Meal Prep Monday Podcast‪™‬ Allison Schaaf

In episode 226, founder of Prep Dish Allison Schaaf discusses her current sleep habits. She walks through 5 specific habits-
1- Audio books
2- Black-out curtains
3- Cool temps
4- Silk pillowcase
5- Back sleeping?
bonus- Oura ring update
Make sure to check out the resources links, below to check out the items referenced in this episode.
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Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Libby (for audio books)
mini thermometers
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In episode 225, founder of Prep Dish Allison Schaaf discusses her current bedtime routine. She walks through the steps she takes each night, for herself not her kids ;).
Make sure to click through the resource links below to check out the items referenced in this episode.
Want to try Prep Dish meal plans for FREE? Go to ---> PrepDish.com/MPM
Connect with Allison: PrepDish.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prepdish/
 
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
magnesium powder
LMNT electrolyte powder (chocolate flavor- so good served hot with a splash of Nutpods or milk!)
Ancient Minerals Magnesium Bath Flakes
Dental Care- MI paste for re-mineralization
Dime beauty
Facial Tape
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In episode 224, Prep Dish founder Allison Schaaf welcomes Katie Kimball from Kids Cook Real Food to talk about getting kids in the kitchen and building their cooking confidence. Katie unpacks the reason why it’s important to teach kids essential life skills and share in the preparation of food at home. She also discusses the “how” of getting kids cooking in the kitchen and shares some tips and tricks to make the process fun for everyone!
Connect with Allison: Prepdish.com Instagram: Instagram.com/prepdish
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Get your free trial at prepdish.com/mpm for two weeks of FREE meal plans!
 
Katie Kimball at Kids Cook Real Food: https://kidscookrealfood.com/
Knife Skills Class: https://sl290.isrefer.com/go/freeknife/AllisonSchaaf/
Katie Kimball IG: instagram.com/katiekimballkidscook
Join Prep Dish (and many others!) at the Free #LifeSkillsNow Summer Camp with Kids Cook Real Food June 24-28! Https://sl290.isrefer.com/go/LSN3/AllisonSchaaf/

In episode 223, Prep Dish founder Allison Schaaf is back to talk about one of her favorite topics- time! Today she has 5 questions you can use to evaluate tasks you are doing regularly and ultimately bring more intentionality, efficiency and joy into your life.
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In episode 222, Prep Dish founder Allison Schaaf welcomes Denaye Barahona, Ph.D., LCSW of the Simple Families podcast to chat about simple family meals and mealtime with children, from a child psychologist’s (and mother’s!) perspective.
 
Denaye hears quite a bit about meal time and food in her work.  The idea of coming together at the table can help foster relationships and well-being, provided the family circumstances and season of life allow for it.  Sometimes, however, the dream of family mealtime doesn’t necessarily match reality.  Where you’re at in life, plus children’s personalities, often determine how families gather at dinner, and this can also be unpredictable.  Denaye suggests finding a different way to connect with your kids if meal time isn’t fostering togetherness in your family.
 
The Prep Dish service and prep-ahead approach has worked well for Denaye and her family, especially with support in the meal prep either from her husband or their nanny.  She often will use the Super Fast menu and not always complete the prep day work ahead of time.  Denaye also finds that choosing 2 meals from the menu and doubling them for the family’s meals during the week is the ultimate minimalist hack!
 
Connect with Allison: PrepDish.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prepdish/
 
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Get your free trial at prepdish.com/mpm for two weeks of free meal plans!
Episode 338 of Simple Families: The Family Dinner  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-family-dinner/id1202569587?i=1000598521446
Simple Families: https://simplefamilies.com/
IG: @Simple_families

In episode 221, founder of Prep Dish Allison Schaaf discusses some of the best small kitchen appliances and compares the Instant Pot vs. Crock Pot to help determine which one can work best for you in your kitchen.
 
While the majority of Prep Dish customers either have an Instant Pot or a Crock Pot, you certainly do not need to have both in your kitchen.  Allison discusses how each kitchen appliance can be most useful when cooking up family meals, and notes that timing is what really matters.
 
If you have time in the morning to prep your ingredients by chopping and mixing, the Crock Pot is an “easy button” to manage dinner mealtime and simple cooking features, such as temperature variations.  If your schedule dictates that you’re thinking about meal prep later in the day, the Instant Pot will be a more useful kitchen appliance for you, as heating can happen much more quickly.  Instant Pots offer more cooking features as well, providing more options in dinner preparation.
 
Consider your own schedule and timing, along with your own season of family rhythms when determining which appliance will work best for you!
 
Connect with Allison: PrepDish.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prepdish/
 
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Reset Meal Plan: https://prepdish.com/shop/specialty/reset/
Instant Pot Recipe Resource: https://prepdish.com/podcast-show-notes/ep136/