Eat-Clean Diet Recharged [Paperback]

 

 

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This book was an easy read and makes total sense to me. I do find that some of the recipes are hard to make sometimes especially since most people don't have fresh herbs and some of the other 'obscure' ingredients on hand all the time. What I did though was go through all the recipes and took a trip to the bulk barn and local organics section in the grocery store and purchased all the ingredients for the recipes that looked interesting to me. I now have them all stored in clear canisters on a shelf in my kitchen. As for the fresh herbs you kinda have to pic a few recipes and go to the store right before you make them. Visit her website for recipes that others have posted too! I now follow her eat clean diet along with Isagenix products and I am down 12lbs and 17" overall in 2 months!

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It's hard to review this book without giving just a little bit of history about myself. Here's the deal: I used to eat very, very badly and (of course) gained weight while doing so. In the past 3 years I have been working at modifying my diet to be the best person I can be by the time I turn 30 (next year).

I've never been one to try all of the fad diets. The most I had ever done was Weight Watchers a few times and while they don't do the best job of teaching you WHAT to eat, they do teach you portion sizes.

A few years ago I picked up an amazing book called YOU: On a Diet, which, in the end, clearly stated that it wasn't about dieting and going hungry, but about making changes to your diet, adding exercise, getting sleep, alcohol in moderation, etc. I loved that book. Previous to that I always read books about people who had lost weight and found motivation in that.

Last year I found Michael Pollen. Michael Pollen is a genius: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. After reading one of his books, and then late last year watching the movie 'Food Inc.', I was just slapped in the face with information about how the majority of the country eats. I had also been reading a lot of health blogs by real people who eat REAL FOOD.

This year, enter Tosca Reno. I had bought one of her Clean Eating cookbooks last year and thought the meals looked wonderful (I had only made one of them). Oh a whim at the grocery store (which is usually how I purchase a lot of things I don't need) this week, I picked up her book The Eat-Clean Diet Recharged. I read it cover-to-cover in a few days and loved it.

The deal is this: If you treat your body well, your body will treat you well in return. This means you have to eat real food. You also have to eat a lot, and pair protein with carbs (and include healthy fats) at every meal. Eat every 2.5-3 hours to keep your metabolism up. Don't eat foods that have been processed (can we even call these items food to begin with?). Get your rest, start moving your body, cook dinner for your family and start living your life. It's that simple.

The amazing thing is that Tosca Reno decided AT THE AGE OF 40 that she wanted to take charge of her body again. And she did. She lost weight, buffed up, even entered some bodybuilding competitions, and she looks absolutely amazing!

I already knew a lot about clean eating before I read the book, but now I'm challenging myself to actually follow the principals as much as I can. It's so easy to just grab a packaged granola bar, for example, when you're running out the door, but it's also just as easy to grab a handful of unsalted nuts and an apple and in doing that you're eating real food, pairing protein with carbs, and it's a complete meal.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has been stuck in a rut with their diet and say that this is not a diet ' this is something that you will do and feel proud doing, it's something you'll want to share with your family and friends, and it's something that you'll want to do for life. I can't say it enough, but if we're given one vehicle to carry us through life, we should definitely be taking care of it.

Buy this book. Buy it today, read it cover-to-cover, and take charge of your life!

A nicely illustrated and informative plan to jump start better living. Simple clear cut information that everyone can apply. I am on my way thanks to this book!

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1.0 out of 5 stars I pick it up and put it down again.
Too much irrelevant information. By the time I got to page 5 I was so bored I needed ice cream, K.I.S.S. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Dawn

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing read, I would reccomend to anyone!
Such an awesome book. As a nutritionist and exercise scientist I think that this book is dead on. There really is no healthier lifestyle than the one that Tosca is teaching us... Read more

Published 8 months ago by unknown1029437324

5.0 out of 5 stars Really well put together, great advice and easy to follow!
Being a personal trainer its easy to fall into the latest diet crazes to satisfy your customers... but Tosca sums it up really well... Read more

Published 11 months ago by christine campagna

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing results!
I could have never imagined how much better I would feel eating this way. I don't feel deprived at all. I'd say I'm 95% of the way there. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Cynthia Beare

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand!
Great diet! Easy to understand!! I am in the process of following this diet and I feel a change... My body is getting used to the fibres and whole wheats. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Nina_Mtl

5.0 out of 5 stars A lifestyle that makes sense and you can live with
I found this book because I had been looking to change my diet and wanted something that I could not only live with, but believe in. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Mama Nash

4.0 out of 5 stars A Helpful Resource
This is a great resource and easy to read. She writes as though she is talking to you so it is not laborous to get through. Read more

Published 15 months ago by hockey mama

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected
The book Clean Diet is not what I expected. In the overall is superficial.
Perhaps the Eat cleaning Diet recipies could be a better purchase.

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Published 16 months ago by carolina

2.0 out of 5 stars Unimpressed
I wish I'd spent my money on vegetables and fruit instead. Nothing new or revolutionary here. Just same old common sense that we've known and read about for years with a little... Read more

Published 16 months ago by A. Macdonald

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for better health!
I already read this book before I bought it, but I wanted to have it to read again and again. It is an excellent simple and easy to understand approach to nutrition. Read more

Published 16 months ago by CleanEats

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