Rachel Mansfield is back, and this time we are getting into the real, messy, beautiful reality of feeding a family while building a business from the ground up.
If you have ever stood in your kitchen at 5pm wondering what on earth to make for dinner, or tried to sneak vegetables into a meal only to have your kids immediately clock it and refuse, this episode is for you. Rachel has spent years creating better-for-you food that actually gets eaten, and she has figured out a few things that most of us learn the hard way.
About Rachel Mansfield
Rachel Mansfield is a cookbook author, food blogger, and founder of cadootz! — a better-for-you snack brand created with real families in mind. She has spent years building a community around approachable, wholesome recipes that work in real life, not just on a perfectly styled Instagram grid. Her work sits at the intersection of real food, family life, and entrepreneurship — and she brings all of it to this conversation.
What We Talk About:
We get into her meal planning system , not the aspirational Pinterest version, but the one that actually works on a Tuesday night when everyone is tired and hungry and nobody agrees on anything. Rachel breaks down how she thinks about weeknight dinners for busy families, how she has learned to navigate picky eaters without losing her mind, and the philosophy behind creating food that is nourishing and genuinely delicious at the same time.
We also talk about her new snack brand, cadootz!, what it actually takes to launch a food product, the reality of building a business as a mom, and why she believes the better-for-you food space still has so much room for innovation when it comes to kids.
This conversation is part practical, part business, and completely relatable for any woman who is trying to do it all and feed people well at the same time.
You'll learn:
- How to feed picky kids healthy meals without a dinnertime battle every night
- Rachel's meal planning system that actually works for busy families
- Easy weeknight dinner ideas that come together fast and everyone will eat
- Healthy snack ideas for kids that are genuinely better for them
- What it really takes to launch a food product and build a brand as a mom
