Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition. Have you ever stood in your kitchen at 5.30 in the afternoon,

hungry, exhausted, and now wondering what in the world am I going to make for dinner?

I don't know. I think you might be in my house, Leah.

Yeah, I think that might have creeped in in my week, too, once or twice.

And I hear this from clients a lot, too. So if this sounds relatable, this is the episode for you.

I mean, most of the time, we all have good intentions of putting together a healthy, balanced dinner each night.

But making it a reality, that can be challenging.

And let's face it, by the time dinner rolls around,

you're not just tired, you've made a thousand other decisions during the day, and this is one more

decision that you really don't want to make in this moment. You've already thought about what you're

supposed to wear. Did I respond to that

email appropriately? Where did my kid's shoe go? Did the dog get fed, et cetera, et cetera? So now

the thinking about planning or shopping or chopping or chopping or cooking, cleaning up a meal,

I say, especially the cleaning up a meal part. I mean, it just feels like, again,

in that moment at 5.30, it feels like too much. But that's what we're here to help with today.

And even if it's just one or two little ideas that you take away that hopefully makes your

afternoons and your evenings a little bit better, it'll all be worth it.

So my name is Leah Kleintrote and I'm a licensed and registered dietitian. I am also a mom of

two small children, ages three and a newly minted seven-year-old. And today we're diving into

practical, real food solutions for busy weeknight meals.

And I'm here today with Teresa Wagner, also a licensed and registered dietitian and a busy mom of three kiddos, a little bit older than mine.

But I'll let her tell you a little bit more about that.

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