1KHO 833: Ultimate Meal Prep | Crystal Schmidt, Freeze Fresh Meal Prep

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Dinner gets easier when you stop starting from scratch each time. Throughout this conversation Crystal Schmidt of Whole Fed Homestead shares a simple approach to feeding your family that feels both old-fashioned and surprisingly innovative: preserving fresh, seasonal food in ways that save time, reduce waste, and make homemade meals possible even on your busiest days. From freezer meal starters and garden harvests to blueberry pancakes, French onion soup, and the deeper satisfaction of living closer to the rhythms of nature, this episode is packed with ideas that will change the way you think about your freezer. If you've ever wished healthy meals felt less overwhelming, this conversation offers a refreshing path forward—one that helps future-you breathe a little easier. Learn more at wholefedhomestead.com and grab a copy of Freeze Fresh Meal Prep ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.3	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast.
0:25.8	My name is Ginny Urge and the founder of 1000 Hours Outside.
0:28.7	And I learned about something so cool that you can like freeze part of meals.
0:34.3	And you can have these pictures.
0:36.7	I'm holding it up.
0:37.4	So if you're listening, you're not
0:38.3	going to see it. But it's all these like little frozen bundles of beautiful colored food.
0:45.2	And the author of this book, which is called freeze, fresh meal prep. It's meal starters,
0:51.2	frozen meal starters and make aheadahead dishes for the freezer.
0:58.4	Author Crystal Schmidt is here, creator of Whole Fed Homestead.
1:04.2	And this is your second book about freezing foods and just making meals easier and more fresh.
1:05.1	Crystal, welcome.
1:06.4	Thank you so much.
1:07.8	All right, tell us.
1:09.9	I mean, I don't really know anything about this.
1:14.5	I'm trying to think if I had frozen meals before, like a couple times, not much.
1:27.5	All right. So, how did you get interested? How did I get interested? I have always loved freezing as a preservation method.
1:33.1	It's always been my favorite just because it's quick and it's easy and it's accessible.
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