Order Up! A Conversation with Jesse Lane Lee, holistic nutritionist, cookbook author, and mom
Jesse shares her journey from food sensitivities to four cookbooks, and the simple rituals that help her family thrive.
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Jesse Lane Lee talks to One Potato about protein, picky eaters, allergen-friendly swaps, and letting go of perfection in the kitchen.
If you’re starting the year craving a healthier rhythm but don’t have the bandwidth for a total life overhaul, Jesse Lane Lee is exactly who you want in your corner. Jesse is a holistic nutritionist, cookbook author, and corporate wellness educator based in Toronto. Before she ever stepped into nutrition, Jesse spent seven years working as an engineer, so she understands the nine-to-five grind and the reality of rushing home to kids who need dinner now, not an hour from now.
Her own lifelong experience with IBS and food sensitivities transformed the way she cooks and ultimately led her to this career. What started as a restricted diet became a source of creativity when she began swapping ingredients, reinventing recipes, and building meals that made her feel good instead of depleted. Four cookbooks later, she’s still teaching that same philosophy: healthy eating isn’t about perfection; it’s about paying attention to how food makes you feel, and finding simple routines that work for real families.
In our conversation, Jesse talks about the weekly dinner assignment her mom gave her in high school (a brilliant parenting move she plans to repeat), the gentle ways she teaches her kids about fueling their bodies, and the low-pressure questions she asks them after a sugar-heavy holiday or a bag of movie-theater popcorn. She shares the allergen-friendly swaps she uses constantly and the “secret weapons” she sneaks into meals.
January often comes with pressure to fix everything at once, but Jesse reminds us that confidence in the kitchen grows one habit, one swap, and one kid-made batch of scrambled eggs at a time. For even more from Jesse, here are some resources she shared with us:
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A Conversation with Jesse Lane Lee
Introduce Yourself: I’m Jesse Lane Lee, a holistic nutritionist and cookbook author. My mission is to help busy families fit healthy eating into real life. I have two kids, ages six and eight, and they couldn’t be more different as eaters.
