Real Life Recipes | Olivia Wyles

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About Me

Welcome to Real Life Recipes! I'm Olivia Wyles, a recipe developer, photographer, writer, cookbook author, and recipe content creator with 8 years of experience and 200k+ followers across all platforms.

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I created this food blog in 2018 to share quick & easy recipes using just a few ingredients with real life in mind, primarily for the keto diet. I would ask myself, would I actually make this in real life? Now I create recipes with many balanced, healthy lifestyles in mind like high protein, low carb, keto, gluten-free, and sugar-free, carnivore, and anti-inflammatory.

In 2026, I was vetted by the Real Bloggers network, which is a directory of real human bloggers and website owners, so you can be sure you're getting quality content and recipes tested by a human, not AI. I've been recipe content creator for Keto Chow one of my brand partners and my favorite low carb meal shake since 2022. I have ADHD, and in 2021, this led me to launch my shop with visual guides and the Ultimate Keto Bundle made with visual learners in mind. I'm the author of Quick + Easy Keto Recipes, a digital visual cookbook curated to provide only the easiest and best keto recipes made for real life. I've been making freezer meal prep meals since 2015, and I can make entire month of dinners into 2 hours.

I've been featured in TODAY.com, Reader's Digest, HuffPost, Food & Wine, Finance Buzz, Go Banking Rates, Mashed, Wellness Magazine, and Women's World.

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More About Olivia

  • I was born and raised in Walton County, Florida, which is near Destin, Panama City, Seaside (where they filmed the Truman Show) and Pensacola. Lots of tourist towns! I am probably one that last remaining natives around here.
  • From 1st grade to college, I was involved in theatre. I was always in a play, singing, or dancing all throughout my childhood.
  • I built my first computer at 13, and my favorite thing to do was play Crayola Art Studio which had to be installed with 6 floppy disks - remember those? I fell in love with video games, specifically Tomb Raider and the Sims. Later on, it was World of Warcraft, where I met my husband!
  • My love for cooking came from my dad. He was always experimenting with different recipes especially for hot sauces and BBQ sauces, plus growing blueberries and harvesting honey from bees.
  • I got my work ethic from my mom. Plus she is who I think of when I create my easy recipes. She is the busiest person I know, so if she can make my recipes, anyone can!
  • I love music. I am one of those people who can literally feel the music and it gives me goose bumps. I'm also a very visual learner, which helped me develop a lot of my products and content with visual learners in mind.
  • I have a Bachelor's of Applied Science in Business Management with a concentration on Human Resources. When I graduated high school, I wanted to be either an actress or a teacher. I feel like I found a way to be both as a content creator and blogger.
  • I love Aldi's with all of my heart. It's my favorite store in the entire galaxy.
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About This Recipe Blog

I started my blog in January 2018 as a hobby to help other people better their lives. I love to research and teach so I started writing lifestyle guides. Coincidentally, I started the keto diet just before starting my blog.

I wrote a recipe round-up post for the best tasting keto diet recipes. And those recipes really were & are my favorites to this day! That post was very popular so I decided to keep writing more and more about the keto diet, until I finally realized that I was no longer writing a lifestyle blog but instead I was a food blogger talking about easy keto recipes that have helped me and my family. So I fully embraced keto and set forth to find the easiest recipes and meal prep methods to make the lives of people like me easier. I've made it my mission to cut the fluff and provide enough details without being too detailed.

I left my full time salaried job as a firm administrator (a job I held for 10 years) in January 2022 to do this full-time. I love that I can choose my day. There are so many fun things about being a food blogger! The best part of this job is helping others. Nowadays I create not *just* keto recipes, but also other healthy lifestyles that need real life recipes. All of my recipes are thoroughly tested 2-3 times by a human in a real life kitchen. No AI generated recipes here.

I learned recipe development from Food Blogger Pro, and food photography, videography and editing from The Bite Shot. And the food blogging community has been a great help along the way.

As a disclaimer, while I do create recipes on this recipe blog for lifestyles with certain dietary requirements, I am not a dietician or doctor. These are recipes that I have developed from my 8 years of experience with thorough research on these diets. Always listen to your body's specific needs and consult a doctor before starting a new diet!

My Food Philosophy

My food philosophy is:

  • Recipes should be easy to make in real life, especially when you have dietary requirements.
  • You should always do what works best for your body.
  • Use less ingredients. Use simple ingredients. But shortcuts are okay.
  • Meal prep and freezer meals are the best.
  • Gotta have dessert every once in a while. Even better if it's sugar-free.

Visual cheat sheets especially for recipes are great for sticking with any dietary requirements. I never have to sift through my crumbled up notes to find my favorite mug cake recipe, it's printed right in the fridge next to the microwave.

  • Keto Chow - A keto meal shake with ⅓ of your daily nutrients: protein, fiber, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals. I drink one of these for breakfast almost every morning, and I use it in most of my recipes that call for protein powder.
  • Saltt Electrolytes - Simple with completely clean ingredients. No weird additives, just the right balance of sodium, potassium, and magnesium. I use it every day, and it helps me with energy, mood, sleep.
  • Bulletproof's Brain Octane Oil - One of the most pure MCT oils.
  • Besti Sugar Replacement - All natural sweetener made with allulose and Monk fruit, this brand has every type of sugar replacement you can think of: powdered, granulated, brown, honey, even maple syrup.
  • Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides - It mixes perfectly into hot or cold drinks with no weird taste or texture. I throw it in coffee, smoothies, or just plain water.

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