MOMables Podcast
by Laura Fuentes
Practical and actionable mom-advice. Hosted by Laura Fuentes, wife and mom to 3 kids, Author of 5 cookbooks, Food Network competitor & winner, TODAY Show, Good Morning America and on YouTube/MOMables. Laura will help transform your family's mealtimes with real-life valuable insights as well as encourage your healthy lifestyle goals.
Episodes
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S6E5 Building a Healthy Daily Routine for a Happier Life
In today's last episode of the season we're going to talk about how to create a routine that works for you! I'm going to share a few of the most important elements that you'll need to prioritize if you want to achieve your health goals and create a healthier life. This 6th season of the MOMables...
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S6E4 Starting a Workout Routine When You Have Kids
In this week's episode we discuss how I started working out after kids and how my routines have changed over the years. We also dive into "finding the time" to workout, how I trained myself to be a morning person and the importance of movement in daily life. Lastly, we'll talk about making a...
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S6E3 Insider Secrets & Tips to Eating Clean
Today I'm going to answer some of the questions that have come in from the previous two podcasts where I've been talking about eliminating process foods and sugars from our family's die This can be accomplished easier by doing some meal planning and meal prepping so you don't feel like you're...
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S6E2 How to Eat Clean on a Budget
Today's episode is all about how to eat clean, as a family, without breaking the food budget! We talk about how to buy less processed foods and save money all without sacrificing your favorite family recipes. We'll also talk about how to plan meals to stretch the food budget and of course, spend...
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S6E1 How to Eliminate Processed Foods & Sugars from Your Family's Diet
Today's episode covers what it means to eliminate processed foods and sugars from your family's diet. We talk about clean eating, why it's so hard to get the kids – and sometimes our spouses – on board, and some simple changes you can make that will help you get started. This 6th season of the...
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S5E6 How to Stop Fighting at the Dinner Table
In today's episode, Laura reads a letter from a reader who is struggling with dinnertime battles. She talks through the letter line by line to analyze what went wrong and what choices parent can make to help eliminate dinner time fights and have a more peaceful family mealtime. After listening to...
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S5E5 Eat a Rainbow of Healthy Foods
Today's episode is all about color! Oftentimes, kids will accept lightly colored foods, while completely avoiding green or other bright colors. If this sounds like your child, listen in as Laura breaks down how to handle colors and encourage kids to eat a rainbow of healthy foods. This 5th season...
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S5E4 Making School Lunches for Picky Eaters
Today's episode is full of practical mom advice to help you pack tasty and healthy lunches that your kids will enjoy. Plus, if you've ever struggled with your picky eater coming home with an untouched lunchbox, you'll hear Laura's personal story about how she's handled this with her son in the...
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S5E3 When Your Kid Doesn't Like the Texture of Foods
In today's episode we talk about one of the most common challenges picky eaters face when trying new foods – texture! Many kids will refuse foods that "feel funny" in their mouths like meat or starchy vegetables.We also talk through practical solutions you can implement when your child does not...
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S5E2 How to Get Picky Eaters to Try New Foods
In today's episode, we discuss simple strategies that can help change the way you approach mealtimes with your picky eaters. Each one of these strategies have made huge, positive changes at our house and helped my kids become more open to trying new foods. And I know, that these ideas can help…
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S5E1 Picky Eater Strategies to Make Mealtimes Better
Today's episode is full of practical tips I learned from 7 years of weekly meetings with feeding therapists, psychologists, and nutritionists as I tried to learn how to help my son try new foods. This 5th season of the MOMables Podcast is all about helping our picky eaters try new foods and...
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S4E5 Food Budget 101: Setting up a Budget and Instant Saving Tips
Are you spending too much on groceries? Do you have no idea about how much you should be spending? In today's podcast, we chat about how to figure out a good budget benchmark for our families (or ourselves.) Then I share a few tips on how to instantly slash your budget! Some things discussed in...
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S4E4 Healing Your Child from the Inside Out with Robin Green
There's no magic pill when it comes to our children's health. Luckily, science and tradition have given us a wealth of insight into how our children are wired so that we can help them heal! Today, our friend Robin Green returns to the show to discuss how we can read our kids in order to help them...
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S4E3 Raising Healthy Eaters with Dr. Orlena Kerek
In today's episode, we talk about how to raise healthy eaters. Plus, we'll share some tips about how you can get a picky eater to try new things. Dr. Orleana Kerek is a pediatric doctor from the UK. She has four kids ages 7, 5, and two 3 year old twins. When she was working as a doctor in the UK...
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S4E2 Tips for Successful Meal Times with Sarah Bester (part 2)
In today's podcast we are talking about 5 things we can do before mealtime to set it up to be successful. Happier, drama-free meal times where everyone looks forward to spending time together is what we are aiming for. Sarah Bester (CNP) is a Family Nutritionist and Picky Eating Coach who helps...
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S4E1 Tips for Successful Meal Times with Sarah Bester (part 1)
In today's podcast we are talking about 5 things we can do before mealtime to set it up to be successful. Happier, drama-free meal times where everyone looks forward to spending time together is what we are aiming for. Sarah Bester (CNP) is a Family Nutritionist and Picky Eating Coach who helps...
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S3E12 How to Make Cooking Easy! With Stacie Billis
Cooking for our families can be a lot easier than it seems when you take some of our shortcuts, ditch the mom-guilt, and start thinking "happy thoughts" when the food gets to the table. Many of us struggle to consistently make fresh food for our families due to busy schedules, grocery store and...
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S3E11 Exercise and Staying Motivated
Have you wanted to start a new exercise program but don't know where to begin? How about staying motivated to actually work out? In today's podcast, Kelly and Laura will talk about the importance of putting ourselves (parents) first and some of the ways they stay motivated to make exercise…
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S3E10 Embracing the Sh*tty Mom in All of Us
Imagine yourself having coffee (or a glass of wine) with a couple of girlfriends discussing the not-so-fun moments of parenting that make you feel like a sh*tty parent. In today's humor-filled podcast Laura talks to two TODAY show producers about the need for more humor in the toughest job on the...
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S3E9 Cooking Healthy for Disease Prevention with Aviva Goldfarb
In today's episdoe we discuss how to cook healthier meals for the whole family. Plus, Aviva shares how she cooks fresh and real foods to help with disease prevention. In today's Podcast, my friend Aviva Goldfarb is back on the show to talk about her newest cookbook The Six O'Clock Scramble Meal...
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S3E8 How Food Can Heal Our Bodies with Amie Valpone
In today's episode, Amie shares her story of how Clean Eating and Detox saved her life and shares simple tips and swaps to help you live a cleaner lifestyle. Things discussed in the podcast: Amie's story from chronic to wellness What detox really meals Easy swaps to detox your pantry Clean eating...
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S3E7 Health Journey Success Story & Tips with Liz Della Croce
In today's episode, Liz shares her personal health journey along with helpful tips and ideas that we can all learn from and implement into our own healthy lifestyles. Liz Della Croce is the creator and author of The Lemon Bowl, a healthy food blog. Since 2010, Liz has been creating delicious...
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S3E6 Tips for Feeding Toddlers with Amy Palanjian
In today's episode, we discuss the toddler years when kids start getting more opinionated about what want to eat. We also cover things like what to do when a toddler won't eat, some good snack options that are not super messy, thoughts of when they don't eat raw veggies, and more. If you have...
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S3E5 Feeding Kids a Healthy Diet with Dr. Orlena Kerek
In today's episode, we discuss practical ways to get kids to actually eat their vegetables. Dr. Orlena has done lots of research to find the best ways to help kids be open to trying more veggies and she's sharing lots of practical ideas with us that she's learned through the years as a mom and a...
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S3E4 How to Raise Happy & Healthy Eaters in Our Chicken Nugget World with Melanie Potock
In today's episode, we discuss feeding specialists and many practical ways to deal with picky eating in children. Have you been told by your pediatrician that "all kids go through picky eating states?" Or perhaps you've been waiting for your child to outgrow picky eating because you've been...
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S3E3 How to Be Prepared for the Holidays and Avoid Overwhelm
With Thanksgiving and the Holiday season approaching, it's easy to get overwhelmed by the amount of planning, cooking, shopping, and entertaining that is about to happen. In this episode, Laura shares her best tips for meal planning and simple entertaining and how to put your kitchen to work!...
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S3E2 The Benefits of Meal Planning
In today's podcast, Kelly and I share all of our best meal planning tips and how meal planning makes life easier for both of our families. If you've been wanting to get started meal planning, or you're looking for tips to meal plan more effectively, this one is for you! In todays podcast you will...
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S3E1 Why Good Quality Sleep is Important with Shawn Clark
Are you trying to go to bed earlier but still wake up tired? How about actually staying asleep in the middle of the night? The truth is that I have not been sleeping well for nearly a decade. In the last 3 years, however, I've made it an important goal to get better sleep (not necessarily more...
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S2E13 Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World with Amy McCready
Are you concerned your kids won't be the people you'd like them to be when they grow up? Is there a constant struggle to get them to listen and respect you? This podcast is filled with great advice on raising respectful kids in today's high tech engaged world. Raising kids today is not easy.…
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S2E12 Tips to Get Kids to Love Veggies
Getting kids (and adults) to eat more veggies isn't always easy. In today's show, Laura discusses some tips to help you make eating veggies more convenient and appealing! While getting her kids to eat more veggies hasn't been an easy task, Laura shares the story of when her daughter tried veggies...
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S2E11 Kitchen Tips from a Real Life Cook
Are you spending more time in the kitchen than you should? Are you always thinking that there should be a quicker, more efficient way of prepping your meals? In today's podcast we cover lots of kitchen tips and tricks that will help you save time in the kitchen, utilize leftovers, and feel good...
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S2E10 Extreme Picky Eaters with Katja Rowell
Katja Rowell is with us today to talk about the difficulties we experience when feeding our kids. From selective eating to extreme picky eaters, this podcast will cover it! Katja Rowell MD is a family doctor and childhood feeding specialist on a mission to bring peace and joy back to the family...
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S2E9 The Journey to a Less Processed Kitchen
If you think that eating whole and real foods is something that can be learned overnight, think again. Like anything new, learning how to cook with fresh and real ingredients will take some time. Fear not! In today's podcast, we will cover practical ways to eliminate processed foods from our...
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S2E8 Making School Lunches Special with Judi Willard
In today's podcast I talk with Judi Willard about simple ways to make school lunches special. We discuss how something as simple as a note can affect our kids in a positive way. Judi is a Licensed Psychotherapist and mom of 2. She started a company with the mission of improving the quality of...
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S2E7 Real Food on a Budget: Spend Less, Eat Better.
Feeding your family fresh foods doesn't have to be expensive. In today's podcast, you'll hear lots of real-life tips to keep your shopping simple and on a budget. Today we discuss: · How much should a family spend on food each week? · To coupon or not to coupon. That is the money-saving question.…
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S2E6 Parenting Picky Eaters with Carolyn Bond
Are you struggling with a child that is a picky eater? Are you out of ideas to try next? In today's podcast Laura and Carolyn discuss how to deal with your picky eaters. Carolyn talks about why our children become picky eaters, how we as parents can deal with this issue and what she learned...
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S2E5 Lunch Packing 101 Q&A
If you are struggling to prep lunches ahead of time and wonder how does one "get it all done," this podcast is for you. Today Laura will answer questions submitted by MOMables community members that are related to lunch packing. You'll also hear lots of helpful tips for packing your kids lunches....
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S2E4 Essential Oils 101 with Stefanie Bridges
If you've been wondering about the health benefits of essential oils this podcast is for you! I have friends who use them regularly to relieve all sorts of pains and aches and for the overall well being of their families. Just recently, I took my middle son (the one with a gluten sensitivity) to…
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S2E3 Ear Infections With Wendi Combes, RN
Have you wondered why most kids who get ear infections get more than just one? Why do doctors prescribe antibiotics for most ear infections? In today's podcast you will learn the dangers in repeated doses of antibiotics and some natural remedies you might not know about. Today, I've brought back...
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S2E2 How to Reduce Sodium in Our Diets with Kristy Mugavero, RN, MSN, MPH
In today's episode Kristy will help us understand doable ways we can all reduce sodium in our diets.She leads the Sodium Reduction in Communities Program, working with communities across the U.S. to increase access to and availability of healthier food, including lower-sodium item and I am so...
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S2E1 Becoming a Proactive Parent with Sharon Silver
Have you ever wished there was a user manual for parenting? As a mom of three, I have often wondered how I can be a better parent to my kids. I am often tired from working more than what is considered full time, exhausted from the pressure of online social media content creating, developing…
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S1E15 Questions and Answers: Part Two
In today's show, Kelly Favret interviews Laura to answer some of the frequently-asked questions from MOMables community members. Together, they cover lunch-packing tips, cooking tips, feeding picky eaters, and more. Some of the topics covered in this podcast: Struggling with the transition to...
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S1E14 Questions and Answers: Part One
In today's show, Kelly Favret interviews Laura to answer some of the frequently-asked questions from MOMables community members. Together, they cover lunch-packing tips, cooking tips, feeding picky eaters, and more. Some of the topics covered in this podcast: Struggling with the transition to...
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S1E13 Food Allergies vs. Intolerances: How Can You Tell? With Dr. Cynthia Libert, MD
Have you been wondering if your child has food allergies, food sensitivities, or intolerances? Perhaps you are confused as to what exactly makes something an allergy versus an intolerance? In today's show, I interview Dr. Cynthia Libert, MD. Together, we will walk you through the confusing world…
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S1E12 Cold and Coughs: When Over-the-Counter Medicines Aren't Working with Robin Green
Have you ever wanted to cut down on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines when your child is sick? How about using natural methods that work to help your kids' symptoms naturally? In today's podcast, you will learn about the different types of coughs, from chronic to common colds, and what…
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S1E11 Constipation and Congestion in Kids With Wendi Combs, RN
Did you know there is more to constipation than "not getting enough fiber" and a lot more to constant sinus congestion than "seasonal allergies?" If you have heard either of these or similar phrases from medical professionals and wondered what else you can do to help alleviate some of the…
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S1E10 How to Raise Great Kids with Carolyn Bond
In today's podcast, Carolyn Bond discusses how parents can struggle a little less when it comes to resolving common parenting issues like kids fighting for attention. As a mom to three young kids, I have often wondered how my grandmother handled five kids and managed to do all she did. She…
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S1E9 Boosting Our Kids' Food Variety the Fun Way with Jennifer Tyler Lee
In today's podcast, you'll love that Jennifer understands how difficult it can be to introduce new foods to our kids. She also provides us with suggestions on how to make food interesting and fun for them. A mom of two, Jennifer Tyler Lee is the author of The 52 New Foods Challenge: A Family...
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S1E8 Practical Nutrition: Making Healthy Choices for the Whole Family with Suzanne Farrell
In today's episode, Suzanne explains how to make sure our kids are getting enough nutrition and gives us some very practical suggestions we can apply immediately. Even if you have picky eaters, you'll find fresh ideas to help kids get the nutrition they need each day. Suzanne is a registered...
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S1E7 Tips for Building a Happier Home with Meagan Francis
If you have ever felt overwhelmed with all things parenthood, this podcast is for you. From delegating chores, responsibilities, keeping up with our house, work/life balance (is there such a thing?), mom-guilt, and sex (gasp!), Meagan and I talk about how to keep our emotional tanks full so we…
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About this show
Practical and actionable mom-advice. Hosted by Laura Fuentes, wife and mom to 3 kids, Author of 5 cookbooks, Food Network competitor & winner, TODAY Show, Good Morning America and on YouTube/MOMables. Laura will help transform your family's mealtimes with real-life valuable insights as well as encourage your healthy lifestyle goals.
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