When I purchased this book I knew nothing about clean eating. This book is packed full of great details and awesome recipes! It's now a weekly favorite book that we use in our house. Recipes are different and healthy! I live in the city so all the ingredients have been no problem to find. Some meals and meal plans are on the way to low calorie side for me so I just them pair them with another meal if I need more food. All in all, totally awesome!

Are you kidding? Anybody who underrated this book is a hack. These are the most "comforting" clean slate recipes using stuff I can find and use readily.anyone interested in a new take on your standard healthy recipes this book is amazing. Coconut oatmeal with sautéed nectarines, black quinoa with avocado, honey, and almonds...soba with salmon and watercress, quesadillas w/ collards and white beans... wow! Impressed. Yesbi have these ingredients, but I would have never come up with these recipes myself. This just busted me out of my bland healthy eating rut.

It's hard for me to find a cookbook I really enjoy. I am a good cook and can get around a recipe really well. This book has so many really great clean and interesting recipes and I find myself constantly opening it to find something yummy and healthy.

I am in the middle of the 21 day action plan in this book, and I have really enjoyed all the recipes, schedules, and foundational knowledge presented in this book. I've been meaning to do a clean eating challenge for months now, and this book's action plan and appealing recipes make it easy to jump in. My husband begrudgingly agreed to join, and he hasn't complained nearly as much as I thought he would, and has even commented on how good some of the meals have been. I haven't really lost weight, but I'm a nursing mom and for some reason it is impossible for me to drop any pounds while nursing. My husband is doing it with me, so he if sees any significant weight loss at the end of this I'll update this review with his numbers.

I only have two criticisms: the first and biggest is that some of the recipes are rather bland, but easy to tweak if you're a decent to proficient cook.....and without sacrificing the healthy aspect of the meal. For example, the cauliflower soup is flavorless if you follow the book's instructions. Instead, I roasted my cauliflower for lots of flavor, and roasted some garlic cloves with it as well, and then puréed that with stock in the proportions listed in the book. SO much tastier, without any ingredient tweaks (well, half a tablespoon of olive oil). If you're not the type of person who can improvise recipes and you don't really know your way around a kitchen, you will probably find some of these recipes underwhelming.

My second criticism is that some of the serving sizes seem crazy small. I have easy access to local, organic, big produce and was kind of taken aback by how small some portions were, like the Brussels sprouts salad. I adjusted the portions accordingly, but kind of annoying if you're tracking calories and relying on the book's calorie info to reflect what you'll actually ingest.
Overall, I like this book and have no regrets about buying it! It's great to have an arsenal of healthy, creative recipes for this action plan and beyond!

This book caught my eye while sitting on the top of a shelf at the library. After reading the narrative section and studying the meal plans, I decided I had to get a copy of my own. The book is beautifully constructed and well written. It has vibrant pictures that really showcase the food.

The book is divided into 3 main sections. The first part educates you about food. An easy read. It does not go into huge detail here. Some sections I found I wanted to learn more about. There's the Internet for that😊. It gives you enough pique interest and get started eating healthy.

The second section is your meal plan made from recipes in the book of course. It suggests two options to start; a 3 day detox and a 7 day detox. Then it gives 2 more weeks of meals designed to ease you into a healthy eating habit after that cleanse that slowly introduces you to various foods that are known to give many people negative reactions such as eggs and soy. The menu is designed so that you do most of your food prep in the first 3 days of the week and the other days meals are repeats. Great for busy parents like myself. And I was able to adapt the menu to fit the needs of my husband and kids.

Clean eating is a diet based on real food. Little to no processed foods. The recipes are super simple and most contain very few ingredients. Some of the ingredients can be difficult to find. Some are a bit costly. Being the middle of winter and recipes that are focused on fresh ingredients and are heavy in fruits and vegetables, I am finding that in spending quite a bit on those items. However; it is a diet low in meat. So there's cost savings there. The recipes are FANTASTIC! I am loving eating this way. I enjoy trying new recipes and new foods so it's a perfect fit. The dishes are flavorful and filling. There are some that I thought I wouldn't like because the flavor combos are different than I've seen before. It turns out I love those dishes!

I feel better than I have in a long time! No more bloating, I have energy, I'm sleeping better, even my adult acne is noticeably better!

I highly recommend this guide book to kick start healthier eating habits and a better you!