"I basically found freedom in going plant based, where it might be viewed as restrictive for some people. I’m literally like, I’ve never felt so good in my entire life and so I was like I don’t want to go back to eating the other way. I just felt too good.” - Ashley Kitchens

Today we have two very special guest joining us, our friend and prep master Ashley Kitchens and her Environmentalist (aka environmental engineer) husband Nick! You guys have heard us talk about her in previous podcasts. Ashely is a registered dietitian, one-on-one health and nutrition coach, and meal prepping queen. She helps people live an easy, sustainable plant based lifestyle in whatever way works best for them. She is one of the two accounts I tell any friends wanting to go vegan to follow. On her instagram she shares all her super easy and delicious plant based recipes. Ashley was probably one of the first vegans we were introduced to when we moved to Raleigh after visiting her CrossFit box. Y'all this is only the tip of the iceberg so we’ll let her tell you more. But thank you so much for coming on our podcast.

This week we discuss:

• Ashley dives into her background and health issues she struggled with growing up

• Why Ashley got into nutrition

• How here career pivoted when she went plant based

• What’s the biggest misconception about veganism?

• Why we need to change the wording around lifestyle changes

• How we retrain our brains to understand that we don't need animal products

• Why Nick went vegan

• How Ashley helps people with emotional eating or connection to food

• Ashley’s greatest success story

• The recurring issues that her clients

• Why you should be thinking about your poop and the quality of it

• Who was the original cook in the family

• How meal prep has been beneficial

• &&& so much more . . .

Learn more about Ashley Kitchens:

Instagram @plantcenteredprep

Work with Ashley

Get Ashleys Meal prep Recipes

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