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   Number 1: Kitchen Organization with Longbourn Farm

   I'm so excited to welcome my special guest to the podcast, Alli Kelley of Longbourn Farm. Alli is the creator of Longbourn Farm where she shares simple homemade recipes. She believes that family meals create special moments and those moments become treasured memories. In addition to tried-and-true kitchen favorites, she shares practical farm and garden tips for the hobby farmer or avid gardener.In this episode of the podcast we're chatting all about kitchen organization and how mastering kitchen organization can help you put homemade meals on the table more often, without stress. Alli also announces her new cookbook (available now!) full of homestyle slow cooker recipes (so naturally we had to throw some slow cooker tips in as well!) Inside this episode you'll find: >What keeps most moms from cooking more often>Why kitchen organization is the answer you didn't know you were looking for>The top 3 ways to get organized in your kitchen right now>How to utilize your slow cooker without settling for bland, mushy mealsLearn more about Alli and check out her resources here! At this link Alli offers: -Cooking at home course-The ultimate guide to keeping chickens-Garden consulting -Blog consulting And remember, you can get her cookbook here!

   December 11, 2020·32min
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   Number 2: Breakfast routines: Making breakfast actually happen

   They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but if you are like most moms eating anything more than a granola bar as quick as you can before you head out for carpool for the morning is a stretch. Find out how you can and why you should start making a good breakfast part of your daily routine. References: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20181126-is-breakfast-good-for-your-healthhttps://www.balance365life.com/

   August 14, 2020·36min
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   Number 3: Cooking for your camping trip made easy

   Camping is super fun, but cooking in the great outdoors? It can be kinda stressful. Inside this episode we'll talk about the ins and outs of planning a good menu for your camping trip, as well as how you can prepare in advance for a fun and stress-free trip. For all the links talked I talk about in the podcast head over to the shownotes here: To get your own free downloadable guide to camping cooking complete with recipes, head here!

   August 01, 2020·21min
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   Number 4: Guilt-Free Approaches to Family Meal Time

   Making family meal time happenWith Family Meals Quality Is Greater Than QuantityOnly have time for one family meal per week with your family?Make it a good one and something your kids will remember.Maybe you can get out the fancy dishes.Maybe you can rotate through everyone in your family’s favorite dinners.Maybe you can plan fun and interactive menus that everyone can help make.The point is, if you work on making that one meal special and memorable family meals can become a cherished memory for your kids, even if they didn’t happen every day.Simplify Your MealsI really can’t say the word “simplify” enough when it comes to family meals.Maybe you don’t have time for a michelin 5 star meal, but you do have a small nugget of time you could all eat together.Consider that the togetherness factor is more important than what’s on the table.If it’s waffles, grilled cheese, spaghetti and frozen meatballs…the key is that you are together.If we can let go a little bit of that all-or-nothing mentality we can start to enjoy time together more often even if it’s a little less than perfect.Planning Is KeyI am a huge advocate for a weekly planning session to keep my life and my family’s life in order.Scheduling in a weekly planning session will allow you to clearly see the pockets of time you have and choose the most realistic days for family meals (and the days that maybe everyone has to fend for themselves).It’s important to include your kids and spouse in your planning session so everyone is on the same page and you don’t miss anyone’s activities.Choose A Different Family Meal TimeWho said that family meal time has to be at dinner time? Does breakfast work better for you? Get up a little earlier and try for family breakfast instead.Real life isn’t perfect, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make small changes to make our goals work for us. Even if you have to be a little unorthodox, you can totally make family meals happen.Create Habits, Even If They Aren’t PerfectI’ve said it a hundred times, but this all-or-nothing mentality that most of us moms deal with on a regular basis is killing all of our dream.Just because we can’t do EVERYTHING doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do something.So work to create the habit of family dinners with whoever is there. If dad’s not there because of a work schedule, or some of your kids are at activities it’s okay. You’ve created the habit.And as seasons of life change you can welcome those absentees back to the table with loving arms because you’ve created the habit of having a family table.Let Go Of Mealtime BattlesEllyn Satter’s division of responsibility in feeding says in a nutshell, YOU decide what, where, and when your child eats.Your child is in charge of if they eat and how much they eat.In other words, and in the words of the great Queen ElsaLet it go.Stop with the dinnertime bribes and recognize that you did your job by providing a meal and let your child take care of the rest.Sometimes they won’t eat. Sometimes they’ll whine and complain. But you did your job by providing a meal, and you can just ignore it.Yes it’s challenging, yes kids not eating is a huge trigger for us, but as you work to trust your child the table will become a safe place for them and they will eventually start trying foods.It’s a process. It’s not a linear process. They may eat broccoli one day and hate it the next, but when we trust our kids, they will become happy eaters eventually.And you can focus on what’s on your plate, not what’s on theirs and actually enjoy your family meal time when you let the battle go.

   March 06, 2020·13min
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   Number 5: You're not eating your veggies, and it isn't your fault

   Reasons Why You Aren’t Eating Your Veggies.BiologYup. It’s just in our nature to avoid veggies. Many vegetables contain bitter compounds and as humans we are wired to avoid bitter compounds because they are more likely to be poisonous. Rude, huh? The one thing we need more of and our bodies are telling us to shun it. Not fair.As humans we also have natural affinity for sweet foods (like breast milk). Some people might be even more sensitive than others to the bitter compounds in foods meaning that a veggie that tastes just fine to some people will be too bitter for someone else.Lastly, our ability to taste bitter compounds is strongest as children, which is when many of us were forming our opinions about vegetables. Yup, there’s so much stacked up against us in our quest to eat those veggies.Forced Vegetable ConsumptionI would be shocked if there wasn’t a time in your past when you were told, eat your broccoli and you can have your dessert.Heck, I’d be surprised if you haven’t told your children something similar, but did you know that this very scenario can be damaging and have the opposite effect on your children (and maybe left a bad taste in your mouth {literally} as well?A retrospective study found that many teens who were forced to eat their veggies or other food items as children reported difficulty eating those food items today. In fact around 70% of those children avoided food items they had been forced to eat as a child, whereas only 30% reported that forced veggie consumption make them more likely to try new things now.Really Bad VeggiesNow I don’t have any studies to back this one up, but if you think that watery frozen vegetables that have been microwaved or steamed are what veggies are supposed to taste like, there is a reason you don’t like veggies.Veggies can be prepared in a wide variety of ways and taste absolutely delicious…but many people grew up eating underseasoned, overcooked, and just plain bad veggies. This can totally play a role in your hesitancy to try brussel sprouts again!Veggies Aren’t ConvenientLet’s say you don’t really fall into any of these camps and you actually like vegetables.Heck, maybe you used to eat them really well…and then you had kids.…and now you’re lucky if you’ve managed to shovel in a handful of your kid’s goldfish and a package of fruit snacks by the end of the day.We are busy, and we often sacrifice every last bit of ourselves to those sweet (but demanding) kiddos.(read the full show notes here)Sources: Humans reject bitter tastes and have an affinity for sweet tastesThe result of forcing children to eat their veggiesFruit and Veggie Serving SizesAverage fruit and vegetable consumption in the United States2015-2020 health guidelines

   February 28, 2020·16min
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