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

With back to school in full swing, many of us are trying to get our routines in check. In this episode, I'm sharing exactly how I meal prep in just ONE hour a week (yes, ONE hour!). Learn the 1-hour Meal Prep Method Jump into the Healthy Mama Meal Prep Master Course Connect with Kris: Healthy Mama Kris Recipes Healthy Mama Kris on Insta FREE Meal Planning Guide Healthy Mama Courses Healthy Mama E-...

I will be the first to admit, breakfast is not naturally my forte as a mom. But, even so, we’ve created a breakfast routine that works for our family to give my kids a nourishing before-school breakfast every morning, without stress. So in today’s episode, I want to share with you how to create a less-stressed breakfast routine and some of our FAVORITE easy and make-ahead breakfast ideas for the b...

Back to school means new routines, because if you’re anything like us, summer is a lot more casual than the school year. But I know all the change at once can feel overwhelming, so in today’s episodes, I want to share 3 specific ways you can start shifting your meal routines this back to school for more ease.  Free Kids School Lunch Guide Previous Episodes Mentioned: Episode 288: Meal Planning for...

This episode is a replay of an episode that aired in 2022- our easy school lunch system. Download the free Kids School Lunch Guide Our Kids Lunch Amazon Shop Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club starting at $3 a month for weekly meal inspiration, member exclusive recipes, bonus cooking videos and quick kitchen tips, monthly bonus podcast episodes and more! Connect with Kris: Healthy Mama Kris Blog H...

We are BACK with a brand new season of the Healthy Mama Kitchen Podcast.  We’ve had a lot of new listeners to the podcast in season 5- so I thought I’d take the first episode of this new season to briefly re-introduce myself, share what’s in store for the Healthy Mama Kitchen Podcast in season six and share some of the meals we’ve been loving as a family, lately. Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club...

Welcome to what I’m calling Summer Snacks: bite size episodes to give you meal inspiration throughout summer, without taking too much time away from the beach or pool. Today we're talking what to do with that abundance of late-summer produce- from tomatoes to corn, peaches to cucumbers. Recipes mentioned (click for links): BLT Pasta Salad Caprese Chicken Quinoa Caprese Salad Greek Chicken & Orzo S...

Welcome to what I’m calling Summer Snacks: bite size episodes to give you meal inspiration throughout summer, without taking too much time away from the beach or pool. Today we’re talking our favorite camping meals- because I might like camp cooking just as much as I love sleeping under the stars! Click here for my full list of favorite camping meals with links! Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club ...

Welcome to what I’m calling Summer Snacks: bite size episodes to give you meal inspiration throughout summer, without taking too much time away from the beach or pool. Today I'm talking our favorite make-ahead summer lunches to save time during your busy summer weeks! Mentioned (click for links):  Black bean, corn and quinoa salad Quinoa caprese salad Budget Kitchen Lunches e-book Cucumber Dill Ch...

Welcome to what I’m calling Summer Snacks: bite size episodes to give you meal inspiration throughout summer, without taking too much time away from the beach or pool. Today I'm talking our favorite make-ahead summer breakfasts to save time for summer adventuring (and time with that oven on!).  Mentioned (click for links):  Deliciously Drinkable E-book  Egg muffins/egg cups Silicone muffin pan  Br...

Welcome to what I’m calling Summer Snacks: bite size episodes to give you meal inspiration throughout summer, without taking too much time away from the beach or pool. Today I'm talking our favorite snacks to pack while on the road- whether your trip this summer is a couple hours, or a couple days!  Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club starting at $3 a month for weekly meal inspiration, member exclu...

It's the Season 5 Finale of the Healthy Mama Kitchen Podcast, and as is tradition-- we're doing an Ask Me Anything Q & A! This one is juicy- I got questions on everything from our go-to meals, to our daily routine, how I got into the health, wellness and cooking world, what to do when you're feeling burnt out with cooking (yes, I feel this too!), what I'm manifesting and so much more.  Join the He...

Are you hitting the road or air to travel this summer? We have done a LOT of travel as a family over the past year and a half traveling with my husband for work and for fun- and we’ve done it all on a pretty moderate budget. In today’s episode, I’m sharing with you my best hacks for road tripping, traveling and eating well- while spending less.  Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club starting at $3 a...

Sick of cooking in the summer? Ok, I know summer technically isn’t even here yet- or maybe it is when you’re listening. Whether you’re sick of cooking- or not quite- there’s a good possibility you will be when that summer heat hits. Tune in for 25+ low or no-cook ideas for summer dinners.  Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club starting at $3 a month for weekly meal inspiration, member exclusive recip...

Summer is alllmost officially here- and even if your kids aren’t out of school yet- it’s about the time many of us start thinking about meals in the summer time. When it comes to dinners, the heat paired with often wildly different schedules means a new set of challenges than during the school year. So today I want to share some of my favorite easy shortcuts for making meals easy- when you need it...

It was a wild month-- this recap is probably the real-ist I've made so far! We spent $449.51 on groceries for our family of, well, 3-4 this month… here’s how we spent it, and what we ate (including what the kids ate... and what they didn't!) in the month of May.  Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club starting at $3 a month for weekly meal inspiration, member exclusive recipes, bonus cooking videos an...

I am a sauce girl through and through. Life is better with sauces, dressings and dips! I had a request on Instagram for a sauce episode– and I am happy to oblige. So let’s get saucy and talk ten easy, adaptable no-cook sauces to jazz up your everyday meals and how to make them SUPER flavorful.  Click here for show notes and links to recipes Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club starting at $3 a month...

If you’re curious what a chef and grocery budget expert loves and buys at the grocery store… keep listening! We recently brought back the Healthy Mama Grocery Guide Series, and today’s we’re talking about how to eat well- and not spend your whole paycheck- at Whole Foods.  Click here to download the printable Whole Foods Favorites guide Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club starting at $3 a month for...

If you’re curious what a chef and grocery budget expert loves and buys at the grocery store… keep listening! We recently brought back the Healthy Mama Grocery Guide Series, and today’s we’re talking another cult favorite- Trader Joe’s. So stay tuned for my best tips and favorite items at TJ’s.  Click here to download the printable Trader Joe's Favorites guide Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club sta...

If you’re curious what a chef and grocery budget expert loves and buys at the grocery store… you’re in for a treat. We are bringing back the Healthy Mama Grocery Guide Series, starting with a fan favorite, Aldi. Tune in for my best tips, hacks and favorite items at Aldi.  Click here to download my Aldi favorites shopping list!  Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club starting at $3 a month for weekly m...

Another month of meals flew by- this month we spent $606.06 on groceries this month on our family of four. Here's what we ate, and what we spent! Links Mentioned:  The Healthy Mama Cooking Club Deliciously Drinkable Smoothie Ebook Budget Kitchen Guide Recipes:  Quick Pickled Onions Greek and Fajita Chicken Marinades  Greek Chicken Wraps Homemade Herb Ranch Dressing Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Cl...

It’s Part 3 of the Cooking In Season series: Spring Edition! In this seasonal episode series, I take you through what’s in season and help you incorporate these flavors into your everyday meals! So grab your notebook, and let’s dive in. Click here for the full show notes with recipe linksGrab the printable Spring seasonal produce chart Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club starting at $3 a month for...

It's the fourth edition in our reduce food waste series and today I'm giving you all the tea about how to store food WELL to avoid it going bad (faster than you wish it would!). Get the free produce storage chart here  My fridge + freezer storage essentials Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club starting at $3 a month for weekly meal inspiration, member exclusive recipes, bonus cooking videos and quic...

It's Part 3 of our Reduce Food Waste series, and we're diving into using your FREEZER to keep food for longer!  Your freezer is such a helpful tool– if you use it right! In today's episode I'm sharing everything from tips to freeze food to avoid freezer burn, freezer safety, what to freeze (and what not to) and so much more!  My Freezer Storage Essentials Join the Healthy Mama Cooking Club startin...

We are onto the 2nd installment  of our food waste series and today we’re talking about repurposing leftovers. A 2018 study from university of Vermont showed Nearly a pound of food per person per day is wasted! That’s an average of $40 of food per person a month thrown away- or $160 a month for a family of four. So today, I want to talk about how we can intentionally repurpose those leftovers into...

It’s April so it’s Earth Month and we’ve been talking a lot about grocery budgeting-- one of the BEST ways you can lower your grocery spending is by reducing your FOOD WASTE. So welcome to the first episode in the reduce food waste series!  Today we are going to talk about five habits you can adopt to begin to reduce food waste.  LAST CHANCE: Healthy Mama on a Budget is going into the vault until...