Nutrition Expert on Feeding Your Family (or self) with Jessica Braider

Jessica Braider is a certified health coach and mother of two active and playful boys. As the CEO of The Scramble, an online meal planning service committed to helping busy people get quick, easy, and delicious meals on the table every night, she fulfills her passion for food and her love for working with parents and children to build healthy and happy families. She believes that Food is one of the most powerful tools for building connections. She is committed to the idea that food should be savored, enjoyed, and shared, rather than restricted, avoided, or argued over. Jessica received her training as a health coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She also holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan and a bachelors in Political Science from Haverford College. In her downtime, you can find Jessica in the kitchen experimenting with recipes or outside enjoying time with her husband and kids. You can find Jessica at thescramble.com.   We talked a lot about the importance of sharing communal meals, reframing both food as nourishment and how to eat, and how to deal with picky eaters.   Things We Learned From This Episode If you have a family and/or children, it's ideal to serve everything family style. This allows for your children to feel empowered. It gives them their power back. With children, they crave sweet. If they are averse to vegetables, try roasting them for example, since they will by nature be sweeter Reframe eating and family meals to be a place of deep connection, time to be present and hear what's going on in day to day life. We talked about the many different diets and ways of eating. Jessica referred to the concept of bio indivdiuality, which means that each person has their own genetic make up and needs, pallete, food sensitivites and preferences. There is no one size fits all with regards to ways of eating. Learn to tune into your body and what it craves and desires. The Scramble is an amazing resource for busy adults who want to make a diversity of healthy custom fit meals in a short amount of time.         Enjoying the show? For iTunes listeners, get automatic downloads and share the love by subscribing, rating & reviewing here!   *Share what you are struggling with or looking to transform with Julie at [email protected]. Julie would love to start covering topics of highest interest to YOU. Please also let us know if you are interested to be a guest on her show to discuss where you are stuck, and do live coaching with Julie on her podcast.    Connect with Jessica Braider Twitter: @thescramble -  Instagram: @thescramble -  Facebook: facebook.com/thescramble LinkedIn: Jessica Braider Website: www.thescramble.com Two-week free trial   Download our podcast interview with Jessica Braider here on iTunes   Join host Julie Reisler, author and multi-time TEDx speaker, each week to learn how you can tap into your best self and become your You-est You® to achieve inner peace, happiness and success at a deeper level! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, industry thought leaders, and extraordinary human beings that will help to transform your life. Julie also shares a-ha moments that have shaped her life and career, and discusses key concepts from her book Get a PhD in YOU   Here's to your being your you-est you!  You-est You Links: Subscribe to the Podcast  Learn more at JulieReisler.com Book Julie as a speaker at your upcoming event Amazon #1 Best selling book Get a PhD in YOU Download free guided-meditations from Insight Timer  Julie's Hungry For More Online Program (10 Module Interactive Course)