{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Salad Jar Meal Prep: Healthy Make-Ahead Meals with Amanda Meixner Rocchio","description":"Looking for healthy meal inspiration? So were the 1.4+ Million people who now follow Amanda Meixner for meal prep ideas and nutrition information. She joins the show this week to share her favorite make-ahead meals, that are both delicious AND aesthetically pleasing.&amp;nbsp; Hey, if you\u2019re not photographing your meals, did they even really happen?! Amanda hasn\u2019t always had a healthy relationship with food though. In high school, she developed anorexia, but it was through her journey to recovery that she learned to use food as part of her healing. After making a full recovery, she made it her mission to show people that being healthy wasn\u2019t about starving yourself, but rather about fueling your body with the right foods. She now uses her social media and podcast to support people on their own nutrition journey. What\u2019s in this episode:  Amanda shares how her meal prep photos made her Instagram famous Here first taste is one that most kids would not like!&amp;nbsp; We talk about the years Amanda spent in India as a child&amp;nbsp; She talks about the Austrian food influence in her life&amp;nbsp; How Amanda overcame an eating disorder&amp;nbsp; How a chance encounter at Trader Joe\u2019s led to her marriage!&amp;nbsp; The ways her husband helps her maintain a healthy mindset around eating&amp;nbsp; The Food of the Day is Salad Jars! Salas jars can keep fresh for up to 5 days&amp;nbsp; Amanda\u2019s second favorite meal prep is Chili&amp;nbsp; The fight that turkey chili caused between Ashley and her boyfriend&amp;nbsp; The secret ingredient in Amanda\u2019s mom\u2019s chili recipe&amp;nbsp; The most used kitchen gadget in her kitchen is her egg cooker&amp;nbsp; Amanda teaches us how to make the perfect salad jar&amp;nbsp; She shares some fun suggestion for kids back-to-school lunches The diet that Amanda recommends? The one that works for you.&amp;nbsp; Why the Paleo diet fit well into her lifestyle&amp;nbsp; How Covid has affected her meal planning&amp;nbsp; Who does the cooking in the Rocchio household&amp;nbsp; The biggest lesson from Amanda\u2019s career as an Influencer&amp;nbsp; Amanda answers these questions from Listeners:&amp;nbsp; What do you do when you don't want to eat what you\u2019ve prepped?&amp;nbsp; Do you have any vegan go-to\u2019s for meal prep?&amp;nbsp; What\u2019s the best time to cook meats in relation to consumption date? How do you keep costs down while cooking healthy?&amp;nbsp; Do you have any thoughts on meal delivery services?&amp;nbsp; How do you decide what to cook each week? Amanda\u2019s favorite treats: sweet potato brownies, paleo fudge, homemade popsicles  Links from the show:&amp;nbsp;  Link to Amanda\u2019s ebook&amp;nbsp; \u2018101+ Healthy Snacks\u2019&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.101healthysnacks.com\/order40587018 Here\u2019s Amanda\u2019s Sweet Potato Brownie Recipe&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/meowmeix.com\/paleo-brownies\/ Here\u2019s the post that describes the anatomy of a salad jar recipe&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B7B05bQFAil\/?igshid=ra4fti23hypr Link to Amanda\u2019s chili recipe&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/meowmeix.com\/paleo-turkey-chili\/ Master Your Health Podcast&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/master-your-health-podcast\/id1477761062  Quotes from this episode:&amp;nbsp;  \u201cLook at how beautiful mother nature is, with the fruits and the vegetables, and the protein and all that together.\u201d&amp;nbsp; \u201cEat the rainbow, but the actual rainbow, not skittles.\u201d&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;\u201cI do try to make sure I\u2019m getting a nutritious well-balanced week, so I always have some fruit. I have a lot of vegetables.\u201d  Be on the Show Tell us your food stories!&amp;nbsp; The first time you remember tasting food, your dream dinner, or just a food that you can\u2019t stop thinking about. Call in to leave us a voicemail at 626-709-6551 or send your messages to dearfoodpodcast@gmail.com&amp;nbsp; Are you loving the show?? Tell a friend about it, and please write us a review!&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Dear Food","author_url":"https:\/\/www.dearfoodpodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15695918\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/15695918"}