35. Feeding Your Family and Getting Out Of Your Own Way

In a lot of kitchens, dads need to be doing more to even out the mental load and division of emotional labor. Period. The end. Except...it's also true that moms make the project of feeding our families harder than it needs to be when we buy into too many unrealistic cultural expectations about meal planning, meal prepping, what we should be eating and how much work we need to put into making those meals. This week we're examining some times when we've fallen into the expectations trap and offering specific strategies for digging yourself out — by doing less, and enabling your partner to do more. 

Plus: Jennifer Berry of the Tube To Table Podcast offers a surprising take on kids using screens in restaurants! (Check out Virginia's episode on Jeni's podcast here.) 

Tell us how you're struggling with expectations around family meals by emailing [email protected] or finding us on social media: @v_solesmith & @yummytoddlerfood. And don't forget to visit our show notes at comfortfoodpodcast.com for links to everything discussed in this episode.