Clean eating is a new term for an ancient dietary practice. Our hunter-gatherer forbears practiced clean eating, quite unconsciously. They ate whatever they could find, grow, fish, and hunt. Any preservatives they added were found in nature and not created in a chemistry lab. They ate their food in its natural state, or close to it, if you include cooking. Consequently, they received the most nutrition possible from their food. Clean eating means you avoid any processing that changes the food from its original state. If you want to be technical, even cutting into your food is a form of processing, but cut up fresh tomatoes are every bit as nutritious as the whole fruit. This does not necessarily preclude cooking. The key is being aware of what happens to your food when you process it. For example, if you want to preserve the vitamin C in your fresh fruit, you'll eat it immediately after cutting it open and you'll prepare juices right before they'll be consumed. Some nutrients are destroyed by extended exposure to heat, so you'll need to pay attention to how long you're cooking your food. I will cover more on these topics in my book and more. This step-by-step guide will not only show you how to get started but will also take you by the hand and show you mouthwatering recipes from breakfast to dinner and I have even included Clean Eating snacks and a hidden smoothie BONUS, that will have all your friends and family member's hooked and eating clean too. What are you waiting for?
