Let’s take a moment to stop feeling guilty about using the "easy button" for meals that aren’t home-cooked. You’re not cutting corners—you’re being strategic. And now, research backs you up.

A recent study in Health Affairs found that participants who received medically-tailored meals saved their insurance companies up to $6,299 per year in averted hospitalization costs. Connecticut led the charge, but the benefits were seen nationwide.

Here’s the best part: the Dr. Katie Detox is a physician-designed, chef-executed meal plan. It’s created in micro-batches, packed with macro-balance, and built on the same principles this research celebrates. So yes—you can eat food made by someone else and support your long-term health.

Why do medically-designed meals save money?

Because most of us don’t have the time (or mental bandwidth) to consistently plan, shop, cook, and clean up every single day. Let’s be real: meal prep is more than a few chopped veggies. It’s a whole system—from making the grocery list to washing the dishes. Actually, as I write that out, I’m a little overwhelmed myself, and I do it all of the time.

That’s where support—and creativity—comes in.

Meal planning can be a chore…or a creative act. And creativity, by the way, is one of the best antidotes to stress and anxiety.

When you’re feeling overwhelmed or worried about something in the future, take a break and access your creativity.

For me this looks like a short page in my pink leather journal, or organizing one drawer in my kitchen that needs a new approach, or going into my closet and piecing together a few outfits that I didn’t realize were possible, or getting a cookbook off the shelf that I loftily bought while on a matcha latte high one random Saturday while on a girls trip that I haven’t cracked open since…and picking a recipe with a short ingredient list that looks tasty.

Creativity invites presence. It pulls us out of worry and into the present moment. It reminds us that a new way forward is always available—even with food.

So whether you’re planning a fun weekend meal or saying yes to meals made for you with care and purpose, know this: you’re not taking shortcuts. You’re choosing wisely. The Dr. Katie Detox in an investment in yourself.

And yes, you can feel good about that.

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