It’s not boo-hoo, it’s boo-yah!
There’s so much fear and resignation out there about women aging. Don’t believe it! This is the time when we are coming into our own. We have the skills and experience and voice. We know who we are, and we feel what is right for ourselves, our people, and the world. This is the time for pleasing less and leading more. Apologizing less and arousing more. Hiding less and feeling more. The power is palpable.
At MENOPANTRY we see empowering nutrition as a basis for celebrating the power of the female in mid-life. Every month we partner with an inspiring female creative to explore deep, true reflections and representations of this beautiful life season.
BEAUTY is WISDOM is SAVORING is JOY is COMMUNITY is CARE is HEALTH is
BEAUTY is WISDOM is SAVORING is JOY is COMMUNITY is CARE is HEALTH is
Me•no
Verb
To abide.
The word meno comes from Greek, and it has become a prefix meaning monthly. As women, we have always been connected to the cycles of the moon and the natural world.
Meno has another meaning we like too: to remain, abide. To continue to be present. To be held, kept, continually in reference to time.
Our monthly cycle has always kept us in time with the natural world. As we let go of menstruation, we abide, still, with ourselves, remaining present and kept.
Caring for our bodies and being in community with other women. Yes.
Hello! We’re Kate & Caitlin.
Kate Howe, MFA, is a designer and creative entrepreneur. Kate’s strengths include turning big ideas into beautiful, meaningful realities. Her strengths do not include cooking — which made it especially disorienting when perimenopause knocked her sideways and she learned that her former eating habits wouldn’t cut it in this new phase. Fortunately, her doctor recommended a nutritionist. Even more fortunately, that nutritionist was Caitlin.
Caitlin Hosmer Kirby, MS, RD, is a clinical nutrition powerhouse with degrees from Cornell and Tufts, and years of experience guiding patients through major health transitions at Beth Israel and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Her own journey through perimenopause was smooth — largely because she knew exactly how to support herself through food. Now, she’s bringing that knowledge to the rest of us.
We created Menopantry to offer women a science-backed, genuinely delicious daily ritual — one that supports energy, digestion, sleep, and mood during midlife and beyond. We believe that food is medicine, women in community are medicine, and this chapter of life deserves better tools.
We hope this smoothie brings you energy, joy, and vitality every day. It’s been working for us.