What’s your kitchen flow?

• What doesn’t belong here
  • Is there a sweatshirt over there
  • Is there a pile of mail on the table
  • Are there backpacks
  • Are there shoes on the floor
  • What should be removed from your kitchen
• You need to retrain your family
  • Set new rules about what can and can not come into the kitchen
  • Set a timer to pick up things that don’t belong
• Your kitchen should be a place of
  • Calm
  • Refuge
  • Peace

When we have a cleared out space, we’re able to make smarter decisions

• We are reckless when there’s stress that’s built up
  • We get cluttered within ourselves
  • We start grabbing for easy fixes

Creating order in your pantry

• Stock up in your pantry all your go to meals
  • This allows you to quickly create a meal
    • Without starting from the beginning
      • You don’t have to plan out what you need
      • You won’t have to go to the grocery store the same day
• Once a month restock your pantry
  • When you have things in order
    • You don’t have to come up with a plan in the moment
  • Keep your family’s favorite meals on hand
    • It’s quick and easy
    • No one will complain about the meals

You can start to shift your mindset with your favorite meals

• Use your favorite meals as prototypes
  • Add in new flavors or spices
    • This transforms your favorite meals into new ones
    • You can build 10 different meals all from 1 of your favorites
  • You already have the skills to create your go to meals
    • Build off of those

You have the skills and recourses

• It just takes
  • A little bit of cleanup in your environment
  • Clarity
  • Remove some of the overwhelm of stepping into the kitchen
  • Get a system and process in place
  • Stock up on your family’s top five meals

Create a schedule

• Are you going to be home
  • Which days
• Is there a holiday
• Maybe there’s a built in pizza night

Come into it with an open mindset

• If you come at it with
  • This is so hard
  • I’m never going to get it
    • Most likely that thought will be proven true
• If you come at it with a shift
  • You decide to be resourceful
  • With an attitude of, ‘How can I make this work?’
    • The answer will come
    • You will figure it out
• Everything starts with mindset

Get your kids involved

• Let them be apart of the dinner
• Ask them what they want
• Let them go shopping with you
• They can help with the cleanup
• It will build memories

What is your attitude around food?

• If you’re feeling guilty
  • You’re kids will start to feel like somethings off
• If you’re feeling stressed
  • You’re kids might feel like they are the reason that you’re stressed
    • Kids are intuitive

What are Magical meals?

• Jennifer’s program that creates a smoother routine for nourishing your family
• 30 minute meals that you can get on the table in broken down steps