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Kaya Food · Rule 2
Eat healthy.
Most eating advice fails because it asks for precision forever. Kaya Food is the opposite: a handful of rules that give you direction, repeated, plus a short list of kāyā approved kitchens and food trucks for the weeks you would rather it was made for you. No macros app required. No miracle foods. Just a fridge that wins the 7pm decision before it happens.
The rules of thumb
Healthy eating: direction, not precision.
protein · plants · carbs
- 01 Anchor every meal with protein. During active weight loss, common clinical guidance lands around 1.2 to 1.6 grams per kilogram of body weight daily; your provider or dietitian sets your number.
- 02 Fill the plate with plants for volume, fiber, and the vitamins no supplement replicates.
- 03 Match your carbs to your activity. More movement, more starch; less movement, more vegetables.
- 04 Stop fearing fat; start reading labels. Whole-food fat keeps you full. Industrial snacks keep you snacking.
- 05 Make it boring on purpose. Repeatable breakfasts and lunches remove the daily negotiation. Decide once, eat all week.
- 06 Your fridge beats your willpower. A prepped fridge wins the 7pm decision before it happens.
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Kaya meal plan
Decide once, eat all week.
Kaya Food approved
Meal prep and food trucks, to the same rules.
When a kitchen or food truck carries the kāyā approved mark, we vetted it against these rules: honest ingredients, sourcing you can verify, labeled macros, clear pricing, no miracle claims. You order and pay each one directly.
The first kāyā approved kitchens and food trucks are being confirmed now. Until then, the rules above are yours to run free, and you can subscribe to hear the moment one goes live.
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Good questions
Eating well, answered.
How much protein do I actually need?
During active weight loss, common clinical guidance lands around 1.2 to 1.6 grams per kilogram of body weight daily; your provider or dietitian sets your exact number. Outside a weight-loss phase, the simplest version is the first rule: anchor every meal with protein.
Do I have to count calories or track macros?
No. The rules are built to give direction without daily tracking: protein first, plants for volume, carbs matched to your activity. Tracking can be a useful season if you and your provider choose it, but nothing here requires an app.
What makes a kitchen or food truck "kāyā approved"?
We vetted it against the Kaya Food rules: honest ingredients, sourcing you can verify, labeled macros, clear pricing, no miracle claims. The mark is our editorial bar for food and non-medical services only. You order and pay each business directly.
Where can I find healthy meal prep in Central Texas?
Start with the kāyā approved list on this page. It covers kitchens and food trucks across the Austin metro, Round Rock, Georgetown, and College Station, and it grows as businesses pass vetting. Subscribe to Rooted to hear the moment a new one goes live.
Can meal prep fit a supervised weight-loss plan?
Yes. Prepared meals with labeled macros make a clinical plan easier to follow, especially protein targets, because the hard decisions are made before you are hungry. Bring your plan's numbers to any kitchen here; your provider's guidance always comes first.
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