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Stress Free Meal Prep and Sustainable Weight Loss with Registered Dietitian Vanessa Rissetto

January 9, 2025 Helene Trager-Kusman

Stress Free Meal Prep and Sustainable Weight Loss with Registered Dietitian Vanessa Rissetto

In today’s episode, Registered Dietitian Vanessa Rissetto helps us cut through the BS and identify simple strategies for meal prep and weight loss that actually work for busy moms. She is the CEO and Co-founder of Culina Health, a revolutionary company that makes nutrition care more inclusive and accessible for everyone. Vanessa has been a frequent guest on The Today Show, honored by Goldman Sachs as one of the “Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs” and by NPR as "A Black Dietitian Wants to Close the Nutrition Gap." Vanessa keeps it real whether she’s talking about diet, nutrition or the highs and lows of balancing life and motherhood. We cover specifics on stress free meal planning, sustainable weight loss tips and Vanessa’s experiences with IVF, surviving breast cancer and life as a CEO and mom of two.

We discuss:

-How to build up a meal prep routine that isn’t overwhelming

-Tips for realistic and sustainable weight loss based on your unique body

-Common misconceptions about calories and diet

-How GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic fit into the weight loss conversation

-Specific meal ideas to incorporate protein, fat and carbs for busy moms

-Vanessa’s hacks to level up your breakfast, lunch, dinners and snacks

-Mistakes to avoid when it comes to kids and processed foods/sugar

-Vanessa’s breast cancer diagnosis, starting Culina during the pandemic and what she learned about the healthcare system

-Real talk on parenting, entrepreneurship, marriage, health and personal struggles

If you’re overwhelmed by starting or sticking to a meal prep routine, weight loss and nutrition advice, this episode will help you identify realistic strategies that are accessible, affordable and designed for moms.

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