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Episode165:HowtoMakeSimpleGreen

SmoothiesaDailyHabit(EvenonaTightBudget!)


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ThispodcastisbroughttoyoubyPlantTherapy.I'moftenaskedwhereIgetmyessentialoils,andPlantTherapyismygo-toplacethesedays.Theyoffermanycertifiedorganicessentialoils,includingmanykid-safeblendsatreallyaffordableprices.IalsolovethattheyofferbiggersizesofmanyoilssoIcanorderourfavoritesin100-milliliterbottlesandtheylastlonger,andthenIthrowfewerbottlesintherecyclingeachmonth.Manyofyoualsoknowthatnotallessentialoilsaresafetouseonbabiesandsmallchildren,andthatcertaindilutionratiosshouldalwaysbefollowed.PlantTherapytakestheresearchandguessworkoutofthis,sincetheyworkwithRobertTisserand,whoistheauthorof"EssentialOilSafety,"tomakesurethatalloftheirkid-safeoilsaretrulysafeforkids.Theyareofferinga10%discountto"WellnessMama"listenersandyoucangrabthediscountbyusingthecodeWELLNESS10,alloneword,WELLNESS10,atwellnessmama.com/go/pt.That'swellnessmama.com/go/ptforPlantTherapy.

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Katie:Hello,andwelcometothe"HealthyMomsPodcast."I'mKatiefromwellnessmama.com,andtoday'sepisodeisgonnabeasuperfunconversationwithalotofpracticaladviceforanymomslisteningespecially,becauseI'mherewithJenHansardwho'sthefounderofSimpleGreenSmoothies.You'veprobablyheardofit.It'sareallypopularwebsitewhereoveronemillionpeoplehavetakenhergreensmoothiechallengeandjoinedhercommunity.AndtheSimpleGreenSmoothielifestyle,whatIloveaboutitis,itdoesnotinvolvecuttingcaloriesoreliminatinganentirefoodgroup.Instead,itreallyencouragesustomakeonesimplechange,whichistodrinkonegreensmoothieaday.Also,Jenistheauthorofthereallypopularbookbythesamename,andherobsessionwithgreensmoothieshastakenherintoclassroomstododemos,toleadentrepreneurworkshops,tospeakonstage.Andshehasevenbeenfeaturedonthe"Doctors."So,she'sverywellknown.Ican'twaittojumpin.Jen,welcomeandthanksforbeinghere.Jen:Oh,thankyou,Katie.Thisisawesome.I'msohappytobehangingoutwithyou.Katie:Likewise.Andwegottotalkonthephoneatleastonceanditwassuchafunconversation.So,Ican'twaittojustkindofletpeopleintodayaswegettochatsomemore.AndI'veheardpartofitbutI'dloveifyoucouldstartwithyourkindofwholerealfoodstory.Howdidyougetintogreensmoothiesandintohealthinthefirstplace?Becauseifyou'relikeme,I'mguessingyouweren'tnecessarilyjustbornlovingeverythinghealthy,andmaybeyouhadtokindofgothroughsomestrugglesthere.So,I'dlovetohearyourstory.Jen:Yeah.Imean,Iwasdefinitelyachildofthe'80s,andIgrewuponChefBoyardee,andlovedmyLuckyCharmsandCinnamonToastCrunchandeverythinginthatfield,eventhoughmymomwouldtrytogetmetoeatbetterthanthat,butthat'swhatIlovedtohave.Andso,Iliketosaymywellnessadventurestartedin2012andthatwasthetimewhenmyhusbandRyanandI,wehadjustmovedtoCentralFloridawithourkidswho...mydaughterClairewasonlyone-and-a-halfatthattimeandmysonJacksonwasthree.Andwemoved


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herefromCaliforniasomyhusbandcouldstartachurchbecausehewasabrandnewpastor.Andthiswasthefirstjobhegotwhichwasplantingachurch.Andso,ajoblikethisdoesn'tcomewithasalary.Anditwasuptoustofundraise,andweactuallyreallysuckatfundraising.Andsoweprettymuchhadnothingtoliveon.Andso,Iwasastay-at-homemomupuntilthen,butIhadadegreeindesign,andsoIusedtheseskillstodorandomdesignjobsforanyonethatwouldletmeworkwiththem.AnditwasawaytojustscraptogethersomemoneysothatIcouldhelppayourrent,paythegroceries,justsothatwecouldcontinuetobuildthischurchoutofourlivingroom.Andthenonedaywhilewe'redoingthis,wegotaletterinthemail,anditsaidwenolongerhadhealthinsurance.AndIknewthiswascomingbecause,Imean,wehadjustlefthisjobinLAwhichwasinthestudios.HeworkedforHollywood.Wehadgreatcelebrityinsurance,iswhatwecalledit,andthenweleftallthattostartthischurch,withnoincome,nohealthinsuranceoranything.Anditeventuallyranoutbutitcameatatimewhenweweren'treadyforitto,andwecouldn'taffordtobuyhealthinsurance.Andso,IjustknewthatIhadtodosomethingaboutit,andthatifmykidsweretogetsickatthispoint,itwouldputusunder.BecauseifwewalkedintotheERwithoutanyinsurance,thebillwouldbeastronomical,anditwouldtakeanythingwehaveleft.AndsoIwentonGoogleandIwaslookingintolike,"Howdoyoukeepyourfamilyhealthy?Howdoyouboostyourimmunesystem?"Andprettymuchthreethingskeptpoppingup,andonewas,like,liveinabubble.And,like,literally,itwaslikedonottouchshoppingcarts.Donotputyourkidsinclassesbecausethat'swheretheygetsick,nopreschool,thingslikethatwheretheywereprettymuchtellingyoutoisolateyourselfsothatyoudidn'tgetsick.Andthatjustcouldn'tworkforus.AndthentheotheroptionIreadaboutwastakingvitaminsandsupplements,justtomakesurethatyou'regettinginyourdailydoseofvitaminstokeepyourimmunesystemstrong.Butvitaminscostmoney,andwhenyouhaveafamilyoffourandyou'redoingthis,it'snotacheapthingtodo.Andwedidn'thavemuchtoliveonalreadysowecouldn'tgothisroute.Andalso,like,IliterallygagwhenIswallowapill.Andso,IknewthatifIcouldn'tdoit,my,like,one-and-a-halfyearoldwasn'tevengonnabeabletodoiteither,eventhechewiesbecauseI'mnotafanofthose.Andso,thethirdoptionIfoundwhichwasreallythesavinggrace,wasdrinkinggreensmoothies.AndthiswassomethingthatkeptcomingupasmuchasIwaspushingitofftheinternetbecausetheylookeddisgusting,andIdidn'tdrinkspinach,Ididn'teatspinach.Isometimeswouldgotothestore...Like,thisismomconfessionrighthere.Mymom'sgroupinLAwasprettyhealthyandtheyshoppedatWholeFoodsandIwantedtobelikethat.Andso,whenwelivedinCalifornia,wehadmoremoney,andIremembergoingintoWholeFoodstogetmycoffee.AndthenIwaslike,"Iwillgetabagofspinach."AndsoIbuythespinach,bringithome.Ihadnocluewhattodowithit.Andso,itliterallywentbadinthebag,inthedrawer,andthenIjusttosseditout.AndIwaslike,"Thatwasawaste."Andso,greensmoothieswerenotsomethingthatnaturallystoodouttomeasagoodoption,butitwascrazybecauserightafterIkeptseeingthem.Theywere,like,constantlyonmyradar.MyfriendJadareachedout.WeweretalkingaboutdoingsomeparentingnewsletterdesigntogetherbecauseIwasthedesigner,andshewasstartingherownnewslettercompany.AndsoIwastalkingtoher,andshewassayinghowshewasdrinkinggreensmoothies.AndIwaslike,"Really?"Like,"Whyareyoudrinkingthem?"AndshesaiditwastolosethebabyweightthatshestillhadafteracoupleyearsafterZoewasborn,andthatitwasreallyhelpingher.Andtheyactuallytastedgood,iswhatshesaid.Andifafriendofminecouldvouchthattheytastedgood,thatresonatedsomuchwithme.


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Andso,Iimmediatelywenttothegrocerystorewithmykids.ItookthemwithmebecauseIwantedthemtobeapartofthisexperience.Wegotbananas,wegotabagofspinach,wegottheblueberries,thestrawberriesthatwereonsale.AndwewenthomeandIthrewallthisinouroldblenderthatwejusthadfromyearsandyearsofmovingandIkeptit.AndIhadtodustitoff,ofcourse.Andwethreweverythinginitandblendeditupwithsomeorangejuice.AndIrememberthekids,like,staringatitwithmeandwe'realllike,"Howareweevengonnadothis?"Wejustput,like,twocupsofspinachinablenderandhowisthisevengonnatastegood.Butweallpoureditintoourcups.Myhusbandhadhistoo.AndIremembercheersingmydaughter'ssippycupagainstmine,andjust,like,prayingthattheylikedit.Andliterally,wechuggeditdownandtheyweresohappytheyaskedforseconds.AndIdon'tknowaboutyoubutforamom,like,who'sstrugglingalreadyandit'shardtoevengetyourkidstowanttoeatanyvegetables,tohavethemaskforsecondswhenitcametosmoothiewithspinach,like,IfeltlikeIwonthegoldmedalattheOlympics.Like,itwaslikeahugevictorytome.Andso,Iwaslikerightthenandthere,Iwaslike,"IfIcan'tdoanythingelsebutdrinkadailygreensmoothiewiththem,wearegoodtogobecausethat'svitaminstraightintoourbody.That'salsoamealtoo.So,we'reabletonourishourselvesandgetourbreakfastoutofthewayinonehit."AndsoIreallywantedtomakethatwork.Buttheproblemwasitdoesgetexpensive.Like,Katie,asyouknow,buyingfreshfruitsandvegetablesdoescostmoney,anditcanmakeitextratightonyourfinances.Andso,IwastryingtofigureouthowIcouldstillaffordtodothisaswekeptgettinglessandlessfinancialstability.AndIfoundoutaboutaprogramcalledWIC,andthisisforwomen,infants,andchildren,andit'sthroughthegovernment.Andtheyhelpsubsidizegroceriesforyourfamilyifyouhitacertainincome,andweactuallyqualifiedforthat.AndsoIwashonestlythrilledtohearthat,andacoupledayslaterRyanandI,wewenttotheWICoffice.AndIrememberjustsittingtherewiththekidsandwe'rewaitingtohear,like,allthis...howitworks,andhowwequalify,andhowtogetstartedwiththis.Anditjusthitmelikethis,Iwaslike,"Wedon'tbelonghere.Wehavethreecollegedegreesbetweenthetwoofus."Myhusbandhashisbachelors,hehasamasters,andIhavetwobachelors.Andwegrewupmiddle-classLAsuburbswiththestay-at-homemomsandbreadwinnerdads,and,like,myparentswouldbeshockedtoknowthatwe'reinthissituationabouttogetgovernmentassistance.ButIremembersittingrightacrossfrommetherewasthislady,andshewastheretoowithherkids.Shehadtwotoddlersandanewborn,andtherewasherlittlegirlplayingwithherlittlesister'shair.AndIrememberlookingatthismomandjustbeinglike,"Youknowwhat?We'reinthesameboat.Wearebothexhausted.Wearesoworriedaboutourfamiliesstayinghealthyandgrowinguptobeincrediblepeopleoftheworld.Andallwe'retryingtodoismakeonegoodchoice."Like,"Neitherofusarehereforahandout."Like,"Yes,timesaresupertoughrightnowandwewilltakethislittlehelpthatwecangetjusttogetusbackonourfeet,andgettoabetterplace."Andsowegotuptothecounter.RyanandIwerethereandtheyhandedusourvouchersandtheytaughtushowtousethem,howtogotothegrocerystoreandwhichfoodsyoucouldbuy,like,wholewheatbread.Wehadacertainamountthatwecouldspendonfruitandvegetables.Alsocereal,thingslikethat.Andthatsix-dollarWICvoucherthatwecoulduseforfruitsandvegetablesiswhatkeptusdoinggreensmoothieseveryday.So,wewoulduseittobuyourspinach,wewoulduseittobuystrawberrieswhenthey'reonsale,bananas,thingslikethatwhereitjustlightenedtheburdenonustowherewecouldsustainablydothiswasamazing.Butitwasn'teasy,andIwasembarrassed.AndIrememberbeinginthegrocerystorelineandwhenyougettotheendofthatcheckoutandyoupulloutyourWICchecks,peoplebehindyouwouldsighandrollyoureyes.Andittookalongtimetogetthroughthecheckout,andsopeoplewerejustfrustrated.Anditwas


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humiliating.Andso,Iwouldgothereearlyinthemorning,asearlyasIcould,justsoIdidn'tseeanyonethatIknewortherewouldn'tbeanylinesbecauseIwasembarrassed.ButIknewthatIwasgonnakeepdoingitbecauseitwasworkingandmyfamilywasgettinghealthy,wewerefeelingbetter.Iwasgettingcrazyamountsofenergyandnoonewasgettingsick.Andso,somethingwasworkingrightwiththesegreensmoothiesandnomatterwhat,Iwasgonnakeepitup.

So,withthesegreensmoothies,like,Ireallystartedtofeelnotjustgoodenough,like,Istartedfeelinggreat.Like,I'dwakeupandI'dhaveenergythatIhadnothadsinceIwasincollege.Like,onceyouhavelittlekids,you'reexhaustedallthetime.Like,itseemsliketheonlythingthatwouldgetmeexcitedwasanothercupofcoffee.ButthenwhenIstarteddrinkingthesmoothies,itchangedthatandIhadenergy.AndIwaslike,"Yes,let'sgoplay.Let'sgooutside.Let'sgomakeaspecialbreakfast."Like,allthesethingsthatIwantedtodo,Icouldactuallygoafteranddonow.AndoneofthethingsthatIhadmissedsincehavingkidswasrunning.Andrunningwasabigpartofmylifegrowingup.I'vebeenarunnersinceIwasinthirdgrade.Like,ourschoolhadprograms,Iwasincross-country.IranmarathonsincollegetoraisemoneyfortheLeukemiaSocietyformydadwhowentthroughcancer.Andso,runningwasjustpartofme,butIhadletitgoafterIhadkidsbecausetherewasnotimeforit,andIdidn'thavetheenergy.Butbecauseofthegreensmoothies,oneaday,gettinginmyvitamins,Iwasabletorunagain.Andso,wefeltlikesomethingwasfinallyworkingforus.Eventhoughwestilldidn'thavemoney,weatleasthadourhealthandwereheadingintherightdirection.Andthenallofasuddenthechurchcloseddown,andwehadjustmoved2,500milesfromLosAngelestoFloridatodothis,andleaveourfamilyandourfriends.Andforittoshutdownwasreallyhardonus.Butoneoftheotherpastors,hehadaseriousmedicalcondition,andthatcausedthechurchtofallapartprettymuch.Andso,myhusbandandIweredevastatedandwewere,like,"DowemovebacktoCalifornia?"Like,"Dowestartlookingforanotherjobatachurch?"Like,"Weneedmoney.Weneedsomethingtoworkoutsothatwecangetoutofourcurrentfinancialsituation."Andsoweprayed.IremembermyprayerthatdaywasthattherehadtobeawayformetomakeenoughmoneythatIcouldsupportourfamilysothatmyhusband,asapastor,hecouldchooseanyjobhewanted.Andthatwewouldn'tchooseitforthepaybutwechoseitbecauseitwaswhereGodcalledus.Andsoweprayedforthat,andIkidyounot,Katie,like,literally,itwas...IwannasaywithinthatweekiswhenJadaandI,whothegirlthatintroducedmetogreensmoothies,westartedtalkingaboutwritingagreensmoothierecipebooktogetherbecauseshewasjustasobsessedwiththemasIwas.Andwereallycomplementedeachotherwellasfarasmewithmydesignskills,herwithhermarketingenthusiasm.Andsowedecidedtogoforit,andshestartedpostingrecipesonInstagram.AndIstartedbuildingoutourWordpresswebsitewherewe'dputtherecipestheretoo.Andbeforeyouknewit,like,hundredsofthousandsoffamiliesjustlikeourswerefallinginlovewithgreensmoothies.Andwomenaroundtheworldwerereachingouttous,saying,like,"Thankyousomuchfortheserecipes.Theyaresodelicious.Mykidisobsessedwiththem.Myhusbandwilldrinkthem."Andwerealizedwefoundsomethingthatwasempoweringotherstomakehealthychangestoo,andallitwaswasonesimplehabit.Andlookingbacknowsixyearsago,IwasonWIC.Andnowtoday,I'mtheCEOofSimpleGreenSmoothies.Andso,it'sincrediblewhatyoucandowhenyoustartdrinkingadailygreensmoothie.Andthatisprettymuchmystory.


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Katie:Thatissocool.AndIfeelliketherearesomanycommonalities,justlikeoverlapinourstories.Wehadthatsamekindoffinancialtoughtimeafterourthirdson.Myhusbandactuallylefthisjobthatyearunderprettytoughcircumstancesrightaswewereabouttohaveababy.So,thiswaslikeafewweeksbefore...aboutfiveweeksbeforeweweredue.AndIrememberthinking,like,"Okay.Well,atleastwehavelikefiveweekstofiguresomethingout."AndthatwasthenightthatI,like...or,acouplenightsafterthat,wasthenightIwokeupandwaslike,"Oh,gosh.Ithinkmywaterbroke."AnditwasactuallyIwashemorrhagingbecauseIhadplacentaprevia.Andsothen,ofcourse,itwasac-sectionandhewasintheNICU.Anditwasaverylongrecovery,nottomention,like,theoriginalbillfromthehospitalwaslike$150,000orsomethinginsane.Itotallycansympathizewithbeinginthatplaceoflike,justlike,"Whatdoweactuallydo?Andwhatisournextstep?"Andalsostillhavingthat,like,reallystrongdesiretomakesureyoukeepyourfamilyhealthy,andforustoowithhimasapreemie.Andwehadtobereallycarefulwithhisimmunesystemforthoseearlymonths.AndsoIjustsympathizesomuchwithyourstory.AndI'dlovetotalkalittlebitmoreaboutthebudgetsidebecause,likeIsaid,thatwaspartofourstory.Westilleatonafoodbudget,andwealwayshave.Wehavealittlebitmoreleewayinourfoodbudgetnow,thankgoodness,butthereweretimeswhenIwasbuyingjustlikethefrozenvegetablesatthestoreandstretchingeverythingasmuchasIpossiblycouldbecausethat'sallwehad.AndI'dlovetohearanytipsthatyouhavebecause,certainly,Igetemailsfromothermoms.Andeveryonewouldagreewithyourstatement,itis,unfortunately,alittlebitmoreexpensivetoeatrealfood.ButIthinkthat...like,yourmessageexplainedsowellit'salsosodoable.So,I'dloveifyoucouldkindoftalkusthroughsomeofyourbeststrategiesforincorporatingthatandinvegetables,intoallaspectsoflife.Like,greensmoothiesaresuchanawesomestartingpointbutIfeellikethere'seasywaystogetveggiesineverymealonabudget.So,Iwouldlovetohearyourtactics.Jen:Yeah.So,Imean,budgetingissuperimportanttome.Like,ItrynottobeindebtandIwannahavethepowertodothethingsIwantandnotbeheldbackbyfinances,butsometimestherealityiswecan'taffordthings.Andso,forus,atthattime,really,whatIdidwasImadethesamegreensmoothieoverandover.Andbydoingthat,itallowedustobuyitinlargerportions.Andso,wecouldgetlikeabig...Whenbananaswereonsale,wewouldbuyatonofthemandthenchopthemandfreezethem.So,you'rebatchingthemoutandhavingasurplusinstorage.Andthesamewithfruit.Like,frozenfruit,whenitgoesonsale,Ijustbuythatstuffuplikecrazy.AndreallyjustkeepingconsistentwiththesmoothiethatImakeorthefoodsthatyoueatasfarasvegetablessothatyoucanbuytheminlargerquantitiesreallyisagreatwaytosave.Andso,nowlikeCostco,any,like,wholesaleplacelikethatisagreatwaytosavemoneyafteryoupayyourmembershipcost.Like,itwillgiveyousavingstimeandtimeagain.Ithinkthere'salotofway...like,youcandocouponingbutit'susuallynotforfreshfood.So,Inevergotintothecouponingpieceofit.ButwhatIgetexcitedaboutisshiftingthebudget.AndsoinsteadoffocusingonhowcanIgetfoodatthecheapestpricepossibleorevenhealthyfoodatthecheapestpricepossible,IthinkwhatotherareasofmylifecanIstartchangingsothatIhavemoremoneytospendonfood?Andforme,foodisnotjustfuelformybody,eventhoughit'sagoodportionofit,butit'salsonourishmentandit'sreallykindoflikeourpreventativecarethatwecandosothatwe'renotpayingmedicalbillsdowntheroad.So,Iseemyfoodbudgetbeingsuchahugepartofourfamilybudgetbecauseitfillssomanybucketsforus.Andso,whenwewerereallystruggling,oneofthethingswerealizedwaswewerespendingalotofmoneyongas.Andthatwasoneareawe'relike,"Let'sfigureouthowtocutdownonthis."Andsowemadeitagame,andRyanandImadeapacttogetherthatwewouldnotdriveanywherethatwaswithin,Ithinkitwasamile-


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and-a-halfofourhouse.No,itwasthreemiles.Threemilesofourhouse,wewouldn'tuseourcar,oratruckiswhatwehadthen.Wewouldbike.Andsoourkidswere,atthatpoint,wejustmoved,theyweretwoandthree-and-a-half.AndsowehadabiketrailerwegotonCraigslist.Andourgrocerystorewasamilefromourhouseandweliterallybikedtogroceryshopping.WewouldbiketothemallwherewewouldhangoutanddothetraintableatBarnes&Noble's,everything.Theparkwaswithinamileandahalf.So,wewouldbiketoalltheseplacesandsavealotofmoneyongasthroughthat.Oritwouldalsohelpustoseemaybewedon'tneedtodrivetherebecausewecanputthismoneytowardsfoodifwesaveitfromthegasbill.So,forus,thatwasahugepieceofit.Wealsodidawholeyearwherewedidn'tbuyanythingnew.So,Iguess,forme,like,Ikindoflikeseeingbudgetingasagame,andit'sachallenge,andanadventure.Andit'snotsomethingthat'spreventativeorlikehardonus.It'ssomethingwelookforwardtodoing.Andsoourgameofbuyingnothingnewforayearwasthatforus.So,wemadeapactwherewe'dbuynothingnew,everythingwassecondhand,andwedidthatallyearwherewewouldshopatthethriftstoreandgetthethingsweneeded.We'duseCraigslist.MywholehousewasfurnishedthroughCraigslistlikethreeyearsago,andthatsavedusatonofmoneyonclothes,onfurniture,allthatstuff.Therewasonetime,though,Iwillsay,thatwewereatDisney...IthinkitwasatDisneyland.WewerevisitingfamilyandtheygotusticketstoDisneylandtocelebrate.Andwegetthereandwerealizeoursondoesnothaveshoesonhisfeet.Andwe'relike,"Crap.Whatarewegonnado?"Andwelookedaroundforthriftstoresbuttheyweren'topenthatearly.AndsowewenttoTargetandweboughthimapairofshoes.SowedidbreakthepactonedayjustsowecouldgetintoDisneyWorld,orDisneylandandhavethatgoodtimewiththem.Katie:Oh,mygoodness.Ifeellikeeverymomcansympathize.Like,we'vedefinitelyshownup,Ithink,atchurchwithachildwithnoshoesbefore,andseveralplaces.Iforgettherestofthembut,yeah,it'sdefinitelyhappened.Jen:Yeah.Katie:Ithinkthat'slikeyoubringsuchgreatpointsaboutbudgetingandprioritizing.Ifeellikethatevenrelatestolikebusynessintoday'sworld.It'skindofatangentbutit'salmostlikepeoplerelatebusynessaslikeabadgeofhonorinasense.AndsooftenifIasksomeonehowtheyare,theanswerIgetbackis,"Busy."AndIhadsomeonesaytomerecentlylike,"Busyisachoice."Anditjustisaboutyourpriorities.Andso,samewithrealfood.It'sachoiceandit'saboutyourpriorities.Andhavinglivedthroughverytoughfinancialtimeslikeyouhaveaswell,Icansay,like,itcertainlyisn'teasybutitisstillpossible.Like,justlikeyoumadeitwork.AndIthinktheothersideofthatthatI'dlovetohearyourperspectiveonishowareyoureallybuildingthehabitofgettingkidstoeatordrink,inyourcase,healthyandinternalizethatthemselves?Becausethat'saquestionIgetfromalotofmomswhoarelike,'"Mykiddoesn'tlikevegetables.Theydon'twannaeatthis.Theywon'teatthis."Howdoyouapproachthatinyourfamily?Jen:Yep.So,westartalwayswith,"Let'strythis."It'sneversomethinglike,"Youhavetohavethis."It'slike,"Okay.Ireallywantyoutotrythis.Whatdoyouthink?"Andsothen,really,itputsthepoweronthemtohaveanopinioninthematter,andthey'rewillingtoatleastgiveitalickorgiveitabite,andthenweighinandletyouknowwhattheythink.Andthenfromthere,like,mysonissoopinionated.It'ssuchablessingbecausehereallythinksthingsthroughandknowswhathewouldchangeinit.Andso,withfood,we'lldothat.I'llmakearecipeandbelike,"Hey,whatdoyouthinkofthis?"Like,sweetpotatohashcakes.Andhe'lltryitandhe'llbe


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like,"Uh,it'snotbadbutit'snotgood,Mom.Iwouldaddalittlemaplesyrup,"orsomethinglikethatorsomethingtomakeitsweeter.AndI'llbelike,"Okay.Let'sdoit."AndsoI'lladjustmyrecipestowherethatthey'dweighintoo.Andsotheyhavemeatinthegameandthenthey'rewillingto,like,keepeatingtoofromthat.So,that'shelpedusalot.Also,Iwouldsayanotherthingis,IenjoythisfoodandIdon'teatitfordeprivationbecauseI'mtryingtobehealthier,tryingtobeonadiet.IeatitbecauseitreallychangedmylifeanditallowsmetodothethingsIlovetodo.Andso,mykidsseethat,peoplearoundmeseethat.AndwhenIcometothepark,likeeverySunday,weplayvolleyballafterchurch.AndIstartedbringinggreensmoothiepopsiclesthatIfreezethenightbefore,andIbringthemforeveryonetotry.AndI'mjustsoexcitedtolikecomeouttherewiththem,andeveryoneisjustexcitedbecauseI'mexcited.Theydon'tevenknowifthey'regonnalikeitornot.ButIthinkit'stheexcitementandenthusiasmoffoodthatreallygetspeopletobewillingtotryit,evenkids.Katie:That'ssuchagoodpoint.AndI'mcuriousifyouhaveany,like,foodrulesorguidelinesinyourfamilyorhowyounavigateth,elikeifthekidsareatapartyorHalloween.Or,like,instanceswheretypicallytheyarenotassociatedwithreallygoodfood.Howdoyouguysnavigatethat?Jen:Yeah.Well,whenmysonwastwo,hehadafoodsensitivitytocorn,anditwassobadthatanytimehewouldeatit,itwouldtriggermassiveinflammation.Hewouldgettonsofboogers,tonsofcoughs,andearinfections,andhisstomachwouldhurttoo.Like,itwascrazyhowsensitivehewas.Buthewasn'tallergic,becausewedidanallergytestanditdidnotpickuponit.So,that'swhyit'ssoimportanttodotestingforsensitivitiesbecauseitcanteachyoualotaboutyourkids.So,forus,eatingthingswithcorninit,whichiscornsyrup,dextrose,evenjustcorn,likeanythinglikethat.Imean,prettymucheverythinginAmericahasacorn-basethat'sprocessed.Andweknewthatjustevenapieceofitwouldmakehimsick.Andso,atpartieswhenhewasreallylittle,Iwasjustadamantlike,"Wecan'teatthat.Like,he'llgetsick."Itwashardbutweknewitwasforhishealthandhewasokaywithitbecauseheknewhedidnotlikehowhefeltwhenheatethatstuff.Butnow,Imean,he'sprettymuchoutgrownthatsensitivity.He's10yearsoldnow.So,Iletbothofthem.MydaughterClaireiseight.Whenwegotoparties,it'stheirchoicebecauseI'mnot...Idon'twannabethemomthat'salwaystellingthem,"No."Iwantthemtomakethechoicesontheirown.Andsowhenthey'reatourhouse,wetrytohavehealthyishfood,notperfect.Like,westillkindofbalancethatlinebetweensupercleanandalsoconvenient,butithastohavenutrientsinit.Whereasataparty,there'sverylittlenutrientsbutthere'salotofcolor.AndIletthemchoose.Iwouldsaythey'reprettygood.Like,iftheydohaveacupcake,theycan'teveneatthewholethinganymore.Like,itmakestheirstomachhurt.Andso,mydaughterlicksthefrostingoffandsaysshe'sgoodwithit.Mysonreallyprefersfruitoveranythingataparty.Igivehimabowloffruitandhe'shappytogo.So,Iletthemhavethepowerinthatandchoose.Katie:Ifeellikewe'resimilaronthattoobecause,likeyousaid,Ikindoflookatitnow.Like,wehavehadfoodrulesthatwekindofusedtoencouragethekidstotrynewfoods.Andit'slikewe'lltrytogetthem,likeyou,totryonebiteoronesip,andexplainwhyfoodsaregoodforyouorbadforyouandhowtheyinteractwithyourbody.Ithinkthat'sabigkey,isalotofpeopledon'trealizekidsaresosmartandtheycanpickuponthatsowell,thatiftheyunderstandit,youoftenwillbeshockedhowgoodofchoicesthey'llmakeontheirown.

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Katie:ButthesedaysIkindoflookatitsimilartohowyousaid,asthedivisionofresponsibilityiswhenthey'reatourhouse,myresponsibilityistoprovidenutrientdensefoodforthemandthat'swhatwehaveinthehouse.Wedon'thavethejunk.Butwhenthey'reoutsomewhere,liketheirresponsibilityistoeatwhenthey'rehungryandtolearnhowtolistentotheirbody.AndiftheymakethechoicetoeatsomethingatapartythatIwouldn'tfeedthem,like,thatistheirdecision.Idon'twannacreateachildwholeaveshomeonedayandthenjustwantstoeatallthejunkfoodbecausetheycouldneverhavethejunkfood.So,Ifeellikethosearegreatopportunitiesforthemtogetalittlebitofastomachacheandlearn,like,"Okay.Thatdidn'tmakemefeelgood.Andit'snotbecauseMomandDadsaidso,it'sbecauseIactuallydon'tfeelgood,"andtolearnthatway.AndIfeellikeyou'rekindofexactlyonthesamepagethere.Jen:Yeah.Ithinkwe'reinthistogether,Katie.Andit'sfunnybecauseIdidn'tthinkIwouldbelikethis.Like,fouryearsago,IthoughtIwasgonnabesuperstrictandbeinglike,"No.We'renoteatingthisjunkbecauseit'snotgoodforus."But,youknow,there'ssomethingbeautiful,evenforme,thathappenswhenIeataSourPatchKid.Like,itbringsmebacktomychildhoodand,like,sittinginthemovietheater,watching"FreeWilly,"andgettingoutmyfannypackandsuckingonthosecandies.Andthere'sjoyinthatforme.AndI'mokaywithmakingthatchoiceeveryonceinawhile,tochoosesomethingthat'snotgonnareallyhelpmybodybutit'sgonnagivemeamomentofhappinessandmybraintoremembercertainthingsinmychildhoodorjustto,like,bepresentinthemomentwithmykidswhentheywannahaveatreatlikethat.So,forme,it'sworthit.Katie:Yeah,absolutely.AndanotherthingI'dlovetotalkwithyouabout,becauseIfeellikeyoudoitsowell,isjustincorporatingmovementandactivityintoyourlife,andintoyourfamily.Iwoulddefinitelywannahearyourstoryaboutyourrecentbigrunthatyouconquered,becauseIwasfollowingyouonFacebookthewholetime.Iwaslike,"Oh,mygosh,isshegonnadoit?"ButIfeellikeyouguyshavedonegreataboutmakingmovementpartofyourfamilyculture.Eventhebikingtothestore,like,howawesomewouldthatbeifmoreofuscoulddothat?Butcanyoujustkindoftalkabouthowthatissuchabigpartofyourlife,anddefinitelytellyourstoryofyourrun?


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Jen:Sure.Yeah,Imean,I'vealwaysbeenanathlete.So,IwasarunnersinceIwasakid.I'vedonesports.I'vereallyenjoyedit.Like,I'veneverbeengreatatanysportthough.I'mgoodenoughtokeepplaying,andIreallyjustenjoytheteamworkandthefriendsthatyoumakethroughit.AndIknewIwantedthisforourkidstoo.Andso,RyanandIhavealwaysbeenveryathletic,hiking,doingtravelingtogetherwhereyouneedtomakesureyourbodyisingoodenoughshapethatyoucanenjoythetripthatyougoouton.Like,wedidamonthinEuropebackpacking,andIwaslike,"Iwannafeelstrongenoughtobeabletocarrythisbackpackforawholemonthandnothatemyselfforit,"or,"Mybackisgonnagiveout."So,forus,beingactiveismoreaboutjustdoingitsothatourbodyisstrongenoughtodothethingswewanttodo.Andrunningisjust...it'smysanity.So,IchoosetorunasmuchasIcan,andrightnowI'mnotdoingthatgreatinit.Iprobablyrunonetothreetimesaweek,onlikeamaxweek.Butforme,it'snotjustpushingmyselftogetoutthere,it'sIactuallyenjoywhathappenstomybrain,theendorphins,thevitaminDI'mgetting.Andso,beingoutsideislikeanon-negotiableforme.Like,alotofpeoplechoosethegym,butforme,thatdoesn'thelpmewiththehappinesspieceofit.Ihavetobeoutsidetogetthat.So,forourkids,Ithinkwejustreally,like,livedthislifeourselvesofbeingactivethattheyjustfollowinourtracks.Andmysonlovestoplaybaseball,andsowe'vealwaysbeenencouraginghimtosignupforthenextseason,orlike,"Let'sgototheparkandplay."Andsowefindthethingsthattheylovetodo,andthenwejustbringthemalongandinvitethemtodoitmoreandmore.Andmydaughterrightnow,she'slikehardcoreintogymnastics.Andforawhile,itwasbetweengymnasticsanddance.I'mlike,"Okay.Youhavetopickoneandstickwithitforawhile."AndI'msogladshedidgymnasticsbecauseithasjustgivenhersomuchbodyconfidence,andbodyawareness.Andlike,sheissoproudofherstrengthand,like,flexibility.Andit'sjustneattoseeherandencouragingherand,like,beingthereasshe'sdoingthoseamazingthings.Andso,nowweshouldtalkabouttherun.Katie:Yes.Tellthestory.It'samazing.Jen:Yeah.Okay.So,Ihaveagreatfriend,Karissa,whoherandI,we'vebeenrunningbuddiesforyears,anditgoesoffandon.Like,Idon'trun365daysayear.Like,Idoseasonsofit.Andso,itusuallytakesmetosignupforsomethingtocommittorunningagain.So,kindoflikewhenyouwannaeathealthier,youhavetokindofsetagoalwithit.So,forme,whenitcomestorunning,mygoalwasalwayssomesortofrace,andsometimesit'saraceyoupayfor.Othertimes,I'llsetuparacewheremeandKarissaruntoaMexicanfoodrestaurant.It's21milestotheMexicanfoodrestaurant.So,I'mlike,"Ifwecanmakeitthere,wecanhavethebestMexicanfoodinFlorida."Andsowedoit.Andlike,thosegoalsgetustrainedupandreadytogoforourbigevent.Butlastyear,itwasinDecemberIgotatextfromKarissaandshesaid,"Hey,I'mthinkingofsigningupfora100krace.Whatdoyouthink?"Like,myheartjumpedandIwaslike,"Thisisawesome."Like,100kin62miles,andthefarthestIhadevergonebeforethatwasa50k,whichis32miles...31miles.Andso,knowingthatwecoulddoubleitjustseemedamazing.Andso,Isaid,"Yes,"rightthere.Imadealittleplan.Thethingwasweonlyhad,Ithinkitwassixweekstotrain.So,Iknewweweren'tgonnahitanyworldrecordsforspeedoranythinglikethat.ButIknewwecouldatleastaccomplishitandhavedoneit.Andthat'sreally,it'sanexperienceforme.Like,Idon'tneedtowinanything.Ijustwannagothroughtheexperience,pushmybody,seewhatit'sabletodo,andbeoutside.Andso,wesignedup.Weweretraining.Iamnotthebestattraining.


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SomedaysIjustwouldrathersleepin.AndsoIdidn'tdothepropertrainingthatIhadplannedfor,butIstillshowedupthatday.AndIgotupat4a.m.,gottothestartline,inthedark,andwewerehavingrecordfreezingtemperaturesinFloridathatday,whereitwas...Ithinkitwas27degreeswhenwestartedtherun.AndIknowpeopleupnorthwouldbelike,"That'sagreatday."ButforusFloridians,like,wearenotusedtothatkindofweather.Iworethreejackets.Ihadgloveson,Ihadtwohats,Ihadtwopairsofsocks,andwetookoff.AndKarissaandI,westarteddoingthesegiant10-mileloopsintheforest.It'scalledCroomNationalPark,andwe'reoutthererunningthetrails,lapafterlap.Andafterthefirstlap,I'mtakingoffclothesbecauseit'sgettinghot.Andthenyoustarttosweatbutthesweatstartstofreezeonyourclothes.Andsothenyou'reshiveringoutthere.AndsoIfinishedthenextlapandcomein...Ibroughtgreensmoothies.So,I'ddrinkmysmoothies.I'deatmyalmondbutterandjellysandwich,andthenIwouldhavetochangeallofmyclothes,likeoutthereintheopen.Yeah.Itwaspretty,prettyopen.Andjustputonalldryclothestobeabletogooutthereanddoanotherlapsomymuscleswouldn'tfreezeup.AndlikeKatiewassaying,likeIdidthisfor18hours,andeachlapjustkeptgettinglongerandlonger.Andeventually,mylegs,like,Ihadnoflexibilityinthem.Like,Icouldn'tevenbendover.Like,myhamstringsweresodangtightandIwasjustsotiredandjustwantedtogotobed.Anditwasabout10:00atnight.Yeah,itwasprobablylike9:30,10:00,after15,16hoursofrunning.AndItoldRyan...hedecidedtodoalapwithmeandItoldhim,"Justsoyouknow,thisismylastlap.I'mdone.Like,Idon'tneedtofinish.IfeellikeI'vealreadybecomeachampionbecauseI'vegonefurtherthanI'veevergonebefore."Andso,IwaspreppinghimtoletmestopherebecauseIwassotiredandmyheartwasn'tinitanymore.Like,Iwasdone.Andhewaslike,"Okay.Areyousure,Jen?Isthisreallywhatyouwant?"AndIwaslike,"Oh,I'msure.Thisisit.Don'ttrytotalkmeintoit.I'mdone."Andso,wegotbacktotheend,andI'mlikereadytotakeoffmyclothes,getchangedagain,and,like,gotobed.Wehadfriendsthatshowedupto,like,cheermeonbecausetheywerewatchingonFacebookLivetoo.Andtheywerelike,"What,you'renotdone.Comeon.Youcandothis."AndI'mlike,"No,really,youguys.Like,Ihurtsobad."Mywholebodyjustached.Like,Icouldbarelyevenmovemylegs.Theyweresostiff.Itwaslikeanoldmanwalking,iswhatIfeltlike.There'sjustnoflexibility,nothinghappening.OnemanwhosenameisKeithDrury,he'shikedtheAppalachianTrailwithhiswife.Andhegoestoourchurchandhe'sbeenjustahugeencouragerforme.Ithinkhe's65yearsold,maybe70.Ithinkhe's70.Hesaid,"Well,I'mgonnadothislastlapwithyou.Comeon.Wecandoit."AndIstartedcrying.Like,I'mgonnacryrightnowbecausehewantedmetodothissobadthathewaswillingtobeoutthereat10:00atnightinfreezingtemperatures,andwalka10-milelapwithmeifthat'swhatittook.Andthenmyhusbandwaslike,"I'mgonnadoittoo."Andlike,twoorthreeotherpeoplesaidtheywerecomingwithme.Andthenthat'swhenIrealized,like,thiswasn'taboutme.Like,sure,Iwantedtogiveup.Like,myheartwasdone,butmyfriendsandfamilywereinthiswithme,andtheyweren'tgonnaletmegiveuprightnow.Andso,IcriedasIwentbackouttherebecauseIdidnotwannadoit,butIwaslike,"I'mgonnadothis,youguys,foryou."Andwedidit.Wewalkedthelastlap,middleofthenight.Itwassoquietoutthere.Therewaslikenooneonthetrailsbecause,Imean,notmanypeoplemakeitthatfar.Theydon'tcompleteitorwe'resospreadout.AnditwasjustsospecialformetoknowthatIhadsomanypeopleinmycorner.AndthatwhenIgaveupandIcouldn'tdoit,thatotherscamealongsidemeandgotmethroughit.Andso,IcanproudlysayI'm100kfinishernowbecauseofthem.


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Katie:Wow,that'samazing.AndIthinkyou'vehighlightedsomethingreallyimportantthere,whichisthevalueofcommunity,andalsothevalueofhardwork.Oneofmydearfriends,they'reacoupleandtheyhavefivekids.Andoneofthesayingstheyalwaystelltheirkidswhenthekidsarelike,"Ican't.It'shard,"they'relike,"Weweremadetodohardthings."AndIjustlovethatphrase.We'vetakenitanduseitinourfamilyaswell.AndIfeellikeyourstoryisagreatexampleofthatbutalsoofthecommunityaspect.AndIknowthisissomethingthat'simportanttoyouaswell,andit'snotnecessarilyjustaboutgreensmoothiesorhealth,butI'dlovetotalkaboutthisforafewminutesbecausethelastfewyearsI'vejustbecomemoreandmoreconvinced,like,yes,weshouldallbedoingtherightthingsforourhealthandsleepingenough.Andeatinganddrinkinggoodfoods,andmakingsurewe'renourishingourselves.AndgettingvitaminDandtimeoutside,butalsothatcommunitypiece,thatlikehavingstrongrelationshipsandfriendshipsandcommunityaroundus,it'seasytounderestimatehowimportantthatis.Buttruly,itisactuallyoneofthemostimportantthingswecandoforourhealth,ourmentalhealth,ourphysicalhealth.Infact,like,I'mastatisticsperson,sowhenlookingatthestats.Like,havingstrongcommunityisactuallymoreimportantforyourhealththanquittingsmoking.It'slikemoreimportantforyourhealththanexercising.Like,it'sthatimportant.So,I'dlovetohear,like,howyouimplementcommunityinyourlifeandanythingthatyoufoundthathelpstokindofbuildthat,becauseIfeellikethat'sanoftenoverlookedpiecebutit'ssoimportant.Jen:Mm-hmm.Yeah.No,Ithinkeverythingyousaidwasspoton,andI'mlike,"Yes,Iagree."HaveyoudonetheStrengthFindertest,byanychance?Katie:Ihave.Jen:Okay.So,I'manIncluder.AndIthinkIncludersliketoalwaysthinkaboutotherpeopleandhowtheycankindofplayintosituations.AndIthinkthat'sabigpieceofwhycommunityissoimportanttome,isthatIliketoincludeotherpeopleinmylife,inmyexperiences,andIdon'thaveaproblemaskingthemtobeapartofit.Andso,forus,whenwemovedtoFlorida,wemovedtoatownwhereweknewnoone.AndwehadlivedinLAourwholeliveswithbothofourparents,allofourfriends,ourcollegefriends,family,likebrothersandsisters.Everyonewasthere.Andthenwejustliterallypackedup,soldeverythinganddroveacrosscountrytothistownwherewehadonefriendwhowasapastor,andhiswife.AnditwashardbecauseIfeltsoaloneinthatIhadnooneIcouldcountonthatlivedbyme.Andso,IreallyquicklydecidedthatIwasgonnafindmynewfamily,thatIwas,"IfIcan'thavefamilyhere,myfriendsaregonnabecomemyfamily."Andso,whenIstartconnectingwithpeopleandwehangoutacoupletimes,Icankindoffeelout,like,ifwe'regonnagetalongenoughtowherewecantrusteachother,andthenIreallydoopenup.Ithinkyouhavetobevulnerableandsharewhoyoureallyareandstopthehypeandbeingperfectforpeopletoconnectwithyouandwanttobeapartofyourlifetoo.So,forme,that'sahugepieceofit,iswe'realwaysinvitingpeopletoourmessyhousetohavemeals.We'realwaysoutinpublichalf-dressed.Like,myhairisneverdone.OnlyoncameraforSGS.Butforthemostpart,Iamnotaveryproperperson.AndevensometimesonSGS,IdoFacebookLiveliketotallychill.So,Ithinktobeacommunityyouhavetobeyourtrueself.Asmessyandunwantedasyoufeel,thatisexactlywhoyou'remadetobe,andpeopleareyearningforthat.Andso,ifthat'sphysical,itcanalsobeonline.Andforme,withSimpleGreenSmoothies,wehavecreatedanincrediblecommunitythatisbuiltonlove,andencouragement,andbuildingoneanotherupinsteadofputtingeachotherdown.So,whenitcomestofoodeven,wecelebratethethingsyoueat.And,yeah,when


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youmakethechoicesthataren'tsogoodforyou,we'rereallypassionateaboutsayinglike,"It'sokay.Letitgo,moveon.Getbackonthebandwagon.We'restillmovingon,youguys.Like,let'sdothistogether."AndIhosteda21-daycleanseandthere'salotofprogramsouttherethatyoucanbuyandgothroughonyourown.Butforme,it'ssoimportantthatthere'salivecommunityaspecttoourprogramsthatpeoplecanjoinanddotogether.Andit'simportantthatyoustartonthesamedaysothatyouaregoingthroughthesameexperiencesbecausethat'showyouconnectandbond.Andeverydaysomeonehasahardtime,andtheyshare,andthenfiveotherpeoplejumpinandwillliftyouup,justliketheydidontherunforme.So,justsurroundingyourselfwithpeoplewhohavethesamemissionasyou,eventhoughtheymaylookdifferent,theymaydoitdifferent,butthey'reonthesamegoalofmakingtheworldabetterplace,beingabetterperson,tryingtochangetheworld.Thenifyousurroundyourselfwithpeoplelikethat,you'regonnagetfurtherthanyouwerebefore.Katie:Absolutely.AndIfeellikeit'ssuchanimportantthingtomodelforourkidsrightnow,livinginaworldwhereeverythingseemssodividedattimes.Andwithsocialmedia,it'slikeeasytofallintothattrapofthinkingeveryone'slifeisperfect,andyouonlyseethehighlightreels.Butwehavesuchahumanneedforthatvulnerabilityandthatrealconnectionandthat,like,abilitytoactuallybeseenaswereallyare,andnottohavetokeepupthoseappearances.AndIthinkasparentsespecially,it'ssoimportantforustobeanexampleofthatforourkids.Andtocreateit,becauseIfeellike,inasocialmediaworldlikewehavetoday,it'seasytojustthinkyouhavecommunitybecauseyouhavealotoffriendsonFacebookoryouinteractwithpeopleonInstagram.Butit'snotthesamethingasevenifit'sonline,havingactualinteraction.AndIlovedthatyouhadtokindofcreateyourcommunitytoo,becauseI'vedonethatseveraltimes.Whereweusedtolive,Ididn'tknowanyonewhenwemovedthere,andIdidn'thaveanyfriends.AndIkindofpickedpeoplelikeatchurchthatIkindofknewwhotheywere.Iknewtheyhadaboutthesameamountofkidsandwaslike,"Hey,let'sgoouttodinnerandjusthangout."Anditendedupbecomingthismom'snightthatstillgoesontothisday,andIgobackforitsometimes.Andwehavereallyclosefriendshipsbecauseofit.Andthesamethingnowwherewelive,it'slikefindingthosepeopleandchoosingthem,andthenputtingintheefforttobuildthatcommunityandtobuildthatgrouparoundyou.Andtheydon'thavetobecloseeither,likegeographically.Like,wehavefriendsthatwegettogetherwithacoupletimesayear.Andnowacoupleofusliveinthesameplace,butuntilrecently,welivedallovertheworld.Like,onewasinCanada,one'sinCalifornia,oneinMichigan.Like,we'rejustallover.Butwemadeitaprioritythatwe'regonnagettogetherwithourkidsandhavecommunity.Andthosethingstrulychangeyourlifetobeabletohavethosekindoffriendships.So,Ilovethatthat'simportantforyou.IknewitwasavalueforyouaswellandI'mgladwegottotalkaboutthat.Jen:Youneverknowwhatwe'regonnatalkaboutonhere,right?Katie:Exactly.Ialsowannamakesurewehavetimetotalkaboutyournewbook,becauseyourfirstbook,your"SimpleGreenSmoothies"bookwasobviouslyahugehitandreallypopular.Andnowyouhaveasequelcomingout,fromwhatIunderstand.So,canyougiveusthelowdownonthat?Jen:Yes.IamsoexcitedaboutthisbookbecauseprettymuchassoonasIstarteddrinkinggreensmoothies,Istartedcravinghealthierfoodsthroughoutmylife.Like,Ididn'tjustwantthegreensmoothienow.Iactuallywantedtoeatsalads,whichIhatedsaladsgrowingup.So,Iwaskindoflike,"WhoamI?"ButIwantedthem


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totastegood.AndsoIspentyearsandyearsoftryingoutrecipes,tweakingthem,makingthemreallyfocusedonthisplant-basedlifestylethatIlovesomuch,andalsomakingsurethattheytastegoodenoughthatmykidsaregonnawannahaveabiteortwoorthewholeplate.Andalsomakeitwhereit'ssimpleandwe'reusingreal,wholefoodingredients.Andso,mybookiscalled"SimpleGreenMeals,"andthere's150plant-poweredrecipes,fromsnacks,tomeals,todesserts,tomuffins,tosomuchgoodness.Like,there'seventhisbeautifulfairytaleporridgethatyoucanmakeintheoven,batchmakeit,haveitreadysothatyoucaneatitthatmorningbutittakesverylittlework,whichissoimportantinthemorning.So,youprepitallthenightbefore,putitintheoveninthemorning,andyou'regoodtogo.Katie:That'sawesome.Ithinkit'sforpre-orderrightnow,soI'llmakesurethelinkisintheshownotesatwellnessmama.fmaswellasthelinkstoyourblogandtoyourfirstbook,foranyonewhowantstojumponthechallengeorfindyourbooks.Buttowrapup,Ialwaysliketoask,what...so,ifthere'smomslisteningwhoknowthattheyshouldprobablybegettingmoreveggiesintotheirdietsandtheirchildren'sdietsandtheyreallywannadoitandthey'restilljustkindofstrugglingwithgettingstartedorthebudgetaspect,anyfinaltipsforthemjusttojumpinandgetstarted?Jen:Mm-hmm.Imean,Iwouldrecommendsigningupforourfreeseven-daychallenge,whichiscalledSimple7.AndIbuiltthatchallengereallyformomsthathavethesameneed,thatneedtokeepitfocusedonfoodsthattheycanaffordandalsorecipesthattheirkidsaregonnaeat.Andsowe'vedoneitwhereyou'rejustusingseveningredientstomakesevengreensmoothies.AndI'vepriceshoppedthisoutatavarietyofstoresallover,andyoucangotoTraderJoe'sevenandmakesevengreensmoothiesforunder$15withthisprogram.So,it'ssuperaffordable,andit'ssodelicious,andyourkidsaregonnaloveittoo.Katie:Ilovethat.And,again,thatlinkwillbeintheshownotes,aswell,foranyonewhowantstofindit,orit'satsimplegreensmoothies.com.Youguyscangostraightthere.But,Jen,thankssomuchforbeingheretodayandforchatting.It'ssoeasytotalktoyou.Ifeellikewecoulddomanyepisodesofthis.ButIhopethatyougetalotofvisitorstoyoursiteandthatmaybealotmorepeoplewilladoptaveggiesmoothieandhaveitinthemorning.Jen:Thanks,Katie.Itwasfun.NexttimeI'lldoasmoothiedateandI'llputyouonSimpleGreenSmoothies.We'llchatitout.Katie:Awesome.Andthankstoallofyouguysforlistening,andIhopetoseeyounexttimeonthe"HealthyMomsPodcast."

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