How to Stick to a Healthier Lifestyle with Erika Peterson of Clean Simple Eats (encore)

Erika Peterson has built a health and fitness empire with her husband JJ over the past 10 years. This episode originally aired in January 2023. Today Clean Simple Eats is made up of health products, more than 800 recipes, fitness programming, and a large community that supports each other through various challenges.  Erika is a mom to four kids, during the conversation she candidly shares what brought her to start Clean Simple Eats. More than a decade ago she was dealing with postpartum depression and looking at ways to positively impact her life and change up her diet. She started making healthier treats and recipes and sharing them online. Just weeks into her changes she began to feel better and the recipes began to snowball online.  She shares the key to sticking with a healthier lifestyle and how you can get your kids involved.  Time codes:  3:00 Having teenagers  4:30 A fun family photo in Hawaii with an interesting backstory  7:50 Living in Hawaii  8:15 Building Clean Simple Eats  9:05 Having people believe in you when you are starting something  11:15 Starting to make healthy swaps in her diet  13:00 Posting on Instagram and beginning partnerships  13:45 Finding people that believe in you when you don’t believe in yourself  17:45 All about small changes for big results  20:10 The magic of bulk prep and make things you know your family will eat  22:40 How she creates all the protein flavors like bananas foster and cookies and cream 29:15 How Erika and JJ have worked together for 10 years  38:15 What is the real key to success and sticking to their longterm health  45:00 Photo organization   Check out Clean Simple Eats  Use code: MOMFORCE for 20% off your first Chatbooks order!  Follow Vanessa Follow Erika Follow Chatbooks The MomForce Podcast on TikTok  Listen to more of The MomForce Podcast