Healthy Family Project

Check out the full Episode 63   show notes on our website ! This episode of Healthy Family Project is all about how to meal plan including tips on how to get started with meal planning, ideas for repurposing leftovers and dinner staples, and getting input from your kids and family. Christine Pittman is the author of The Cookful and Cook the Story where she values the power of knowing how to meal p...

Check out the full Episode 62 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Julie Revelant, national health writer and owner of Revelant Writing, LLC. Julie covers everything families need to know about added sugars including hidden sugars in common foods, how to cut back on added sugar intake and tips for reading the nutrition label. Julie Revelant is the owner...

Check out the full Episode 61 show notes on our website ! To say that 2020 has been crazy would be an understatement. In the midst of all the lifestyle adjustments we've all had to make, we've decided to republish one our favorite episodes: Meditation Benefits for Kids.  In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to  Marisa Imon , author and host of the Mid-day Meditation Pump Up podcast....

Check out the full Episode 60 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project we talk to, Sally Sampson, Founder ChopChop Magazine. Sally shared her tips for getting kids to prepare their own snacks and spend more time in the kitchen. Besides being a fun cooking magazine for families, ChopChop was named 2013 Publication of the Year by the James Beard Foundation and is endorse...

Check out the full Episode 59 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Amber Gray, digital marketing manager at Healthy Family Project about navigating the upcoming holiday season during COVID. Amber shares tips on how to approach the holidays this year, ways to adjust your traditions, how to stay connected to loved ones, and easy ways to give back to famil...

Check out the full Episode 58   show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk with our good friend, Jackie Vega, RD, about small ways parents and caregivers can take better care of themselves. Jackie shares realistic and manageable tips to ensure you're staying hydrated, getting quality rest, and making time for yourself.   Jackie is a registered dietitian, ACE cer...

Check out the full Episode 57 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Trish James, the Healthy Family Project VP, about life with food allergies, tips for parents, and how to deal with food allergies around holidays like Halloween. Trish is a grocery industry veteran of 15 years, specifically in the produce industry for nine, working alongside health-consc...

Check out the full Episode 56 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we chat with Pamela Riemenschneider about how families can reduce food waste at home. Reducing food waste is a big concern for many families, with Americans wasting an estimated $218 billion dollars worth of food in 2017. Pamela shares easy ways your family can help reduce food waste, ways to use a...

Check out the full Episode 55 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Ashleigh Evans of Dash of Evans  all about how to grocery shop on a budget. Ashleigh loves to show fellow parents how to feed their family AND save money, all while eating healthy. Today, we chat about ways to save money at the grocery store, set and stick to your family budget, and how...

Check out the full Episode 54 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Richard McCarthy, Meatless Monday Culinary Ambassador, about the importance of family dinner and how families can kick start important conversations at the dinner table.  Richard McCarthy is a community development specialist, whose quest for behavior change always puts carrots ahead of...

Check out the full Episode 53 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Michelle Mitchell, co-founder of  Humm Kombucha . Over the last few years, kombucha consumption has grown in popularity and we turned to Michelle to answer all of our questions around health benefits, alcohol content, pregnancy safety, and more.  Michelle's passion for kombucha started o...

Check out the full Episode 52 show notes on our website! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Pamela Riemenschneider all about fruits and veggie hacks and must-know tips to save money and keep your produce fresh for weeks. Pamela shares her infinite produce knowledge to help us store our produce items properly, ideas for using up foods before they go bad, and an avocado hack that...

Check out the full Episode 51 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Tanya Acosta about navigating distance learning. With states around the country announcing school closures for the remainder of the year, distance learning is our new normal. We invited our long-time friend, Tanya Acosta, an elementary school educator with 16 years of experience, to shar...

Check out the full Episode 50   show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Kiran Dodeja Smith of Easy Real Food about managing life at home during quarantine. With the world on lockdown, we're spending more time at home than ever and that comes with its own set of challenges. Kiran shares ways to create a schedule, split up house duties, and find creative way...

Check out the full Episode 49 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Dr. Stephanie Smith about how to manage anxiety and adjust to life around COVID-19. Dr. Stephanie shares lots of great tips to help families navigate their new routines, tips to avoid over-consuming news, and ways to address the topic with kids and help them understand what's going on. S...

Check out the full Episode 48 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Noelle Martin, RD and author of MotherhoodAndMeals.com . Noelle joined us to talk about the importance of self-care and how to make time for it when you have a busy schedule.  Noelle Martin is a Registered Dietitian with a Master of Science in Foods and Nutrition and a mom of three young...

Check out the full Episode 47 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to our official registered dietitian, Sally Kuzemchak, about the new nutrition facts panel and what changes to be aware of. The new label was designed to reflect more current knowledge about nutrition. Sally breaks down changes to serving sizes, added sugars, and daily values to help shoppe...

Check out the full Episode 46 show notes on our website! In this episode of the Healthy Family Project, we talk to Theresa Desuyo, mom of three and Digital Family Expert at Qustodi o , the leader in digital safety and wellbeing for kids and families.  Nowadays, there's no avoiding technology. Kids are using laptops and tablets at school and opt to spend a lot of their free time surfing the web. Th...

Check out the full Episode 45 show notes on our website ! In this episode of the Healthy Family Project, we talk to Liz Weiss , cookbook author, blogger, dietitian, and host of the Liz's Healthy Table podcast. Liz shares solutions for common mealtime struggles including strategies for picky eaters, meal planning hacks, food waste tips, and more. Liz has two grown boys, teaches cooking classes to k...

Check out the full Episode 44 show notes on our website! Another Holiday Replay for you all this week! This conversation really hit home and as we head into 2020, it's definitely a great time to recheck our life balance.  In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Brierley Horton about balancing career and parenting. Brierley takes us through how she juggles a busy work schedule while t...

Check out the full Episode 43 show notes on our website ! For the holiday break, we are republishing two of our most downloaded episodes. This episode with Marc Mero, former WWE wrestling champion and author, skyrocketed to the top of our downloads after it was published in summer of 2019. It's a must listen!  In this episode of the Healthy Family Project, we talk to Marc Mero, former WWE Wrestlin...

Check out the full Episode 42 show notes on our website! In this episode of the Healthy Family Project, we talk to Tim Sheehan, co-founder of Greenlight all about teaching our kids how to be financially responsible. It seems like financial responsibility is one of those skills that we don't think we need to tackle until our kids are in their teens, but it's important to start talking about finance...

Check out the full Episode 41 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Jackie Vega of the Wellness Solution about what is means to have a positive relationship with food, how to develop that relationship and how to pass that wisdom onto your kids. Jackie shares ways to evaluate new food trends and fads and how to tackle a weight loss journey in a sustainabl...

Check out the full Episode 40 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Marisa Imon, author and host of the Mid-day Meditation Pump Up podcast. Marisa defines meditation and shares the many benefits for adults and children, along with ways to easily fit meditation into our busy schedules.  Marisa is a former teacher and also a best-selling author of the book...

Check out the full Episode 39 show notes on our website ! In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Maya Kaimal, award-winning cookbook author and founder of Maya Kaimal Foods, about how to easily add international foods to your menu and introduce them to your selective eaters. Maya shares ways to incorporate wordly flavors in a kidfriendly way while using it as a teaching opportunity...