Fitlife Foods

As a single lady, who hates to cook this is my weekly go-​to. Fresh meals ready to eat, all you have to do is warm it up! They offer a variety of choices, low carb, gluten free, high protein and a variety of sizes. The small size is more than satisfying for me. My favorites include the south beach combo, chicken enchiladas, and campfire chili. You can also grab a meal and eat it there. Super friendly employees! For every 20 containers you bring back you get a free meal. Make sure to check the dates when grabbing your meals!

I went on a Thursday afternoon, it was raining and I was feeling pretty down about myself. I had been in a funk to start the new year because I couldn’t stick to any of my new years resolutions. I had tried committing to a gym, p90x, crossfit, and whole array of other fitness training programs but nothing worked. Between work and my constant addiction to Netflix and pizza, I didn’t know what to do. Until I met Shana, she brightened my day and gave me the motivation I needed to turn my life around. She looked passed my 290 lb frame and saw someone screaming out for help. She was there for me. She customized my meal schedule with foods I would enjoy and taught me to take control of my diet and hold myself accountable for what I put into my body. Without Shana, I would probably be still on my couch watching season 5 of its always sunny in Philadelphia even though I’ve already seen that season twice and eating pizza. Thank you Shana for your continued support and motivation as I try to reach my goals.

Quick Read: Convenient, fresh, healthy, but can be a slight bit pricey.
When I walked in, I was greeted by the warmest staff imaginable. Everyone kindly guided me towards some options, and the whole process was explained to me. The food was tasty, but definitely geared towards an approach towards the middle to please everyone — not the boldest flavors imaginable. Don’t get me wrong, the food is tasty, but may need a bit of seasoning or spice to match personal tastes. For some of the entrées, the value is manageable, but others can be a bit pricey. I’ve lost a lot of weight, and do appreciate the convenience of this on the busier weeks.

Based on my first visit, this is a 5 star place. Chicken enchilada for lunch was a great choice, not only was it tasty it was filling. I got an almond and apple wrap also for snacking later, it was perfect. I may decide to eat here exclusively here for a couple of weeks so I can lose some weight.

It’s just not worth the price for me. At fit life they sell pre packaged refrigerated meals in different sizes. They make them fresh at their nearby kitchen, it’s not something that sits on the shelf for weeks or anything. They have a decent variety and you can pick up a whole weeks worth of meals in one go.
The pros: It completely takes the thinking out of what you’re going to eat. When you’re trying to be strict with your diet or are trying to meet specific goals as far as your macros are concerned, going to fit life is helpful. Everything is measured up for you already. One of the most time consuming things about eating healthy is measuring everything up and trying to create different varieties of healthy food. In this aspect Fit Life will be your best friend.
The cons: I’ve never found any of the food to be very flavorful. It’s not terrible but most of the dishes I’ve tried are pretty bland. I went through a phase when I was eating mostly Fit Life and got to try most of their dishes, I can’t say I ever had a favorite. Also, it’s so pricey for the amount of food you get and for what it is. When I find myself paying about 11 plus dollars for some barely seasoned chicken a broccolini stem and a small amount of sweet potatoes, I rethink my strategy.
Overall if I’m in a real pinch during a time when I’m counting macros… I’ll go, although this is barely the case with me. I would not go just based on flavor or even if I wanted something healthy in general.

Yeap, 3 stars!
Pros: they have bunch of entrees to choose from. Everything looks delicious. Always clean and organized. My favorite: Miso salmon.
Cons: None of the meal packages have description. Not sure what I am getting unless I ask the sales person what’s in them.
I had something different today, chicken gyro. Not a big fan, too much oregano. Can’t taste anything else.
Guess I’ll be sticking to my favorite Miso salmon.

Why 5 stars? Because it’s all just pure genius.
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I kept meaning to go back and update my Fitlife review for a while now, before I just realized:
I never wrote a Fitlife review!
I have no idea how that happened! I will admit that I was more of a casual Fitlifer before… but lately I’ve been eating exclusive Fitlife meal plans for an entire week. The result is that my food is:
1) Convenient
2) Healthy
3) Delicious
And while I understand that it can appear expensive on the surface, I think it’s all relative. If you eat out with your significant other at a sit-​down restaurant, it seems to be nearly impossible to get out of there under $ 40 after the tip. Do that 3 times in a week, and all of the sudden you’ve just dropped $ 120+ on 3 meals. And on top of that, you still have all of your other food intake for that week. Even if you’re a cheap skate the rest of the week, you’re still going to spend more in that one week, than you would through Fitlife.
Even if you’re not super health-​conscious, or looking for a week’s worth of food, Fitlife is insanely convenient. If you leave work and don’t want to cook dinner, just swing in to Fitlife, grab a meal and a cookie, and your dinner is «cooked» for the evening after 2 minutes in the microwave. It’s literally faster than a drive-​thru, and infinitely better for you. What I tell everybody about Fitlife is:
*****It’s not just for people on a diet*****
But as for the specifics, here are some of the meals I’ve tried and really like:
–Chicken tenders
–City Side Burger
–Sicilian Chicken Meatballs
–Mama’s Turkey Meatloaf
–BBQ Chicken Wrap Box
–Chicken Pesto Tortellini
I could probably count the meals I did not like on one hand, but I have found a work-​around for some of them. For example, the Tampa Bay BBQ Beef w/​Mac N’ Cheese is not my favorite. But I just added a pinch of my own BBQ sauce, and it improved 10 fold.
The last note I’ll add is that I have a scary big appetite… I seriously think I missed my calling by not going into competitive eating. But I don’t need more than the medium portions of each meal. My girlfriend buys a lot of smalls and she’s content with them. The Large is almost always too much food, shockingly enough.
I hope that’s helpful! I hope to update this review at some point with more specifics on each dish!

I’ve been wanting to try a place like this for a while. I meal prep every week and it’s exhausting and I just don’t have the time to plan, shop and prepare every week so it gets a little lazy.
Anyway, Brittany at the S Dale Mabry store was great! I explained what I liked and didn’t like and she helped me pick out a dinner and breakfast option. The chicken meatballs were really good for being healthy, but I wasn’t sure if the pasta was whole wheat? Seemed a bit like traditional. The cranberry pancakes were good, but they used dried cranberries. Ew. Would have liked to see fresh. It doesn’t seem like they offer very many fresh fruits and veggies so I will only use them for a lunch or dinner. I love the concept and the price is worth the planning, shopping and prepping of meals. In the future I’ll ask more questions to be sure I’m picking meals that are healthy and fresh and I’ll just do my owl snacks and possibly a salad throughout the day. I don’t think this is a good option to depend on for all of your nutrition.
I didn’t know they did health assessments. I’ll have to ask about that the next time I’m in.

This is such a wonderful option for people who are too busy to cook and are eating out regularly, struggling to make healthy choices. ME!
They make truly delicious meals that are fresh, and never frozen. I’d say what makes them successful is that they truly prioritize taste so you don’t feel like you are sacrificing taste to be «healthy». A con is definitely the price. This can easily become a very expensive habit for the amount of food (calories) per meal. Id have to have at least 4 medium a day + snacks or even 3 large a day + snacks to feel satisfied.
My fav is the Buffalo Turkey Melt! The Spinach Waldorf Salad and Sicilian Chicken Meatballs are my other go-to’s!

Pro: Wide variety of tasty prepared foods
Con: Cost value for the amount received

Fitlfe Foods offers healthy and quick meal options if you don’t have time to cook or prep meals.
I’ve tried the meals from Fitlife and they range from pretty good to not so great. Have you ever ate 3 day old fish that’s been sitting in the fridge? Trust me, it’s not very tasty! If you do select any of the seafood entrees I’d recommend eating them first even though the meals claim to have a 3 – 4 day shelf life. My favorite Fitlife items are the Peanut Butter Oat Crunch Balls and the Sriracha Cali Chicken Bowl.
My husband had recently put on some weight so he decided to try the Fitlife weightloss program. I went with him during his first consultation at the South Dale Mabry location and we met with his wellness coach, Brittany Booterbaugh. During the consultation we discussed his eating habits and Brittany took my husband’s health vitals and gave him a bioimpedance analysis. After collecting some basic data (height, weight, body fay %) she determined the calories that my husband needed to eat in order to lose weight.
My husband always has time for breakfast so it was decided that my husband was only going to purchase the lunch and dinner Fitlife meals as well as the Fitlife snacks. Typical weightloss during the 21 day plan is a weightloss of 5 – 15 lbs. Since my husband is a heavier guy we figured he may lose as much as 20 lbs. in the next 30 days.
The meals aren’t cheap. My husband mostly purchased the large lunch and dinner entrees that ranged from $ 10 — $ 13. The snacks were $ 5 — $ 6. I really didn’t see the value in the snacks since I could have made similar snacks for a fraction of the price. While I was annoyed at the amount of money that my husband was wasting on these meals I do admit that the meals gave me new ideas of different meals to prepare at home.
After seven weeks my husband is $ 1,000 poorer and 4 lbs. heavier. Needless to say, we were really disappointed! My belief is that unless you were eating fast food or junk food or drinking large amounts of beer or cocktails prior to eating the Fitlife meals you will not see a drastic weight change. Even though my husband is a big guy he doesn’t drink soda or eat fast food. I cook healthy meals often, but my husband usually takes seconds or thirds and he doesn’t exercise enough. I think my husband thought he could lose weight just by cutting out calories from his diet, but unfortunately it was not that simple.
The two of us have tried every diet in the book and we tend to see the best weight loss results when we eliminate carbs (flour, sugar, rice, bread) from our diets. I noticed that the Fitlife meals contained more carbs and sodium than we typically consume so it isn’t a surprise that my husband gained weight from the Fitlife meals.
If you are looking for a quick and healthy meal Fitlife is a great option. If you are for a weight loss solution this may not be the best option for you.

I wasn’t sure what to think of this place when I heard about it, but a friend of mine lives by the meals prepared here. I recently got to go in and try some of their to go items and am a true convert despite my skepticism. The food is very fresh and tasty and you would never know that this was a premade meal upon trying any one of their multitude of menu items. The buffalo turkey melt is my new go to meal that they offer.
The staff is great and very helpful in trying to help you plan out your meals or achieve whatever health goal it is you are trying to attain. The success of the chain and its expanding locations speaks volumes to how much this place has really caught on.

Stopped by here because I was really craving a salmon salad. Turned out they were out of the Sesame Salmon Crunch Salad; however the very nice person at the counter offered me other similar options and also called their store on Howard to see if they had the salad. They did and offered to put it to the side for me.
I drove to Howard to pick up the salad and so glad I did because it was delicious. It was fresh, tasted great, and was perfectly portioned. And all for under $ 10. I was very happy with my first experience with Fitlife and will definitely be returning to either location.

Especially amazing & convenient for those following a gluten free diet. My fiancé and I live on fit life during the busy work week. Healthy and so many options to choose from.

I love this place. It is perfect for me, since I don’t cook and I am constantly on the go. The staff here is very helpful and friendly.
There are several meals to choose from and you can find the current offerings online. You can also order online, which is even more convenient.
My favorites are the Miso Marinated Salmon, the Sicilian Chicken Meatballs, and the Chicken Gyro Bowl.
All meals are made fresh and never frozen. Prices are less expensive than you would find at a restaurant too.
They also recycle the containers the food is prepared in. If you return a certain number to the store, they will give you a free meal.
Great nutritious food, prices, and service… you definitely cannot go wrong here!

I can’t believe I forgot to review this place! As a fitness competitor who mainly packs their meals because I follow a strict diet, I will occasionally eat here if I want a meal to replace one of my meals. I can’t eat everything here because of the Sodium, Carb or Fat content, but I’ve tried a lot of things and the dishes are really tasty.
My favorite dishes:
Supercharged Chicken– As bodybuilder, this meal is pretty safe and if I forget to pack my meals I go for this. On occasion I will drizzle the sauce on it.
Ab Tight Steak– Again pretty clean meal, veggie, protein, and a carb. Low carb dish too.
Surf and Turf– There’s a light sauce on it, but still low carb and the protein is good,
City Burger– This little burger is so good to me, nice flavor. Comes with veggie chips
Salmon Crunch Salad– I really like the dressing. Salmon hit or miss, sometimes dry.
Greek Meatballs– Pretty tasty dish, higher fat but lower carb.
Pros– Stephanie who works here is AWESOME, LOVE HER… and if you are military or a personal trainer, you get a discount. If you buy dishes on the day the dishes need to be sold by, you get your meal half off. The Macro nutrient amounts are listed on each dish. They have health coaching I believe as well.
My only con is that some of the dishes are pricey. $ 10 chicken salad = Lunch at some restaurants, but you are always going to pay for convenience. Some of my friends complain the food needs more flavor, but I am used to not having a lot of flavor with my diet, so it’s plenty for me lol.

I have stopped into Fitlife Foods a few times as it’s close to where I live and they have a wide variety of quick, moderately healthy options on the go.
Fitlife has breakfast, lunch and dinner meals as well as a variety of snacks. The calorie counts are clearly listed on the packages of food and there are several options for gluten-​free meals and low-​carb meals as well.
Does the food taste amazing? Well, not really. This is «grab and go» food so the taste is not incredible. I got a dish with cauliflower mashed potatoes in it and was pretty surprised when I was told it’s not fully cauliflower mashed potatoes. There are actually REAL potatoes mixed into the cauliflower mix, so some of these labels can be misleading.
Some of the desserts are misleading too since the brownies are made with just as much flour and sugar as a regular brownie. It’s the same story with their snack bars.
Overall I think this is a good place to pick up something quick, but if you’re trying to go «super healthy» be sure to read the labels since many of their food options are not healthier than stuff you can find at your local Publix or make yourself.

My husband and I love making the drive out to Fitlife foods to enjoy fresh, pre-​made, and HEALTHY meals!
We only wish it were closer to us in Brandon ;)
The meals are of a wide variety from Greek meatballs and Ab tight steak (my favorites) to cashew chicken and BBQ beef and turkey meatloaf (hubby’s favorite) — all of the meals are made in– house and taste awesome.
The facility is super clean and the staff über friendly!
These meals are worth the price and come in handy for all kinds of meals and snacks without you having to think about measuring or looking at nutritional facts — they do it all for you!

The South Tampa location is where I first became aware of Fit Life foods. Their behind the scenes tour was pretty amazing. It was interesting to see how things like Alfredo sauce is made — since it’s not «cheesy». I liked finding out how the meat was taken care of, and being able to taste a few of the entrees fresh.
If you’ve never tried Fit Life foods, I suggest you do, you will NOT be disappointed!

This place is incredible. Plain and simple.
And those brownies. Mmmmmm.
I can enjoy a tasty brownie without having to pack on the 400+ calories that the Starbuck’s brownie offers.