How Real Healthy Recipes Came To Be
Hello and welcome to Real Healthy Recipes!
My name is Diana Keuilian — mommy to Andrew, 6, Chloe, 4, and wife of Bedros Keuilian.
I once heard someone say that for them food is strictly fuel, and nothing more. 
I disagree.
Food, to me, is so much more than just fuel. Food is pleasure, food is fun, food is creativity and making nutritious, delicious food for friends and family is an expression of love.
Both of my parents make delicious food, and instilled in me a passion for cooking and baking early on. It wasn’t until 2008, as the mother of a baby and a toddler, that I discovered my passion for nutrition. The responsibility of deciding what to feed my kids propelled me to read dozens of books on nutrition and diet.
There are so many schools of thought when it comes to diet that it can be difficult to know what to believe.
I’ve done my share of dabbling…
- Childhood: Until I was 12 years old I gave no thought whatsoever to what I should or shouldn’t eat.
- 12 to 24: I gave up meat and went through a fat-phobic phase. T. Colin Campbell would have classified me as a ‘junk food vegetarian’. Boy did I love sugar!
- 24 to 27: I added fish to my otherwise lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet when I became pregnant with Andrew.
- 27 to 28: After reading The China Study and Skinny Bitch I went full-blown vegan, no processed foods or sugar.
- 28 to 29: Went raw vegan for a spell and then jumped on the macrobiotic bandwagon. In my 2 macrobiotic months I gained 8 pounds.
- 29 to present: I found a Real Healthy way of eating that works for me.
Making healthy food fun!
The Real Healthy Recipes Eating Guidelines:
- Enjoy Unlimited Veggies, Egg, Lean Meat, and Fish
- Enjoy Limited Fruit
- Enjoy Limited Nuts
- Enjoy Limited Dairy
- Eat No Grain
- Eat No Legumes Or Soy
- Eat No Potato
- Eat No Sugar
This is NOT a diet.
It’s simply a guideline to use when selecting everyday meals.
By following these guidelines 90% of the time, I’m able to live life at my ideal weight and in good health. I’m able to enjoy real wholesome food made with quality ingredients that nourish and satisfy.
The Real Healthy Recipes that I share in this blog are my creations using the 8 guidelines.
It’s my hope that my food journey will inspire one of your own.
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Greg site Diana – I’ve book marked this and intend to start working my way through your recipes.
Thanks Greg!
I Love this ..But I LOVE you even more!! Thanks for sharing your passion for healthy cooking with the world.
Thanks Cara! And thanks for always inspiring me
Thanks!!
Hi Diana,
Thanks so much for sharing about yourself… you have a beautiful family and I’m learning lots from Bedros’ products.
I was surprised to read that you eat NO grains or legumes. Why is this?
I have recently switched to only eating quinoa, brown rice, and wholewheat flour when I’m baking. I still don’t eat too many grains, but must use them as my husband just wouldn’t be full without them at dinner.
Thanks again, and I look forward to reading more of your website.
~Corinna
Hi Corinna,
Thanks for the feedback
I’ve cut grains and legumes from my diet after much research. Most people don’t realize that grains are an irritant to the digestive system. In addition, both legumes and grains are filled with more carbohydrates than most of us really need in our diet.
Most of all I just feel better when I don’t eat legumes and grains.
I stick with the Real Healthy Recipes Eating Guidelines 90% of the time, but do make exceptions for special occasions
Hi Diana!!
This is very similar to my diet. Gluten free and dont usually eat processed foods. I love the muffin recipe!! Looks deliscious! I can’t wait to try all your recipes!!
Thanks Lisa!