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OFFICIAL RELAUNCH OF FITNESS KITCHEN LA:Southern California based Meal Delivery Service Offers Healthy Food Right to Your Doorstep

November 11, 2015

I will admit, I was hesitant to try another home delivery food program. I am always disappointed! There is never enough to eat. It always tastes like cardboard. And I usually eat all my meals in one sitting. Fitness Kitchen LA recently relaunched and I was open to trying a couple of days and holy wow – YUM.

It’s a healthy meal delivery service with a new updated meal program with à la carte options, a soon to come vegetarian plan and an updated user friendly website so it is super easy to order. But lets talk about the food – it was GREAT. I was not hungry. In fact, I had to call in to make sure they did not send me too much for one day!

I was pleasantly surprised by this nutritious chef-prepared delivery service!

The meals are based on a users’ health and fitness goals. Options include the newly renamed base plans: Trim, Maintain and Train. These plans all include four meals per day which vary in portion to accommodate the specific plan.

Additionally, Fitness Kitchen LA now also offers an à la carte menu as well as the new and improved VIP custom program.

The à la carte option offers users the opportunity to pick and choose which meals they would like delivered to them. A majority of the à la carte options are also available for purchase at various Earthbar locations in Los Angeles as well as at Body Energy Club in Hollywood.

The new VIP Custom option gives members a more tailored plan based on their own personal needs, ideal for those with any dietary restrictions.

All menu items from Fitness Kitchen LA are specially created and prepared by nutritional consultant Tom Nelson and the culinary artistry of Chef Marieno Iorieo. Together, Chef Marieno and Tom Nelson create delicious meals that combine lean proteins, complex carbohydrates, healthy fats, ample portions of vegetables and fresh fruit to reach the health and fitness goals of each meal plan. Fitness Kitchen LA works exclusively with the freshest local, high quality ingredients in Southern California.

These ingredients are featured in savory menu items that may include: Pumpkin Protein Pancakes with Coconut Butter Cream & Sautéed Apples. Turkey with Arugula, Cherry Tomatoes & Asparagus with Sesame-Orange Vinaigrette, and Grilled Top Sirloin with Walnut “Cream” Sauce & Roasted Vegetables.

For information on carrying Fitness Kitchen LA’s delicious and nutritious grab-and-go menu at your retail location please contact info@fitnesskitchenLA.com.

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Hungry Root | Nourish Snacks : Healthy YUMMY foods I’m devouring

October 28, 2015

Hungry Root

Rethink vegetables.

Unleash the flavor of vegetables, bring them to the center of your plate, and make them a craveable meal.

DIVINE. EASY. HEALTHY. EASY!!

You will eat this out of the container!

(and obsessed with their website!!)

Nourish Snacks

I was in an office doing some freelance design work and these were in the kitchen. Let’s just say, I shoved a ton in my bag at the end of each day. Sshhh.

My kids are addicted. I can’t get enough. I now have them all, spread throughout my car and apartment.

You HAVE to start with one of these yummy boxes – trust me now, thank me later. Your kids will love you. And that’s a good thing.

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Tin Star Foods’ Cultured Grassfed Ghee and Brown Butter

September 23, 2015

Move over coconut oil, make some room for Ghee. Tin Star Foods make a Cultured and Brown Butter Ghee and these bitches are ruling my kitchen! I’m trying to get my kids accustomed to the new flavor profile because it is so much better for them than regular butter. Obviously, after one taste, I was addicted. You can buy it here or at Erewhon market.

Ghee is quickly becoming known as a superfood butter-alternative that can actually aid in weight loss and is widely encouraged by Paleo enthusiasts because it contains no lactose. Tin Star Foods’ Cultured Ghee has been replacing butter in grilling, stove top cooking, baking, and of course, in butter coffee. But what is it? Here is the breakdown:

1)   Ghee is butter, but a specific form of clarified butter (yes, still dairy)
2)   Ghee does not contain lactose, making it safe for those that are lactose-intolerant and/or follow a paleo diet
3)   You can use ghee as a butter replacement in cooking, baking, grilling, and spread on your favorite piece of bread. Many are also adding ghee to their coffee instead of milk
4) Ghee is 100% casein free, high in Vitamin D, Tonalin CLA, healthy fatty acids, and other essential nutrients that can aid with weight loss

Brown Butter

OH yes… the Brown Butter, lovingly called a Caramel Kiss of Perfection, is just that. Its buttery, nutty, caramel in a bottle. Don’t drink it. (you will want to).

They gently allow the milk solids to toast allowing the flavor profile of this gorgeous ghee to develop. Just like the trademark Cultured Ghee, it is lab tested Lactose and Casein free. Its the perfect pair for an afternoon scone or in your buttered coffee in the morning. Our customers love to grill and and bake with it, as the deep rich flavor is unparalleled.

Cultured Ghee

The Classic – the Cultured Ghee is perfection in butter form. They slow cook their cultured butter over an open flame, just the way Hima, the owner, learned from her mama. It’s got a rich buttery flavor that allows any dish to come alive with little effort. High in k2, D, E, and Tonalin CLA its a no brainer to add it to your daily meal plan.

They tell new customers to flavor with it like butter, and cook with it like a cooking fat.

It’s extremely high heat threshold of 485 degrees makes it perfect for the stove top or grilling. Ghee is a dream to bake with and delicious in coffee too.

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FATwater:
we’re not chewing the fat here, we’re drinking it.

July 31, 2015

In my college days, I had a buddy named Jerry who would stir a tablespoon of butter into his morning coffee. We thought he was nuts. And he was. He was not the poster child of good health. He would add cream cheese to an egg sandwich at the deli, consume copious amounts of drugs and alcohol (well, it WAS college) and his only exercise was lifting weights every 16 days or so. He was a big kid and his diet suggested his heart was the size of a canned ham.

Fast forward to 2014 and enter Bulletproof coffee. The first time I was introduced to this new take on Joseph and the hype it created, I immediately jumped to the conclusion that Jerry was the founder.

One day, while visiting San Diego, I walked in on my friend Paul (who is a fitness instructor) making it:

Brew a cup of coffee
Add 1-2 tablespoons grass-fed, unsalted butter
Mix it all in a blender for 20-30 seconds until it is foamy

Official Bulletproof recipe here!

I missed the part where he added the MCT oil (or as bulletproof coffee aficionados like to call it, Brain Octane, of which we are daily addicts). I was taken a back. Here I am drinking three to four cups of coffee a day, loaded with half and half and wondering why my jeans don’t button, and my friend is drinking coffee with butter and oil mixed into it and he looks like a Spartan warrior. There hasn’t been a beverage revelation like this since the fizzy lifting drink developed by Willy Wonka, and that wasn’t even fucking real.

I now envisioned Jerry driving a new Tesla down the Long Island Expressway, sipping on a travel mug with butter lathered into his mustache. In between sips, he was laughing maniacally in jest of his college friends who ridiculed his morning rituals. Only after a cursory Google search, I learned immediately that Jerry was not the founder.

Dave Asprey, founder and CEO of Bulletproof

It was a guy who goes by the name of Dave Asprey. So now that we ruled out Jerry as the founder, lets talk about Bulletproof’s latest performance enhancer: FATwater. FATwater contains patented nanoparticles of Bulletproof XCT Oil™, the most valuable Medium Chain Triglyceride fats (MCTs) found in coconut oil. Your body easily absorbs these XCT Oil nanoparticles, which efficiently escort water into your body so you can experience extreme hydration. Extreme hydration?! Let’s just say this stuff makes the hump on a camel look like a fruit dehydrator. It’s been an unseasonably hot and humid summer in L.A. I have been battling dehydration since Memorial Day. I barely drink any water, I’m either too busy, too dumb or too forgetful.

FATwater changed that real fast. After just a few gulps of this elixir I felt instantly hydrated…and it tastes great! You would think water mixed with oil would taste like, well, water mixed with oil. But the added essence of the fruit flavors will really give other flavored waters a run for their money.

Plus only 2 grams of fat and only 20 calories (compared to sugary energy drinks like Gatorcrap).

So next time you find yourself dehydrated, grab a bottle of FATwater and turn your dried out, sandpapered tongue into what will instantly feel like the the main tributary of Niagara Falls. Just look out for Jerry, he may try to ride a barrel down it.

About Bulletproof
Founded by biohacker, bestselling author and Bulletproof Coffee creator Dave Asprey, Bulletproof is dedicated to providing the world with groundbreaking, science-based information, techniques, tools and products to help people perform better, increase focus, enhance energy, and live longer. Resources include #1 ranked radio show and podcast Bulletproof Radio, the New York Times bestselling book THE BULLETPROOF DIET, documentary feature film MOLDY, The Bulletproof Executive blog, and more. https://www.bulletproofexec.com

About Trinity Ventures
Trinity Ventures is a top-tier venture capital firm combining business insight, practical expertise and a personal touch to help start-ups win big. For over eleven funds, Trinity has helped passionate entrepreneurs with breakthrough ideas transform markets and lives. Trinity’s investment team takes a collaborative approach and believes in personal engagement, mutual respect and goal alignment to deliver out-sized returns to entrepreneurs and investors. The firm invests in early stage technology companies with emphases on Cloud, Digital Media, Social Commerce and Entertainment, and Software as a Service.

– Written by Christian Majewski

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Summertime Wellness: Look and Feel Your Best with Juice from the Raw Cleanses

July 18, 2015

Juice from the Raw offers three distinct cleanse lines for all levels of experience, with six juices per day for a total of three consecutive days. The cleanses are produced without harmful high pressure pasteurizing (hpp) and are frozen immediately to help keep enzymes and good bacteria alive while helping to preserve vital nutrients.

The Whenever Cleanse: A healthy balance of green and fruit juices that are ideal for first timers. This is Juice from the Raw’s best-selling cleanse and is recommended for beginners.
The Believer Cleanse: A deep and invigorating cleanse, perfect for those who have previous experience cleansing.
The Forever Cleanse: Consists of mostly green juices and is ideal for those who are accustomed to regular cleansing. This line provides a deep detox and is packed with healthy nutrients and enzymes.

I decided to try the Believer Cleanse:

It arrived with these directions below. Before I started I already cheated by tasting them all. Ok, they are amazing. It’s going to be impossible not to drink all 18 in one day, or prevent my kids from pounding them down. In fact, they have already absconded with 6 and devoured around 3 each in a few hours.

Your Believer Cleanse has been formulated to help detoxify your body with a balance of fresh vegetables and fruits. The order of the cleanse is set to help you function easily throughout the day. Start with your green juice as your breakfast, and end the day with a cashew milk. Drink each portion in 2-3 hour intervals or when you start feeling hungry, the timing is not set in stone. You can have as much water as you like.

Your juices have been sent to you frozen to maintain freshness. Remember your juices are unpasteurized, the enzymes and good bacteria are still alive. We freeze the juices right after they are pressed to keep the nutrients from deteriorating. Please thaw out when you are ready to start juicing. You can keep them frozen up to 6 months, after they thaw it will only last about 3-4 days. You should defrost 6 bottles at a time (one day’s worth at a time) the day before at ROOM TEMP. Generally it takes about 4-6 hours to defrost. When they are mostly thawed but still very cold place in the fridge to start in the morning. (Do not defrost overnight).

First choose 3 days that would be convenient for you to do a cleanse. Doing it during work is recommended, as free time is a killer when you are not eating. The days prior, try to cut out as much coffee and alcohol as you can. No eating fried foods or anything equivalently unhealthy.

Although food is not allowed during the cleanse, an exception is made for 1 raw vegetable a day (any kind you like). You need to add a touch of salt to supplement the sodium the cleanse lacks. Most people think salt is bad for you, but the truth is that TOO much salt is bad for you. When you don’t get any sodium at all, it’s also bad.

Based in Brooklyn, N.Y., Juice from the Raw is a family-owned business that grew from Ouri’s Fruits, a successful fruits and vegetables shop operated by the Galili family since 1976. Renowned for sourcing the highest quality produce worldwide and inspired by the success of their bottled juices sold in store, the Galili family now offers delicious cold-pressed juice cleanses nationwide at juicefromtheraw.com.

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