Made in Nature

“Eat Like You Give a Fork,” effervescent author Mareya Ibrahim ( St. Martin’s Press) is known as the Fit Foodie – celebrity chef, holistic nutrition coach, speaker, award-winning entrepreneur and patented inventor. 

We stored Mayera’s little zippered cloth lunch box until it looked a little worn. But it had a new life as soon as we used it all during the December holiday season when we worked out in the field in East LA and so many of our favorite Mexican restaurants were closed entirely or too far away for us to do a pick-up. The little “lunch box” has net side pocket for fruit and another front pocket for napkins or paper forks and knives although we found the interior to be surprisingly roomy. It is a far cry from doing lunch at a research field job for LAUSD in South Center and the westside for over a year when we lunched solely on protein bars until we looked at the label one day and were appalled.

Mayura is the author of “The Clean Eating Handbook,” a signature chef to the NY Times bestseller “The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life” by Rick Warren, Dr. Daniel Amen and Dr. Mark Hyman and a contributor to Recipe Rehab.She is the founder of Grow Green Industries, INC. and is the co-creator of the eatCleaner® line of products, featured on HSN and QVC.

Her podcast, “Recipes for your Best Life,” shares enticing food for thought and interviews with notable change makers.  Mareya was a featured chef on the Emmy-nominated show Recipe Rehab, and is featured in hundreds of Livestrong and eHow videos.  Mareya is a Signature Chef for the New York Times bestseller “The Daniel Plan” with Dr. Rick Warren, Dr. Daniel Amen and Dr. Mark Hyman.  Her column, “The Fit Foodie,” appears in Edible Orange County Magazine. 

Mareya Ibrahim is a TV chef, holistic nutrition coach, author and award-winning entrepreneur and inventor. She is the founder of Grow Green Industries, INC. and the creator of the Eat Cleaner line of food wash and wipes. Her backpage column, “The Fit Foodie”, has appeared in Edible Orange County Magazine for 7 years. Chef Mareya is the host of “The Real Dish” Podcast, was a featured chef on the Food Network, eHow.com, Livestrong.com. and the Emmy- nominated cooking show, Recipe Rehab. Mareya has been a keynote or featured speaker for dozens of events, including the Sustainable Foods Summit, The Green Festival, The California School Nutrition Association Conference, The Fit Expo and The Daniel Plan.

We love Mareya’s recipes because they are classics with a contemporary twist. The Spaghetti Squash Pad Thai is our new favorite that substitutes Spaghetti Squash that is fun on its own because after it cooks, it can be taken out of the gourd with a fork or knife in strands.