Genius Hacks To Make Eating Healthy Easier (And More Delicious)

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

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

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🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever felt like eating healthy is time consuming, energy consuming, and expensive, you’re going to love this episode. I’m joined by Jenn Lueke, author of the cookbook Don’t Think About Dinner, and we’re sharing our best hacks for making everything you eat healthier, easier, more affordable and more delicious. I use the science I’ve learned from interviewing hundreds of doctors on this podcast and Jenn uses her expertise in meal planning and budgeting. We each count down our 5 best tips, including why leftovers might actually be better for your gut, how to make your food taste restaurant-level without more effort, the tiny shifts that can completely change your energy, digestion, and cravings, and how to actually meal prep in a realistic, practical way you’ll enjoy. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The surprising reason your "healthy" meals leave you hungry an hour later—and the simple formula to fix it • A genius shopping hack that saves money and keeps you inspired in the kitchen • Why chopping your vegetables 40 minutes before cooking unlocks hidden health benefits • What to eat for breakfast to transform energy levels and mental clarity • How to make one ingredient stretch across three completely different meals without getting bored • The single storage upgrade that makes you 10x more likely to actually eat your meal prep • A 10-minute freezer trick that eliminates the most annoying part of cooking dinner • Why your pasta might be sabotaging your blood sugar (and the 30-second fix) • How changing what you eat literally rewires your cravings in just a few weeks Check out the previous episodes of The Liz Moody Podcast discussed today: Your Trickiest Healthy Eating Qs, Answered: Weight Loss, Protein, Gut Health, Longevity, And More with Dr. Tim Spector For more from Jenn Lueke: • Website: https://jenneatsgoood.com/ • Her Book, Don't Think About Dinner: https://jenneatsgoood.com/cookbook/ • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAAKwDsrywhnaWgwbr28bRQ Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Subscribe to the substack by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome.Buy our cute sweatshirts, conversation cards, and more at https://shop.lizmoody.com/. Use our discount codes from our highly vetted and tested brand partners by visiting https://www.lizmoody.com/codes. To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. This episode is brought to you completely free thanks to the following podcast sponsors: • Timeline: visit Timeline.com/Liz to claim my special offer. • Puori: go to Puori.com/LizMoody and enter code LIZMOODY to get $49 in savings when you get your Puori Grass-Fed Whey when you start a subscription. • Pique: head to PiqueLife.com/LizMoody for 20% off. • LMNT: head to DrinkLMNT.com/Liz to get a free 8-count sample pack with any order. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 398. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Let me know if this sounds familiar. You get home from working all day. You want to eat something
0:04.1	that makes you feel good, and then you open your fridge and you see a random assortment of eggs and
0:08.7	soggy salad greens. You are exhausted, so you just order takeout, which is expensive, and at least
0:14.9	for me, it very rarely makes me actually feel good. It just like sits like a rock in my stomach.
0:22.8	Well, we are going to solve that problem for you today. If you have ever wondered why eating healthy feels so
0:28.1	incredibly time consuming and energy consuming and expensive, you are going to love this episode.
0:34.6	I'm joined by my friend Jen Lukie, who is the creator of Jen Eats Good and the author of
0:38.5	The New Cookbook Don't Think About Dinner, and we are sharing our absolute best hacks for making
0:43.1	everything that you eat healthier, easier, more affordable, and more delicious. Because, just because
0:49.8	you're tired, just because you have a lot on your figurative plate does not mean that your literal
0:53.8	plate should suffer. We've honed these tips from years of recipe development. If you're new here,
0:58.8	I actually started in the food world. I wrote two cookbooks before I started this podcast. And since
1:03.6	starting the podcast and writing my newer books, I've gotten to interview thousands of experts
1:07.9	about the science behind feeling our best. Today, I am sharing how I apply
1:12.8	the science that we learn on this podcast to my everyday meals. And then Jen has an amazing
1:18.2	personal story, too, that I will let her share with you in this episode. Today, Jen and I are
1:23.4	each counting down our five best tips for making eating healthy simple and delicious, saving
1:27.7	our most powerful one for last. I'm going to start with shopping at the farmer's market or
1:32.8	subscribing to a CSA box buying locally. It's a great tip because there are multiple benefits that
1:39.1	you can get from it. Your first probably going to save money, which is something that's very
1:43.3	helpful in getting healthy food on the table and I think really important to a lot of people.
1:47.8	But also you're going to find inspiration for eating healthy and you're going to be able to take those seasonal ingredients and not get bored of healthy food.
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