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Inspiring Healthy Living with Simple, Scratch Cooking, using Whole Foods that Promote Optimal Nutrition for the Whole Family! And it does! No gimmics. No fads.

At Meals that Matter, our motto is, because every bite counts! Whether you're a busy Mom, Business Professional, an Athlete, Empty-Nester, Retired, Suffering with a major Medical Condition or Chronic Symptoms... Every Meal Matters when it comes to your Health, Wellness and Lifestyle! I'm Kristine Peacock, Culinary Nutrition Expert, Educator and Mom of 3! I'm on a Mission to Inspire Healthy Living with Simple, Scratch Cooking, using Whole Foods that Promote Optimal Nutrition for the Entire Family! As a Culinary Nutrition Expert, I combine the Art of Cooking with the Science of Nutrition, to bring you a comprehensive, Whole Foods approach and Lifestyle. Mo wagon... Just Real Food, Simple Changes and Clean Eating! I've seen the ugly side of health first hand... My late husband was diagnosed with colon cancer at the tender age of 39, and passed away at 41. Leaving me a widow at 35, with our 3 girls, then 2, 6 and 9. It was through his illness that I found Clean Eating, Whole Foods, Fitness and Optimal Nutrition. I try not to dwell on "if I only knew then what I know now, I could have helped him"... and instead have shifted my focus on being a strong and healthy role model for my girls, my family, friends and community. I want them to know Patrick's legacy is not his struggle with cancer, it's our Vibrant Health and Longevity. I will not let his death be in vain...

From My Kitchen to Yours,
Let's Make Meals that Matter! Kristine xo

11/13/2025

It’s been a minute…

I’m here! If you know you know and if you don’t, it’s time for an update!

If I’ve learned one thing about myself in the last 10+ years it’s that I’m Strong AF! Both inside and out!

Sometimes it’s the outer strength that holds the inner strength together and other times it the inner strength that keeps you going!

Keep showing up strong and you’ll surprise yourself with the possibility and imagination of reinvention and uplevelling!

Love K

08/28/2025

Then… and Now… Waverlea , I love you, always and forever

I really can’t put into words the light you are in our lives. You make the world a happier place. And everyone who meets you agrees, you are special kid. You’ve always been my rock, my ride or die.

I’m so proud of you, always and forever

Love, Mommy do

06/13/2024

💪 BICEPS 4 years in the making!

I recently had a client tell me she wanted arms like mine!

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I’m SO flattered! I’ve worked hard for these arms…. AND I still have some bicep, shoulder, delt, tricep and chicken wing 🍗 goals!!

But I’m here to be real and straight up with you all!

Building muscle is Hard AF!

Especially as a woman
Especially in Perimenopause
Especially while working out from home in your living room when you couldn’t access a gym for 2 years!!

I’m not here to share a “best bicep” program for you all!

The secret sauce here is CONSISTENCY

I’ve worked out 3-7 days a week for the last 4 years

I’ve prioritized protein

Cut out alcohol 🍷

And invested 💵 in 4 different online fitness coaches to help and guide my programming strategically!

The thing about working out is that at the end of the day, you’re the only one who’s gonna pick up those dumbbells!

But rest assured, I didn’t do this alone!

So while my 4 year biceps might discourage you from starting because I’m not BSing you with a faster timeline, I like to think that in another 4 years I’m going to be ever more ripped 💪

The time is going to pass anyway

Where do you want to be 4 weeks from now, 4 months or 4 years from today?!

Suns Out Guns Out Today!

How do you feel when you look at June 2020 pictures?

I am SO flattered!

02/28/2024

What if….
What if you invested in yourself?

Your TIME ⏰
ENERGY🚶‍♀️
MONEY 💴

How would your life be different if you interrupted the pattern, the trajectory, the habits that you’re stuck in right now.

Most of us are on autopilot
(Myself included)

Sometimes that means just surviving

Other times it’s complacency

But when was the last time you felt like you were THRIVING?

If you want to shift your body, mindset, movement and nutrition

And you’re 💯 committed to change…

You recognize that the way you’ve been doing things just isn’t working anymore…

Then I’m calling you out

You

Yes, YOU!

The woman in midlife, who follows, creeps, likes and engages with some of the content that I put out in the world!

Who doesn’t know what the next right step is, but is willing to get out of her own way and try!

But don’t take my word for it!

It’s time to change your life. Now. And for your future!

Imagine where you’ll be 6 months from today if you make a decision.

What’s possible for you a year from now?!

In the comments please share how I’ve helped support you and if you’re ready, dm me and let’s talk about YOUR transformation!

02/24/2024

I’m not a Pelvic Floor Expert…
In fact, I didn’t even know what a pelvic floor WAS until I was in my 30s and pregnant 🤰with my third baby!

My SIL who was pregnant for the first time with my nephew, told me about this pelvic floor physiotherapy she was going to, to help prepare her body for the birth

My jaw legit dropped!

You saw WHO and they did WHAT, down THERE?

Although my curiosity was peaked, I thought, I’ve already had 2 babies, it seems a little invasive and not really up my alley!

Fast forward into my 40s… after 3 full term, va**nal births (the last one over 9lbs), and entering into perimenopause I noticed that I just wasn’t making it to the washroom in time without some leakage

And I was concerned because I was approaching a school year where I was teaching outside in a portable and access to the bathroom 🚽 wasn’t as convenient or fast as asking another teacher to cover me while I pop out across the hall

So I booked myself a pelvic floor therapy session

And I’m not going to lie, it’s awkward AF as you chat about the weather ⛅️ and someone’s fist is inside your va**na!

Turns out I was tight… and had a tilt to my uterus.

Postpartum neglect coupled with the beginnings of perimenopause meant that I had some work to do to support my pelvic floor health, urgency, incontinence and “tone”

If you read my last post and watched the reel, you’ll also know that tampons and menstrual cups were no longer staying put in my body either!

This page is all about transparency, education and inspiration - so let’s GO!

Here’s a little Pelvic Floor TMI!

In my 20s: No one told me that my va**na would be flapping in the wind after the birth of my first child!

In my 30s: I discovered I would not jump, run, cough, sneeze or 🤮 without peeing my pants a little

In my 40s: I had no idea that menstrual cups could legit fall OUT when you were walking

For my 50s: I learned that in addition the va**nal lubricants, there are also moisturizers on the market and topical estrogens that can really support your sexual function and overall comfort (but I likely won’t wait till my 50s to explore these)

Pelvic Floor is so more than the va**na however! Share your TMI stories!

02/22/2024

Perhaps the greatest advantage of the Wise Woman years through Peri and Menopause is the gift of

0 F^CKS

Personally, my 20s were very much focussed on checking all of the boxes…

🏫 University
👰‍♀️ Getting Married
🏡 Buying the House
🤰 Having the Babies
👩‍🏫 Stepping into my Career…

And my 30s were managing the collateral damage of all those commitments!

Plus, a healthy dose of,

People Pleasing
Type A and
Perfectionism

Sound Familiar?!

Now that I’m in my 40s, I’ve got less EFFs to give.

I’ve lowered the bar on external expectations and prioritized the internal ones.

I’m showing up,
UNApologetically aligned to my values

I’m no longer apologizing for putting myself first!

I spent 2 decades at the bottom…

The hierarchy was,

KIDS
WORK
HOUSE
RELATIONSHIPS
Etc

me

I’ve flipped that on its head!

First, is ME!

Let me ask YOU, Are you thriving, Unapologetically from the inside out?!

If you’re not, it’s time to chat! This is exactly what we stand for at FFWE

Join the club!

02/22/2024

🥊 Sucker Punch 🥊 OOF!

This one gets me every time!

Why can’t I just wish for, hope, manifest and day dream about a strong body, clean house, obedient children and millions of dollars in the bank?!

It’s about getting real AF with ourselves!

Action Drives Results!

Not the best intentions
Not sometimes, mostly or maybes

And half-assed will only get you halfway there!

So instead of beating ourselves up for how bad we screwed up, how about committing to smaller, sustainable actions and drop the unrealistic timelines!

The truth is, the best version of myself doesn’t show up everyday.

And I’m okay with that, I just need to manage my expectations and align them with the effort I am actually able to put in.

In other words, lower the bar

OR expand the timeline!

In this fast paced culture we’re accustomed to Uber Eats and Prime delivery!

Results are directly correlated to the Effort

If you’re putting in C+ effort, don’t expect A+ outcomes

As my teenage daughters say, it’s “Girl Math”

02/20/2024

Let’s NORMALIZE that Body Weight FLUCTUATES!

The number on a scale is a consolidation of your body mass, lean muscle, skeleton, fat, water, blood, organs and 💩 stool!

Nevermind what time of day you’re weighing in, the clothes you’re wearing and the frequency of those checkins.

It is normal for a body to fluctuate between 2-5 lbs.

Depending on what food you’ve eaten, when, how much, if you’ve had a BM 💩, if you’ve exercised, how much water you’ve drank, where you’re at in your cycle 🩸, stress, alcohol 🍷 or the quality and hours of sleep.

There are SO many factors at play when you step on the scale to weigh in!

The biggest mistake I see women making when it comes to scale weight is not how often she’s weighing in, the time of day or the reality of her weight (loss) goals.

The biggest mistake women make is attaching her SELF WORTH to the numbers on the scale!!

It’s a “bad day” if the scale isn’t “cooperating”

Or it’s a “good day” when her weight is down.

Making meaning out of the mass of your bones 🦴, muscle 💪 and fluids 🩸 has got to stop!

The scale will fluctuate and if you’re on a weight loss journey focus more on the range of those numbers, rather than the number week to week or day to day.

Do you notice patterns in your weight?

During ovulation, my weight always blips UP 2-3 lbs every single month! And I can FEEL it too. Crampy and inflamed

After a restaurant meal with soup or sauces, my weight hit often goes up for a few days as well, likely due to the sodium content and preservatives

✈️ Travel often back me up 💩 so that’s another factor that increases my weight.

On the downside, my body usually releases a couple of pounds around my period 🩸- I know for other women it’s the opposite!

The more you have awareness around these fluctuations, the more neutral you’ll observe the scale as a measure of your bones and body, NOT your intrinsic value as a human being.

You are so much more than a number on the scale!

Don’t forget that! ❤️

02/19/2024

Are you in PERIMENOPAUSE?

What were your first clues or signs? 🪧

For me, it started in 2021 when I was 42.

I noticed my cycles were getting wonky!

For years I was a 26-28 day gal… then all of a sudden that year I had 3, 22 day cycles in a row.

And then I had a couple 35+ day cycles.

The last couple of years, my cycles are generally shorter and more unpredictable in timing.

Some months they’re 21 days apart, they often bounce between 24-26 day shorter cycles and most recently I had a 75 day span between periods!!

I track my period, symptoms, ovulation, body temperature, energy, hunger and mood.

I’ve also started leaning into the moon cycles and just having more awareness around that.

For my friends through MENOPAUSE, how long did you experience perimenopause for? When did you realize that things were shifting in your body before you realized it was hormones?!

I’d love to hear your peri and menopause stories. I think it’s important to normalize these conversations.

So tell me, what are your signs and symptoms of peri and menopause and what are you doing to support your body and better understand what’s going on?

02/19/2024

A couple of years ago, I switched my IG handle from to .kristine

You see, I started in the wellness industry as a Culinary Nutrition Expert and I founded a business called Meals that Matters.

The tag line was, Inspiring Simple Scratch Cooking, with Whole Foods, for the Entire Family - because Every Bite Counts!

I still stand by that mission statement today!

My business launched with, The Power of 30 - 30 meals, in 30 minutes for 30 days. It was an online course for $30!

Maybe some of you are my OG followers who remember me cooking with the kids in the kitchen when they were very young, or hosting salad parties, cooking classes or weight loss challenges!

Humble beginnings rooted in a passion I believed in!

And then, I think it was through the pandemic, when I was stratteling both full time online teaching AND moonlighting with part time work supporting a women’s health and hormones program, that I started to rethink my “branding”.

It was definitely premature, and now I see it more as a manifestation… but I shifted my handle to COACH.

And the irony was, I had 0 coaching clients…

But. I saw myself as a coach and I called it into fruition.

In fact, I remember making a post about it and I received positive feedback about the name change.

My followers agreed, they viewed me as a coach in the women’s wellness space. It felt validating, even though it wasn’t entirely true!

And now, here I am, 4 years later, having now actually coached hundreds of women - in their fitness, nutrition and mindset!

Sometimes we call the shot blindfolded! And that’s exactly what I did!

In the comments, I’d love for you to share a coaching experience you’ve had with me!

Or what is the most valuable piece of coaching advice you’ve ever been given - by me or someone else?!

02/16/2024

What happens if your menstrual cycle 🩸 doesn’t line up with the moon 🌖?

As a menstrual health educator and cycle syncing coach, I get asked this question all the time!

The bottom line is, if your female cycle lines up with the moon, it’s super cool and witchy, but it doesn’t have to happen… it’s neither bad or good, common or uncommon, normal or weird!

That said, there is energetic alignment between the moon and women’s periods!

New Moon 🌑 = Menstrual Phase🩸
Waxing Moon 🌖 = Follicular Phase 🌸
Full Moon 🌕 = Ovulation ☀️
Waning Moon 🌙 = Luteal (PMS) Phase

In real time, the waxing moon (half moon) is in the full sky - we’re coming out of the new moon week and my actual body is preparing to shed and bleed.

So my body is syncing to the waxing moon this month.

It doesn’t mean anything more than awareness

At the end of the day, always listen to YOUR body first!

Not the moon, stars, horoscope, human design, or Enneagram🌙 ✨ 🧠 🗓️

Your own body’s energy, capacity, health and vitality should always be considered before all else!

Tune into her

How do you FEEL?

I think that we’ve outsourced attunment to our female bodies for generations and that it’s time to interrupt that pattern, once and for all!

Especially during the peri and menopause transition in our bodies as middle aged women, the last thing our body is, is predictable!

I love to anchor my weeks by my female cycle AND the moon, but I always listen to my body FIRST!

I reflect on these considerations…

Have I SLEPT well 😴 ?

What’s STRESS like?

How’s my ENERGY?

Who have I CONNECTED with lately?

What do I NEED (physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually)?

How have I been NOURISHING my body (with food and movement)?

What’s NOT SERVING me right now?

Can I DELEGATE, ELIMINATE or Lower the Bar on some things?

What do you notice about your body, cycle and the moon?! I’d love to hear all about what lands the most for you on this topic!

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