#128: Making Plant-Based Food More Flavorful
Kick off healthy eating goals with simple, flavorful meals! In this episode, Amy shares easy ways to eat more veggies, infuse flavor into your dishes, and make healthy cooking stress-free. From inexpensive and accessible flavor bursts to meal prep tips, get practical ideas to make this your healthiest, most delicious year yet!
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As the new year begins, many of us are thinking about healthier habits and simplifying our meals. If you're looking for easy ways to eat more vegetables, cook at home more often, and bring fun back into your kitchen, this episode is for you! Amy is the perfect guest to share practical tips that make healthy eating more flavorful, accessible, enjoyable, and stress-free.
Amy Katz is the creator of Veggies Save The Day where she shares easy plant-based recipes inspired by a Mediterranean diet. She is a certified Vegan Nutrition Health Coach with a goal to help all types of eaters enjoy more healthy plant-based foods.
One of the most powerful ideas Amy offers is how to start with what’s familiar when transitioning to a veggie-packed diet. You don’t have to overhaul everything at once! Small changes, like swapping in more vegetables or experimenting with new grains, can make a big difference over time. Amy also busts the myth that you need to obsess over protein and amino acids—it's easier than you think to meet your nutritional needs with plant-based foods, especially when you focus on variety. And if you're worried about meals feeling bland or repetitive, don't! Amy shares her favorite tricks to infuse flavor into any dish—from the surprising power of citrus to how a few simple herbs and spices can elevate any meal.
For those worried about the cost or complexity of healthy eating, Amy offers simple solutions like growing your own herbs (it’s easier and cheaper than you might think) and what spice blends can make all the difference. Plus, she gives great advice on how to keep your fridge and pantry organized so that meal prep becomes a breeze, even when life gets busy.
If you’re ready to kick off the new year with healthier eating habits that don’t feel overwhelming, this episode is packed with inspiration and practical strategies to get you started. Let’s make 2025 the year of healthy, flavorful, and fun meals!
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EPISODE SHOW NOTES
- Amy shares how early exposure to all sorts of foods grew her love for cooking and veggies
- Amy’s online “origin” story in the early days of blogging and Instagram
- What the Mediterranean Diet is and why its worth considering
- How this approach to eating can be super easy, familiar, affordable, and adaptable to any cuisines or styles.
- Ways to start with the familiar when you’re transitioning to more veggies
- Why you don’t need to worry as much as you think about protein and amino acids
- How to keep healthy eating fun and not overwhelming
- Easy ways to infuse flavor into your food
- Tips for trying new flavors
- The powerful impact of citrus in cooking
- How growing your own herbs may be easier and cheaper than you realize
- Amy’s top three spice recommendations
- The benefit of meat rubs without the meat
- How the more you cook, the easier and cheaper it gets
- Rethinking how your plate looks in order to be nutritious
- Using soups to explore flavors and ingredients
- How to avoid cooking ruts by simply swapping in a new grain - and which to try!
- How using visual food storage can be both functional and inspirational
- The benefits of keeping a fridge & pantry inventory
- How to shop & prep so you can maintain a routine and get back on it easily if you slip up
- Tips to make veggies appealing for all of us - even kids!
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