About Us - Fit Foodies Meal Prep

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Meals Created by Certified Personal Trainers, Nutrition Coaches, & Award Winning Chefs

Fit Foodies Meal Prep was born from a desire to scientifically assist people from all walks of life to achieve their nutrition goals. We work with real chefs to create delicious meals using custom macro nutrient measurements.

We are excited to bring a fresh, flavor forward, approach to the nutrition world. We work to bridge the gap between a creative culinary adventure, and a nutrition forward lifestyle. We are a company started by health and fitness professionals and backed by Award Winning Chefs. Combining flavor with healthy eating, and helping to change the course of people’s lives, one bite at a time.

Founder and Nutrition Specialist

Rachel Ricks, the Owner and Founder of Fit Foodies Meal Prep, has been a health, wellness and fitness specialist for 21 years. She holds Weight Loss Specialist, Nutrition Specialist, Personal Training and Women’s Fitness Specialist certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). As well as a BA in Business from USF.

Rachel also owns an Orangetheory Fitness franchise in Tampa FL. When Covid shut down her studio she was determined to find another source of income and another way to help people. After building nutrition plans for clients for over 10 years she decided to make it more convenient for people to reach their goals by taking the guess work out of what they should be eating. "The idea of macros is to never feel deprived. Diets fail, macros allow a sustainable lifestyle change".

Culinary Director of Operations

Rachel Bennett is a Tampa native, and attended HCC’s culinary program at the beginning of her career. Her path began as a line at Bern’s Steakhouse. After a few years with that restaurant Rachel quickly realized her passion would always be in the culinary industry. She has been a food stylist for HSN, a caterer for Puff n Stuff, and a Sous Chef for Edison: Food+Drink Lab. In 2014, she began her journey with the Oxford Commons Group. In 2018, after working her way up in the company, she was offered the opportunity of Executive Chef at The Library Restaurant in St. Pete, Oxford Commons second restaurant.

Rachel has been listed as a James Beard Award semifinalist for Rising Star Chef of the year after opening The Library. She also has won an array of awards including Best Chef 2019 for Savor St. Pete. She has been in multiple publications including, South Tampa Magazine, Creative Loafing, Scout Guide, etc. She also competed on Guys Grocery Games on the Food Network, and has been on multiple TV news stations.

Along with her love of culinary, is her passion for fitness and nutrition. Rachel realized she could combine her love of culinary and wellness and embark on a new journey with Fit Foodies.