Welcome, families!
I’m so glad you’re here. I’m a culinary and family focused registered dietitian and mama to two amazing and hungry children. I love translating health benefits into delicious meals and creating excitement around cooking food for families while boosting confidence in the kitchen for everyone. I’ve taught over 1000 individual and group cooking classes and I can’t wait to have you join me.
What I Bring to the Table
free resources
Find my best free resources here to get started on meal planning, meal prep, simple recipes, and more. If you’re overwhelmed and don’t know where to begin, these blog posts will help!
listen
Pop on your headphones and dive into my most popular podcast episodes – you’ll discover invaluable insights to enhance your family-centric cooking and meal planning.
community
Let’s turn your kitchen into a space for shared joy and food exploration. Join our community for simple meal planning strategies, new ideas, budget friendly tips, and get out of your kitchen rut.
Parents are Learning…
As a busy parent you’re probably…
- Feeling overwhelmed by the daily struggle of deciding what to cook for dinner after a long day of work.
- Frustrated about wasting money and food and you’re tired of cooking the same things over and over.
- Wanting to provide healthier meals for the family but lacking the time and energy to cook from scratch every night.
- Struggling to balance work, household chores, and quality time with family, leaving little room for meal preparation.
- Longing for a more efficient and organized approach to meal planning that fits into your busy schedule.
If that sounds like you, you’re in good company
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Let’s Meal Plan Together
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Testimonials
Working with Jessi has helped me rediscover the foods I love and make them part of my regular routine. She has helped me cultivate a completely new relationship with food. Jessi will be your biggest cheerleader, while at the same time being completely real with you. She will help you feel confident in the kitchen, and will help make cooking and eating fun again!
The Kitchen Invitation has enhanced my eating and cooking experiences. It invites one to shift old harmful societal thoughts around dieting and nutrition into pleasingly palatable and playful approaches to all aspects of eating and cooking. Jessi’s podcasts and posts provide practical options on everything from feeding children easier and getting them involved, to grocery savings, meal planning and prepping, nutrition, and pantry organization.
I teared up today after I made fried rice. I haven’t gone grocery shopping this week because of the cats throwing off my week and because of the three day snow storm but because of all the work we have done I was able to make two meals with just things I had in my freezer! Three months ago I probably just wouldn’t have made anything and just snacked or not eaten
Jessi was kind and consistent in her approach and came to sessions bringing value and sharing important information, suggesting recipes, and brands and more! Each time we met I felt like I had her undivided attention, and she always asked questions to keep looking for answers. Not from the outside, but trusting my responses, and my instincts to be the guide for us both.
Jessi has helped me tremendously in the short time we have been working together. She has taught me a different way to approach food, how to think outside of the box when it comes to preparing food, and how to change my habits around food for the better. Since we started working together, I have noticed a big change in my gut health and digestion and I have built healthier habits that feel sustainable.
Jessi helped me create a healthier relationship with food and reject certain diet culture myths. I now can eat and satisfy my body’s cravings without the guilt I once felt. She has also taught me how to make meals that satisfy me for longer helping to curb binge eating habits.
I’ve Been Quoted
Your Dietitian-Approved Guide to Mindful Drinking that’s Doable and Fun (We Swear!)
10 Healthiest Sourdough Breads on Grocery Shelves, According to Dietitians
5 Sneaky Ways Diet Culture May Still be Messing With You
Ultraprocessed Foods May Raise Depression Risk in Women, New Study Suggests
Your Dietitian-Approved Guide to Mindful Drinking
A Guide to the 12 Best Low-Carb Vegetables, According to Experts
The Top 5 Nutrients for Better Skin Health, According to Experts
The #1 Snack to Buy at Aldi for Better Blood Sugar, Recommended by Dietitians
Healthier Seasonal Drink Options at Starbucks and Dunkin’
Livestrong – The 10 Best Healthy Popcorn Brands of 2022, According to Dietitians
Delish Knowledge – 22 Package Snacks You Can Actually Feel Good About Eating
Eat This – Healthy Processed Foods
Edible Arrangements – Favorite Immersion Blender Recipes
Eat This – Healthy Wendys Burgers
Yahoo – Is the Mediterranean Diet Really that Good for You?
Delish Knowledge – The Best ALDI Finds According to Nutrition Experts
Egglife Foods – 10 Dietitian Approved Healthy Holiday Recipes
Clean Plates – 7 TikTok Trends that are Unhealthy, Say Experts
She Finds – Can TikTok’s ‘Healthy Coke’ Actually Help With Weight Loss?
Edible Arrangements – Healthy Meal Prep Ideas and Tips
Tums – Food That Won’t Cause Heartburn
Gozzi Nutrition – Easy Postpartum Meals
Videos/News
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Community Series – Mindful Eating
Fox 17 West Michigan – Thanksgiving Leftover Ideas
Podcasts/Interviews:
The Up-Beet Dietitians – Navigating the Kitchen with Food Freedom and without Food Rules
The Dietitian Collaborative – Building Cooking Skills
Meatgistics Podcast – The Kitchen Invitation
The Nutritionist in the Kitchen
Welcome or welcome back! I’m Jessi Holden a Culinary and Family Focused Registered Dietitian with a Masters of Science in Nutrition. My mission is to improve your cooking skills and health, without dieting, one recipe and podcast at a time.
Cooking and Meal Planning is meant to be livable, doable and fun.
