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Maximized Minimalist Podcast

187: Your Guide to Time-Saving Freezer Meals Episode with Nakita Vassallo

Maximized Minimalist Podcast

Katy Wells

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 936 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

If you've tried & failed at meal planning in the past, or you just can't keep it up week after week and making dinner each night feels downright stressful - this is for you!

Returning to the show today is my friend Nakita Vassalo who helps parents ditch overwhelm by saving time in the kitchen.
We talk about:
  • how freezer meals can help you cut back your time in the kitchen
  • best choices for freezer meals that are SIMPLE to make and taste delicious
  • simple no-nonsense meal ideas that keep everyone fed & happy

The Dinner Plan is designed to take the stress out of meal planning and make it sustainable, no matter how busy you are. Nakita has graciously offered my listeners an exclusive discount. YAY!

  • Get 50% off your first month using code: KATY50
  • or Get an EXTRA DISCOUNT off the already discounted annual membership using code: KATYSPECIAL


Doors close on Wednesday, February 1st so HURRY! I hope you join me in this incredible program!

https://home.katyjoywells.com/mealplan

Here are the recipes Nakita shared with us:
Slow-cooked Big Batch Bolognese

Timpana (Maltest Bolognese Bake)

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey friend, I'm so excited for this episode today with my good friend Nikita. If you are a long-time

0:05.1

listener of the show, I know you recognize her name because she is my go-to resource for all things

0:10.4

simplifying time in the kitchen when it comes to food and cooking and meal prep and all of the things.

0:16.3

And so we're diving into specifically freezer meals today. The ins and outs of how to do that i i just started

0:23.0

dabbling in freezer meals end of last year and it's really helped me continue to simplify my time

0:28.7

in the kitchen and ultimately spend less time there so i could hang out with the family and do things

0:33.2

that i want to do i hear from you guys all the time. You love the declutter content, but you also

0:39.0

want to simplify these other areas of your life. And today's episode, as well as the other ones I've

0:44.2

had with Nikita, are going to do that for you. So let's dive in. Enjoy.

0:50.1

What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the maximized

0:56.1

minimalist podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day

1:01.6

motherhood and want to rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place.

1:07.7

I'm here to be your guide and help you take back your motherhood and achieve a simpler,

1:12.5

more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show. All right, Nikita,

1:20.1

welcome back to the show. So good to have you back. I know a lot of my listeners were looking

1:25.8

forward. I mentioned to them that you would be back on the show early in January. And the time has come. So welcome, welcome.

1:33.9

Hi, Katie. Thank you for inviting me back. It's always so much fun to be here with you. So I'm really happy to be here again today.

1:41.3

Oh, good. And so if you're a new listener or maybe you've listened to some

1:45.0

previous episodes with Nikita, she's my resource for all things meal related. Anything I have,

1:50.3

anytime I have a food question, she's my resource because it gets exhausting to feed people,

1:55.5

doesn't it? It gets exhausting to feed ourselves and our family. And today's episode, I'm really

2:00.1

excited to bring to my listeners

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