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In this one, we share tips and school lunch recipes that work well for slow eaters so that they get some sustenance, even if their lunch period isn’t quite as much time as they typically need. 

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Sometimes even the quickest breakfast recipe isn’t quick enough. These are our favorite grocery store finds for weekday mornings when the kids (and you?) need grab-and-go breakfasts that can fuel everyone on the run.

STRESS-FREE SCHOOL LUNCHES

Make packing 180 school lunches a breeze with our Stress-Free School Lunch Guide. You’ll get our tried-and-true school lunch packing tips, an essential school lunch grocery list, our list of favorite lunchboxes by age, our top 15 lunchbox recipes, and more.

MEAL PLANNING FOR EVERYONE

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer! We can help you get meal planning right (even if you’ve failed before) with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• Make-Ahead Breakfasts for Back-to-School
• Shortcuts For Well-Balanced Breakfasts
• Easy Breakfasts Kids Can Feed Themselves
• Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day?
• Our Breakfast playlist on Spotify

And a sample of the products mentioned: 

• Wyman’s breakfast products
• Kodiak Cups
• Kodiak Instant Oatmeal 
• PBfit Peanut Butter Powder 
• Proper Good Overnight Oat packs
• FlapJacked Mighty Muffins
• Mason Dixie Foods 
• Good Food Made Simple Egg White Patties
• Chubby Snacks and Superfood PB&J

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We’re excited to share an episode that we think you’ll love from Care and Feeding, Slate’s parenting show with Jamilah Lemieux, Zak Rosen, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Lucy Lopez. In this episode, they talk food with one of our favorite guests, Priya Krishna, but if you’re looking for more triumphs (and fails!), tune in for their weekly advice from helping one parent deal with their sore loser child to answering tricky questions like how another parent can talk to a friend who’s body shaming their toddler. If you like what you hear, make sure to subscribe to Care and Feeding wherever you podcast for advice on parenting kids from toddler to teens.

STRESS-FREE SCHOOL LUNCHES

Make packing 180 school lunches a breeze with our Stress-Free School Lunch Guide. You’ll get our tried-and-true school lunch packing tips, an essential school lunch grocery list, our list of favorite lunchboxes by age, our top 15 lunchbox recipes, and more.

MEAL PLANNING FOR EVERYONE

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer! We can help you get meal planning right (even if you’ve failed before) with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

Whether you prep school lunches ahead on a regular basis or just need some back-pocket ideas for your most hectic weeks, we’ve got prep-ahead school lunch ideas that aren’t sandwiches to last you the whole year long.

Make packing 180 school lunches a breeze with our Stress-Free School Lunch Guide. You’ll get our tried-and-true school lunch packing tips, an essential school lunch grocery list, our list of favorite lunchboxes by age, our top 15 lunchbox recipes, and more.

LINKS 

• Make-Ahead Lunches for Back-to-School
• The Magic of Meatballs
• Our Back-to-School playlist on Spotify
• Our Stress-Free School Lunch Guide
• Our favorite lunchboxes
• Easy Lunchboxes
• Our make-ahead Ramen Salad 
• Peanut Sauce recipe
• How to Make Black Beans in the Instant Pot
• Yogurt Chia Pudding
• Cinnamon Toast Overnight Oats
• Leftover Oatmeal Muffins recipe
• Make-Ahead Ham and Cheese Muffins
• Make-Ahead lunch episode 

MEAL PLANNING FOR EVERYONE

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer! We can help you get meal planning right (even if you’ve failed before) with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

We’ve got the lazy dinners you need to enjoy the last days of summer eating while also managing the hectic back-to-school transition. 

Make packing 180 school lunches a breeze with our Stress-Free School Lunch Guide. You’ll get our tried-and-true school lunch packing tips, an essential school lunch grocery list, our list of favorite lunchboxes by age, our top 15 lunchbox recipes, and more. 

MEAL PLANNING FOR EVERYONE

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer! We can help you get meal planning right (even if you’ve failed before) with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• Our audio course, Meal Planning For Everyone 
• Our Stress-Free School Lunch Guide 
• Join our free community 
• Gorgeous Green Sauce recipe
• How to Make Instant Pot Black Beans
• Carnitas recipe (for the stove top or Instant Pot!)
• Marinated Beans on Toast
• Tomato Butter Pasta
• Tuna Mayo Rice Bowl
• Fish Stick Tacos from Bare Minimum Dinners cookbook
• One-Pot Cheesy Sausage and Orzo
• Our favorite Peanut Sauce recipe for noodles and more
• Lots of Chicken Nugget Salad ideas
• Chinese Chicken Salad with Sweet and Sour Nuggets
• Shortcut Tortellini en Brodo
• How Sandwiches Can Save Back-to-School Season
• How to Turn Any Ground Meat Into a Delicious Dinner
• Ninja Woodfire Grill

In this one, we’re sharing our latest empties: all the grocery items we bought — sometimes impulsively! — and used up entirely. These are products we think are worth it!

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As summer winds down and the school year ramps up, we're not just looking for easy meals, but super easy meals. We even called in reinforcements: John of Preppy Kitchen shares expertise honed while writing his latest book, Preppy Kitchen Super Easy: 100 Simple and Versatile Recipes.

MEAL PLANNING FOR EVERYONE

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• Preppy Kitchen Super Easy: 100 Simple and Versatile Recipes
• John’s Crispy Orange Glazed Chicken Strips recipe 
• How to Make Salads Kids Will Eat
• How Sauces Can Save Your Weeknight Cooking
• What’s the Difference Between All the Salts? Kosher Salt, Table Salt, Etc?
• How to Cook Once, Eat Twice
• Ten Minute Dinner Ideas
• Simple Family Meals From Pantry Basics
• The Art of Intentional Leftovers
• El Pato Mexican sauces
• Meghan’s Maple Mustard Vinaigrette recipe 

Join our (free!) community to get all the links to our What We Are Cooking and Eating Now recipes https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community/ 

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In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

Listener Ashely H. asked if we have a process for cleaning out the fridge and pantry and, why, yes, we do! After a long summer of cooking and hosting, we’re putting our process to use for a kitchen reset before school begins — and think you should do the same too.

MEAL PLANNING FOR EVERYONE

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

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In this one, we’re leaning into laid-back entertaining with our list of things to keep on hand for easy breezy hosting. 

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There’s no magic to becoming a better cook. It’s the simple business of putting a few key principles into practice over and over. These 10 tiny changes are the ones that will make the biggest difference in your cooking. 

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LINKS 

• Meal Planning for Everyone
• What Are Back Pocket Dinners (and Why Do We Love Them)?
• What’s the Difference Between All the Salts?
• Why Do You Keep Telling Me to Add Acid to My Cooking?
• How Do I Cook With Fresh Herbs?
• How Do I Cook With Dried Herbs and Spices?
• What Cooking Oils Should I Keep in My Pantry?
• How Do I Season Food So That It (Actually) Tastes Good?
• Simple Family Meals From Pantry Basics
• How Can I Cook Dinner Faster?

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In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

Want to instantly make home cooked meals taste better? We tell you how to use fresh herbs to take your meal from ho-hum to oh-yum. 

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LINKS 

• How Do I Cook with Dried Herbs and Spices? 
• Why Do You Keep Telling Me to Acid to My Cooking? 
• What Cooking Oils Should I Keep in My Pantry?
• How Can I Fry Without Making a Mess or Getting Hurt?!
• Souper Cubes, The Cookie Tray
• Other Souper Cubes that we love 
• Anyday Cookware
• How to microwave dry herbs
• Basil Sugar Poundcake recipe

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In this one, Stacie and Meghan beat the heat and try to get ahead of overwhelm — at the same time! — with a huge batch of summer meal ideas that can be prepped ahead.

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You’ve probably heard that “salt, fat, acid and heat” are essential to good cooking. Salt, fat and heat are pretty easy to figure out, but what’s up with acid? We explain how acid works in cooking and how to use it to make your flavors pop. 

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LINKS 

• The 9 Best Kinds of Vinegar for Cooking — and 2 You Should never Use
• The Serious Eats Guide to Vinegar
• The Acid League
• Brightland vinegars
• Tart vinegars
• American Vinegar Works
• Chili Crisp Vinaigrette
• 10 year aged Black Vinegar
• Flamingo Estate Persimmon Vinegar

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Get 2 exclusive bonus episodes every month and an ad-free stream of every episode. Join DIJFY+ today and pay monthly OR annually to save 25% over 12 months. Joining DIJFY+ also gives you access to every past bonus episode and our community boards so you can stop managing the load of feeding your family all on your own. We’ve got you!

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

The cooking oil aisle can be surprisingly confusing. From canola to vegetable, grapeseed to avocado, it’s hard to know which you should keep on hand — and that’s all before olive oil! We’ll help you determine which cooking oils you need, which you don’t, and which you can substitute for others so that you can save your dollars and pantry space. 

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LINKS 

• The Ultimate Guide to the Different Types of Olive Oil
• 2024 award winning olive oils

Olive oils for cooking in the +/-  $1.00/ounce range 

• Graza Olive Oil, Sizzle for cooking and Drizzle for an affordable everyday finishing oil 
• California Olive Ranch, a quality everyday cooking olive oil easily found at conventional  supermarkets
• Frantoia Olive Oil, one of Stacie’s everyday go-to cooking olive oils

Quality cooking and dressing olive oils priced great in bulk tins 

• This large tin of Frantoia is a great deal
• Iliada Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Quality olive oils in the $2 to 4/ounce range

• Brightland Olive Oil
• Fat Gold Olive Oil 
• Wonder Valley 
• Branche Olive Oil duo 
• Kosterina, a great source of extra virgin and flavored olive oils 
• Yiayia and Friends olive oils, extra virgin and flavored too
• Morgenster Estate Olive Oil, an award-winning olive oil Stacie got to try in South Africa, where it’s made - delicious! 

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In this one, we share a simple formula for endless summer meals that you can whip up without stress, whether or not you’ve had time to meal plan. And even without repeats, if that’s what you want!

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Kosher salt, table salt, Himalayan pink salt, flaky salt… when did salt become so complicated? We break down the difference between all the salts and, more importantly, tell you what you need to keep in your pantry and how to use it effectively. 

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LINKS 

• Magical Unicorn Sea Salt by Beautiful Briny Sea
• Jennifer Fisher salts (the Spicy Salt is Stacie's favorite)
• Maldon Smoked Sea Salt Flakes
• La Baleine Fine Sea Salt
• Diamond Crystal kosher salt
•  Maldon Sea Salt Flakes (this tub is a great deal!)
• Jacobsen Salt Co.

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In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

Seasoning is how you build the flavor profile of a dish, and doing it well is how you create deliciousness. But how do you do it well? We’ve got answers and a simple framework that will help you take your cooking to the next level.  

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LINKS 

• 8 Food Seasoning Mistakes That Are Keeping You From Enjoying the Tastiest Meals Possible
• Our episode, How Do I Cook With Dried Herbs and Spices?
• Our episode, Spice up Your Family’s Food with Chief Spice Mama, Kanchan Koya
• Our episode, All the Ways to Boost Flavor In Your Cooking
• Our episode, How to Cook Vegetables so that they Taste Good—Even to Kids

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

In this one, Stacie and Meghan explore the reasons it’s beneficial for other people to feed your kids — even when they feed them differently than you do or want them to.

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Choosing kitchen gear for kids is about equipping them with tools that are well designed for their size and skill level — because having the right kitchen tools for the job makes cooking safer, easier, and even more fun. But not everything needs to be made just for them.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• Classic Kitchen Helper (foldable)
• Kitchen Tower Step Stool
• Little Partners 3 in 1 Growing Step Stool
• Piccalio Wooden Kids Knife
• Kuhn Rikon Kinderkitchen Mezzaluna
• Kuhn Rikon Kinderkitchen Essentials Set
• Tovla Jr. Nylon Safety Knives
• Opinel Kids Knife
• Zwilling Twinny Knife
• Wustof 5” Hollow Edge Santoku
• Crinkle Cutter
• Misen Bench Scraper
• Nordic Ware Rimmed Sheet Pans (we like the set, but if you want to buy just 1 or 2, opt for a quarter and an eighth sheet pan) 
• Lightweight Mixing Bowls
• XL Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl
• Zeroll Easy Scoop 
• Oxo Cookie Scoop
• Oxo Dusting Wand
• Mini Muffin Pan
• KitchenAid Hand Mixer
• GE Cordless Hand Blender
• The Beast Mini Blender
• Material Kitchen Cutting Boards
• Material Kitchen "The Kids" Set
• GIR Spatula Turner
• GIR Spoonula  
• Urban Infant Litter Helper Apron  
• Hedley and Bennet Kids Aprons  
• Oxo Stainless Steel Smooth Potato Masher
• Oxo Melon Baller
• Dash Mini Waffle Maker
• Dash Egg Cooker

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

We've said it all. You've heard it all. And still, you keep trying it all. But is there a better way? What are some new things you can do when none of the usual strategies work for your picky eater?

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• Our episode, Is Picky Eating Real?
• Our episode, You Won’t Find Picky Eater Help in a Recipe? 
• Our episode, When It Comes to Picky Eating, the More You Stress the Worst it Gets
• Our episode, What Does It Mean to Declutter Feeding Your Family?  
• Our favorite Nuggie Salads
• 10 Beautiful Food Books for Kids
• 60+ Kids Books About Food for Babies, Toddlers, and Kids

In this one, Stacie and Meghan help parents navigate grocery shopping with kids. From little kids to teens, using a tablet to engaging them in games, these ideas will help make the trip a little easier with kids of all ages (and temperaments!).

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NY Times best-selling author Priya Krishna talks to us about her new book, Priya’s Kitchen Adventures, and the best recipes to introduce kids to global cuisine and the joys of cooking.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• More about Priya Krishna
• Priya’s Kitchen Adventures: A Cookbook for Kids
• Indian-Ish: Recipes and Antics From a Modern American Family

In this bonus mini episode, we explore what it means to invite kids into the kitchen and to explore food with us. Because it’s not just about cooking with them or even encouraging them to eat new foods.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

You can be burnt to a crisp, but the kids still need to eat. So how exactly do you take a break when you’re responsible for feeding everyone? We go over seven ways that you can get some rest as the family cook, even when you can never stop feeding them.

There couldn’t be a better opportunity to encourage you to TAKE SOME HELP FROM US! If you are looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family (while also saving time and money), meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

Our episode, What Is Fair Play in Feeding?

Our episode, What Are Back Pocket Dinners (and Why Do We Love Them)?

Our episode, Easy Family Dinners That Always Win

Our episode, How to Get Your Cooking Mojo Back

Our self-guided audio course, Meal Planning for Everyone

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

Isn't it rude that our kids still need to eat when we're overwhelmed?! When exhaustion has you ready to give up, these kitchen strategies will help you get dinner on the table without (completely) losing your mind.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• Our favorite mise in place hack
• Our episode, What Does It Mean to Declutter Feeding Your Family,
• Our episode with Rachel Nielson of 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms
• Our episode, What Are Back Pocket Meal Plans (and Why Do We Love Them)?
• Our episode, 5 Dinner Formulas Every Home Cook Needs to Know

In this one, Stacie and Meghan share their favorite four-ingredient dinners, and talk through the virtues (and some pitfalls) of trying to whip up dinner using just a small handful of ingredients.

Want to listen to the full episode? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or join our Super Fan Community today.

Back Pocket Dinners can save your sanity during busy seasons, times of overwhelm, and periods of exhaustion. But what are they, exactly? We explain how they can help save dinner when you just can't and share our favorite back pocket dinner recipes. 

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• Our episode, Easy Family Dinners That Always Win
• Our episode, Super Quick Pasta Dinners
• Our episode, How to Build a Bowl Meal
• Our episode, The Special Episode on Special Bread
• Creamy Lemon Pasta
• Marinated Beans on Toast   
• Indian Curry (using a Maya Kamal simmer sauce) 
• Japanese Curry (using Golden Curry) 
• Peanut Noodles  
• Tostadas
• Risotto       
• Shrimp Scampi
• All about shortcut garlic 
• Tortellini with pesto and peas (using our Spinach Pesto OR Spinach and Broccoli Stalk Pesto) 
• Salmon Rice Bowls   
• Dinner-Worthy Ramen Salad  
• Pot Sticker Stir Fry  
• Broccoli Pasta
• Stacie’s Meat Sauce  
• Instant Pot Pasta with Meat Sauce
• Antipasto Cream Cheese 
• Pizza Beans
• Eggroll in a Bowl 
• Easy Ground Beef Tacos
• Quick and Easy Crispy Fish Tacos with Cabbage Slaw
• Big Hero Sandwich
• Sheetpan Fajitas

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

It’s nearly impossible to have a discussion about labor inequality and the mental load of parenting without mention of Fair Play, a book by Eve Rodsky and accompanying system for dividing household responsibilities. But is it really an answer? And how does it play out, specifically, for feeding a family?

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• Fair Play
• Our self-guided audio course that can turn anyone into a meal planner, Meal Planning for Everyone

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In this one, Meghan & Stacie answer a question from the listener’s boards about how to make hearty summer salads.

Want to listen to the full episode? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or join our Super Fan Community today.

Well now we can't stop: You ask, we answer. This time around, we talk feeding the family during spring sports season, cooking for multiple diets (and picky eaters to boot!), and sharing mental load of feeding a family. 

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• Our episode, How Do You Make Multiple Dinner Times Work?
• Our episode, Which Grocery Delivery Service is Worth It?
• Our bonus episode, Sideline Eats: Feeding Kids During Sports Season (DIJFY+ subscription needed to listen)
• Our self-paced audio course, Meal Planning for Everyone
• Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) by Eve Rodsky
• Mississippi Pot Roast
• Instant Pot Black Beans
• Stacie's Arroz con Pollo, which can be used as a blueprint for all manner of one-pot chicken and rice dishes
• Basil Chicken Stir Fry
• Spring Minestrone Soup
• Meal planning service, Cook Smarts
• Kelsey Nixon's Recipe Club

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

To help longtime listener Caitlin make sense of all the food and grocery delivery services, we go over all the ones worth considering — and a few that are not. 

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• Our audio course, Meal Planning for Everyone (learn more below!)
• Instacart
• AmazonFresh
• WalmartPlus
• Shipt
• FreshDirect
• DoorDash grocery delivery
• Uber Eats grocery delivery
• Imperfect Foods
• Thrive Market
• Misfits Market
• Butcher Box (a sponsor that we use and love)

In this one, Stacie and Meghan discuss whether or not big players like Trader Joe’s and Momofuku have an ethical responsibility to smaller players in their respective spaces. And what about us shoppers: do we?

To listen to the full episode, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or join our Super Fan Community today.

 LINKS

•    We Need to Talk About Trader Joes https://tastecooking.com/we-need-to-talk-about-trader-joes/
•    The Market Opportunity For Chili Crunch is Huge So the Battle Heats Up https://www.forbes.com/sites/andywang/2024/04/06/the-market-opportunity-for-chili-crunch-is-huge-so-the-battle-heats-up/
•    Thoughts on Chili Crunch Gate from Joanne L. Molinaro (@thekoreanvegan) on TikTok
•    Laoganma https://www.laoganmausa.com/
•    Fly By Jing https://flybyjing.com/
•    Onino Crispy Chili https://www.oninobk.com/
•    Chilee Oil https://chileeoil.com/ (made with avocado oil!)
•    Mama Teav's https://mamateavs.com/
•    Eat Mila https://eatmila.com/
•    Wuju Foods https://www.wujufoods.com/
•    Bowlcut https://thebowlcut.com/
•    S&B Foods https://www.sbfoods-worldwide.com/
•    Boon Sauce https://www.boonsauce.com/
•    Hot Jiang https://hotjiang.com/ (keto/vegan)
•    KariKari https://www.eatkarikari.com/
•    Homiah https://www.homiah.com/
•    Oomame https://oomame.net/ (global chile crisps)
•    Hotpot Queen https://hotpotqueen.com/
•    Barnacle Foods https://www.barnaclefoods.com/ (kelp chili crisp!)

Whether you're feeding small kids who need to eat earlier than everyone else or you're juggling work, sports, and other after-school activities, coping with multiple dinner times makes feeding a family feel impossibly hard — unless you have the right strategies and recipes in your back pocket. Our ideas will not only smooth over the logistics of multiple dinner times, but it will keep dinner delicious too.  

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• Our episode, The Magic of Meatballs
• Our episode, How to Cook Once, Eat Twice with Cassy Joy Garcia
• Our episode, How to Make Salads Kids Will Eat
• Our episode, How to Build a Bowl Meal
• Our episode, “You’re On Your Own” Meals, aka YOYO Dinners
• Our episode, How to Make Chili for the Chili Haters
• Our episode, Tips + Soup Recipes
• Cheese Burger Salad recipe
• All of our Chicken Nugget Salad ideas
• Ramen Salad recipe
• Our favorite Peanut Sauce recipe, perfect for making peanut noodles
• Stacie's Green and White Chicken Chili recipe 
• How to Cook Pasta Ahead of Time
• How to make Instant Pot Black Beans

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

Efficiently moving through meal prep isn't just for cooks on the line. Knowing how to interpret a recipe, what to fire when, and clean as you go are just a few ways that you can get dinner on the table faster. These are our favorite tips for smart cooking done as quickly as possible.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

Our episode, How We Feed: As an ADHD Parent with KC Davis of Struggle Care

Our episode, How to Dream of Dinner with Ali Slagel

Our episode, What Kitchen Tools Will Save Me Time?

Our What We Are Cooking and Eating Now episode for 3/14/2024

In this one, Stacie and Meghan share their most recent empties: all the food finds that they’re enjoying to every last bite.

To listen to the full episode, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or join our Super Fan Community today.

Whether a kitchen tool is a uni-tasker or multitasker, we think it's worth consideration if it saves time while cooking. These are our favorite kitchen tools that help save you time. 

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

LINKS 

• Made In 8” Chef’s Knife
• Wusthof 8” Chef’s Knife
• Wusthof 10” Chef’s Knife
• Wusthof 7” Santoku Knife
• Wusthof 3.5” Paring Knife
• Cut Brooklyn knives
• Bench scraper 
• Mandoline (plus kevlar glove) 
• Instant Pot 
• Electric kettle
• Air Fryer
• Vitamix Blender (refurbished!) 
• Vitamix Blender (new!)
• Vegetable chopper
• Joyce Chen Kitchen Shears
• OXO Kitchen Shears
• Dash Egg Cooker (small)
• Dash Egg Cooker (larger)
• Garlic press
• Cherry pitter
• Our episode, How Microwave Cooking Can Save Cooking 
• Our episode, The Busy Parent’s Guide to Instant Pot Cooking
• Our episode, How We’re Using Our Air Fryers These Days
• Our episode, Do You Need an Air Fryer?
• Anyday Microwave Cookware

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

Hard to believe it took five years to record our first listener Q&A, but based on the response, this will be far from our last! From finding recipes that partners and (older) kids can make to rediscovering personal food joy, we answer some great questions from YOU!

BIG SALE! We’ve dedicated March 2024 to celebrating our community. In addition to answering community questions in every episode published in March, we’re having a big community sale. Our supporting membership gives you access to our message boards, an ad-free stream of every DIJFY episode (EVERY ONE!), two exclusive bonus episodes every month, and more. Join today with the code JUICY to get 25% off for a year at either the monthly price or annual price.

LINKS 

• Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) by Eve Rodsky 
• Prep: The Essential College Cookbook by Katie Morford
• Bare Minimum Dinners: Recipes and Strategies for Doing Less in the Kitchen by Jenna Helwig
• Our episode, What Does It Mean to Declutter Feeding Your Family with Rachael Nielson
• Our episode, All the Ways to Turn Freezer Shortcuts Into Dinner
• Taquito Bake (one of many videos; not the original!)
• Ketchup Chicken recipe 

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

3 in 30 Takeaways for Mom is one of our favorite podcasts, so we were thrilled with host Rachel Neilson asked us to be on her show. In a world where parents are short on time, managing rising grocery prices, and generally overwhelmed with work-life-family balance, feeding our families can feel like drudgery — which is too bad given how deeply food can connect us. In this special share — an episode of 3 in 30 on which we were guests — we share easy ways to create food traditions and practical ideas for bring joy to the family table.

We hope you enjoy the conversation and if you love Rachel and her show as much as we do, hop over to 3 in 30 Takeaway for Moms to follow. You can also sign up for Rachel’s free masterclass on Overcoming Overwhelm on 4/1 and 4/7.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

In this one, we talk about the idea of “lazy” cooking. Is it helpful? Harmful? Healthy or not? And most to the point: is it really lazy at all?

To listen to the full episode, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or join our Super Fan Community today.

Didn't I Just Feed You listener, Haley, asks us to weigh in on how she can expose her kids to new cuisines without spending tons of time and money sourcing harder-to-find and/or expensive ingredients that she doesn't use regularly. We've got thoughts! 

BIG SALE! We’ve dedicated March 2024 to celebrating our community. In addition to answering community questions in every episode published in March, we’re having a big community sale. Our supporting membership gives you access to our message boards, an ad-free stream of every DIJFY episode (EVERY ONE!), two exclusive bonus episodes every month, and more. Join today with the code JUICY to get 25% off for a year at either the monthly price or annual price.

LINKS 

• Your Essential Shopping List for Cooking South Indian Food at Home
• Your Essential Shopping List for Cooking Filipinx Food at Home
• Your Essential Shopping List for Cooking Hawaiian Food at Home
• 5 Essential Items to Buy from the Mexican Grocery Store
• Umamicart
• Kim'C Market
• SarapNow
• Kesar Grocery
• Amigo Foods
• MexGrocer
• Kalustyan's
• Asafoetida powder

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

It’s the most popular animal protein in the United States, and also the most ridiculed and complained about: chicken breast. Popular with good reason (especially for family cooks!), we focus on how to cook chicken breast well and share our favorite family-friendly dinners made with chicken breast. 

BIG SALE! We’ve dedicated March 2024 to celebrating our community. In addition to answering community questions throughout March, we’re having a big community sale. Our supporting membership gives you access to our message boards, an ad-free stream of every DIJFY episode (EVERY ONE!), two exclusive bonus episodes every month, and more. Join today with the code JUICY to get 25% off for a year at either the monthly price or annual price.

LINKS 

Note that community recipes are available on our site for FREE community members only.

• Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner: 50 Winning Ways to Cook It Up!
• Stacie’s Ultimate Chicken Salad (community recipe)
• Basil Chicken Stir Fry (community recipe)
• Chicken Biscuits Pot Pie (community recipe)
• Cashew Chicken (community recipe)
• Chicken Piccata (community recipe)
• Sheet Pan Chicken with Maple Dressing (community recipe)
• Instant Pot Harissa Chicken (community recipe)
• Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowls (community recipe)
• Chicken Saltimbocca (community recipe)
• Sheet Pan Chicken Parmesan
• Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers
• Pineapple Chicken Salad with Green Beans
• Easy 20-Minute Chicken Teriyaki

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family while saving time AND money? Meal planning is the answer — yes, even if you’ve tried before and failed. We can help you get meal planning right with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. We’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner — even you! Crack your meal planning code today.

In this one, we answer the age old question — and a question recently asked by multiple listeners: are nonstick pans harmful to our health? We share the most recent info, talk about best practices for cooking in nonstick, and cover alternatives.

Want to hear the whole episode? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or join our Super Fan Community today.

LINKS 

• One thread in the community
• And another

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? It’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking: But I’m not a planner! Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today!

Hate to cook? You're not alone. In this episode (which might become the first in a series!), we chat with DIJFY listener Kristin K. about why she hates to cook and how she deals with the fact that she still has to feed two kids night after night.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially if you think I’m not a planner. Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more now!

LINKS 

• Quick Beef and Broccoli Noodles
• Meghan’s Mississippi Pot Roast
• Our (free) Listener’s Community (that Kristin is a part of!)
• Meal Planning for Everyone

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

From smart food storage tips to tricks for saving food that’s about to turn, we cover all the ways to reduce your food waste with a focus on the 10 most wasted foods in the U.S. 

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially if you think I’m not a planner. Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more now!

LINKS 

• No-churn ice cream techniques and recipes
• Our genius trick for reviving a stale loaf of bread
• Our episode, What to Freeze (and Not Freeze) for Easy Weeknight Meals
• Our episode, Two Easy Habits That Help Reduce Food Waste

In this episode, we go over all the things you should buy at Aldi based on their most killer products and best comparative prices. 

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? It’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking: But I’m not a planner! Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today!

Want to hear the whole episode? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or join our Super Fan Community today.

Can you feed a family on $10 a night? We talk about strategies that help you do so successfully — or at least come close — and also share our favorite $10 dinners that will help you get everyone fed on a budget.  

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially if you think I’m not a planner. Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more now!

LINKS 

• Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner cookbook
• Lemon Garlic Chicken Skewers
• Chicken Teriyaki
• Butter Chicken
• Greek Chicken Bake
• Our episode on How To Make Nachos A Complete Family Dinner
• Peanut Noodles (great with chicken or tofu)
• Beef and Broccoli
• Bean and Cheese Burritos
• Marinated Beans on Toast
• Chilaqulies
• Creamy Beef and Shells
• Egg Roll in a Bowl
• Creamy Lemon Pasta
• “All the Cans” Chili
• Southwest Lentils and Rice Skillet
• Chickpeas with Rice, Lemon and Tahini
• Roasted Tomato Soup
• Spiced Chickpea Soup
• Dinner-Worthy Ramen Salad

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

We’ve been trained to believe it, but is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? The answer — or answers as it may be — might surprise you. 

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially if you think I’m not a planner. Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more now!

LINKS 

• Navitas Cacao and Greens powder  
• Our Apple Pie Smoothie
• Our Yogurt Chia Pudding
• Our recipe for Cinnamon Toast Overnight Oats
• Our episode, Make-Ahead Breakfasts 
• Our episode, Easy Breakfasts Kids Can Make Themselves

Want to know how to meal plan (well enough) to save money on groceries? We talk through the meal planning tips and tools that go the furthest to maximize your grocery budget.

Looking to reduce the overwhelm of feeding your family? Want to save time and money too? Then it’s time to get serious about meal planning. Yes, even if you’ve tried before, and especially  if you’re thinking, “But I’m not a planner.” Meal planning is the #1 most reliable way to reduce stress and save time and money, so we’ve made it possible for anyone to become a meal planner on their own terms with our Meal Planning for Everyone audio course. Crack your meal planning code: learn more today.

LINKS 

• Meal Planning for Everyone audio course
• Our episode, How to Make a Meal Plan Template (requires a subscription/membership)
• Our episode, Meal Planning on a Budget 
• Our episode, Meal Planning Isn’t Magic But You Should Do It Anyway
• Our episode, How to Grocery Shop Without a Meal Plan
• Our episode, Reverse Meal Planning  
• Global Food Prices Index

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Everyone loves fried food, but not everyone feels comfortable frying at home — we’re here to change that! We go over the basics of how to fry and even share tips on avoiding a big mess or getting hurt so that you can fry with confidence.

We're kicking off 2024 with a new DIJFY Listener Survey to hear more about what you want from Didn't I Just Feed You. From what you love most to the things you wish we'd change, from topics you'd like us to cover to specific episode suggestions, this survey is where you can let us know how to plan a year of content that will serve you best: The 2024 Didn't I Just Feed You Listener Survey

LINKS 

• Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner 
• Spider for frying https://amzn.to/3GSy6Ru 
• Long, heat-resistant tongs https://amzn.to/3NwL22X 
• Made In 7.5 quart Dutch oven https://amzn.to/41Au4XA  
• Fry Away https://amzn.to/48ij5nI 
• Oxo splatter shield https://amzn.to/48p1Cdl 
• How to Make KFC-Style Fried Chicken https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-crispy-juicy-fried-chicken-that-s-better-than-kfc-242602  
• Fritto Misto https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/fritto-misto  
• How to Make the Very Best Southern Hush Puppies https://www.thekitchn.com/hush-puppies-recipe-23048114 
• How to Pakora Pretty Much Anything https://food52.com/blog/28097-how-to-make-pakora 
• How to Make Doughnuts: A Step-by-Step Guide https://www.thekitchn.com/doughnut-recipe-22971181 
• Alton Brown’s Tempura recipe https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/tempura-recipe-1922465 
• French Fries https://www.recipetineats.com/french-fries/ 
• Sugar-Dusted Beignets https://joythebaker.com/sugar-dusted-beignets/ 
• Churros https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/churros-recipe 
• Vegan Churros with Vegan Caramel Sauce https://chicanoeats.com/vegan-churros/ 
• Loukoumades https://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/loukoumades/ 
• Fry Bread https://didntijustfeedyou.com/frybread-recipe-savory-baking-cookbook-erin-mcdowell/

Dried herbs and spices are an affordable way to add, change, and play with flavor. But how do you use them from the hip?! We've got answers that will empower you to cook with dried herbs and spices even when you aren't following a recipe. From how to pair them with each other to using them creatively, we'll help you get the most out of your spice cabinet. 

We're kicking off 2024 with a new DIJFY Listener Survey to hear more about what you want from us. From what you love most to the things you wish we'd change, from topics you'd like us to cover to specific episode suggestions, this survey is where you can let us know how to plan a year of content that will serve you best. And we promise that it will only take a few minutes. Do it now! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsTEI8_-Y8qdE7XOJuXTAw-gSArzwyBiEuXRco_QMlBQ9UHQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

LINKS 

• Our episode, Spice Up Your Family’s Food
• The Spice House https://www.thespicehouse.com/ 
• Burlap and Barrel https://www.burlapandbarrel.com/ 
• Penzey’s Spices https://www.penzeys.com/ 
• Spiceology https://spiceology.com/ 
• The Ultimate Spice Pairing Guide https://delishably.com/spices-seasonings/The-Ultimate-Spice-Pairing-Guide 
• Tarka Oil by Paro https://fromparo.com/products/tarka-oil 
• The Flavor Bible https://amzn.to/471I4KL
• Food Herb and Spice Pairing Chart (Thanks, Lena!) https://bkc-od-media.vmhost.psu.edu/documents/HO_PE_foodherbspicepairing.pdf 

We chat with Rachel Nielson of the 3 in 30 Takeaways For Moms podcast about how moms can declutter their "shoulds" around feeding a family, in the same way they might declutter a messy closet. 

We're kicking off 2024 with a new DIJFY Listener Survey to hear more about what you want from Didn't I Just Feed You. From what you love most to the things you wish we'd change, from topics you'd like us to cover to specific episode suggestions, this survey is where you can let us know how to plan a year of content that will serve you best: The 2024 Didn't I Just Feed You Listener Survey

LINKS 

• Didntijustfeedyou.com/links 
• Family Food Traditions (Even If Food is Hard For Your Family), our interview with Rachel on her pod, 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms
• Rachel's worksheet for DIJFY listeners! https://3in30podcast.com/DIJFY
• Rachel's food joy recipe: "Guiltless" Alfredo on Our Best Bytes

These are the best one-pot meals, one-pan meals, and sheet pan dinners that are best for winter cooking. Because easy clean up is always in season.

We're kicking off 2024 with a new DIJFY Listener Survey to hear more about what you want from us. From what you love most to the things you wish we'd change, from topics you'd like us to cover to specific episode suggestions, this survey is where you can let us know how to plan a year of content that will serve you best. And we promise that it will only take a few minutes. Do it now! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsTEI8_-Y8qdE7XOJuXTAw-gSArzwyBiEuXRco_QMlBQ9UHQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

LINKS 

• Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner cookbook https://amzn.to/37NMyf2 
• Our episode, How To Make Chili https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/didnt-i-just-feed-you/id1419175088?i=1000601828580 
• Our episode, How To Braise Everything, From Beef to Beans https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/didnt-i-just-feed-you/id1419175088?i=1000500760770 
• Anyday cookware https://cookanyday.com/ 
• Chicken Biscuit Pot Pie https://didntijustfeedyou.com/chicken-biscuit-pot-pie/ 
• Creamy Beef and Shells https://www.thekitchn.com/beef-and-shells-22959477
• Philly Cheesesteak Pasta https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-philly-cheesesteak-pasta-skillet-248217 
• Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs (to pair with any veg!) https://www.thekitchn.com/garlic-butter-chicken-thighs-recipe-23024746
• Shortcut Shepherd’s Pie https://didntijustfeedyou.com/weeknight-shepherds-pie-recipe/ 
• Sloppy Joe recipe https://www.thekitchn.com/sloppy-joe-recipe-259083 
• Gumbo recipe https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-chicken-andouille-sausage-gumbo-recipes-from-the-kitchn-178895
• One Skillet Lasagna or ravioli lasagna https://didntijustfeedyou.com/speedy-skillet-ravioli-lasagna-recipe/
• Spanakorizo https://souvlakiforthesoul.com/spanakorizo/ 
• Feijoada https://www.oliviascuisine.com/feijoada-recipe/ 
• Sheet Pan Sausage and Cabbage https://didntijustfeedyou.com/recipe-sheet-pan-sausage-and-cabbage-with-a-creamy-mustard-sauce/
• Sheet Pan Lemon Pepper Salmon with Crispy Potatoes https://www.thekitchn.com/sheet-pan-lemon-pepper-salmon-with-potatoes-and-leeks-23312777
• Sheet Pan Shake and Bake https://didntijustfeedyou.com/diy-shake-n-bake-sheet-pan-dinner-recipe/
• Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas https://didntijustfeedyou.com/recipe-sheet-pan-chicken-fajitas-with-lime-crema/
• Sheet Pan Vegetarian Fajitas https://staciebillis.com/sheet-pan-vegetarian-fajitas-everyone-will-love/ 
• Mississippi Pot Roast https://www.thekitchn.com/mississippi-pot-roast-recipe-23027427
• Carnitas https://didntijustfeedyou.com/carnitas-instant-pot-or-dutch-oven/
• Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce https://www.thekitchn.com/instant-pot-spaghetti-264230 

Happy New Year! Meghan and Stacie look at the year ahead and talk about their goals for feeding their families, and the podcast.

Stacie and Meghan share their favorite 2023 episodes of Didn’t I Just Feed You. You can listen to each of their favorites on Spotify, where we’ve made playlists for you:

• Stacie’s Favorite Episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0GXtdIJB6x49yYRJ4qpbC1?si=e51bf70b2f7e4e9b
• Meghan’s Favorite Episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5idoS0Zz6Yyro1CbobOBwt?si=fd9997e9879f4f0c

And don’t forget to join the FREE Didn’t I Just Feed You community to share your favorites of the year! (It’s also the place where you’ll find Stacie and Meghan checking in and answering questions during the holiday break while they slow down on work to spend time with their families.):

https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

We’re taking a moment this holiday season to reheat a beloved episode where we talked through ways to help take care of others. From the nuts and bolts of setting up a meal train to thinking about when and how to help, we have tons of tips and recipe ideas that make feeding others easier.

In this reheated episode originally published as a bonus episode for our subscribers, Meghan and Stacie share winter salad inspiration that will leave you excited to eat your greens again.

Tired of being stuck in the kitchen while everyone else gets to mix, mingle, and nibble their way through the holidays? Our Make-Ahead Holiday Handbook will help you prep as much as possible ahead of time. It comes with 20 classic holiday recipes (your holiday cookies! cinnamon rolls! beef roast!), a make-ahead timeline, serving size cheat sheet, menu plans, and more. Get it now: https://didntijustfeedyou.mykajabi.com/offers/wa5YrHK3/checkout

LINKS

• Our episode, How to Make Salads Kids Will Eat
•  Make It Easy: 120 Mix-and-Match Recipes to Cook from Scratch -- with Smart Store-Bought Shortcuts When You Need Them
•  Piave cheese
•  Meghan’s Maple Mustard Vinaigrette recipe
•  Celery Salad with Dates, Almonds and Parmesan
•  Celery, Green Bean and Tofu Salad with Chili Crisp
•  Winter Panzanella
•  The Ultimate Winter Salad
•  Winter Nicoise-ish Salad
•  Chili Crisp Yogurt Dip

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Always and forever searching for your go-to holiday cookie? We’ve got an approach to holiday cookie baking that retains the joy and reduces your effort. Plus, we’ve got all the holiday cookie recipes worth your time (because we’ve tried them all).

Tired of being stuck in the kitchen while everyone else gets to mix, mingle, and nibble their way through the holidays? We’ve got you covered! Our Make-Ahead Holiday Handbook will help you prep as much as possible ahead of time. With 20 classic holiday recipes, a make-ahead timeline, serving size cheat sheet, menu plans, and more, this resource will help you cook a delicious holiday mean AND find time to enjoy your family and friends. 

Get it now! https://didntijustfeedyou.mykajabi.com/offers/wa5YrHK3/checkout 

LINKS 

• How to Bake for the Holidays Without Losing Your Mind with Cinday Rahe https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/didnt-i-just-feed-you/id1419175088?i=1000458386107 
• How to Ship Cookies Without Breaking a Single One https://www.thekitchn.com/beginners-guide-to-shipping-cookies-23105264
• Our Best Bites Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies https://ourbestbites.com/single-big-giant-cookie/
• Vanilla Pizzelle recipe https://www.thekitchn.com/pizzelle-22971229
• Cake Mix Cookies https://www.thekitchn.com/love-letter-cake-cookies-22969526 
• No-Bake Cookies https://www.mccormick.com/articles/the-kitchn/a-foolproof-method-to-make-no-bake-cookies
• Pan Bang Sugar Cookies https://www.thevanillabeanblog.com/pan-banging-sugar-cookies/
• Pan Bang Ginger Molasses Cookies https://www.thevanillabeanblog.com/pan-banging-ginger-molasses-cookies/
• Melomakarona https://akispetretzikis.com/en/recipe/569/ta-melomakarona-toy-akh 
• Kourabiedes https://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/kourabiedes-greek-christmas-butter-cookies/ 
• Peanut Butter Nutella Thumbprint Cookies https://staciebillis.com/peanut-butter-nutella-thumbprint-cookie-recipe-naturally-gluten-free-cookies/  
• Chewy Gingerbread Cookies with Lemon Glaze https://staciebillis.com/chewy-gingerbread-cookie-recipe-lemon-glaze-holiday-cookies-for-santa/  
• Coconut Almond Raspberry Thumbprint cookies https://staciebillis.com/coconut-almond-raspberry-thumbprint-cookie-recipes-holiday-cookies-earthbound-farm-cookbook/ 

The holiday season brings school break, pop-in visitors, and overnight guests — all of which means a lot of feeding. Make-ahead breakfasts help make the job of feeding people 24-7 a little bit easier. And our make-ahead holiday breakfasts do it with festive panache on top of it all. 

LINKS 

Tired of being stuck in the kitchen while everyone else gets to mix, mingle, and nibble their way through the holidays? We’ve got you covered! Our Make-Ahead Holiday Handbook will help you prep as much as possible ahead of time. With 20 classic holiday recipes, a make-ahead timeline, serving size cheat sheet, menu plans, and more, this resource will help you cook a delicious holiday mean AND find time to enjoy your family and friends. 

Get it now! https://didntijustfeedyou.mykajabi.com/offers/wa5YrHK3/checkout 

• Biscuit bar
• Bagel spread with smoked salmon and our antipasto cream cheese
• Apple Cake
• Alton Brown’s Apple Cake
• King Arthur Coffee Cake
• Easy Instant Pot Monkey Bread
• Cindy Rahe’s Best Cinnamon Rolls
• Milkbread Five Spice Cinnamon Rolls
• Our Shortcut Sugar Buns
• Star Bread
• Gingerbread Muffins with Lemon Glaze
• Stacie's Lemon Cream Scones
• Cranberry Orange Muffins  
• Cheese Danish (using puff pastry)  
• Our Blueberry Streusel Muffins 
• Sausage Strata  
• The most insane looking Breakfast Casserole  
• Slow Cooker Egg Nog Bread Pudding
• Chrissy Teigen's Everything Bagel Cream Cheese Breakfast Bake
• Our Anything Goes Strata
• Our Asparagus and Ham Strata
• Our Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos
• How to Make the Perfect Quiche  
• Hash Brown Crust Bacon Cheddar Quiche  
• Quiche Lorraine
• Easy Breakfast Quiche
• Cheesy Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
• Our Sheet Pan Pancakes
• Our Pancake and Waffle Mix
• Our Holiday Gingerbread Syrup (perfect on pancakes, in coffee, hot chocolate, cocktails, and more!)
• Our Oven-Crisped Maple Glazed Bacon

In this reheated episode we speak with cookbook author and Jewish cooking expert Leah Koenig about what might be the greatest holiday food of all time: latkes! From the surprising role that cheese plays in the history of latkes to tips for frying them up perfectly, this is your latke playbook. And, yes, you should have a latke playbook even if you don’t celebrate the holiday. We say, latkes for all! 

It's time for our 6th annual Best Cookbooks of the Year episode with Brian Stewart of the Salt + Spine podcast. This isn't your average cookbooks of the year list: we prompt Brian to curate a list specifically for busy home cooks. From the best cookbooks for tired parents to the best cookbooks to gift kids who love to cook (or teenagers who don't but really should), this list has you covered.

LINKS

• Baking by Feel: Recipes to Sort Out Your Emotions (Whatever They Are Today!) by Becca Rea-Tucker https://amzn.to/49G1fwd 
• Let's Eat: 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart & Home by Dan Pelosihttps://amzn.to/3R2NzEj 
• Knife Drop: Creative Recipes Anyone Can Cook by Nick DiGiovanni https://amzn.to/3G7TL7C 
• Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis https://amzn.to/47FKMGR
• I Could Nosh: Classic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day by Jake Cohen https://amzn.to/47zrxyl 

Best Cookbooks for Tired Family Cooks

• The Don't Panic Pantry Cookbook: Mostly Vegetarian Comfort Food That Happens to Be Pretty Good for You by Noah Galuten  https://amzn.to/46dmd2R 

• The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z by Tamar Adler https://amzn.to/3T2l9fl 

Best Cookbooks for Inspired Family Cooks

• Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook by Sohla El-Waylly https://amzn.to/3QQePWy 
• Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others by Amy Thielen https://amzn.to/49qBpMM 

Best Cookbooks for Kids

• Cooking with My Dad, the Chef: 70+ kid-tested, kid-approved (and gluten-free!) recipes for YOUNG CHEFS! By Verveine Oringer & Ken Oringer https://amzn.to/477jIAq 
• More Is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen: A Cookbook by Molly Baz https://amzn.to/3SF1LV8 

Best Easy Baking Cookbook

• Snacking Bakes: Simple Recipes for Cookies, Bars, Brownies, Cakes, and More by Yossy Arefi https://amzn.to/40x4IcD 

Best Project Baking Cookbook

• Bread and Roses: 100+ Grain Forward Recipes featuring Global Ingredients and Botanicals by Rose Wilde https://amzn.to/3QOWYiF 
• Bread Baking With Kids Trusty Recipes for Magical HomemadeBread by Jennifer Latham https://amzn.to/3QuaA1A 

Best Single Subject Cookbook 

• Chili Crisp: 50+ Recipes to Satisfy Your Spicy, Crunchy, Garlicky Cravings by James Park https://amzn.to/3QPPo6v 

Cookbook for Neurodivergent Cooks 

• I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook by Ali Slagle https://amzn.to/40K3eeQ  
• Veg-table: Recipes, Techniques, and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Focused Meals by Nik Sharma https://amzn.to/3smYb7F 
• Italy by Ingredient: Artisanal Foods, Modern Recipes by Viola Butoni https://amzn.to/3SKybh7 
• Let's Eat Paris!: The Essential Guide to the World's Most Famous Food City by François-Régis Gaudry https://amzn.to/3ug26n2 



Best Cookbook for When You Want to Eat Your Emotions 

• Tenderheart: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds by  Hetty Lui McKinnon https://amzn.to/3FStn1M 

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Inspired by Alyssa Blask Campbell's new book, Tiny Humans, Big Emotions, we asked the founder of Seed and Sew to help us navigate the big feelings that arise around food and the holidays. From mealtime meltdowns to grandparent comments about food and bodies to our teens, we talk about finding steadiness in the chaos. 

LINKS 

Tired of being stuck in the kitchen while everyone else gets to mix, mingle, and nibble their way through the holidays? We’ve got you covered! Our Make-Ahead Holiday Handbook will help you prep as much as possible ahead of time. With 20 classic holiday recipes, a make-ahead timeline, serving size cheat sheet, menu plans, and more, this resource will help you cook a delicious holiday mean AND find time to enjoy your family and friends. Get it now!

GET IT NOW!

https://didntijustfeedyou.mykajabi.com/offers/wa5YrHK3/checkout 

• Alyssa's book, Tiny Humans, Big Emotions
• Alyssa's site, Seed and Sew
• Alyssa's podcast, Voices of Your Village

Ever wonder how General Tso's chicken got its name — or who General Tso was? In her gorgeous new book, Chinese Menu, Grace Lin tells the stories of some of the most popular Chinese menu items. She shares these stories with us, why she wanted to tell them, and along the way, gives us a deeper understanding of resilience and triumph behind these foods, and what makes them undeniably American.  

LINKS 

• Chinese Menu by Grace Lin
• Grace Lin's other books
• More about Grace Lin
• Grace's podcasts, Kids Ask Authors and Book Friends Forever Podcast
• Our episode, Wok Cooking With J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
• J. Kenji Lopez-Alt's Fried Rice recipe

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Impressive holiday and celebratory meals don't need to center meat – and we have evidence. We even surprised ourselves with the number of show-stopping vegetarian dinner ideas we came up with that can take center stage for veggie lovers and omnivores, alike. It's time to eat your veggies!  

LINKS 

• @cookingincombatboots
• Our favorite everyday mandoline slicer
• Ricotta Polpette
• Tenderheart: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds by Hetty McKinnon
• The Best Grilling Cookbook Every Written By Two Idiots by Mark Anderson and Ryan Fey
• Vegan Wild Rice and Butternut Squash Salad at Heartbeet Kitchen  
• Vegan Coq au Vin
• Mushroom Stifado
• Vegan Posole Rojo
• Lentil Ricotta Meatballs
• Ottolenghi's Whole Roasted Cauliflower 
• Whole Roasted Cabbage
• How to Make a Vegetarian Stuffed Pumpkin Masterpiece
• Butternut Squash Roulade
• Vegetarian Mushroom Wellington
• Vegetables Wellington
• Provençal Tian
• Vegan Pressure-Cooker Miso Risotto
• Spanakopita

With Halloween — and all the related chatter about kids, candy, and sugar — coming up, we decided to reheat an episode with pediatric dietician Jill Castle from the very beginning of Didn’t I Just Feed You. While the interview is the same, our take on sugar has changed a bit, so we recorded a whole new intro. You’ll want to listen to this one even if you did way back when. 

LINKS 

• Our episode with Jessica Wilson, What Anti-Diet Gets Wrong with Jessica Wilson, MS, RD
• Jessica Wilson on Instagram, where she shared her experiment on eating ultra processed foods (UPFs), @jessicawilson.msrd
• Naureen Hunani from RDs for Neurodiversity
• Responsive Feeding
• The Correlation Between Neurodivergence and Eating Disorders
• What If We Just Let Our Kids Eat What They Want?
• Does Sugar Really Cause “Bad” Behavior In Children?

The Trouble With Sugar on The Maintenance Phase

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Make-Ahead Dinners are more than just prepped ingredients: these dinner recipes can be make-ahead to the point where all you have to do is apply heat and serve. They take a little planning ahead and require some storage space in your fridge or freezer, but will save you in your most hectic seasons — and still keep dinner tasty.

LINKS 

• Lou of @eat.at.dads 
• Rosalynn Daniels (@rosalynndaniels) Greens and Grits casserole
• Our episode, How to Make Chili for the Chili Haters
• Our episode, Easy Freezer Meals
• All the Cans Chili recipe
• White Chicken Chili
• Freezer-Friendly Carnitas
• Shortcut Shepherd's Pie
• Chicken Biscuit Pot Pie
• Instant Pot Harissa Shredded Chicken
• Beef Enchilada Casserole

We had no idea when we first mentioned special bread that we’d light our audience aflame! You all want to know — and want to know badly: what is special bread, anyway? We’re finally here to answer. 

LINKS

• Jim Lahey No-Knead Bread recipe https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11376-no-knead-bread 
• Savory Baking by Erin McDowell https://amzn.to/3LO7UtU   
• Erin McDowell Fry Bread Recipe: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/frybread-recipe-savory-baking-cookbook-erin-mcdowell/ 
• Our 2-Ingredient Magic Flatbread https://www.instagram.com/reel/CPYrblhH91b/ 
• Our Grilled Peach Focaccia: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/grilled-peach-focaccia/
• Our Weeknight Biscuit Recipe: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/recipe-meghans-easy-weeknight-buttermilk-biscuits/
• Stacie’s Cilantro Butter https://www.thekitchn.com/jalapeno-roasted-chicken-with-cilantro-butter-recipe-23026952 
• Garlic Butter recipe https://www.thekitchn.com/garlic-butter-recipe-23229971 
• Mason Dixie Biscuits https://masondixiefoods.com/

Cookbook author and the former Director of Bread for Tartine Bakery, Jennifer Latham, shares the magic of getting in the kitchen with kids to bake bread, whether you’re a beginner or advanced bread baker yourself. 

LINKS 

• Jennifer's book, Baking Bread with Kids: Trusty Recipes for Magical Homemade Bread
• Jennifer on Instagram, @jenniferlatham
• Our episode Finding Your Bread Guru with Cathy Lloyd Burns
• Our episode, How to Get Kids in The Kitchen (Even If You Don’t Want to) With Heather Staller
• Our episode, The Real Reasons We Cook With Our Kids
• Our episode, Getting Messy in the Kitchen with Kids
• Our episode, Essential Recipes for Tweens, Teens, and Graduates with Katie Morford

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

These five-ingredient dinners for fall are the meals we turn to when we want delicious, easy autumn eating during the hectic back-to-school and fall sports season. Visit our "Episode Website" for a full episode transcript.

LINKS 

• Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner (the Instant Pot Harissa Chicken is from WWCD!) 
• Salsa verde chicken tacos 
• Easy Butter Chicken Recipe
• Pizza chickpeas
• Instant Pot Carnitas 
• Sheet Pan Steak and (store-bought) Frites 
• Maple Mustard Dressing 
• Sheet Pan Chicken and Maple-Mustard Winter Veggies
• Sheet Pan Bibimbap
• Cheesy Beef and Shells 
• Sheet Pan Sausage and Cabbage)
• Spiced Chickpea Soup 
• Spicy Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin 
• Pan Seared Pork Chops with Maple Buttered Apples
• Miso Coconut Beans
• Roasted Squash and Apple Soup
• Apple Butter
• Creamy Lemon Pasta
• Pumpkin Alfredo
• A simplified chicken saltimbocca 
• Broccoli Pasta 
• Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Another empties episode! Here are all the pantry products we’ve purchased and completely used up lately, aka food products and grocery store finds that are worth it. 

LINKS 

• Aldi Mama Cozi’s Pizza Crusts
• Seven Sunday’s Real Cocoa Cereal
• Cabot Mac and Cheese Blend
• Trader Joe's Maple Poffertjes 
• Trader Joe’s Lemon Pesto   
• Trader Joe’s Pizza Sprinkle
• River Road Sprinkles
• Cooler Ranch Smartfood Popcorn
• Half Day Teas
• Trays for family style meals
• Beautiful Briny Sea Pocket Full of Starlight Vanilla Sugar
• Blueberry Lemon Basil Jam from Trade Street Jam  
• Bungkus Bagusla sambal goreng
• Trader Joe’s S’mores Bars
• Trader Joe’s Snacky Clusters  
• Taylor’s of Harrigate Yorkshire Tea Bedtime Brew
• Little Truc Curry Pastes
• Reese’s popcorn 

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Feeding a growing athlete — through various ages and stages — can be overwhelming. From managing appetite changes to feelings about body image to teaching (and re/learning!) a balanced way of eating for performance and growth. We asked Jessica Isaacs, @jessicathesportsrd, to give us practical guidance on how to feed kid, tween, and teen athletes to fuel them and foster a healthy relationship with food.

LINKS

• Jessica Isaacs on Instagram, @jessicathesportsrd
• Jessica's site, which includes tons of resources (even for aspiring sports RDs!), info on working with Jessica directly, and handouts for teen athletes

This week we're reheating one of last year's most popular back to school episodes. Nearly every parent dreams of their kid being able to pack their own damn school lunch, but is that really what we want (or need)? And if it is, what’s realistic and how do we set them up for lunch packing success? We talk through it all!

For even more from this episode, join our listener's community, where we will be discussing this reheated series: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

There is no need to reinvent the dinner wheel night after night, week after week. With these 5 infinitely riffable dinner formulas, busy home cooks have everything they need to whip up a huge variety of meals that will feed the whole family well.

LINKS 

• Our episode, How Sandwiches Can Save Dinner
• Our episode, How to Make Salads Kids Will Eat
• Our episode, Winter Salads
• Our episode, How to Build a Bowl Meal
• Our episode, The Secrets to Better Sheet Pan Meals
• Our episode, Super Quick Pasta Dinners
• Thai Chicken Burgers with Quick Pickled Carrots
• Big Hero Sandwich
• Make-Ahead Pizza Paninis
• Chinese Chicken Salad with Sweet and Sour Nuggs
• Dinner-Worthy Ramen Salad
• Salmon Rice Bowls
• Easy BBQ Bowls
• Not Just Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowls
• DIY Sheet Pan Shake-N-Bake
• Sheet Pan Sausage and Cabbage with Creamy Mustard Sauce
• Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas with Lime Crema
• One-Pot Cheesy Sausage and Rice
• Speedy Skillet Ravioli Lasagna

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Time to trade the popsicle molds and ice cream maker for your braiser and the instant pot. And don't forget to freshen up your spice drawer, too, because IT'S FALL! Here's how to get your kitchen ready for fall cooking and baking, and maybe even prep ahead for the holiday cooking onslaught too. 

If you might be interested in becoming a supporting member and receiving two bonus episodes every month, an ad-free stream, and more, you can learn about all of our community options here. If you're sure you just want to try the free community, that's cool too: sign up here. Either way, you’ll be able to get our handy checklist from this episode.

Have you ever found yourself at the grocery store without a meal plan, grocery list, or pretty much any clue what you need? Well, we've got a grocery shopping strategy that will get you through the store and out the door with everything you need to feed your family for the week. 

LINKS 

Our episode, How to Build a Bowl Meal

Our episode, Super Quick Pasta Dinners

Our episode, How Sandwiches Can Save Back-To-School Season

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Julia Turshen's Tex-Mex Turkey Meatballs

Curried Eggs with Rice

Make-Ahead Frittata

Eggroll in a Bowl recipe

Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta recipe

Tofu Tikka Masala

The secret to tastier tofu

Beef Enchilada Casserole recipe

Big Hero Sandwich

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Over the last decade, the perception of school lunch has been marred by questions — posed by high profile folks including Jamie Oliver and Michelle Obama — about quality of ingredients and nutritional value of offered meals. At the same time, the program is a lifeline for many families. We speak to Cara Wade, aka Butterface Lunch Lady, about what goes into to planning, cooking, and feeding a school full of children. 

LINKS 

• Cara on Instagram, @butterfacelunchlady 
• Cara on TikTok, @butterfacelunchlady 
• Cara’s website, where you can grab some of her recipes and contact info

In our quest for #desserteverynight, we're talking 20-minute desserts, including dessert ideas you can assemble, dessert recipes that cook up fast, and a few ways to make store-bought desserts feel a little more special. 

LINKS

• Our episode, The Best No-Bake Summer Desserts
• Two-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse recipe
• Our Ice Cream Sandwich Cake recipe
• Our Homemade Magic Shell recipe
• Homemade Vanilla Pudding
• Easy Chocolate Fondue recipe
• Our Rich Simple Syrup recipe (add a cup of strawberries to make it Strawberry Syrup)
• When you need whipped cream FAST!
• The best method for making whipped cream
• Stacie's Sautéed Bananas recipe
• Affogato recipe
• How to Make Sheet Pan S'mores
• Broiler S'mores
• Fairy Bread Butter Board
• How to Make the Best Strawberry Trifle
• Strawberry Eton Mess (which, you can make with other fruit too!)
• DIY Dunkaroos
• All the Candy Salad

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

They say it’s the most important meal of the day, but breakfast can be tricky. Whether you’ve got school aged kids that need your help getting out of the house or teens who make their own way, we’ve got breakfast ideas that kids can feed themselves.

LINKS 

Our episode, Shortcuts for Well-Balanced Breakfasts

Our episode, Make-Ahead Breakfasts for Back-to-School

Kodiak Cups

FlapJacked Mighty Muffins

Instant Pot Egg Bites

Oat Haus Granola Butter

EasyLunchboxes  

Make-Ahead Frittata Breakfast Burrito

Cinnamon Toast Overnight Oats

Make-Ahead Starbucks Copycat Bacon Gouda Breakfast Sandwich

The Smoothie Project cookbook 

Peary Good Low-Sugar Breakfast Donuts recipe

Greek Yogurt Breakfast Popsicles recipe

Pasta is a family meal hero, but some pasta dinners can take more time and work than others. In this episode, we share pasta cooking tips and the easiest, fastest pasta recipes for making a pasta dinner that everyone will love in no time flat.  

Links from this episode

• Our episodes, Why Pasta Is a Family Cook’s Best Friend
• How to Cook Pasta Perfectly
• How to Cook Pasta Ahead of Time
• How to Make One-Pan Pasta
• Creamy Beef and Shells
• Philly Cheesesteak Pasta
• Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
• One-Pot Pesto Tortellini with Broccoli
• Creamy Wild Mushroom One-Pot Pasta
• The easiest Creamy Lemon Pasta
• Shrimp Scampi (for putting over pasta!)
• How to Make Drool-Worthy Pasta Out of Nothing At All
• Creamy Broccoli Pasta
• Lemony Feta Pasta
• Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta
• Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta

ICYMI, last summer we did a series of shorter episodes called "Summer Solutions". This year, we're reheating the most popular episodes from that series. We're holding onto summer this week with a simple guide to "preserving" summer produce without canning.

For even more from this episode, join our listener's community, where we will be discussing this reheated series: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

In this one, we share family-favorite vegetarian dinner recipes that can be made super fast with minimal ingredients that even non-vegetarians will love.

Links from this episode

• Stacie’s Vegetarian Fajitas
• Quinoa Taco Meat
• Hard Boiled Egg Curry  
• Baked Crispy Peanut Tofu  
• Vegetable Biryani 
• How to Grill Pizza
• Our episode Teens and Protein
• Vegetarian meal ideas
• Moroccan Chickpea and Squash Stew
• Slow Cooker Golden Chickpea Soup
• Garlicky Broccoli Subs
• Grilled Open-Faced Cauliflower Banh Mi
• A great thread in our community on vegetarian meal ideas
• Weeknight Vegetarian by Ivy Manning

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Reverse meal planning is meal planning that starts with what you have on hand as opposed to with recipe ideas. Some say it's harder to think of recipes based only on what you already have in the refrigerator, freezer and pantry, but we have tips and techniques that say otherwise. And once you get the hang of it, you reduce waste, save money, and feel like a badass.

Links from this episode

• We have also call it Bizarro Meal Prep (h/t The Lazy Genius)
• Chat GPT
• Campfire Spice blend by Beautiful Briny Sea
• Best Meal Planning Apps of 2023
• Eat Your Books
• Paprika meal planning app
• Plan to Eat meal planning app
• Eat at Dads on Instagram @eat.at.dads
• Our episode Meal Planning Isn’t Magic (But You Should Do It Anyway)
• Our episode Real Life Meal Prep Tips as Self Care
• Spillt: Social Recipes App

What happens if you struggle with diet culture, but also need to be on a specific diet for health reasons unrelated to body weight (think: eating gluten-free to manage Celiac disease)? Registered dietitian and PCOS expert, Julie Duffy Dillon talks to us about ways that we can keep from adopting a diet culture mindset even when eating for health is far from intuitive and may require some restriction.

Links from this episode

• Julie's site, where you can learn more about her PCOS power course + community
• Julie's podcast Find Your Food Voice
• Julie on Instagram @pcosbodyliberation 
• Our episode, What Anti-Diet Gets Wrong With Jessica Wilson 
• Bri Campos on Instagram, @bodyimagewithbri
• Get 50% of your first box of The Farmer's Dog at thefarmersdog.com/DIJFY 

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Have you ever wondered what's the best thing to feed your dog? We’ve got answers! Here's everything we've learned about the best food for dogs and how we feed ours. We’re delighted to present today’s episode without ad breaks in partnership with our friends at The Farmer’s Dog.

Get 50% off your first box at thefarmersdog.com/DIJFY.

Links from this episode

The Farmer's Dog was founded by two dog lovers who decided to reimagine pet food from the ground up. In the same way that we at DIJFY believe that parents should have access to the info they need to make the best decision for their families, The Farmer's Dog wants to empower all dog owners to make the best feeding decisions for their pets.

Here are a just few of the reasons why we love The Farmer's Dog and think that you will too:

• Real Food: The Farmer’s Dog is real, fresh, healthy food! Every meal is made with a variety of whole meat and veggies that are gently cooked in human-grade kitchens to preserve their nutritional value. 
• Personalized: Just tell The Farmer's Dog about your dog and they’ll deliver personalized, vet-developed recipes for as little as two dollars a day. (Seriously!)
• Pre-portioned: Meals arrive in pre-portioned, ready-to-serve packs, conveniently delivered on your schedule. This makes feeding time so easy that the kids can even help (you know how much we love that). It also makes it easy to maintain a healthy weight, which is a major health indicator for dogs.
• Convenient: Did we mention that personalized, vet-developed recipes show up at your doorstep on a schedule that you determine?! You honestly cannot beat the convenience, which is a major lifesaver for us busy parents.
• TASTE! We say it all the time for the humans in our families and the same goes for our dogs: at the end of the day, food needs to taste good! Ziggy, Miles and Daisy all concur that The Farmer's Dog is gobble worthy. There's never less than a licked clean bowl in either of our homes.

It’s honestly never been easier to invest in your dog’s health with fresh food. And because we're so excited for you to see that for yourself, The Farmer's Dog is giving all Didn't I Just Feed You listeners 50% off your first box, plus free shipping at thefarmersdog.com/DIJFY.

Learn more about The Farmer's Dog today, and check them out at @thefarmersdog on Instagram.

ICYMI, last summer we did a series of shorter episodes called "Summer Solutions". This year, we're reheating the most popular episodes from that series. This week, we're sharing everything we pack or make for snacking near the pool.

For even more from this episode, join our listener's community, where we will be discussing this reheated series: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

We may not be able to agree on what counts as a hack, but we do agree that this episode is chock full of grilling hacks, grilling tips, and smart grilling guidance that will set you on your way to become a grill master.

Links from this episode

• Our episode, Grilling For Meal Prep
• Our episode, The Definitive Guide to Grilling Chicken
• Our episode, The Grill Dads Answer Your Burning Grilling Questions
• A visual on how to check your propane level
• Our favorite instant read thermometer
• A thermometer you can leave in your grill
• A spray bottle
• Skewers

We’re doing something a little special with this week’s reheated and airing a subscriber episode in our main feed! This was one of the most popular subscriber episodes from last summer all about summer hydration including everything from iced drinks to popsicles to hydrating foods.We will be sharing all the details from this episode in our listener’s community, so hop on over to didntijustfeedyou.com/community to sign up for free. And if you’re interested in subscribing to our bonus episode feed you can learn more about that there or subscribe via apple podcasts.

We're going all-in on ice cream, the Didn't I Just Feed You Way. From styles of ice cream to recipes you can make without any special equipment, we're making homemade ice cream something anyone can make.

Links from this episode

•  An Illustrated Tour of Ice Cream Styles Around the World
• The Best Way to Make Ice Cream Without a Machine
• Ice Cream In a Bag
• A No-Churn Custard Ice Cream recipe
• Our favorite ice cream maker
• Two-Ingredient No-Churn Ice Cream recipe

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

These 5-ingredient dinners are the meals we turn to when we want delicious, easy summer eating on a quick and easy summer schedule. 

Links from this episode

• Our episode, The Best Summer Slow Cooker Meals
• Chicken Piccata
• Omsom flavor packets
• Shrimp Scampi
• Baked Tilapia with Fresh Herbs
• Pizza Dogs
• Carnitas
• Tomato and Cheddar Tart (great jumping off point for any easy summer veg + puff pastry tart)
• Creamy Lemon Pasta

Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

Packing camp lunch might feel like more of the same, but there are a few key differences in how you should approach packing camp lunches for kids. We've got a no-fail camp lunch formula and tons of tips to help make the task as easy and delicious as possible for everyone.

Links from this episode

• Our Back-to-School episodes playlist
• How to Make Muffins — and Why You Should
• Our fave product picks in the Didn’t I Just Feed You Amazon store
• Our take on Uncrustables
• Pesto Pasta Salad
• Leftover Oatmeal Muffins
• Peanut Sauce recipe for noodles and more
• Ham and Cheese Lunchbox Muffins
• Cold Soba Noodle Salad

Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

We've got some tips and sitter dinner recipe ideas to keep everyone fed without making your date night cost tons of extra money or labor for you.

Links from this episode

• 10-Minute Dinner Ideas
• How Sandwiches Can Save Your Busies Seasons
• How We’re Using Our Air Fryers These Days
• Easy Ways to Serve Eggs for Dinner
• How to Turn Any Ground Meat Into a Delicious Dinner
• What Date Night In Really Looks Like When You’re a Parent
• Easy Tuna Melts Anyone Can Make
• Big Hero Sandwich
• Make-Ahead Pizza Paninis
• Pesto BLT Wraps
• Pesto Pasta Salad
• Pizza Dogs
• Chinese Chicken Salad with Sweet and Sour Nuggs
• Quick and Easy Pizza Mini Bagels

Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

ICYMI, last summer we did a series of shorter episodes called "Summer Solutions". This year, we're reheating the most popular episodes from that series. This week - slow cooker meals for summer.

For even more from this episode, join our listener's community, where we will be discussing this reheated series: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

In a dinner rut? Today we’re playing a game of If You Usually Cook X, Try Y that has us riffing on classic, kid-friendly staples like chicken fingers and mac and cheese to make them feel fresh.

Links from this episode

• Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner cookbook
• Creamy Lemon Pasta
• Pasta with Yogurt Sauce
• Baked Cheesy Rice with Green Chiles
• Lahmacun
• Easy Lahmacun
• Fry bread tacos 
• Naan + kebobs
• Pizza beans (or any cheesy bean bake)
• Pizza dip
• Quinoa patties
• Big Mac Sloppy joes
• Thai Chicken Burger
• Tortellini en brodo
• Sheet Pan Chicken shawarma
• Breaded tofu nuggets
• Stacie’s Fast Food Style Spicy Chicken Sandwich

Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Being a human is hard and we all need as many tools in our coping toolbox as possible. We chat with baker, author, and activist, Becca Rea-Tucker (aka @thesweetfeminist), about how baking has become one of her most powerful coping and processing mechanisms — and how she thinks it can become one for you and maybe even your kids too.

Links from this episode

• More about Becca on her site The Sweet Feminist 
• Becca on Instagram, @thesweetfeminist
• Becca’s Substack, The Sweet Feminist
• Baking by Feel: Recipes to Sort Out Your Emotions (Whatever They Are Today!)  
• Mental Health Implications of Abortion Restrictions - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2211124
• Ineedana.com 
• Wetestify.com

Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

We can’t promise that every kid or picky eater can become a salad convert, but we have strategies for how to build delicious salads that are crave-worthy for you and more likely to get a thumbs up from your littlest eaters — even the picky ones.

Links from this episode

• Our episode, Easy Side Dishes That Aren’t an Afterthought 
• Our episode, Our Favorite No Cook Family Dinners for Summer
• Hidden Valley Ranch
• Bolthouse Farms dressings
• Acid League dressings
• Not Just dressings
• Trader Joe’s Aioli Garlic Mustard Sauce
• Stacie's Melon Salad with Chili Crisp
• How to Make an Easy Dinner Salad More Fun: Add Chicken Nuggets

Recipes From the DIJFY Archive

• Meghan's Maple Mustard Vinaigrette
• Chinese Chicken Salad with Sweet and Sour Nuggs
• Stone Fruit Panzanella Salad 
• Dinner-Worthy Ramen Salad
• Quinoa, Black Bean, and Mango Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
• Make-Ahead Summer Veggie and Chickpea Salad
• Cheeseburger Salad

Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Got a teen home this summer or a graduate heading off to college? You need this conversation with Katie Morford about her book Prep: The Essential College Cookbook. In this REHEATED interview from 2019 Stacie and Katie talk through getting older kids in the kitchen and the skills that all kids need before they leave the nest. 

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE 

• Prep: The Essential College Cookbook https://amzn.to/41mOn9O
• Rise & Shine https://amzn.to/44k9HPg
• Best Lunch Box Ever https://amzn.to/3ANNQlJ
• Katie’s website - Mom’s Kitchen Handbook https://www.momskitchenhandbook.com/
• Katie on instagram @momskitchenhandbook

Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

You’ve heard us grapple with how diet culture has impacted us and shaped how we feed our families, but is talk of diet culture, body positivity, and intuitive eating a distraction from understanding the structures and systems of oppression (or worse: a tool that reinforces those structures and systems)? We talk to Jessica Wilson, MS, RD, and author It’s Always Been Ours, to start unpacking this question — and more.

Links from this episode

• All about Jessica Wilson
• Jessica’s book, It’s Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies
• Jessica on Instagram, @jessicawilson.msrd
• Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da’Shaun L. Harrison 
• The AAP childhood obesity guidelines, “Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity”