The Plan to Eat Podcast - Plan to Eat

The Plan to Eat Podcast

Join Roni for conversations about meal planning, food, and wellness to help you save time in the kitchen, reduce your grocery bill, stress less about food, and delight in dinnertime!
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podcast episode 96 - homecooked meals in 2025 — What if we told you cooking more meals at home could help you save money, eat healthier, and spend more quality time with your family? In this episode, Roni and Riley talk about the different reasons why home cooking needs to be your 2025 resolution! Home-cooked meals have this amazing ripple effect on basically all aspects of our lives and we want to encourage you to cook at home more in the new year. This episode will help you stop making excuses and overcome the barriers you might encounter when it comes to making more home-cooked meals.

podcast episode 95 - ancestral eating with alison kay — Alison Kay is a food writer, teacher, and podcaster. She specializes in bringing the wisdom of ancestral food to modern kitchens in a joyful and practical way so that you can learn without overwhelm and make traditional foods part of your life. In today's episode, we talk about Alison's journey from veganism to ancestral eating and how changing her diet helped her overcome struggles with fertility. Alison is a wealth of knowledge about traditional foods, ancestral eating, and prioritizing local foods in one's life. This is a great introduction to ancestral eating and traditional foods!

podcast episode 93 - home cooking to save money with julien and kiersten of rich and regular — Julien and Kiersten Saunders are authors of Cashing Out: Win the Wealth Game By Walking Away. They are the creative voices behind the blog and podcast, rich & REGULAR. This episode is focused on eating at home and why learning to cook is one of the best financial investments anyone can make! Julien and Kiersten give their advice and suggestions for learning to cook, how to save time in the kitchen, and how to save time and money on your upcoming holiday meals.

Podcast episode 89 - rebecca zipp month long planning — Rebecca lives in Colorado with her husband and two kids. Food has been an important part of her life since 2009, when she saw firsthand how it can be used to heal. Since then, she has strived to provide her family with nourishing meals using as many local ingredients as possible. She writes at her website, ahumbleplace.com, where she offers resources for homeschoolers and guides for food and meal planning. This conversation with Rebecca centers around using Plan to Eat for her month-long meal-planning process!

podcast episode 88 - Andrea of Ancestral Kitchen Podcast — Andrea is co-host of the Ancestral Kitchen Podcast which supports families in their pursuit of cooking more traditional meals at home. In this episode, we discuss food as a tool for human connection and community building. We also talk about Plan to Eat and how Andrea uses the program to simplify her traditional foods kitchen. She has great tips for using the Prep Notes feature and using Plan to Eat to eat seasonally.

podcast episode 87 - time saving tips with stephanie royer — Stephanie is the creator of Mommy Standard Time, a blog designed to help families save minutes and savor moments. Stephanie has so many wonderful tips and tricks for saving time at home and in the kitchen. We talk about some of the specific methods she uses for doing chores, grocery shopping, and meal planning. She shares her meal planning system and how it helps her extend her time between grocery trips - she usually shops every 14 days!

podcast episode 86 - anti-diet kids with diana rice — Diana Rice is a certified, intuitive eating counselor and a certified parent coach with a mission of helping families enjoy a healthy relationship with food. This episode covers anti-diet culture, what it means to reject diet culture, and how to embrace intuitive eating. She is also a Plan to Eat customer and uses the program minimally and innovatively! We talked a lot about her meal-planning strategy and how she eliminates stress and decision fatigue related to meal planning.

podcast episode 83 - alli powell, grocery budget with grocery getting girl — Alli Powell is the money-saving woman behind The Grocery Getting Girl! Alli and her husband started budgeting seriously in 2018 and she was able to cut her grocery bill in half with some budget-friendly planning. Alli joined me on the podcast to talk all about grocery budgeting and this episode is chock-full of tips! We cover how she found the time to start preparing food at home with two little kids and full-time jobs, how she price-shops different stores, and how she creates her budget meal plans.

podcast episode 82 - going vegan with maddie of let's eat plants — Maddie loves showcasing how to save time & eat healthier thanks to meal prep. Her YouTube videos share vegan recipes, meal prep ideas, and time-saving tips, and she even has a meal prep course for vegan beginners! In today's episode, I talked with Maddie about her experience going vegan and how she and her husband made that transition. We also got into a ton of meal prep and fresh produce tips! Maddie is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to prepping food - you're going to learn a lot in this episode!

podcast episode 81 - stacy farley meal plannign and RV life — Stacy and Phil are the full-time RVers behind the YouTube channel, Today is Someday. Six years ago, they purchased an RV, sold their house, left their jobs, and drove off to explore the country! Stacy is an avid Plan to Eat customer and in this episode, we talk about how she meal plans and grocery shops while living in an RV. You'll learn some helpful tips from Stacy for any small-living situation, but also some great pantry clean-out ideas for any house size.

podcast episode 80 - sarah sailer and heirloom farms — Sarah is the founder of Plenty Heirloom Farms, an educational non-profit and neighborhood farm located in Loveland, Colorado. In this episode, Sarah shares so many helpful gardening tips for starting your garden and helping it flourish. We cover the gardening process from starting seeds yourself (and why you should consider not buying your plants from a garden center) to amending your soil at home. If you've ever thought you didn't have a "green thumb", Sarah's advice might make you feel otherwise.

podcast episode 79 - dr sarah kashdan on health fundamentals — Dr. Sarah Kashdan is a Naturopathic doctor in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her practice is unique in that she has degrees in both naturopathic medicine and Chinese medicine/acupuncture. Sarah shares her journey to becoming a naturopathic doctor as well as her choice to follow a vegan lifestyle after a cancer diagnosis. We dive into her knowledge of natural medicine to talk about nervous system regulation, the foundations of good health, and how we can improve our fundamentals to feel our best.

podcast episode 78 - wild caught fish with Sena Wheeler — Sena Wheeler is part of a 5th generation fishing family and the co-founder of Sena Sea, which brings wild Alaskan seafood directly to consumers. In this episode, we talk about the Alaskan fishing trade and how it has evolved over the many generations Sena's family has been involved in fishing. She shares her professional opinions on wild-caught fish vs. farmed fish and we discuss her concerns about fish farming practices.

podcast episode 77 - jodie of healing journey services on mold toxicity, mast cell activation syndrome — Jodie is an anxiety expert on a mission to help women heal anxiety holistically so they can spend more time enjoying life and less time fearing it. In today's episode, Jodie shares her health and wellness journey from chronically ill to thriving! We talk about her struggle with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, mold toxicity, gut health, and anxiety. We talk about leaky gut and leaky brain and how those are connected.

podcast episode 76 - Christine Davis nutritional and lifestyle changes for better health — Christine is a registered dietitian who helps professional women lose weight, increase energy, and boost their confidence with sustainable life changes that impact body, mind, and soul. Christine shares how she became a dietitian as a result of her experience with anxiety and depression. She shares how she healed herself through food and gives some additional lifestyle changes we can all implement to improve our health.

podcast episode 75 - emmanuel laroche and international flavors — Emmanuel hosts the popular podcast “Flavors Unknown”, featuring a series of conversations with acclaimed and award-winning chefs, pastry chefs, and mixologists. We talk about the influence of his family and French culture on his career path and love for food. He explained how immigration not only shapes America’s food landscape but also how food serves as a bridge between a chef's birth country and their adopted home.

podcast episode 70 - meal prep for moms and feeding teens with sally of real mom nutrition — Sally Kuzemchak is a registered dietitian and mom of two who believes that every mom can feel successful and confident about feeding her kids. Sally shares about the struggles many moms face when it comes to properly nourishing themselves. She gives tips to help moms find ways to nourish and care for themselves amidst busy schedules and caring for others. We also talk about her experience with raising teenagers and the issues that come up with food as kids get older.

Podcast episode 69 - Carly and Carmen Radiant Knowing Elevate women one meal at a time — A Nutritionist and Dietitian duo, Carmen and Carly help women unlock the clarity and confidence they need to nourish their bodies holistically and age-proof their health while creating a simple and sustainable plan for feeding their family. They love to help moms revolutionize their systems to get more organization and structure in their lives. We talk about the freedom of planning and how they have an incremental process for elevating women one meal at a time.

podcast episode 68 - resilient kids with Jessica Sherman — Jess Sherman helps kids experiencing moodiness, irritability, and anxiety feel better so life can settle down. Jess talks about what it means to help kids handle stress from the outside-in and the inside-out. We talk about some common triggers and manifestations of stress in children and how to help your child overcome them. Jess gives tips for managing the desire for sweets and how to break the "after-dinner dessert" cycle.

podcast episode 26 - amylee udell — Learn how to "anchor" your meal planning in this episode! We learned so much from Amylee about the different ways to meal plan and what can serve as your anchor. Amylee blogs as The Productive Mama, where she seeks to help moms balance their busy lives, by providing tools and strategies for saving and earning money, parenting, staying organized and mostly by helping provide nourishing food without driving anyone crazy.