{"id":4357,"date":"2020-08-26T21:57:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T21:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/?page_id=4357"},"modified":"2025-09-23T21:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:11:50","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"318\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/New-Kitchen-Website-Banner-March-2023-2-1024x318.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/New-Kitchen-Website-Banner-March-2023-2-1024x318.png 1024w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/New-Kitchen-Website-Banner-March-2023-2-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/New-Kitchen-Website-Banner-March-2023-2-768x239.png 768w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/New-Kitchen-Website-Banner-March-2023-2.png 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#f64708;font-size:32px\">Want to start eating better?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#f64708;font-size:30px\">Here&#8217;s the secret: Meal Making Transformation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Transform meal making into something so manageable and doable that you have no problem making meals that serve your health<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13db2d9b95ae4805a49d6344488908ef\" style=\"color:#5c9600\"><strong>Start Your Transformation Now with <a href=\"http:\/\/meal-making-transformation-69039.grwebsite.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My FREE Booklet<\/a>!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-36ede79415fd3ea04f2954e1d43fa3ca\" style=\"color:#5c9600\"><strong>Read online, print a PDF or listen to the audio version<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Booklet-Cover-Reduced.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6686\" style=\"width:324px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Booklet-Cover-Reduced.png 512w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Booklet-Cover-Reduced-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/meal-making-transformation-69039.grwebsite.com\" style=\"color:#f8f8f8;background-color:#f54707d9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Get the FREE Booklet<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Discover what you&#8217;re missing when it comes to healthy eating success. This colorful, 17-page booklet is rich with new insights and perspectives to begin your transformation journey. Available in both print and audio versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f67d0e83bfffba862f9dc4071d7a4fdb\" style=\"color:#5c9600\"><strong>More About Meal Making Transformation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c8b1b5be4086661f61b0039f39861a30\" style=\"color:#f64708\"><strong>Is This How You Feel?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You&#8217;re sick and tired of being sick, suffering one ailment after another<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You&#8217;re ready to get healthy again!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But you know that to <strong>be <\/strong>healthy you must <strong>eat <\/strong>healthfully<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And to <strong>eat <\/strong>healthfully, you need to eat real, whole foods\u2014the kind that have to be <strong><em>cooked<\/em><\/strong>!!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s where our healthy eating hopes and dreams often end, because so many of us don\u2019t want to cook! We like food in convenient, ready-to-eat packages, takeout containers or drive-thru meals. So we end up uncomfortably trapped between<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Option 1)<\/strong>&nbsp; giving up on our hopes and dreams for good health, or<br><strong>Option 2)<\/strong>&nbsp; making friends with cooking and the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until now, that could have been a tough choice between two not-so-great options. But with my new, Meal Making Transformation approach, discover how to easily make friends with cooking and the kitchen. Then it&#8217;s no problem to make the <strong><em>real, whole food meals that deliver better health!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why not discover how to make meals that are not only healthful, but tasty and satisfying? This is the promise of Meal Making Transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7935b7dc34a15ae5323e74fe826c808\" style=\"color:#f64708\"><strong>Self-Help for the Kitchen and Cooking <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Granted, we don\u2019t usually think of cooking as an area for personal transformation. Although the concept may be new, our food lives are equally good candidates for a self-help transformation as reviving a marriage, supercharging a career, finding a soul mate or achieving enlightenment! <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"293\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Spark-a-Transformation-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5700\" style=\"width:401px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Spark-a-Transformation-1.png 492w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Spark-a-Transformation-1-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9172a914d8bc027a7b387816358d9949\" style=\"color:#f64708\"><strong>The 3 Elements of Meal Making Transformation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve learned from 35 years in the healthy meal making field as coach, cooking instructor, author and speaker: Transitioning to a health-giving diet is most certainly possible, even in our busy, modern lives. But we have to transform and up-level the way we go about making meals. After successfully navigating several health crisis, I discovered the three key elements for a Meal Making Transformation: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Being New in the Kitchen<\/strong> Discover how the kitchen is more than a treadmill we jump on, stressed and overwhelmed, just long enough to throw together something to stave off hunger for a couple hours. Instead come to see the kitchen in a new light, as a friendly, supportive ally on the healthy eating journey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Being New In Our Cooking <\/strong>Discover how cooking isn\u2019t simply a tedious, tiresome and outmoded chore. Experience how it is both a vital pathway to good health as well as a fun, engaging and rewarding addition to our stressful modern lives. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Being New In Our Thinking<\/strong> Experience a gradual shift in your mindset so you&#8217;re deeply supported in making wonderfully satisfying meals that nurture, nourish and profoundly connect us to the food that is the very foundation of our entire lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Learn More: The Missing Link for Healthy Eating Success <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Booklet-Cover-Reduced.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6686\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Booklet-Cover-Reduced.png 512w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Booklet-Cover-Reduced-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/meal-making-transformation-69039.grwebsite.com\" style=\"color:#f8f8f8;background-color:#f54707d9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Get the FREE Booklet<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As we get new in our kitchen, cooking and thinking, interesting things happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meal by meal, we begin seeing that 1) the kitchen is the vital life support center for body and soul, and 2) cooking is the pathway to wonderful good health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then, meal making becomes a respected, valued and entirely worthy use of our precious time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally, instead of \u201cI don\u2019t cook,\u201d or \u201cI can\u2019t cook\u201d or \u201cI don\u2019t want to cook,\u201d the underlying assumption is that, \u201cYes! Of course I make my own meals\u2014so I can be in control of my health.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3f7c213575b1fffa0e0582778ea799b\" style=\"color:#f64708\"><strong>Surprise!<\/strong> <strong>Mealtimes with More<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"193\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gifts-cropped.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5852\" style=\"width:460px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gifts-cropped.png 604w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gifts-cropped-300x96.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>While health is the primary focus of Meal Making Transformation, perhaps you have a secret hope for more than just making meals and eating \u201clike the doctor says.\u201d Be prepared for a surprise! As you transform meal making, you\u2019ll not only start making healthier meals, but also meals with MORE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>More Variety<\/strong>\u2013-not just the same old thing, again and again<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More Flavor<\/strong>\u2013-really satisfy your cravings-\u2013both body and soul<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More Money Savings<\/strong>\u2013-shop less and avoid food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More Efficiency<\/strong>\u2013-no more time wasted on extra shopping trips, wondering what to make, and fruitless wheel spinning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More deliciousness<\/strong>&#8211;you\u2019ll be dying to tell friends or co-workers what you make<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More Pizzazz<\/strong>\u2013-experience the joy of eating meals with a satisfying pop of pizzazz\u2013and fun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"594\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Kitchen-Culture-bigstock-131597843.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2807\" style=\"width:388px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Kitchen-Culture-bigstock-131597843.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Kitchen-Culture-bigstock-131597843-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Kitchen-Culture-bigstock-131597843-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-de43a8c603b3f89262131aa4fda64344\" style=\"color:#f64708\"><strong>But Are There Some &#8220;Buts&#8221; Stopping Your Transformation? <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe Meal Making Transformation makes perfect sense and you&#8217;re ready to start.  But your brain isn&#8217;t so sure.   It&#8217;s starting to get nervous about the effort and commotion that come with change. So to maintain a comfortable status quo, it&#8217;s lining up a whole army of &#8220;buts:&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It takes too much time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It costs too much<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You&#8217;re too busy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You don&#8217;t know what to make that&#8217;s healthy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthy food tastes awful<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You don&#8217;t know anything about good nutrition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can&#8217;t cook<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You hate to cook<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You don&#8217;t know what to buy at the store<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthy food is too weird . . .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">What &#8220;buts&#8221; are keeping you from the simple, freeing elixir of healthy eating?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#5c9600\"><strong>* Can I challenge you to take them on?<br>*Can I encourage you to see how joyful it is to make and eat<br>the healthy meals you&#8217;ve only dreamed about until now?<br>*And can you imagine how rewarding it will be to take good care of yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"449\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Clock-for-Website2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4412\" style=\"width:312px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Clock-for-Website2.png 602w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Clock-for-Website2-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bf865cfbddbc78d891ee66cf76b5d841\" style=\"color:#f64708\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/meal-making-transformation-69039.grwebsite.com\">Join me on a Transformative Journey!<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mary-Signature-Photo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4430\" style=\"width:622px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mary-Signature-Photo.png 429w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mary-Signature-Photo-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to start eating better? 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