We can’t believe it’s NOVEMBER already! We wanted to share with you some of our favorite Thanksgiving recipes and how we can “sneak” delicious Thrive Foods into nearly every course of Thanksgiving dinner to save time and/or help with food storage rotation. Our philosophy is that you should store GOOD food that you love and […]
Freeze Dried Foods
Hearty Chili Meal-in-a-Jar
We’ve been LOVING the convenience of meals-in-a-jar lately. Not only are they awesome for healthier “fast food”, but they are also a great alternative to just-add-water meals that are convenient in emergency situations. We are always looking for great jar recipes but today we wanted to share with you how you can take one of […]
Guilt-Free Cheesecake
I love cheesecake. Love it a lot. Problem is, it’s not a very guilt-free snack. My good friend Sierra is the Q-U-E-E-N of making treats healthier. I think she should start her own blog with all her recipes because then I wouldn’t have to ask her for them all the time. She was auctioning a […]
3 Tricky Ways Thrive Can Help You Eat Healthier “On the Run”
My husband and I have been doing the “Insanity” workout program lately and it is definitely INSANE. It’s been fun to do something together to try to get healthier and a little more physically fit. We decided to follow their recommended nutrition plan and I’ve been able to use a lot of Thrive Life Foods […]
Camping with Thrive: 3 Easy Recipes
Our family enjoys camping but we don’t do it nearly enough because it always feels really stressful (and expensive) to prep all the food for a camping trip for our family of 6. The other day I had the idea that I could pre-prepare a few sets of camping food at the beginning of the […]
Picky eaters and THRIVE
Hiding vegetables in foods was something I thought I would never have to do. In fact on some levels I disagree with the theory behind it. Like shouldn’t kids EAT their vegetables and understand they are doing their body a good thing? I have 3 boys. A 7 year old, a 4 year old and […]







Hi there! I’m Jodi. I created Food Storage Made Easy to help make food storage and emergency preparedness feel simpler and more doable. This site is home to the tips, recipes, checklists, and resources I’ve created and shared over the years.