– Episode 13 –
Eating Well Made Simple: Clean Eating, Meal Prep & Real Food Healing

Can what you eat really lower blood pressure, calm inflammation, and change your health story?

For Jess, Into the Woods Wellness Culinary Specialist, the answer is yes. In this episode, Jess opens up to Jenny and Kaitlyn about her own healing journey—years of worsening symptoms, mounting prescriptions, vertigo, and passing-out episodes—and how the Into the Woods Personalized Wellness Program helped her get to the root cause, lower her blood pressure, and reduce her medication.

We explore Jess’s passion for whole-food, nutrient-dense, minimally processed meals, and how she creates menus designed to reduce inflammation and fuel real wellbeing. We also tackle the real-world barriers that hold people back from eating well—time, cooking skills, convenience, and the perception that healthy food is expensive—plus simple, sustainable strategies to overcome them.

And we share what’s next: how the Into the Woods meal prep service (Wellness That Moves) and our upcoming Woodie healthy food truck are bringing functional nutrition, clean eating, and root-cause wellness directly to the Fond du Lac community.

Whether you’re navigating chronic symptoms, recovering from diet culture, or simply looking for an easier path to nourishing your family—this conversation is for you.

Conversation Timestamps

00:00 Meet Jess

00:28 This or That

04:26 Why Nutrition Matters

06:15 Culinary Wellness Role

07:49 Jess Health Turnaround

13:22 Meal Prep Barriers

22:27 Clean Eating Basics

24:35 Global Flavors and Sauces

25:28 Quick Cucumber Chicken Meal Prep

26:31 Simple Cooking Mindset

27:22 Meal Prep Program Explained

29:48 Breakfast Beyond Breakfast Foods

31:17 Diet Needs and Allergies

32:51 Favorite Meals and Next Bowl

34:33 Menu Inspiration and Purpose

36:57 Recipes and Future Plans

37:32 Woodie Food Truck Vision

44:07 Habits Over Perfection

46:09 Mindful Eating and Slow Down

47:30 Closing Thanks and Wrap