Thank you for 25 years!

Since we opened our doors in 1999, Mom’s Meals^® has been dedicated to making quality nutrition more accessible and helping people improve their overall health and better manage their chronic conditions. This year marks our 25th anniversary. With this exciting milestone, Mom’s Meals CEO Chris Choi reflects with deep, heartfelt gratitude to our partners, clients and team members for making this journey possible.

Small town roots reaching nationwide

Mom’s Meals was started by the Anderson family in a small rural Iowa town in 1999. Barb Anderson, the mom of Mom’s Meals, and her husband Rick needed to ensure their moms were getting meals on a regular basis. They were both widowed, living alone and needed nutritious food to better manage chronic health conditions. The business idea grew from there.

Our first contract was providing meals to older adults living in rural and remote areas, far from existing meal routes or senior centers offering congregate meals. Now, 25 years later, Mom’s Meals delivers to any address nationwide.

Watch the video to see how it all started

I invite you to take a look at the Mom’s Meals history video and our growth into an industry-leading, nationwide home-delivered meals provider.

Making a positive impact through partnerships

Living our mission of improving lives through better nutrition at home would not be possible without our partners. Working closely with hundreds of health plans, area agencies on aging, managed care organizations and state governments, we are grateful to be connected with people in organizations who are just as passionate about using food as medicine and bringing nutritious food to more tables. Together we are:

• Reducing food insecurity
• Addressing social determinants of health
• Helping people manage their chronic conditions and recover from hospital stays
• Supporting the health of expectant and new mothers
• Empowering more people to remain independent in their homes

Clients are like family

What sounds good to eat? I’m sure you’ve wondered that yourself. It’s something we take very seriously and listening to the feedback of our clients is essential. Surveys and honest phone conversations are some of the ways we get client input that helps to drive our menus and fuel our customer care team and delivery operations. If people enjoy and look forward to mealtime, they are more likely to eat more of their meals and get the nutrition needed for better health. It is our privilege to serve our clients and are honored they rely on us for their nutritional needs. We consider them part of the Mom’s Meals family.

Our Mom's Meals team

Each and every team member at Mom’s Meals plays a role in supporting healthy outcomes for the communities and people around us. We realize the importance of what we do, since some individuals won’t be able to eat without our service. I am constantly awed and inspired by the thoughtfulness, care and dedication that our Mom’s Meals associates show to each other, and to our partners and clients.

Thank you for making 25 years of Mom’s Meals possible

Thank you to all who are a part of our 25-year history. I look forward to working together unlocking the power of food as medicine for many more people in the years to come.