The Eat Clean diet: Hollywood's slimming secrets

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The Eat Clean Diet

"I have to admit it: the Eat Clean Diet isn't really a diet at all. In fact, people are always amazed at the variety and quantity of food I eat!" says Tosca Reno, the woman behind the plan. "It's not about deprivation, it's not about giving up one food group or another. Eating Clean is about giving your body what it needs to thrive."

 

Who's a fan? Angelina Jolie is totally conversant with Eat Clean principles, and is even keen to take cookery lessons with partner Brad Pitt!

 

What's hot about it: Fitness guru Reno is keen to stress that the regime, which includes six meals a day at two to three-hour intervals, couldn't be easier. "Not only will you feel great, you'll be eating like crazy! You will never skip meals and you'll have at least two snacks a day. You will get to know which foods are the lifeblood that sustains you and makes you whole, and which foods to steer clear of because of the way they destroy your body."

 

What you can eat: Food-combining is part of the key to this diet's success. "It is important in the Eat-Clean program that you are eating a combination of lean proteins and complex carbohydrates (like fruit) in every meal," says Reno. "If you eat a lean protein along with a complex carb every 2 1/2 to 3 hours, and if you follow the rest of the Eat-Clean principles, you'll do fine. There are many physiological benefits to eating your fruits and veggies throughout the day. The fibre, vitamins and enzymes found in fruit are essential for boosting your metabolism, maintaining your blood-sugar levels and maintaining your insulin levels."

 

Can I indulge? "I feel that having a treat on occasion is just fine too - the problem comes when we don't plan to do this and end up eating a whole bag of cookies!" says Reno. "I enjoy a nice small piece of dark chocolate on occasion, not an entire chocolate bar."

 

Try a sample menu

Breakfast: Sugar-free muesli (try making your own from oats, flaxseed, nuts and dried fruit) with soy, rice or almond milk OR wholegrain wrap with scrambled egg whites, tomatoes and mushrooms.

Snack: Carrot sticks and hummus OR celery sticks with almond butter.

Lunch: Quinoa salad with tofu OR turkey and spinach salad with sprouted greens.

Snack: Fat-free cottage cheese with sliced kiwi OR a pear and a handful of almonds.

Dinner: Homemade turkey burgers in wholewheat buns with salsa and salad OR jerk-spiced fish with asparagus and brown rice.

 

 

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