Eat clean recipes are based on fresh ingredients that will help prevent disease, slow aging, control the symptoms of inflammatory diseases, reverse cardiovascular disease and help you lose weight (without hunger.)
First and foremost eat clean recipes are based on unrefined “whole” foods packaged in their most natural and unrefined state (think apples instead of applesauce.) Eat clean diet recipes also have an exceptionally high nutrient to calorie ratio and incorporate a wide variety of ingredients with intrinsic healing and detoxifying properties. “Superfoods” (such as chia seeds, hemp seeds, kale, etc.) are frequently incorporated into many eat clean recipes.
Many eat clean diet recipes are vegan and contain no animal foods at all. The animal foods that are used in eat clean recipes are of the absolute highest quality (such as grass-fed beef as opposed to grain-fed or pastured free-roaming chicken as opposed to caged chicken.) The vast majority of eat clean recipes are dairy free (with the exception of a small amount of cheese); cashew cream, hemp milk and almond milk are the most frequent substitutions for milk. Whether the recipe is vegan or not, eat clean recipes are particularly rich in plant-based foods (especially from nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables) and animal foods are added as more of a condiment.
Although good nutrition is the foundation of creating an eat clean recipe, the eat clean recipes featured on Clean Cuisine and More are every bit as flavorful as they are healthy. Clean Cuisine and More eat clean recipes are everything any foodie could ask for—flavor-forward, fresh food that is unspeakably good, guilt-free and easy to prepare. Put together simply, but with flair, cooking “Clean Cuisine” style eat clean recipes requires no fussy cooking methods; robust flavors come not from added fats and sugar but rather from herbs, spices and simple culinary techniques.
The culinary herbs and spices used in “Clean Cuisine’ dishes are both flavorful and functional, contributing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory healing properties to the recipes. “Clean Cuisine” gives readers from every walk of life (including omnivores) something to sink their teeth into. Even the wine lovers will be excited to discover they can enjoy a glass of wine with their “Clean Cuisine” meals.
Eat Clean Recipe Overview
Eat clean recipes have the following features:
- Rich in nutrients (including vitamins and minerals)
- Rich in phytonutrients
- Rich in antioxidants
- Anti-inflammatory (note: an anti-inflammatory diet is proven to be helpful for numerous inflammatory conditions such as multiple sclerosis, asthma, allergies, eczema, psoriasis, heart disease, etc.)
- Exceptionally rich in fruits and vegetables
Predominantly based on unrefined “whole” plant-foods (such as beans, legumes, tofu, edamame beans, tempeh, lentils, nuts, seeds, whole grains, etc.)- Free of empty-calorie vegetable oils (corn oil, soybean oil, “pure” vegetable oil, etc.)
- Rich in fiber
- Milk Free
- Devoid of refined, empty-calorie flour
- Free of trans fats
- Low in animal-based saturated fat (note: recipes include plant-based saturated fats found in extra virgin coconut oil)