The Healthy Mama Kitchen Podcast: Healthy Cooking Hacks, Meal Planning & Meal Prep for Busy Moms

The time has come for our season 6 finale- and the finale of the Healthy Mama Kitchen Podcast (at least for now) with an Ask Me Anything Q & A! I'm answering your questions: What is your monthly grocery budget right now? Everything is so expensive!  What’s a food/meal/snack you love or have regularly that we’d be surprised about?  What do you love the most and the least about living in FL after yo...

The summer can feel like a whole new ballgame when it comes to meals. The kids are home- all the time- and sometimes in the summer it can feel like we’re a short order cook or that our kids are constantly eating and that can be exhausting! Not to mention pile on the heat and all the summer activities and summer meal times can feel overwhelming. I want to help you take some of that stress off! In t...

The warm weather is here and I am so excited for all the summer flavors to start to appear at the market. In this episode, I'm sharing some of our family's favorites to cook in the month of June (and into the summer!). -- Try out the Healthy Mama Cooking Club for a week FREE & access our new recipe library and interactive meal planner with 250+ family-friendly recipes, weekly done-for-you meal pla...

I love food on the grill- but I know grilling can be intimidating! In this episode, I'm sharing my best tips and hacks for the BEST grilled meats, seafood, vegetables and more! -- Try out the Healthy Mama Cooking Club for a week FREE & access 220+ family-friendly recipes, weekly done-for-you meal plans, bonus podcasts and more plus our NEW cookout guide with 20+ cookout-friendly recipes! Mentioned...

Barbecue season is my favorite! I love any chance to cook or eat al fresco. In today’s episode, I’m sharing our family’s grilling season staple recipes (on and off the grill)- to enjoy at home and to share.  -- Try out the Healthy Mama Cooking Club for a week FREE & access 220+ family-friendly recipes, weekly done-for-you meal plans, bonus podcasts and more plus our NEW cookout guide with 20+ cook...

If you’re looking for a quick, healthy and satisfying breakfast to carry you through late spring and summer that only takes five minutes to make… there is nothing better than a great smoothie. In today’s episode, I want to share with you my healthy mama smoothie formula, tips for making your smoothies delicious and satisfying, favorite combinations and more! Let’s get blending!  -- Links Mentioned...

Welcome to a new monthly series where I share with you 10 weeknight meals my family is loving as of late (or are ongoing family favorites) that you can add to your meal plan, this month! -- Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club for access to 200+ family-friendly recipes, weekly done-for-you meal plans, bonus podcasts and and more starting at just $3/month. . Click here to get my free 30-day recipe ca...

If you're anything like me, spring is a busy season as school and activities start to wind down- and often, we need easy solutions for quick meals more than ever. So I'm back sharing a round-up of some of my favorite shortcuts for this busy season! Links Mentioned: Free 30-day recipe calendar (sheet pan chicken sausage, hot honey chicken sandwich, mediterranean flatbread & more!) Bowls Book Green...

I know it’s a big hang-up. You want to meal prep, but you dread the clean-up. So let’s talk about it! In this week's episode, I'm sharing some of my best hacks for making meal prep clean up easier and faster. -- Get $100 off the Healthy Mama Meal Prep Course (including 150+ prep-friendly recipes) through 4/28 using code SPRINGPREP Mentioned in the episode: My favorite meal prep containers and tool...

I know when it comes to meal prep, sometimes the hardest part is just coming up with IDEAS. For many moms I talk to, actually taking the time to make and enjoy meals that are nutrient dense and delicious to fuel your busy day is one of your biggest struggles. So if you’re working on getting into a meal prep routine this spring, keep listening for ten of my favorite easy, high protein spring meal p...

There are three times a year I have moms come to me more than any other time looking for advice on how to start (or re-start) a meal prep routine- back to school, the new year- and now- the start of spring. Today I want to share with you a different conversation on meal prep- we're talking about what it looks like to revolve and evolve your meal prep throughout the different seasons, and how my ow...

Welcome to a new monthly series where I share with you 10 weeknight meals my family is loving as of late (or are ongoing family favorites) that you can add to your meal plan, this month! -- Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club for access to 200+ family-friendly recipes, weekly done-for-you meal plans, bonus podcasts and and more starting at just $3/month. . Click here to get my free 30-day recipe ca...

Why is it that salads you get at a restaurant often feel so much more satisfying than the ones you make at home? I want to change that! We’re ditching the iceberg lettuce, sad tomatoes and dry shredded carrots- let’s make some satisfying salads this spring and summer, substantial enough for a whole meal for the whole family. -- Click here to grab all five salad recipes mentioned in this episode! J...

If you’re feeling like everything that made sense about feeding your kids is all of a sudden different as they get older and their food preferences change, they can voice their opinion on food more and feeding them is both more free and frustrating that ever before… let’s chat. In today’s episode, I’m here as a mom- not a food expert- and we’re talking how we’re (practically) feeding our kids thes...

Homemade french fries, roasted veggies, crispy tofu, crunchy salmon bites… the air fryer has taken the home cooking world by storm- but maybe you've been wondering... should I get one? Is it worth it, will I use it- and what for- or maybe you have one that's been collecting dust aside from the occasional frozen fries- in today's episode, I'm sharing the pros and cons of owning an air fryer, my fav...

Good tools make working in the kitchen easier and faster- but I don't think you need dozens of pots and pans or cupboards brimming with gadgets to get there! If I were to start over in a brand new kitchen, this is all I would need and all I recommend for tools for easier, more efficient cooking. -- Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club for access to 200+ family-friendly recipes, weekly done-for-you m...

Welcome to a new monthly series where I share with you 10 weeknight meals my family is loving as of late- that you can add to your meal plan, this month! -- Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club for access to 200+ family-friendly recipes, weekly done-for-you meal plans, bonus podcasts and and more starting at just $3/month. . Follow me over on Instagram for weeknight meals all month! Recipes Mentione...

Is your kitchen set-up costing you time when you're cooking? It might not be something you've considered before, but the way your kitchen is organized can make a huge difference in how easily you move around your kitchen when cooking. An organized kitchen is a more efficient kitchen- so tune in for best tips and organization hacks for easier cooking. -- Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club for acces...

Have you’ve ever wished there was a guide to just throwing together simple ingredients and somehow it magically turning into a delicious (and balanced) meal?! If so... tune in to this week's episode! Bowls are my absolute favorite way to pack flavor and nutrition into a deliciously satisfying meal, customizable and simple enough for the busiest weeknights. In this episode, I share with you my secr...

It’s that time of the year-  February can be dark, dreary and cold- at least in the northern hemisphere, and many of us are craving the brightness of spring- especially when it comes to flavors. But even if we’re not quite there yet with spring produce or the actual weather, I want to share with you how we can bring some much-needed brightness to our winter meals.  . Join the Healthy Mama Cooking...

We've all been there- you're bored, your family is bored, you've been making the same meals over and over again and your family is sick of them (or you just don't know what to cook!). Listen in for my favorite ways to get out of a recipe rut. . Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club for access to 200+ family-friendly recipes, weekly done-for-you meal plans, bonus podcasts and and more (starting at jus...

Simple, nourishing recipes with BIG flavor are the name of the game for Kat Ashmore from Kat Can Cook. A classically trained chef who has worked with the likes of Matha Stewart (yes, that Martha), Kat is a wealth of culinary wisdom, but as a busy mom who is no stranger to shortcuts, she creates recipes that are nourishing, simple and full of flavor for her over 3 million combined followers on TikT...

It’s cold outside, which means it’s soup season… I LOVE a good soup. But a bad soup is… well, bad soup! Today I want to share with you secrets to making a GREAT soup- no more watery, bland soup in your house! Click here to get a clickable list of my favorite soup recipes Connect with Kris: Healthy Mama Kris Recipes The Healthy Mama Cooking Club (try it free for 7 days) Instagram: Healthy Mama Kitc...

Asian cuisines like Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and others have rich culinary traditions with incredible depth of flavor that takes someone dedicated to learning the beautiful complexity of Asian ingredients to truly create incredible Asian meals- which is why I am so thrilled to welcome this week's guest, Sophia Nguyen Eng on the podcast to share her experience cooking traditional Asia...

So many of you want to get into a meal prep routine this new year and for good reason- meal prep is a game changer for making meals easier, all week long. But one of the biggest mistakes I see people make when they jump into meal prep is going in too hard, too soon and prepping so much they overwhelm themselves and don’t want to prep again- or prepping things that don’t make enough of an impact on...