
Performance Chef in Santa Clarita, CA: Meal Prep for Athletes, Executives and Founders
The short answer
Santa Clarita is a suburban city in northwestern Los Angeles County, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Elevated Eats gives its athletes, executives and families a chef-cooked weekly menu without the shopping and prep. Elevated Eats delivers to Santa Clarita.
A performance chef for Santa Clarita, CA
The city had 228,673 residents at the 2020 census and includes Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus and Valencia. Major local employers include Six Flags Magic Mountain, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Princess Cruises, Boston Scientific and Advanced Bionics. Elevated Eats suits people in these workplaces who want clean meals ready when they get home.
Rail and air links are nearby. Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line has three stations in the city, and Bob Hope Airport in Burbank is about 23 miles away. Los Angeles International Airport is about 42 miles away. Frequent travelers can keep a full week of meals ready at home.
The Santa Clarita Valley also has places to train and study. The George A. Caravalho Sports Complex in Canyon Country includes the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center with three large pools. College of the Canyons and CalArts both have campuses in Valencia.
Where Elevated Eats delivers in Santa Clarita
Elevated Eats delivers across Santa Clarita. An Elevated Eats performance chef is based within about 20 miles, in a straight line.
Santa Clarita is part of the Elevated Eats Los Angeles area. Elevated Eats confirms coverage by zip code.
Limited places in Santa Clarita, CA
Elevated Eats holds capacity per city, and every menu is designed from scratch, so plan on a 2 to 3 week lead time.
Your place in Santa Clarita, CA is held the day you commit.
How Elevated Eats works in Santa Clarita
- You complete a 30 question intake. Favorite meals and cuisines, allergies, goals, training and travel, and the details most services never ask about.
- A nutritionist designs your menu. Menus are built a month at a time from a library of 800+ recipes, and sent to you to review before anything is cooked.
- A performance chef near Santa Clarita cooks it fresh. Your meals and snacks are delivered each week, fully cooked, in glass, with reheating instructions. Your chef swaps the empty containers at the next delivery.
- A client success team stays on it. You text them to change a menu, adjust portions or plan around travel, and they handle it with your chef.
- Lab testing is available. Blood, micronutrient and gut testing with a consult from a naturopathic doctor, after which your menu is customized to your results.
A private chef in Santa Clarita vs. Elevated Eats
Most people who look at Elevated Eats in Santa Clarita are weighing it against hiring a private chef. The food can be excellent either way. The difference is what stands behind the chef.
| A private chef | Elevated Eats | |
|---|---|---|
| Who cooks | One chef you find, hire and manage yourself. | A vetted, trained performance chef in Santa Clarita, managed by Elevated Eats. |
| Who designs the menu | The chef, or you. | A nutritionist, around your goals, schedule and preferences, from a library of 800+ recipes. |
| Who else is involved | No one. A private chef is one person. | A chef manager, a naturopathic doctor for optional lab testing, a client success team and an ingredient sourcing team. |
| Ingredients | Depends on the chef and on what you ask for. | 100% organic, grass-fed and pasture-raised proteins, wild-caught seafood, no seed oils, delivered in glass. |
| Feedback and changes | You give it to the chef directly. | You text the client success team, and they handle it with the chef. |
| What you pay for | The chef's time, with groceries often billed on top. | One all-in price: the chef, every ingredient, the nutrition team and the glassware. |
For the full comparison, including delivery apps and standard meal prep services, read the real cost of your food.
The Elevated Eats standard
- 100% organic. Gluten-free, soy-free and free of refined sugar, by default.
- No seed oils. Elevated Eats cooks with avocado oil, coconut oil, grass-fed ghee and butter, and tallow.
- Grass-fed, grass-finished, pasture-raised protein. Seafood is wild-caught. An ingredient sourcing team vets every supplier.
- No plastic. No plastic containers or cutting boards, and no Teflon or aluminum cookware. Every meal arrives in glass.
- Built for performance. Meals and snacks include functional ingredients, including NSF Certified for Sport supplements, chosen for your goals.
400+ professional athletes cooked for | 50+ cities with Elevated Eats performance chefs | 800+ recipes in the Elevated Eats library |
Elevated Eats has been featured on ESPN, NHL Network and The Hollywood Reporter.
Questions about Elevated Eats in Santa Clarita
Does Elevated Eats deliver in Santa Clarita?
Yes. Elevated Eats delivers in Santa Clarita. A local chef cooks the menu in glass and delivers it each week, and the client success team stays in touch by text.
Is Santa Clarita close to an airport for frequent travel?
Bob Hope Airport in Burbank is about 23 miles away, and Los Angeles International Airport is about 42 miles away. Elevated Eats plans menus around your travel schedule so meals are ready when you are home.
Is Elevated Eats a private chef service in Santa Clarita?
Elevated Eats is a performance chef service. A trained local chef cooks your meals fresh each week and delivers them fully cooked in glass. Behind that chef is a nutritionist who designs your menu, a chef manager, a naturopathic doctor for optional lab testing, a client success team and an ingredient sourcing team. With a private chef you hire and manage one person. With Elevated Eats the team is managed for you.
How much does a performance chef cost in Santa Clarita?
Elevated Eats charges one all-in monthly price that covers the chef, every ingredient, the nutrition team and the glassware. The price depends on how much food you want each week and how many people you are feeding.
How soon can I start with Elevated Eats in Santa Clarita?
Plan on 2 to 3 weeks from the day you commit to your first delivery. Every menu is designed from scratch, and Elevated Eats holds a limited number of client places in each city. Coverage is confirmed by zip code.
What food standards does Elevated Eats cook to?
100% organic ingredients. Gluten-free, soy-free and free of refined sugar. Grass-fed, grass-finished and pasture-raised proteins, and wild-caught seafood. No seed oils: Elevated Eats cooks with avocado oil, coconut oil, grass-fed ghee and butter, and tallow. No plastic containers: every meal is delivered in glass.
Can Elevated Eats cook for my whole household?
Yes. Plans are sized by how much food your household needs each week, from one person to a family.
What happens when I travel?
Menus are planned a month at a time around your schedule, with more food when you are home and less when you are away. Elevated Eats has performance chefs in 50+ cities across the United States and Canada.
Sources
Every local fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Claims about Elevated Eats come from Elevated Eats.
- Santa Clarita, California, Wikipedia. Link
- How Much Does a Personal Chef Cost: Is it Worth the Investment?, Care.com. Link
- How Much Does It Cost To Hire a Private Chef?, GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance. Link
- Custom Performance Nutrition and Meal Prep, Elevated Eats. Link
- Performance Nutrition for Executives, Elevated Eats. Link
- Media, Elevated Eats. Link
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