{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbaby-steps-nutrition-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-5-plant-based-cooking-gmBPILsE","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 5: Plant-based Meals","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/0d39b3e7-bff6-48ff-b785-262d6795e4bc/885af444-943f-4707-b578-9823293b1e5c/podcast-logo.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Her approach to food and cooking is inviting, passionate and thoughtful which encapsulates the concept of cooking and eating for pleasure. “If you make it, they will come”.\nIn a society that values speed over quality, convenience and comfort over thought not to mention the pressure families feel to manage both busy work and home life schedules, it is vital that people understand the important role food plays in not only nourishing the soul, but healing from ailments, toxins and imbalances and providing immunity to so much that life throws our way. Food is truly medicine. \n\n\nOn this episode of Baby Steps Nutrition Podcast, Argavan speaks with Claudine Dagit, a natural chef, and the founder of Cooking with Claudine, providing a plant-based meal delivery service to families throughout the Bay Area. \nAfter having lived in some pretty cool places all over the world (Milan, Thailand, Paris and Mexico to name a few), her love of food and culture blossomed. She transitioned through a few roles in the food industry before finding her passion and true calling- connecting people with beautiful, nourishing foods that are meant to be enjoyed every day for lifelong well-being.\n\n\nIn this episode, Argavan and Claudine discuss how to incorporate more plant-based meals in your life (yes, presentation matters!), meal preparation tips to make mealtimes faster and smoother and school lunch ideas for families looking to add more nourishing foods in their child’s day. Argavan and Claudine talk about advice for budding entrepreneurs looking to delve into the plant-based food industry and how Claudine, herself, got started as an up and coming chef.\n"}