New Recipe Drop: British Classics & Plant-Based Power 🇬🇧🌱
2 March 2024
Are you ready?! A new batch of recipes has just been uploaded to Strongr Fastr. While we added a wide range of new recipes for each diet type, our latest recipe drop prioritizes two categories: British classics and plant-based dishes. Whether you’re a meat-lover craving comfort food or seeking fresh vegetarian or vegan inspiration, we’ve got something to make mealtime exciting. Spotlight: British Classics Some of our users from across the pond reached out and asked if we could add some ...
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How to Incorporate Meal Delivery Kits into Your Meal Plan
16 March 2022
Meal delivery kits are a great way to add some variety and ease into your diet, but having them for every meal quickly gets expensive. With Strongr Fastr, you can build meal plans around these meal kit options and still have everything meet your macros in the end. Here’s how to do it: What you need: The nutrition facts for the meal kit(s). We’ll use this stir fry meal kit for our example: How to do it: Note: We recommend doing this as one of the first steps when creating a n...
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User Success Story: Grant’s Analytical Approach to Getting Fit
9 December 2021
Meet Grant, a Strongr Fastr user from Australia. He goes hard in everything he sets out to do- from studying engineering during a career change while being a great girl dad to getting his health in check and placing in the top 10 in his age group for a Spartan Race! His analytical, yet flexible, approach to crushing his fitness goals is a master course on how to win the mental game and see results. Get a notepad and a pen and be ready to take notes! Tell us a little about yourself...
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App Recommendation: FoodKeeper- Minimize Spoilage of Leftovers and Fresh Foods
4 December 2021
When you start doing meal-planning, especially the kind where you cook in bulk, you wonder “is this chicken really going to be safe to eat in 4 days?” These kinds of questions are answered in the USDA’s FoodKeeper app. Available on both iOS and Android, it has a impressive database of foods recommendations on how long they’re good for based on if they’re raw or cooked, or different storage methods. For some foods, it gives recommendations on how to store them or what temperature they need to be ...
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User Success Story: Jeffrey- Lost 100 lbs & Gained Bike Rides with his Daughter.
19 April 2021
We are excited to introduce you to Jeffrey, a Strongr Fastr user who lost 100 lbs using the app, but if you look at his responses (especially to question #2), you’ll notice he barely mentions the weight he lost and instead focuses on everything he gained. He kindly took the time to answer some of our questions about how he was able to accomplish all that he did and pass on his best advice for people looking to overhaul their health. His story is heartwarming and inspiring and he gives some great...
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Featured by App of the Day (link)
26 December 2020
You can check out our App of the Day interview here ...
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Recommended Meal Planning Flow
1 December 2020
This is the general order of steps we recommend following for the smoothest experience customizing your meal plan. Add off-plan meals. Any plans to eat at restaurants out this week? Let the app know so it can plan around it. For off-plan meals, it will show you what macros you should try to shoot for so that you can still hit your goals.Swap in your favorite/custom recipes. Favorite recipes from our database or create custom recipes and swap them in where you want them. Lock them in place if ...
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Redesign: Major Changes and New Features
1 December 2020
Things are looking a bit different on Strongr Fastr since our major redesign (link to article) went live. 2 New Meal Plan Views Day View: view each day’s meals. “Monday’s meals are…”Meal View: just view the meals by type. “I’m having 2 different breakfasts this week” Off-Plan Meals, Pin & Regenerate, Add People Moved Access them all from the same button. Learn Our New Recommended Flow here (link). New Way to View Your Family’s Portions Now you can view each ...
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Announcement: Strongr Fastr Redesign Update Now Live
1 December 2020
After over a year of development, Strongr Fastr 2.0 is now up and running. While all of your favorite features still remain, it’s a massive update where we redesigned the app from the bottom up by updating interfaces, rethinking how the meal planning process should flow, bettering search functionality, increasing the speed/responsiveness, and more! If you already have the app downloaded, we recommend updating the app through Google Play or the App Store for the full experience of the redesign...
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Why Unflavored Protein Powder Is Better Than Flavored
10 September 2019
Unflavored protein powder is the better choice over flavored protein powders. It offers many benefits that flavored protein powder does not. This article will describe many of those benefits. Higher Protein Percentage One of the most critical benefits of unflavored protein powder over flavored is the amount of protein. Unflavored protein powder contains more protein thanflavored protein powder which means the protein percentage is higher. For example, whey concentrate without any flavoring is ap...
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6 Health Boosting Coffee Add Ins
27 August 2019
Coffee is an integral part of a morning routine for many people. It’s already scheduled in the day and is rarely missed, so why not make it an even healthier part of your day with some bonus versatility. The list that follows are the best health boosting coffee add ins to squeeze out a few extra health benefits in every cup. Protein Shake Coffee- with 20g of protein? This might be our favorite coffee add in since we’re all about protein here. Get a pre-made protein shake or make your own and the...
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Our Favorite Healthy Sandwiches
4 December 2018
We have compiled a list of our favorite healthy sandwiches. From vegan to keto to freezer-friendly, these sandwiches can match with any diet or lifestyle. All recipes are part of the app– so if you see one you like be sure to  it in the app and add it to your meal plan. For the Meat-Eaters: Shredded BBQ Chicken Sandwich Not all sandwiches are for lunches! This is a great sandwich for families or for meal prepping. It seems like it would take a lot of time, but this can be made within 30 minutes....
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Top Tips for Wholesome and Healthy Summertime Eating
21 August 2018
Image courtesy of Pixabay Does it seem like when summer rolls around your family’s routine gets completely off-track? Sometimes with everyone coming and going during the dog days of the season, keeping up with proper eating habits is tough. Through the playdates, ball games, family trips and picnics, wise choices can fall by the wayside. Try these great tips to help your family eat right and healthy this summer. Let’s eat out. One of the best things about summer is eating meals outdoors. Picnics,...
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18 Kitchen Gadgets to help with Meal Planning
21 May 2018
 If you have basic kitchen equipment, you likely have everything you need to get started meal planning. However, there are some gadgets out there that you can invest in to make things more organized and to save time. Here are our top picks: Containers Plastic with dividers- These ones are light weight (good for transporting), leak-resistant, BPA free, stackable, and microwave/freezer/dishwasher safe: 2 Compartment Meal Prep Containers Plastic without dividers- These ones are also light weigh...
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14 Healthy, Festive Recipes for your 4th of July Cookout
29 June 2017
Salads with Reds, Whites, and Blues Pick and choose from a variety of things to add to a bed of spinach or mixed greens: Reds: Strawberries, raspberries, watermelon, apples, cranberries, pomegranate seeds, cherries, goji berries, grapefruit slices, figs, tomatoes, peppers, beets Whites: Goat cheese, feta, blue cheese, mozzarella, pears, nuts, seeds, mushrooms, onion, hard boiled eggs, cabbage, cauliflower Blues: Blueberries, blackberries, grapes, olives, blue cheese Healthier Potato Salad Becau...
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Women’s Guide to the Weight Room- 12 Tips & Things to Know
8 March 2017
I remember my first foray into the weight room. I went in to start some light weight training, and then walked straight to the exit on the other side and went upstairs and used the treadmill. There were zero women in there, and all the guys seemed big, bulky, and knowledgable. I had no clue what proper form was, or how to use the machines, and everyone seemed like experts in there. So if you’re like me and want to start using the weight room but feel intimidated, here’s some tips and things to k...
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A practical guide to meal planning for weight loss (or any other goal)
23 February 2017
Fairly frequently I see people in various places around the internet asking about how to get their diet in check. Most people understand that they need to be counting their calories and macros, but actually planning ahead and putting that into practice can be pretty overwhelming if all you have at your disposal is an app that, for the most part, only helps you retroactively log what you’ve eaten. And by not planning ahead you’re really setting yourself up for temptation and failure. So how do you...
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Bodyweight Progressions for a Bigger and Stronger Butt and Legs
22 February 2017
Finding bodyweight exercises for the lower body that are actually challenging enough to continue stimulating gains even for intermediate and advanced trainees is difficult. Even if you’re a beginner, by focusing solely on squat and lunge variations (which is what a lot of bodyweight routines do) you’re really shortchanging your posterior chain, which just isn’t ideal (especially if you’re trying to build an ass). The general advice in this regard seems to be find a barbell and start squatting and...
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Discipline & Willpower: 3 Scientifically Backed Steps to Form Healthy Habits
21 February 2017
You might be one of those people who has a fatalistic view of discipline and willpower. Either it’s in your genes or your parents molded it into you at a young age, but whatever it is, you’re stuck in your ways and none of your unwanted habits can be changed. You sit down around December 31st every year and think of a laundry list of ways you think you can improve, try to cram it all in your schedule for the next few weeks- eating healthier, working out more, drinking less, being more restrained,...
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