Eating at Every Age

You might recognize Chef Mareya Ibrahim, aka “The Fit Foodie,” from one of her appearances as a Lifestyle and Nutrition Expert on shows like “The Doctors” and The Food Network. For over 20 years, Ibrahim has been a respected and passionate voice in helping people eat healthily and plentifully while boosting immunity and supporting a balanced lifestyle. With plenty of humor, she provides real-world advice and outlines her many tips and strategies for living a vibrant, healthy life.“Bottom line, I want to help people unlock the formula to enjoy food, nourish their bodies, and not feel deprived,” says Ibrahim, Founder of eatcleaner.com, “From teens to 40+, I love it when people realize healthy eating is easy and doesn’t have to be boring. Instead of counting the bites, it’s about making every bite count – towards vibrant health” With a chef’s perspective and a holistic nutrition approach, Ibrahim believes that you don’t have to cut out any food that you love, and the word “diet” needs to be taken out of your vocabulary. Her book Eat Like you Give a Fork: The Real Dish on Eating to Thrive outlines an eight-part strategy for eating plentifully AND joyfully. The idea is to optimize food choices and structure your food to fill up on the good stuff, like good fats, and ultimately, through the right decisions, redesign your metabolism and change your cravings. “People have asked me, where do you get your energy? It’s all about the lifestyle.” Always with a smile, Ibrahim believes in nourished eating that is flavorful and fun. The key is to stock your kitchen and have plenty of the right foods – and superfoods – in your arsenal.  Some “Fit Foodie” favorite nutrition hacks:

• Best said by Total Shape Magazine in the article How to lose weight in your 30's - "Keep it simple. Forget about calorie-laced beverages like fruit juices, coffee drinks, and sodas, as drinking water is undeniably best." 
• Flavor bombs made with garlic, herbs and ghee or olive oil, frozen into old-school ice cube trays for an instant boost to veggies and proteins. 
• Collagen superfoods ‘smart’ coffee, made with organic coffee, collagen creamer, cinnamon and lion’s mane & chaga mushroom extract 
• Nutrient-dense sandwich/wrap spread (made with avocado, basil, chili pepper, garlic, pistachios and avoFresh).
• Make-ahead superfoods smoothie packs, including berries, pitaya chia and flax seeds, greens and collagen protein powder.
• Five-minute superfoods pasta sauce you can pair with pasta, veggies, quinoa, and more!

With a passion for spreading the word about holistic eating, Ibrahim is the author of multiple books and has partnered with other renowned health and wellness experts, including Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. Daniel Amen. An entrepreneur and inventor, her passion for clean eating led her to develop a Eat Cleaner® line of eco-friendly food wash and wipes. Find her on a growing collection of over 500 clean eating how-to videos on her YouTube.# # # About Grow Green Industries, Inc./ Eat Cleaner®:Grow Green Industries, Inc. dba eatCleaner® is leading the way in eco-solutions for food safety and shelf life extension. Co-founded by Dr. Shawki Ibrahim, Ph.D. and Mareya Ibrahim (“The Fit Foodie”), the company is dedicated to providing effective and scientifically-proven products to help you live safely. Visit growgreenindustries.com andeatcleaner.com to learn more. About Chef Mareya, “The Fit Foodie”:Mareya Ibrahim is “The Fit Foodie” – a natural products industry expert, chef, holistic nutrition coach, award-winning entrepreneur/ inventor, and author of The Clean Eating Handbook, along with the #1 best-seller Eat Like You Give a Fork: The Real Dish on Eating to Thrive (St. Martin’s Griffin). She is the founder of Grow Green Industries, Inc. and the creator of the Eat Cleaner® line of plant-based food wash and wipes. She is also a signature chef and key contributor to the NY Times best-seller The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life by Rick Warren, Dr. Daniel Amen, and Dr. Mark Hyman. Since 2011, she has inspired and informed Southern California residents through the “Fit Foodie” column in Edible Orange County Magazine. In addition to providing a growing catalog of more than 500 original how-to cooking videos on YouTube, she is a featured chef on The Food Network, eHow.com, LiveStrong.com, and the Emmy-nominated show “Recipe Rehab.”