Columbus Boss: Gotta Eat Muffins

This week’s Columbus Boss is delicious & healthy! Not always an easy feat when searching for the perfect muffin. Gotta Eat Muffins began some what by accident. Owner and creator, Jodi Attar’s family has been enjoying this specific mix of muffins for years.

After several requests from friends to fill their stomachs with her delicious muffins, Jodi finally decided to turn her hobby into a business.

With support and encouragement from the community along with family & friends, in the spring of 2016 Jodi made Gotta Eat Muffins official. 

Oat bran chocolate chip muffins, filled with whole grain oats, flax seed and wheat germ. These muffins are every Mom’s answer to a quick snack, an afternoon treat and lunchbox sweets that are also healthy. The demand for her muffins is only gaining more fans, as you can now find Gotta Eat Muffins in two locations in Columbus.

With a degree in business, Jodi found it easy to excel at a career in medical sales but the passion wasn’t there. She knew she needed a career change and with full support from her family Jodi is about to earn her second masters degree in marriage and family therapy.

Helping people, giving back to the community and finally feeling like she has found a career that fits her personal goals has been very fulfilling for Jodi. As a marriage and family therapist, she will be working with individuals, couples and families to assist them in addressing a variety of mental and behavioral struggles. 

Much like her career Jodi believes you should not only love what you do, you should also love what you eat! She enjoys nothing more than hearing about how much people love eating her muffins while knowing they are also putting healthy ingredients in to fuel their bodies.

All Gotta Eat Specialty Muffins are frozen immediately after baking and cooling, which optimizes freshness and quality. Muffins are delivered to the customer free of charge, frozen and can easily be thawed in the microwave or at room temperature.

The freezing results in a deliciously moist and fresh muffin every time!

Smiles all around as friends enjoy tasty Gotta Eat Muffins!

The first location to carry Gotta Eat Muffins was Dell’s Homemade Ice Cream in Dublin, Ohio.

Mean Bean in Powell, Ohio is also now carrying jumbo and mini Gotta Eat Muffins! As well as freezer bags to take home and stock up for those back to school snacks that are right around the corner. Their drive thru makes stopping by extremely convenient and fast, especially with little ones in the car!

Jodi’s son, Ashton who enjoys a delicious muffin at least once a day! Breakfast, an afternoon snack, lunchbox treats or post soccer practice are perfect times to enjoy a muffin.

I recently served Gotta Eat Muffins in place of cupcakes at a birthday party and they were a HUGE hit! Not only did all of the adults but every single child helped themselves to a muffin and came back for seconds. Made with healthy ingredients but also filled with chocolate chips, give you just enough sweetness to satisfy that sugar crave!

Rhys kept a tight grip on a muffin all day!

Jodi & Family