7 Unexpected Benefits of Meal Planning

If you struggle to balance your busy day to day with planning and creating healthy meals for yourself or your family, you’re not alone! The number one challenge my clients face is feeling overwhelmed by the time it takes to plan weekly menus and meals.

And let’s be real. Meal planning is not really that much fun for most people. For so many, it’s just not happening. This can lead to too many times through the drive through, grabbing unhealthy take-out, skipping meals altogether and generally just not nourishing yourself well.

And yet this…

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The Sacred Table

“Learn, little by little, meal by meal, to feed yourself and the people you love, because food is one of the ways we love each other, and the table is one of the most sacred places we gather.

~Shauna Niequist from Bread & Wine, a love letter to life around the table

I love this quote. As someone who spends a great deal of time thinking, teaching, writing about and cooking food, this quote really resonates with me! The table truly is a sacred place, so this is a sacred week! Thanksgiving is the ultimate celebration of…

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Cooking: Love Made Edible

“Cooking is love made edible.”

I came across this quote this week and thought it an appropriate topic for a blog post during Valentine’s week! Cooking as an expression of love and connection and health. Also, as I was thinking about the Valentine’s meal I would prepare for my own family this week, this was on my mind. I’ve written about this before, but it matters to me, so I’ll keep writing about it.

Because the table is the place where we get nourished, not only physically, but emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

It’s a time of connection to others, to come together,…

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