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Top 10 mealtime tips from the planned, prepped, and productive podcast

1. Meal prep isn't just for dieting (and there's lots of different types) -Meal prep is a tool to save your sanity, and while it can also help you maintain a specific diet it's about so much more than that! You also don't have to stick to matchy matchy containers of chicken and broccoli, anything you can cook you can meal prep to save your sanity! 
   • Other episodes that talk about meal prep
     • Types of meal prep
     • How meal planning and meal prep helps you avoid food waste
2. The key to mastering family mealtime is to make meal planning and meal prep a habit, slowly over time-Habits are so underrated, and while more time-consuming than big goals, they are easier to create and stick to if you have the patience and perserverance to stick it out!
   • Other episodes that talk about habits
     • Keystone habits
     • Why you should focus on habits instead of goals
3. Use paper recipes and don't let your phone in the kitchen-This is my biggest productivity tip in the kitchen.  you say you're using your phone to cook, but really you're shopping that cute new swimsuit online, don't let the distraction kill your productivity and frustrate you.  Paper recipes for the win!
   • Other episodes about productivity
     • Why moms should minimize information overload
     • Finding purpose in productivity
4. Leftovers aren't the enemy, in fact when managed properly they can save you loads of time in the kitchen-Don't dread leftovers, plan for them and plan them into your life, learn to repurpose them, and watch how much easier meal prep becomes when you are using everything instead of wasting things!
   • Other episodes about leftovers
     • How to handle holiday leftovers
5. Small changes add up to big results-No change is too small, check out the episodes above about habits for more!
6. Ditch all-or-nothing thinking, some is always better than none-All or nothing thinking is the enemy of success in the kitchen (and tbh in most aspects of mom life) don't be a victim to it.  Make this your mantra.  Some is ALWAYS better than none.
   • Other episodes about mindset and mindfulness
     • How to make dinner when you don't feel like it
     • Master mealtime mindset
7. You choose what and when, your kids choose if and how much-This comes from Ellyn Satter and this advice is gold.  If you can stop defining your success by whether or not your kids (or ahem your spouse) likes what you cook, you will already feel so much more effective in the kitchen. 
   • Other episodes about feeding kids
     • Kids in the kitchen
     • Creating healthier f