happy healthy smart : A busy moms answer to healthy delicious meals

Fixate will teach you how to make healthy, delicious meals that fit into your busy lifestyle. And every recipe includes container equivalents to use with 21 Day Fix, as well as nutritional information you can use with any Beachbody fitness program.

If you follow my blog, then you know how much I love 21 Day Fix. I know, I've said it before, it is not a diet...it's a lifestyle, and it can totally transform your body and your health. Celebrity trainer, Autumn Calabrese, developed the 21 Day Fix program and the sequel 21 Day Fix Extreme and since the release of the popular programs, "Fixers" everywhere have been asking for more. Search Pinterest and you'll find pin after pin, board after board, dedicated to food favorites that comply with the ever popular colorful container portion control system designed by Autumn. Well, she's back and she's dishing out 101 of her best recipes to success in an all new 21 Day Fix companion cookbook, Fixate.

The demand for the book has been off the charts. "People have been asking about it for so long," she says. It will finally be available next week!

Fixate will teach you how to make healthy, delicious meals that fit into your busy lifestyle. And every recipe includes container equivalents to use with 21 Day Fix, as well as nutritional information you can use with any Beachbody fitness program.

PERSONAL PASSION

I really feel inspired by Autumn more than any other Beachbody trainer. Maybe it's because we're both Italian and we both grew up in the restaurant business. But I fully understand her devotion to eating whole, natural foods. That's why I was so inspired by the fact that she reached into her family history for inspiration. "My family was in the restaurant business, so I basically grew up in the kitchen," she explains. "I was able to take my family's recipes and make them healthier."

"We took our time, tested the recipes and I love every single one of them," she says with pride. "It's not fancy cooking; there's a variety of everyday go-to recipes and special recipes for special occasions."

How many recipes are in the book, you ask? Try 101. Some were creations of a chef very close to Autumn's heart: her brother. "That makes it even more sentimental for me," she says.

Each of the recipes comes complete with detailed instructions, mouthwatering photos, nutritional information and container equivalents. What's more, Autumn has added icons to each recipe that will let readers know if they are paleo, gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian.

"This book is for everybody," says Autumn. "You don't have to be graduates of 21 Day Fix or 21 Day Fix EXTREME. You also don't have to be a chef or great in the kitchen. It's for anyone who wants to make healthier versions of the foods they love."

According to Autumn, "Everyone will use the book differently. For some, it will become their "go-to" cookbook they use every single day. Others may use it when they're going to a special event like a barbeque or party."

And in addition to all the amazing recipes, Autumn has also included a detailed checklist for her absolute must-have kitchen and pantry staples, as well as the basic utensils and tools that every cook needs.

Inside Fixate you'll find a section for every possible meal you can imagine: simple breakfasts, on-the-go lunches, sit down dinners, soups, salads, as well as healthy snacks like kale chips and protein bars.

Autumn insisted that all the "on-the-go" lunch recipes be easy and fast for working moms. "I based all of the lunches off leftovers from dinner and even breakfast," she reveals. "I turned them into delicious, easy-to-make lunch recipes." Autumn adds, "I also included a few of my favorite Shakeology recipes—even some Fix-approved skinny cocktails."

And then there's the desserts. "I have a big sweet tooth so I was really pleased with them," she says. "I especially love the brownies (made with chick peas), peanut butter cookies and cake recipes, and the desserts are all gluten-free so absolutely everyone can enjoy them."