Today's episode is with my friend Rachael DeVaux of Rachael’s Good Eats. She's a Registered Dietician, personal trainer, and has a cult following on Instagram. She grew up in Washington and graduated from Oregon State University where she started the @rachaelsgoodeats Instagram account as a college student. She now shares recipes, intuitive eating strategies, and simple workouts with more than 645,000 followers. She's such an easy, laid back lady and her first cookbook, Rachael’s Good Eats, is out now. It’s full of easy, laid back, nutrient rich recipes for you and your family to try. This is definitely a cookbook I'll be using throughout the year and know you’ll love it too!

Rachael is such a breath of fresh air. In this episode we talk about what inspired her interest in healthy eating, how she launched and grew her online business, the behind the scenes of her fitness programs and the process of writing her new cookbook, her favorite recipes and tips to share for people new to cooking, and her overall philosophy on nutrition, creating authentic content, and finding what’s best for our bodies. I'm so excited for you guys to get to know her.

We also cover…

00:02:00 — Following Your Gut & Building an Authentic Brand

• What sparked Rachael’s interest in eating healthy
• How Rachael’s family dinners growing up inspired her
• Butcher Box
• What Rachael learned in RD school that she has applied & abandoned 
• What it was like for Rachael to build her online business and Instagram account 
• How Rachael has built and launched her fitness programs
• Following your gut and intuition with business & personal decisions

00:27:00 — A Beginner’s Guide for Making Easy, Healthy Meals at Home 

• How her new book came to be 
• What it’s like behind the scenes of creating a cookbook
• Some of Rachael’s favorite recipes from her new cookbook
• Staples that Rachael always has in her kitchen
• Tips for people who are new to cooking

00:36:00 — Rachael’s Food Philosophy & How to Find What’s Right for You

• Rachael’s food philosophy being gluten and dairy free 
• How Rachael healed her gut completely 
• How Rachael came to create her 7-day sugar detox and benefits of reducing sugar intake
• Rachael’s personal eating preferences and style
• Experimenting with foods and finding what works best for you
• What foods really make Rachael feel her best

Resources:

• Website: rachaelsgoodeats.com
• Read: Rachael's Good Eats: Easy, Laid-Back, Nutrient-Rich Recipes
• Instagram: @rachaelsgoodeats
• Facebook: Rachael’s Good Eats 
• Tik Tok: @rachaelsgoodeats 

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