Britt Brandon - The Everything Eating Clean Cookbook for Vegetarians: Includes Fruity French Toast Sandwiches, Sweet & Spicy Sesame Tofu Strips, Black Bean-Garbanzo Burgers, Vegan Stroganoff, Peach Tart and hundreds

EATING CLEAN COOKBOOK
FOR VEGETARIANS

Dear Reader,

Finding a great vegetarian cookbook can require a little bit of work, but finding a vegetarian cookbook that uses clean ingredients and keeps things simple can be downright challenging! Im happy to bring you this collection of amazing recipes that makes eating clean vegetarian meals easy and enjoyable whether youre a seasoned chef or a kitchen newbie. The goal of this book is to help you create meals that taste amazing, adhere to your vegetarian guidelines, and include clean ingredients that pack every bite with the right nutrition your body needs to thrive!

Eating clean vegetarian foods should be an experience you enjoy, an experience that never leaves you feeling like youre missing out. Getting in a recipe rut, when you feel like youre eating the same ingredients every day or that your meals lack pizzazz, will only lead you to skip meals or opt for unhealthy alternatives. This cookbook is designed to give you plenty of ideas for delicious breakfasts, snacks, lunches, dinners, and desserts, while also covering specialty areas like raw food diets and kid-friendly recipes so every possible want is met.

Enjoy eating! And, never forget to enjoy the great life your clean foods help you live to the fullest!

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EATING CLEAN
COOKBOOK FOR
VEGETARIANS

Britt Brandon, CFNS, CPT

For my loves: Jimmy, Lilly, Lonni, and JD!
You make my life better than I ever could have imagined it every single day!

This book has been an absolute adventure to write, and it would not have been possible to create without the love and support of some extraordinary people I am very lucky to have in my life.

First, and foremost, I would like to thank my husband, Jimmy, for being an amazing source of support and strength that never seems to waver. My life has become an even more wonderful road to travel since weve started enjoying it together. I love you so very much for each and every way you help make my life all Ive ever dreamed for and more!

To my wonderful children, Lilly, Lonni, and JD: I thank you for making every day so much more special than the last. I love you guys so much, and cant thank you enough for inspiring me to do great things, motivating me to always be better, and loving me unconditionally as I do you!

To Neal: Thank you for protecting our country each and every day! Your fearless drive to accomplish great things and be the best ( always!) is nothing short of inspirational and amazing! I love you very much!

To my amazing Dad: thank you for being the wisest person I have ever met! I feel extremely blessed to have been given the gift of having someone as caring and special as you to be my source of everything always!

To my very special Mom who has given me love and lessons that I am lucky to carry with me each and every day: I thank you for being you and always encouraging me to shoot for the stars without fear. I love you so very much!

For my lovely Miss Pam: I treasure every wonderful moment we have that lifts my spirits, enlightens my thoughts, and helps me realize new and wonderful things about myself and my life. I am truly blessed to have been given the gift of you and I thank you.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU! Making the choice to be proactive in bettering your health through a better diet is a life-altering decision that can have a profound impact on the quality of your life each and every day. One meal at a time, you have the power to improve everything from the quality of your skin to the quality of your blood, the efficiency of your thought processes to the efficiency of your digestion, your immunity to the common cold to your immunity against certain cancers. Improving energy levels, mental clarity, and overall health and well-being, a well-balanced diet of clean vegetarian foods provides your body with all of the essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and macronutrients your body needs to thrive!

A large majority of the American population has succumbed to a diet that is commonly (and quite appropriately) referred to by its acronym: SAD. The Standard American Diet has gone from one of home-grown, natural foods with a flare of multicultural influences to one that revolves around prepackaged, takeout, and fast-food meals designed to be more efficient, not more nutritious. Studies have long shown the disastrous health consequences that result from a diet that consists of heavily processed foods high in sodium, sugar, and unhealthy fats; these foods may provide temporary sustenance, but they also promote disease and illness rather than health and well-being. New research that becomes available more and more readily every day continues to show that the chemicals used to promote the growth of meats, fruits, vegetables, and grains can have dramatically devastating effects on consumers quality of life. Luckily, these foods are not the only options available, and those who choose to maintain and promote a healthy lifestyle can do so by choosing to eat clean foods, vegetarian foods, foods that will protect, promote, and provide for the health sought by so many.

With the revolution of health-focused eating, Americans can now take control of their own health by choosing to eat foods that provide great nutrition with every bite. Beautiful, vibrant, fresh foods that deliver vitamins, minerals, powerful plant chemicals, and essential protein, carbohydrates, and healthy fats are the foods that comprise the clean vegetarian diet. Easy to find in the local grocery store, fresh market, or produce stand, these delicious foods can be at anyones fingertips regardless of their location, time of year, or amount of money available. Better yet, eating a diet of clean vegetarian meals can be a simple change that will (sometimes surprisingly) save you time, money, and energy. Thats right! In the same time it would take you to sit and wait in the drive-through or order take-out, you can enjoy a delicious meal thats healthy right in your own kitchen or on the go.