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In this week's episode of The Less Stressed Life Podcast, Christa chats with Kristin Dovbniak with the Healthy Balanced Mama on how we can make food work well for us through easier everyday cooking Ideas for busy moms.

Kristin shares her personal story of Blackbelt training, Italy adventures, to Chef and now Mom, and why she is so interested in nutrition and simplifying things for busy moms. She gives numerous tips to making meal prep work for individual families in a stress-free way. She even shares a few of her most loved recipes.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Generations ahead strongly influence how we view food- diet culture
Nourish your body - You can love food and eat in a way that will nourish your body. Balance is key and every one is unique in their needs.
How to Meal Plan/Prep in a way that works for you and encourages a healthy relationship with food. "Balance doesn't have to be hard!"
"Find the joy in eating"- Work through the reactions, not avoidance forever
Flexible Meal Prep- what is it, strategies to easily implement
Plan for 3-5 days, the entire week can be super overwhelming
Use "Family Favorites" list so you don't have to reinvent the wheel
Have a "Want to Try" list/Pinterest Board
Slow cooker/InstaPot for busy evenings
Choose recipes with similar ingredients to prep ahead
Examples of meals, subbing out proteins, diversity in what we eat, sheet pan recipes
Moms in "Survival Mode"- You can't help others when you are not good. Take care of yourself so you can show up for others"

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Kristin Dovbniak is a certified holistic health coach, intuitive eating counselor, and trained chef. Her passion is to help women uncomplicate eating and stress less about food to bring joy back into eating again! She serves women worldwide through her podcast, The Healthy Balanced Mama Podcast, and her online courses by integrating intuition and intention for a less-stressed, healthier, and more joyful relationship with food. She lives on an island off the coast of New England with her two sweet and spunky sous chefs, Sage and Wren, where you can usually find her in the kitchen.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND KRIS:

To learn more, follow her on Instagram @healthymamakris or on her blog and website www.healthymamakris.com where she shares tips on balanced eating, flexible meal planning, simplified food prep, and confident cooking.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND CHRISTA:

Personalized functional medicine with Christa Biegler:

http://www.lessstressednutrition.com

Less Stressed Life Podcast:

http://www.lessstressedlife.com

Less Stressed Life Facebook Page:

https://www.fb.me/christabi

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