THE EAT-CLEAN DIET By Tosca Reno Publisher: Robert Kennedy Publishing Price: $16.95/trade paperback Illustrations: dozens of full-color photographs ISBN: 978-1-55210-038-7 LOSE WEIGHT BY EATING CLEAN AND NEVER GO HUNGRY AGAIN Oxygen Magazine Columnist And Popular Fitness Expert Tosca Reno Inspires Women - And Their Families - To Shed Pounds And Get Fit With Her New Book, THE EAT-CLEAN DIET Tired of yo-yo dieting, self-deprivation, and unhealthy eating? Want to lose weight, get fit, and stay that way for the rest of your life? Oxygen magazine columnist, fitness expert and model, Tosca Reno, has the answer with her fully illustrated, truly inspiring new book, THE EAT-CLEAN DIET (Robert Kennedy Publishing, $16.95 trade paperback). Filled with solid nutritional advice, a two-week meal plan, delicious healthy recipes, and real-life stories to keep readers motivated, Tosca Reno's THE EAT-CLEAN DIET cuts through the maze of fad-diet misinformation, presenting a lifestyle plan that guarantees healthy, steady weight-loss by eating five or six meals a day. Reno, who struggled with her weight for more than twenty years, discovered the Eat-Clean lifestyle at age forty. Within a year, she not only lost weight, but gained body tone and overall fitness - so much so that she became a cover girl, bathing-suit model, and an inspiration for other women who want to look and feel great. For the past several years, Reno has been a columnist and spokesperson for the women's fitness magazine Oxygen. She wrote THE EAT-CLEAN DIET because of her commitment to help others enjoy a fit and healthy lifestyle. According to Reno, THE EAT-CLEAN DIET works because it incorporates healthy eating habits into daily life. "It's not just a diet; it's a lifestyle," she explains. "Eating Clean isn't about denying yourself or going hungry, it's about eating with thought and planning. By adopting the Eat-Clean lifestyle, your body will have a chance at looking its all-time best." THE EAT-CLEAN DIET focuses on consuming delicious, nutrient-rich "clean" foods at regular intervals throughout the day, beginning with breakfast. Eating five or six smaller meals a day allows the body's metabolism to burn steadily, keeping insulin and blood-sugar levels stable - preventing hunger pangs and cravings for unhealthy foods like soda or chocolate. For Reno, a "clean" food is anything nutritious that is as close as possible to how it occurs in nature, with no added color, taste, or preservatives, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, poultry, fish, dairy, whole grains, and more. In addition to providing two full weeks of Eat-Clean menus, as well as dozens of her favorite recipes such as Mediterranean Swordfish Steaks, Waldorf Salad, and Grandmother's Oatmeal Cookies, Reno delivers hands-on advice for developing and maintaining the Eat-Clean lifestyle. She explains how to shop for food by sticking to the supermarket's outside aisles where the fresh foods are displayed. She provides lists of what to keep in the pantry, refrigerator, and freezer, and shows how to prepare a daily cooler filled with healthy meals that can be taken to work, guaranteeing that you'll eat clean all day long. What's more, THE EAT-CLEAN DIET includes an in-depth chapter filled with tips for getting the entire family to embrace the Eat-Clean lifestyle. Below is a sample menu from just one day of THE EAT-CLEAN DIET, proving that you'll never feel hungry if you stick to this plan. Morning Start 4-6 egg whites scrambled with spinach and chopped tomato, 1 slice dry multi-grain toast. 500 ml water, black coffee or clear tea. Mid-Morning Booster 1 cup raw vegetable crudités with low-fat hummus. 500 ml water. Lunchtime Refuel 3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese with 1/2 chopped medium apple, handful of green or red grapes, halved, 2 Kavali Crispbread. 500 ml water. Mid-After-Noon Munch Summertime Risotto tossed with 1 can water-packed tuna. 500 ml water, black coffee, or herbal tea. Dinner Delight Adobo-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Pico de Gallo (page 190), sautéed baby spinach, 1/2 baked sweet potato. 500 ml water. Before Bed Handful unsalted almonds, 1/2 medium apple. 500 ml water, clear herbal tea, if desired. Reno leaves nothing to chance in THE EAT-CLEAN DIET. She includes a handy reference of the top twelve superfoods including tomatoes, broccoli, salmon, berries, walnuts and oatmeal. She discusses supplements such as Bee Pollen, Whey Protein, Hoodia, and HGH, explaining which are effective and which are not. There's also a list of Reno's ten ugly foods, topped by doughnuts and marshmallow fluff, plus advice for ordering healthy dishes in restaurants, dealing with the urge to cheat, the necessity of drinking eight glasses of water a day, and tips for increasing your metabolic rate. THE EAT-CLEAN DIET is already a Canadian bestseller. In the United States, it is one of amazon.com's bestselling books. As more people learn about and try this practical and effective lifestyle plan, THE EAT-CLEAN DIET will become the gold standard for healthy eating. As Tosca Reno says, "Clean eating changed my life. I am sure this is the way life is supposed to be lived. I have written this book out of the passion I have to help others discover the only way to eat. If you adopt this lifestyle, your body will have the chance for optimum health and for looking its all-time best." # # # ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born in Quebec, Tosca Reno graduated from Queen's University with a B.Sc., and from Toronto's York University with a B.Ed. She writes the monthly "Raise The Bar" column for the women's fitness magazine, Oxygen, and is on their advisory board. After college Reno married and had three daughters, now in their teens and twenties. Over the years her weight went up and down until she discovered Eating Clean. She went from being a 200-pound, unhappy woman to being a cover girl and swimsuit model - all past the age of 40. Now Reno uses her beauty to grace the pages of magazines; her chutzpah to beat women half her age in figure competitions; and her brains, experience, and sense of humor to write regular articles for Reps! and Maximum Fitness, in addition to her Oxygen column. A popular television and radio talk-show guest, Reno presents fitness seminars at schools and gyms across North America. In addition to THE EAT-CLEAN DIET, she is the author of The Butt Book.
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