Summary: We're back with our 61st episode of the Fed+Fit Podcast! Remember to check back every Monday for a new episode and be sure to subscribe on iTunes!<br> <br> Find us HERE on iTunes and be sure to "subscribe."<br> <br> <br> <br> Episode 61 Topics:<br> <br> Lexi's Clean Kitchen<br> Lexi's Clean Kitchen: 150 Delicious Paleo-Friendly Recipes to Nourish Your Life<br> LCK on Facebook<br> LCK on Instagram<br> LCK on Pinterest<br> LCK on Twitter<br> <br> <br> <br> I would LOVE some feedback, so feel free to leave a review in iTunes, comment below, or even give us a shout on social media!<br> <br> Ep. 61: Lexi of Lexi's Clean Kitchen on Blogging Advice and Her Book!<br> <br> On today’s show, I welcome my sweet friend, colleague, and special guest Lexi Kornblum of Lexi’s Clean Kitchen, to talk about her upcoming new book, how she turned her blog into a full time business, and advice for food blog start ups.<br> <br> Cassy Joy: Welcome back everybody to another episode of the Fed and Fit Project. Today I’m joined by another friend of mine; I’m so excited about this interview series, because I’m bringing some of my favorite people in the industry together, to chat with them for a little while. Today I’m talking with Lexi of Lexi’s Clean Kitchen! If you haven’t seen her yet, you need to as soon as possible. She’s Lexi’s Clean Kitchen across Instagram; http://lexiscleankitchen.com/. She’s also on Snapchat where you can see even more of her most adorable golden retriever, Jax. She’s a good friend of mine, she writes incredible recipes, she’s always thinking about what would be the next best thing that I think readers would really like; like these one pan meals. Things like that; she blows me away constantly. She’s such a hustler, and she’s coming out with her first book this year, I’m so excited about it. And we’re going to be able to spend some time together at PaleoFx. So welcome to the show Ms. Lexi!<br> <br> Lexi Kornblum: Thank you! I’m happy to be here.<br> <br> Cassy Joy: I’m happy to have you here! This is so fun.<br> <br> Lexi Kornblum: I love it.<br> <br> Cassy Joy: Well, you could probably do a much better job, as always, of telling folks about your story thank I can, even though I stalked you thoroughly {laughs} before the call. But tell folks about your story, and I know you’re outside of Boston now, so what led you to Boston and what led you to starting LexisCleanKitchen.com?<br> <br> Lexi Kornblum: Yeah, totally. So, I’m originally from New York, and I’ve been in Boston for 4 years now. I went to college at UMass Amherst and then met my fiancé Mike, and we decided to move here after I went to graduate school. So that’s why I’m here.<br> <br> In terms of Lexi’s Clean Kitchen; well, did you know that I was an elementary art teacher?<br> <br> Cassy Joy: I did.<br> <br> Lexi Kornblum: Ok, so I was an art teacher until this past June, and I was also blogging. So I was blogging full time, I was teaching full time. I loved both but it was too much. [barking]<br> <br> Cassy Joy: Aww, hey Jax! It’s ok. {laughs} This is real life.<br> <br> Lexi Kornblum: Ok, good. So, I started Lexi’s Clean Kitchen about 3 years ago, and about 3.5-4 years ago I had horrible stomach issues. I had, what now I know was leaky gut and Candida and all sorts of stuff, but I didn’t know what was going on. I was bloated, I couldn’t go to the bathroom, I had all sorts of issues. It came to a point where it was getting in the way of my daily activities, so I decided to start an elimination diet. It was like, something has to change. So I started cutting out gluten and dairy, and I felt good but I didn’t feel 100% awesome or anything like that yet. So I took it a step further; cut out grains, cut out refined sugar, and some other stuff, and started feeling a lot better. Like, significantly life changing.<br> <br>
