Jess Dang Jess Dang is the Founder of Cook Smarts where she also wears the hat of Chief Kitchen Coach. She left the corporate world in 2011 to start Cook Smarts because she was passionate about bringing food education back to our schools and family dinners back into our lives. Follow me here
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Hi Jess! I loved this post and I've been really thinking about how to implement Ellyn Satter's philosophies as well. I keep getting stuck at the meal prep stage. I was a huge fan of CookSmarts but I just fell of the wagon because it was feeling hard to cook 4 new meals every week. I suppose I just need to better customize my meal plans so that every week we are doing only about 1 new recipe and then pulling favorites from the archives. I might be back soon to try this out!
Yes, I think if you're a busy family, maybe just doing 2 new meals a week and filling the rest of the week with reliable favorites might be a good way to go! So long as you're providing good options, I think the rest will eventually take care of itself.