I’m Kate

I love to eat good food, but it’s important to me that it’s also nourishing. Add a busy lifestyle into the mix, and it’s quite a challenge.

I’ve had to find ways to balance nourishing and satisfying meals with ease and simplicity. I like to cook, but not every day. I think I more enjoy eating a good meal, which is my motivation for cooking. But, what about on weekdays, when I’m stretched thin, mentally exhausted or just don’t have time?

I found meal planning and meal prep pretty early in my adult life, after improving my eating habits. Home cooked meals can be time consuming and labor intensive, and meal planning can be overwhelming. Also, the mental load of managing meals week after week, and meal prepping every Sunday, really caught up with me.

After years of trial and error, I’ve developed an approach to meal planning and meal prep that gives the best of both worlds. And greatly reduces the mental load, overwhelm and decision fatigue. I also share recipes and helpful tips so you can find balance with it all too.

I’m a Physician Assistant with years of experience in both Western and Integrative medicine, which only fuels my passion for helping people eat better, without causing more stress or pressure. What and how we eat matters, and I see this overwhelmingly clinically.

Through my experience with patients, I’ve realized that part of the challenge with healthy eating, is that people don’t know what to eat or how to balance meals. There’s an overwhelming amount of bad information out there. My approach is back to basics, nourishing ingredients, balance and flavor. We’ll only stick to what feels simple and satisfying.

The recipes that I share, including my own and by others, are carefully selected. They have to be flavorful, balanced, nourishing and made with real food ingredients. I’ll often provide adjustments as needed too. Browse around, and I hope you find something that makes your week a bit easier, and tastier!