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October 21, 2021
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Fixin’ to Eat offers nutritious meals and quality family time BY MIA ANDREA
Peoria Times Staff Writer
Jaimi Morgan knows firsthand that meal preparation is the key to a nutritious, quick, quality meal for any family. According to her, the dinner table is a space for families to connect, and the meal everyone shares should be healthy and easy to prepare. Morgan opened Fixin’ to Eat’s doors on Bell Road in January 2019 as a meal kit service with pick-up and delivery options. She owned a similar meal preparation company in the early 2000s, but after the Great Recession, she chose to go back to school and pursued a career in health care. While working with patients, she no-
ticed their lack of nutrition and energy as they weren’t physically able to cook healthy meals. She felt inspired to use her background in nutrition to pursue her passion for accessible and easy meal preparation, which led to the creation of Fixin’ to Eat. The local meal kit company offers a range of meals, side dishes and desserts that rotate monthly and are available in single and family servings. Each kit comes with all the ingredients necessary for the meal and they are designed to keep well in fridges and freezers. By eliminating food waste and the time-consuming process of grocery Peoria Mayor Cathy Carlat named Jaimi Morgan’s meal preparation company, shopping, Morgan hopes that her busiFixin’ to Eat the August 2021 Restaurant of the Month. The local meal kit company offers a range of meals, side dishes and desserts that rotate monthly and are available in single and family serivings. (Submitted photo)
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