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131: Melissa Hayes & Amber Lewis on Sourcing Sustainable & Healthy “Fast” Food
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131: Melissa Hayes & Amber Lewis on Sourcing Sustainable & Healthy “Fast” Food
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Of all the questions listeners ask me, “How do you do it all” is one of the most popular. My answer is always pretty straightforward … I don’t! That’s why I’m so grateful to have Melissa Hayes and Amber Lewis, the founders of The Good Kitchen, on the show today.
What is The Good Kitchen, you ask? To sum it up: my best friend on a hectic day!
Fast Food, Good Kitchen Style
Melissa and Amber have an awesome story about how they turned their passion for good food into an incredible family-owned company that brings fully prepared meals right to your door. I use them myself and their meals are as good as homemade! They have options to fit any lifestyle, including paleo, ketogenic, and vegetarian … or you can fully customize your own menu with a mix of these.
What makes Good Kitchen even better is how they meticulously source their proteins and produce from farms doing things the “right” way … giving animals access to pasture and using practices that protect the environment.
Even if you cook all of your own food, you’ll love this episode as you learn about responsible food sourcing and sustainable food systems. People like Melissa and Amber are changing our food future for the better, and I’m all about doing all I can to help!
In This Episode You’ll Learn
how Melissa and Amber turned a friendship and a dream into a business
why they feel so strongly about their mission to help you put real food on the table
how to cook healthy food for a family and stay sane (I put some of my favorites below)
what makes The Good Kitchen so different from other meal services
why it’s important to source beef/poultry/pork/seafood carefully (and avoid conventional when possible)
the responsible farming practices that help protect the environment
strategies from Melissa and Amber on how they balance work and home life
and more!
Resources We Mention
Check out The Good Kitchen here.
My Other Favorites
We buy meat and produce when it’s available from a few local farms, but I’m also grateful for these awesome online companies and their responsibly sourced products:
Butcher Box – Grass-fed beef, organic chicken, and heritage pork delivered to your door (plus an offer for free bacon!)
Wellness Meats – Grass-fed beef, jerky, paleo snacks, wild caught seafood, healthy organ meats, and more!
Vital Choice – Wild caught and sustainable seafood, carefully sourced and tested for purity
Paleo Valley Beef Sticks – Grass-fed beef jerky (with the additional benefits of probiotics)
Phat Fudge – Grass-
Released:
Jan 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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