Episode 131

Meal Kits Unpacked

Published on: 2nd February, 2022

Sometimes life gets busy and cooking feels daunting. For others of us (wink wink) we just don't cook...or shouldn't cook! Then meal kits came along. From the OGs of Blue Apron and Hello Fresh to newcomers like Purple Carrot and Sun Basket, Jenn gives us the rundown on these popular cook-at-home options. They certainly simplify cooking but are they all worth the money? Will they help us reach our health goals faster? Consider this your cheat sheet to meal kits! You're welcome :)  

Outline:

  • Welcome back & welcome back Stephanie
  • Intro to today's topic
  • Chefs Plate
  • Blue Apron
  • HelloFresh
  • Fresh Direct
  • Amazon Kitchen
  • Fresh n' Lean
  • Sunbasket
  • Sakara Life
  • Purple Carrot
  • Prolon (cleanse)
  • Daily Harvest
  • BistroMD
  • Freshly
  • Rastelli
  • Nutropia
  • Yumble
  • General Guidelines
    • The food
    • The schedule
    • The cost/benefit
    • Your food needs (modifications)
    • The quantities
    • The trade-offs (pick your battles)
  • Final thoughts

Quotes:
"How closely does this resemble food you'd make yourself?" – Jenn Trepeck
"You don't have to measure anything or fill your pantry with odd seasonings you'll only use once."  – Jenn Trepeck
"Prepared food tends to be more saucy than what I'd make for myself."  – Jenn Trepeck
"Check the day/time by which you have to select or freeze the next week...and set an alarm!" – Jenn Trepeck
"You give up some choices like organic and grass-fed or antibiotic-free when you use these kits."  – Jenn Trepeck

Links:
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Take the free Weight Loss Profile, Jenn will send you a Menu Plan
As promised: BistroMD ( with 6% Cashback), Rastelli (with 9% Cashback), Nutropia
Jenn's favorite Resveratrol for US & Canadian Listeners, for Global Listeners

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About the Podcast

Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss
What to eat and when to cheat! Let's decipher between all the “diets” out there. You know what to do but it itsn't working. In fact, your diet could be making you fatter.

Ever wondered if cryo-freezing your fat cells would really work? Should you try acupuncture? A hypnotist? If you do, how do you know if someone’s good?

Salad with a Side of Fries is the podcast that will answer all these questions and more! Talking wellness and weight loss for real life, because most of us are going to drink, eat out, skip the grocery store and who wants a life without fries or dessert?! Host Jenn Trepeck’s expertise as an optimal health coach, in practice for over a decade, along with experts in various modalities will clear up the myths, mis-information, bad science and marketing to reveal the truth of HOW TO EAT and HOW TO CHEAT!*



*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This podcast, its content and guests are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

About your host

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Jennifer Trepeck

“My passion for nutrition and helping others stems from “kicking my food issues” with my own weight management saga.” ~ Jenn

I believe that the greatest accountability is paying it forward! That’s why I teach the nutrition education we are all supposed to know but no one ever taught us, along with the science behind food, fitness, and health.

After I graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, I founded Better Life Now LLC while working full-time in hedge funds. In 2019, I took my practice from side-hustle to full-time self-employment and launched my podcast, Salad With a Side of Fries. On the show, we offer science-based tips and tricks for how to achieve wellness and weight loss for real life – because who wants a life without fries or dessert?!

Topics we tackle on the podcast include debunking fad diets, food myths, misinformation in marketing, bad science, and general nutrition. I encourage guests whose expertise is different from my own focus on weight management to bring their unique, fact-based perspectives to talk about subjects they are educated in and passionate about.

Due to my decade-long experience of working with clients, I have gained insight into the health and food industry and the how-tos of building a business.

Some specific health and wellness topics I can speak to include debunking fad diets, exposing the BS we are fed by the food and diet industry, how the people around us can positively and negatively impact our health journey, and shifting mindsets in order to overcome inappropriate barometers of success to instead achieve happy, healthy, and meaningful change.

On the subject of business, I can help you by teaching my critical pieces every entrepreneur should know, how to make your side-hustle into your full-time job, ways to sustainably achieve success without burning out, contemporary networking, and how to prioritize wellness while pursuing your projects.

When I find some free time, I’m typically working out at Physique57, discovering hidden gem restaurants in NYC, or traveling to spend time with friends and family.

I’d love to have an in-depth conversation with you, whether it’s leveling up in business or debunking food myths!