379: Picky Eaters, Family Dinners, + Stress-Free Meal Systems | Rachel Mansfield

Be Well by Kelly Leveque

Kelly Leveque

Nutrition, Education, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Rachel Mansfield is back and we’re talking about the reality of feeding a family while building a business from the ground up. From meal planning systems that actually work to launching her better-for-you snack brand cadootz!, Rachel shares how she balances mom life, entrepreneurship, and creating food her kids will actually eat. → Leave Us A Voice Message! Topics Discussed: → How to feed picky kids healthy meals → Easy weeknight dinners for busy families → Best meal planning system for moms → Healthy kid snack ideas that work → How to launch a food product Sponsored By: → Be Well By Kelly Protein Powder & Essentials | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at https://bewellbykelly.com. → Fatty 15 | Fatty15 is on a mission to replenish your C15 levels and restore your long-term health. You can get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to https://fatty15.com/KELLY15 and using code KELLY15 at checkout. Timestamps: → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:01:43 - Food Content → 00:03:54 - Meal Prep For Families → 00:05:47 - Grocery Shopping → 00:09:06 - Favorite Meals → 00:13:26 - Kitchen Appliances → 00:16:14 - Picky Eating → 00:19:53 - Creating cadootz! → 00:24:08 - Healthy Snacks → 00:26:23 - Research + Development → 00:28:25 - USDA Organic → 00:32:11 - Ingredients + Protein → 00:34:50 - Launching A Brand → 00:39:19 - Proof of Concept → 00:40:17 - Social Media Marketing → 00:43:09 - Snack Packs → 00:45:49 - Expo West + Distribution → 00:47:55 - AI → 00:50:45 - Filling Your Cup → 00:54:50 - Social Media + Children Further Listening: → How to Raise Resilient Kids in a Tech Obsessed World | Nicole Runyon Check Out: → https://cadootz!.com/ → cadootz!! Instagram → Rachel’s Instagram → Website → New Book Check Out Kelly: → Instagram → Youtube → Facebook

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0:00.0	It's hard sometimes feeding kids because they can't always like understand like what they're
0:03.6	craving and what they're in the mood for.
0:05.7	That's why I try to make my meals as like versatile as possible where like you can make
0:10.4	it work for like everyone's preferences.
0:12.9	My husband has celiac and my middle son's gluten-free.
0:15.3	All of my recipes are gluten-free for that purpose.
0:17.5	You decided to start a snack company.
0:19.8	Can we talk about when you remember having the first idea?
0:24.6	Yeah, it was three years ago.
0:26.3	I was sitting on my couch and I'm like, Jordan, we have to start a kid's snack brand.
0:30.6	He's like, Rachel, are you kidding?
0:32.5	Kids love crunchy, salty, cheesy, cheesy snacks.
0:35.3	So we're really proud.
0:44.2	You're listening to Be Well by Kelly Leveck.
0:50.1	Rachel Manfield, welcome back to the show.
0:51.5	It is so good to see you.
0:56.5	For people that don't know Rachel, she is a food blogger extraordinaire.
0:58.2	She is the mom of three little boys.
1:04.6	She has written multiple cookbooks, and her newest one comes out in August.
1:05.6	It's called More Please.
1:10.4	But in today's episode, we're going to talk about mom life and building the next generation snack brand,
1:11.2	which has been so fun to watch behind the scenes on your Instagram, but Caduce is now available.
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