Hi friends, I’m Clara!
Welcome to Fitsian Food Life, a collection of recipes from my experiments in the kitchen! I love eating good food while still maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle, which is why I started to create recipes for calorie and macro conscious meals.
Why I Started Fitsian Food Life
I started Fitsian Food Life because I got tired of the gap between "fitness food" and the food I actually wanted to eat. Most macro-friendly recipes online are built around chicken breast and broccoli.
Mine are built around the Asian dishes I grew up eating and craving, and I've spent years figuring out how to make them work for real athletic goals.
Why My Perspective Is Different
I'm not a nutritionist or a dietitian. What I am is someone who has:
- Competed in Muay Thai and cut weight multiple times — sustainably, without crash dieting or tanking my performance in the gym
- Trained in powerlifting and successfully recomped: building muscle while losing fat, then maintaining
- Eaten these exact recipes throughout all of it
That's the lens through which everything on this site comes through. When I say a recipe works for cutting or for hitting your macros, I'm not extrapolating from a study; I'm telling you what I've actually eaten and trained on.
The recipes here aren't "healthy versions" in a watered-down sense. They're the real dishes I make because I love them, adjusted so they fit into how I actually train and eat.
I believe food can be both delicious and fitness-friendly - join me in my journey in creating food that achieves both 🙂
How I Approach Food and Fitness
Cutting weight for competitions taught me a lot about what actually matters nutritionally, and what doesn't. The short version:
Protein is everything. I aim for at least 20g per meal, usually more. It keeps me full, supports muscle retention when I'm in a deficit, and makes the biggest difference in whether I feel good training or not.
Carbs are not the enemy. I've trained hard enough to know that cutting carbs too aggressively kills performance. My recipes keep carbs in — just balanced and portioned intentionally.
Calories matter, but so does food quality. I track macros, not obsessively, but consistently enough that I know what I'm eating. Every recipe on this site has nutritional info because that's how I cook.
Asian food is already well-suited for this. A lot of traditional Asian cooking is naturally high in protein, lower in processed ingredients, and built around fresh vegetables and lean proteins.
What You'll Find On Fitsian Food Life
Every recipe on this site is something I've personally made and eaten, usually multiple times, on a typical active day. You'll find:
- Macro friendly low calorie recipes tried and tested by yours truly – everything here posted has been recipes I’ve included in my personal meal plan
- Other tips related to cooking, healthy dish ideas, and travel recommendations
- An e-mail newsletter where you can get updates on new recipes and tips!
Favorite Recipes
These recipes are my personal go-to's in my daily meal prep:
Frequently Asked Questions
My recipes are inspired by my favorite dishes that I’ve discovered from eating out and traveling.
I modify them to be healthy and macro-conscious so I can satisfy my cravings for my favorite dishes whenever I want while still staying on track for my fitness goals.
As an active person whose goal is to build muscle and stay fit, I need to have well-balanced meals that have ample protein in order to support muscle growth, while having a calorie limit to maintain and/or loss weight.
In order to optimize my workouts, I need to make sure that I consume adequate protein and an overall well-balanced diet (aka no skipping out on the carbs or fats).
For myself, I aim to have at minimum 20 grams of protein and 400-500 calories per meal based.
Yes I do! While the majority of my recipes are Asian, I love to eat all kinds of cuisines.
Yes! Feel free to contact me with your idea – I always love to hear of new recipe ideas
Yes — the macro-conscious approach works regardless of your fitness level. But my perspective is always from someone who trains seriously, so that's worth knowing upfront.