Angela McGowan, creator of Fit Mom Angela

Meet Angela

My Journey

I’m a wife, mom, step-mom, recipe lover, and the person behind Fit Mom Angela.

What you’ll find here

Healthy, family-friendly recipes
Some of my favorite finds
Tips for busy moms
Baseball-family life
Things I’m loving and learning along the way

I started this site years ago as a place to share healthy recipes, my postpartum fitness journey, and ideas that were working for our family.

A lot has changed since then, but one thing definitely hasn’t: I still love finding ways to make healthy food simple, delicious, and realistic for everyday family life.


These days, life is busy. Between family, work, baseball, activities, travel, and everything else that seems to fill the calendar, I don’t have hours to spend making complicated meals, and I’m guessing you probably don’t either.

I believe eating well doesn’t have to mean making a separate “healthy” dinner, following a perfect meal plan, or using a list of ingredients no one has in their pantry.

I’m much more interested in easy meals my family will actually eat, simple swaps that make our favorites a little healthier, and recipes that work on busy weeknights.


Over the years, this little corner of the internet has become about more than recipes, too.

It’s a reflection of the season of life I’m in, raising a blended family, spending lots of time around the baseball field, juggling a career and home, and trying to make everyday life a little easier, and more fun, along the way.

So while you’ll still find plenty of healthy, family-friendly recipes here, you may also find some of my favorite finds, tips for busy moms, baseball-family life, and other things I’m loving and learning along the way.

Nothing perfect. Nothing overly complicated.
Just real life, good food, and ideas worth sharing.

I’m so glad you’re here!