Simply Clean

How do y’all (I’ve been in the south for too long, haw haw) feel about ebooks? :O I used to be all about having hard copies for everything, but in the past several years of (1) being dirt-poor and in over $100k in debt and (2) moving all over the country and living in something like 8 different places in the past 8 years…let’s just say that ebooks have made my life a whole lot easier.

Less for me to carry around (although I have to say, I really do adore the book collection I’ve been accumulating), and I save a lot more trees! :]

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Disclaimer: I was given a free copy of Simply Clean in exchange for an honest review. As always, my thoughts and opinions are mine and mine alone!

Genre: Healthy Living
Pages: 38

Not counting the “Welcome” and the “About the Authors” sections, it’s divided into 10 different sections!

Healthy Swaps

• Goes into different ingredients/foods you can use to substitute out less healthy foods, and explains why they’re healthier options!

Meal Planning

I’ve long been a huge fan of meal prepping and planning, because it makes being able to eat healthy every single day 2493284x easier (not to mention, it’s way easier on my nonexistent funds as a medical student).

This section gives great tips on ways to start incorporating meal planning into your life! It also shows you how to best store your fruits & veggies so that they’ll stay fresh + last longer.

There’s even a video for clean eating with children, or if you have a picky spouse! (I have neither of these, so it was irrelevant for me, but may be helpful for you! :)

Money Saving Tips

Simple + budget-friendly tips to save money while you’re shopping for groceries!

Keeping Vegetables Fresh

6 easy tips on how to keep your vegetables fresh for a longer period of time!

Meal Options

Includes different ideas for breakfast, meals, and snacks, as well as easy vegetable option, easy meat options, and pantry basics!

Sample Meal Plan

If you do better when you’re given an actual meal plan to follow, this section gives you a sample meal plan for a day’s worth of meals.

Main Meals

Includes recipes for Turkey Muffins, Frittata, Quinoa Meatballs, Quinoa, Italian Turkey Burgers, Butternut Burgers, 3-Bean Turkey Chili, Twice-Baked Squash, Stuffed Peppers, & Shish Kabobs!

Sweet Treats

Includes recipes for Chocolate Protein Bars, Lemon Protein Bars, Pumpkin Protein Cookies, Dark Chocolate Cups, & Banana Ice Cream

Sauces & Sides

Includes recipes for Sweet Potato Fries (<3!!!), Roasted Vegetables, Baked Asparagus, Kale Chips, Chia Seed Pudding, Tasty Honey Mustard, Sweet Sesame Dressing, BBQ Sauce, & Greek Veggie Dip

Ingredient Tips

Includes tips on what to look out for when buying different ingredients (e.g. bread, pasta sauce, nuts, etc.)

Although this ebook does include a lot of recipes, there aren’t a lot of pictures in it, so if you’re looking for something more along the lines of a cookbook filled with pages and pages of gorgeous food photography, this wouldn’t be a good choice for you.

Personally, I’m most looking forward to trying out the “Sweet Treats” section. (I wanna make my own protein bars! :D!) As far as the recipes go, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this to someone with [strict] dietary restrictions/preferences (e.g. vegan, or against use of protein powder) because a good number of them do include meat or eggs. (This was totally fine with me because I enjoy both, but I figured I’d throw that out there. You can always sub in a meat alternative!)

That being said, I do think this would be a good book (albeit, as far as ebooks go, I find $17 to be rather expensive) to get for someone who’s looking to start making healthy changes to their diet! The information is useful and helpful, and t does a great job of simplifying concepts and explaining things in a way that you won’t get lost in all the science/blocks and blocks of text!

Find out more information about Simply Clean on Lindsey’s website, or purchase your own here!

• Do you prefer having an ebook, or having the hard copy of a book?
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