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I found a new magazine at Barnes and Nobles that I want to share with my readers - Clean Eating! The magazine defines clean eating as eating food in its most natural state possible. It is not a diet but a way of life. The magazine promotes avoiding processed foods and and not buying anything with a long list of ingredients. Best of all, the magazine was filled with healthy recipes and great articles. If you are seriously concerned about feeding your family better foods, this magazine is for you.

I have already tried two recipes and not only were they delicious, but they were easy to prepare. I was disappointed to see a pie recipe very like my own Very Berry Pie that I came up with last summer although I don’t think their Double Berry Peach Pie looks as good as mine. Pettiness aside, I can’t wait to try more of their recipes. There are some ingredients mentioned that I have never heard of such as Sucanat (anyone?) but most recipes are filled with familiar ingredients in fresh new combinations. Last night we had Lemon Chive Tilapia and Spicy Beet and Carrot Salad, and yes, my son ate it all. I have been searching for a good recipe for salad with roasted beets and now I’ve found it. Here is the recipe with the changes I made as I didn’t like the dressing that was made with black tea.

Spicy Beet and Carrot Salad

INGREDIENTS
*1 package of your favorite salad greens
*1 lb. peeled and diced carrots
*1 lb. peeled and diced beets
*1 onion, diced
*cooking spray
*2 Tbsp. honey
*3 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
*1/4 tsp. chipolte chili powder
*1 Tbsp. olive oil
*1/4 tsp. sea salt
*3 oz. crumbled goat cheese

DIRECTIONS
Place carrots, beets and onion in a roasting pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Spray veggies lightly and cover with foil. Roast 20 minutes at 450, remove foil and continue roasting for another 20 minutes. Meanwhile, mix honey, vinegar, chili powder, olive oil and salt. Place salad greens in a bowl. When veggies have cooled a bit, toss with the dressing. Spoon veggies on salad and top with goat cheese. You can also make individual servings on each plate the same way.

I promise you will never think of beets the same way again. Clean Eating is also on the web (who isn’t) so look it up at cleaneating.com. The website has a place to ask questions of a dietician and a doctor, meal plans complete with a shopping list and much more. Yes, some of the recipes are going to be a little “out there” for us locals but give some of them a try. Till next time, have a deliciously wonderful week!

-Lisa