
Melissa Urban
Melissa Urban is an 8x New York Times bestselling author (including the instant bestseller, The New Whole30) who specializes in helping people establish healthy boundaries and successfully navigate habit change. She has been featured by the New York Times, People, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Today Show, and Good Morning America, and is a prominent keynote speaker on boundaries, building community, health trends, and entrepreneurship. She lives in Salt Lake City, UT with her husband, son, and two rescue doodles.
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- Entrée
Summer on a Stick: Whole30 Kabob Recipes (Part 1)
This is the first post in our Summer on a Stick recipe series, in which Maria Barton of Maria Makes shares some of her...

- Events and Holidays
Best of Whole30 Recipes: A Very Whole30 Canada Day or Fourth of
July
If you’re planning to do a Whole30 in July (and you’re in Canada or the U.S.) don’t be intimidated by the fact that there’s...

June 1, 2017, 10:00 am
- Special Populations
- Whole30 101
Whole30 101: Can I do the Whole30 as a Vegetarian or Vegan?
Since the origins of the Whole30 in 2009, one question has come up more than any other: “Can I do the Whole30 as a...

April 24, 2017, 4:27 pm
- Special Populations
- Testimonials
Whole30 Success Story: Michelle Fuels her Ironman Training
Michelle is a triathlon athlete who has competed in IRONMAN races all over the country and is currently training to compete internationally, representing Team...

- Events and Holidays
Best of Whole30 Recipes: Easter, Three Ways
Our @whole30recipes Instagram feed brings you delicious, Whole30 compatible recipes all day, every day. And, in our series, The Best of @Whole30Recipes, we bring...

April 10, 2017, 1:37 pm
- Dear Melissa
Dear Melissa: Abstainer or Moderator?
Melissa Urban walks you through the idea of Moderator or Abstainer, as proposed by Gretchen Rubin, as it relates to your food freedom. Gretchen...

March 27, 2017, 10:00 am
- Whole30 101
- Whole30 101 Popular Posts
NEW Whole30 Rules: Chips and Coconut Aminos
From Whole30 headmistress Melissa Urban, who works really hard to make the program both effective and easy to follow: It’s been a long time...

February 20, 2017, 11:00 am
- Dear Melissa
- Kids and Family
- Socializing and Traveling
Dear Melissa: Am I My Brother’s Whole30 Keeper?
Quick quiz: your friend posts on social media that she's doing a "Whole30 plus half and half in her coffee." What do you do?...

February 13, 2017, 11:00 am
- Dear Melissa
- Troubleshooting
Dear Melissa: Help Me Stay Whole30 Compatible On The Job
13Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new Food Freedom habits, and figuring out...

- Appetizers and Snacks
- Events and Holidays
Whole30 Super Bowl Recipes: It’s Sportsing Time, People
Our @whole30recipes Instagram feed brings you delicious, Whole30 compatible recipes all day, every day. And, in our series, The Best of @Whole30Recipes, we bring...

- Breakfast
Four Delicious Egg-Free Whole30 Breakfast Recipes
Our @whole30recipes Instagram feed brings you delicious, Whole30 compatible recipes all day, every day. And, in our series, The Best of @Whole30Recipes, we bring...

- Whole30 Approved
Whole30 Approved: Cooking with EPIC Provisions
We’ve been using EPIC Provisions Bars and Bites as a favorite on-the-go food for years. We also like to keep our pantries stocked with...

- Breakfast
- Entrée
- Whole30 Approved
A Day in the Whole30 Life with Primal Kitchen Foods
Our friends at Primal Kitchen offer delicious Whole30 Approved avocado oils, salad dressings and—probably most famously—mayo. So versatile, in fact, that we wondered if...

December 23, 2016, 11:00 am
- Meal Planning Support and Prep
- Mindset
Planning and Preparing for your Whole30, with Sarah Steffens (Part
1)
By Sarah Steffens, L.A.-based personal chef and official Whole30 Recipe Creative January is right around the corner and the the New Year is traditionally...

December 19, 2016, 11:00 am
- Dear Melissa
- Food Freedom
- Troubleshooting Your Food Freedom
Dear Melissa Replay: What Adulty Beverage Is Best?
Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new Food Freedom habits, and figuring out...

December 12, 2016, 11:00 am
- Meal Planning Support and Prep
- Testimonials
A Tale of Two Newbies: Finding Whole30 Success with Real Plans
In late August, we launched our Whole30 meal planner with Real Plans. Over the past four months, the Whole30 community response has been overwhelmingly...

December 5, 2016, 11:00 am
- Troubleshooting
Dear Melissa: I Just Can’t Get Past Whole30 Day 3… Help!
Do you have the best intentions of completing a Whole30, but just can't seem to make it past the first few days? Melissa Urban...

November 14, 2016, 4:30 pm
- Dear Melissa
- Socializing and Traveling
Dear Melissa: Guys Have Whole30 Feelings Too
You’re reading a Dear Melissa Replay, where we re-post some of the most popular entries in Melissa Hartwig’s regular Whole30 advice column. Dear Melissa...