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Hi, and welcome to Meet You In My Kitchen!  I’m so excited to have you here! If you’re new to My Kitchen, this is a great place to start!


Who Am I And What Are My Qualifications?

Hello, my name is Stacie, and I’m a mom of two amazing kids.  I was tired of being tired, and started learning more about our nation’s food supply as I embarked on a Whole30 adventure.  Friends started to see the changes in me, and began asking questions.  I felt like I needed to share the information I was learning, so Meet You In My Kitchen was born.

Before you go check out my About page, let me tell you a few things I am NOT.  I am NOT a doctor.  I am NOT a nutritionist.  I am NOT a chef.  I am just like you – a mom trying “to do it all” and provide the best I can for my family.  Why am I telling you this? Because if you’re going to go on a food journey, you may want to talk to your doctor about what is right for you.  This is especially important if you or someone in your family already has a lifestyle disease like diabetes, obesity, or Crohn’s disease.  You really should talk to you doctors about your plans. If you’re on medications to treat these or other conditions, your doctor needs to help you through this, as medications could change based on your diet and lifestyle changes you might be embarking on.  Your doctor will help you create a plan that best suits you and will want to monitor your progress to keep you safe.  Ok, now you can go check out my About page.  Then come back here for more…

Where Should You Start On Meet You In My Kitchen?

I’ve already created a few introductory posts that will get you started learning more about where food comes from and some of the things that are in your food.  While I will be adding more resources and posts as time goes on, you should check out these posts first that are featured on my home page:

• Do You Know What’s In Your Food?
• What Is Organic Eating?
• What Are GMOs?

What Else Can You Find on MYIMK?

I’m adding new resources to my site through posts and link at least once a week.  You can check out my Resources page to see what’s available now.

You’ll find Recipes added here once a week.  You can print them out and use them for your meal planning.

Speaking of meal planning, I will be adding a new meal plan at least once a quarter.  You can find the archives of meal plans here once there are some available.  (Scheduled to hit July 2017) Each meal plan includes recipes, tips, and a shopping list – all FREE!  If you like to do one day meal prep for the week ahead or freezer cooking, you can purchase the upgrade that includes step by step instructions for your day of prep and cooking.  The link to upgrade will be on individual meal plans when they are available.  Interested in seeing what one is like?  Click here to get a FREE One Week Meal Plan Using Real, Whole Food that includes shopping list and complete one day meal prep instructions.

Along the way, you’ll find my thoughts on books, articles, and movies I’ve been enjoying.  If you’d like to start now, you should check out these first:

Whole30

• • Whole30 website
  • The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom on amazon.com (affiliate link*)

Food, Inc.

• • Food, Inc. website
  • Food, Inc. may still be available on Netflix or Amazon Prime
  • Food, Inc. movie on amazon.com (affiliate link*)

Finally, if you’re not living in an area that has a lot of options with finding real, whole foods (or you’re not sure!), you can check out the following links:

• Eat Well Guide – Enter your zip code to find places near you that are working to provide healthier food choices
• Thrive Market – an online health food store that delivers to your home*!

*Please note:  Articles and links on this website may be affiliate program links that give me a small percentage of anything you purchase using that link.  It does not change the price of the product or the amount going to the merchant. While they are tiny percentages, every little bit helps pay for this website to exist. Most affiliate links only track for about 24 hours, so if you like what you see, please keep coming back here to click the links to support Meet You In My Kitchen each time you shop at these merchants:

• Amazon.com Affiliate Link
• Thrive Market Affiliate Link

I’m really excited to help you on your food journey while sharing my own experiences.  I welcome your feedback – feel free to leave comments or send me an email.  What questions do you have? What are you struggling with? What are you winning at? How can I help you more? How can I make Meet You In My Kitchen a better resource?

I appreciate you and look forward to hearing from you! Now go get your heart smiling!

-Stacie