals end up being the quickest, and most processed, fix available. Enter chef Michael Van de Elzen and restauranteur Ganesh Raj who are going help take the stress - and sugar - out of the family meals.

This week's family are American expats excited to raise their kids the 'Kiwi way' but first, they need to understand how seasonal produce works in New Zealand and with several serious health issues they also need a little help to eat their way to wellness, which is where chef Michael Van de Elzen and restauranteur Ganesh Raj come in.

This lively group of Millennials think of each other as a family, they all agree that the best thing to come out COVID lockdowns was the time they spent together in the kitchen but with each flatmate returning to work, their love of fast food and quick-fix meals has snuck back in. Chef Michael Van de Elzen and restauranteur Ganesh Raj are going to set some challenges for this busy household.

This week's family are a young professional couple with a very active toddler, they're busy doing all they can to make healthy meals full of flavour but with limited skills, dinner ends up being based around packet noodles. Can restauranteur Ganesh Raj and chef Michael Van de Elzen, get dad more active in the kitchen and help break the 'instant noodle' cycle.