The Fall cookbook is here
Food is medicine. Medicine shouldn't taste bad.
High-protein, nutrient-dense whole food that's gluten- and sugar-free — meals your whole family will actually eat, designed for sensitive bodies and busy weeknights.
Hi, I'm Kelsey
Healthy food should still be the food you can't wait to eat.
For more than ten years I spent my Sundays buried in cookbooks, hunting for meals that were high in protein, nutrient-dense, gluten-free and free of refined sugar — and good enough that my whole family, toddlers included, would actually eat them.
Then a chronic autoimmune condition that attacks my spine and gut made it personal. So I stopped searching for perfect recipes and built the system I couldn't find. California Girl is the way my family actually eats today.
Every recipe, labeled
Eat the way your body needs.
Every recipe is high protein, made with nutrient-dense whole food, and gluten- and sugar-free — then labeled from its actual ingredients and macros, so you can find what works for your body at a glance. Full macros on every recipe make it simple to hit your protein and macro goals — no guesswork, no tracking-app math.
Inside every book
Breakfast to dinner, done.
Every season covers the whole day. Each dinner is built around one package of lean protein and a short list of produce from a regular grocery store.
Dinners
High-protein dinners with something crispy, creamy, zesty or bright in every bite.
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Prep Step Lunches
Make once on Sunday, eat all week. Lunches built to hold for four days in the fridge.
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Blended & Bowled
Smoothies and breakfast bowls with real protein, for mornings that start at a sprint.
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The California Girl system
Healthy eating that works on a Tuesday at 5:30.
With a toddler at your feet, or it doesn't work at all. Here's how the system takes the guesswork out of the week.
Stock up once a month
Buy lean proteins in bulk when they're on sale, including chicken, turkey, bison and shrimp. Portion them into 1.5 lb dinner bags and freeze them flat.
Pick your week in ten minutes
Choose the week's seasonal lineup on Sunday — from the list in ten minutes. Weekly menus and shopping lists are right here on the site.
Shop fresh, cook fast
One produce run a week. Thaw one dinner bag, follow the recipe, and get a real dinner on the table on a weeknight.
California Girl · Fall Edition
Maple, sage and roasted squash — with 40-plus grams of protein.
All the cozy, comforting flavors of fall, rebuilt for the way you want to eat now. Every recipe is high protein, nutrient-dense whole food, gluten- and sugar-free, and reviewed and improved by a registered dietitian.
- 40-plus grams of protein in every dinner
- 33 seasonal recipes per cookbook: dinners, prep-ahead lunches, smoothies and bowls
- Diet labels and full macros on every recipe, so hitting your macro goals is easy
- No specialty stores, no complicated techniques
$15Instant PDF download
A taste of fall
Dinners you'll actually crave.
A few favorites from the Fall book. Every one is labeled, macro-counted and tested in a real family kitchen.
43g proteinMaple-Dijon Rosemary Chicken & Roasted Carrots
49g proteinLemon-Sage Shrimp over Whipped Ricotta
53g proteinChipotle Chicken Tacos & Carrot Crema
46g proteinWarm-Spiced Tahini Chicken & Dates
56g proteinSage Tendies & Maple Sweet Potatoes
28g proteinPumpkin-Pecan Pie Yogurt Bowl
Less planning.More protein.More plants.Seriously delicious food.
Kelsey Bistany · Reviewed and improved by a registered dietitian
Recipe Membership
Every season. One membership.
Unlock the full California Girl recipe library — all four seasonal cookbooks, searchable in one place on any device.
- 33 seasonal recipes per cookbook
- Summer and Fall open to members now
- Winter and Spring added free as they release
- Search by diet, protein and meal type
$50All four seasons
The California Kitchen
Cook with exactly what I use.
Less prep. Less cleanup. More time for the good stuff. These are the tools I genuinely love and use almost every day.
