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Ever find yourself eating Target ravioli straight from the package? Same. Join us for an unfiltered chat about feeding families when you're exhausted, overwhelmed, and just trying to get food on the table and also into tiny bellies (and still remember the adults). We're spilling the tea on our grocery shopping fails, weird kid food phases, and why sometimes "good enough" nutrition is actually perfect. Plus: our Costco obsessions and easy meal hacks that actually work.

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Main Topics & Discussion

The Reality of Mom Life Grocery Shopping

The most relatable mom moment - standing in Target, starving, buying Good & Gather ravioli because survival trumps meal planning. This isn't about perfect nutrition; it's about the real, messy truth of feeding your family when life gets chaotic. We dive into those "I should have gone to Starbucks first" moments every mom knows, capturing that universal experience of grocery shopping with hungry kids.

Finding Your Food Philosophy as a Mom

Cally embraces "function first" food - meals as fuel that can be enjoyable but needn't be elaborate. Emily leans into cooking joy and flavor exploration while adapting to mom life constraints. We explore how motherhood shifts your relationship with food, from "elite grocery shopper" luxury to navigating food waste anxiety when your toddler refuses yesterday's favorite meal. Different food philosophies can work within the same family - there's no one "right" way.

Practical Shopping Strategies That Actually Work

Real mom grocery shopping tactics across multiple stores: Sam's Club basics (natural peanut butter, cheese sticks, crispy chicken splurge), Aldi pickup strategies, and local co-ops for quality dairy. Learn about the CSA subscription revolutionizing one mom's produce game - from kohlrabi confusion to seasonal eating joy. We tackle the processed food reality check: ingredient line boundaries, "natural flavors" battles worth fighting, and why Target's frozen fruit blend sometimes beats expensive organic alternatives.

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Host & Show Info

Hosted by: Cally & Emily O’Leary

About the Hosts: We’re real moms and real sisters. We may look and sound alike, but our motherhood journeys are uniquely ours. We all do Motherhood differently, and thank goodness for that. Let’s learn and grow together.

Podcast Website: https://therealmomhub.com/

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