Clean Eating for Busy Families, revised and expanded

"The clean concept boils down to eating whole, minimally processed foods made with natural ingredients that are good for your body and good for the planet".

While the squeaky clean eater might find the odd item to quibble over, tortilla chips perhaps (albeit the author recommends wholegrain etc), it ought to satisfy most. There are also plenty of useful tips towards clean and green eating.

First published in 2012, this is a revised and updated edition with further streamlining of recipes to suit the busy cook, as the author has gained a second daughter.

I cook for kids just once a week but I recognise the value of the hints and tips e.g. veg first.

The recipes are straightforward and flavourful. Some may baulk at the length of some of the ingredients lists, and look to streamline them further, but to me they seem to strike a pragmatic balance between speed and ease and flavour.

The book is American but includes measurements in grammes. It is necessary to translate some ingredient names though.

Presentation and photography are good, though not every single dish is photographed. Nutritional information is included.

Recommended, particularly to those aiming to eat cleaner, or looking for further good ideas for family meals.

As a full time working mum to two young pre-teens I was delighted to have been gifted an e-arc of Clean Eating for Busy Families. This is a fantastic cook book. There are so many ideas, so many tips and helpful hints throughout the entire book that it really suits both the novice cook to gain more confidence in the kitchen and also the more experienced mums find a really great range of different things to cook for dinner that the whole family will love. Definitely a 5/5 from me.

Clean eating explained in an easy to follow ,clear directions.A guide full of how to techniques ,really delicious recipes your family will love .Great photographs would make a lovely gift, #netgalley #quartobooks.

I enjoyed a fair few of these recipes, some of the vegetarian dishes were delicious, the black bean burgers for example. I liked the clean eating ethos and the tips at the beginning of the book such as eating seasonal vegetables. It is the kind of thing more of us need to be bringing our children up with.

This is a beautifully done cookbook with clear instructions for meal prep. Many of the meals would appeal to our young children. The mini meatloaf and the sloppy joes would be the first I would put in rotation. I was happy to see a wide variety of entrees that included different cuisine, different meat source and meat free choices, and a selection of side dishes to accompany the main courses. If I had any criticism, I do wish each recipe included its own finished picture.

I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

As a busy working mother of two that also wants to eat healthfully I really appreciated this cookbook. The introduction has very useful tips on how to eat clean everyday - even with picky eaters! I loved the "10 tips for Dealing with Picky Eaters" and the weekly, monthly and quarterly shopping lists are extremely useful. With delicious sounding recipes like "Turkey & Oat Meatballs with Tomato & Carrot Marinara Sauce", 'Pecan-Crusted Chicken Tenders with Yogurt Dill Dip" and "5-Ingredient Pantry Baked Chicken Thighs with Apple Cider Vinegar" you're sure to find a quick, easy, kid-friendly meal that's packed with nutrients. I especially appreciated the notes for how to switch up the recipes with substitutes, cooking tips and advice on clean eating.

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group – Fair Winds Press for allowing me to view an advance copy of this cookbook. All opinions are my own.

What a beautiful cookbook. This is perfect for families or anyone that is super busy and looking to incorporate healthier meals into their lifestyle. Easy to follow recipes and beautiful pictures make this a winner!

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with an ARC!

Clean Eating for Busy Families is an excellent guide that can help you take the breathless hassle out of meal times. Michelle Dudash has some well thought-out time savers as well as ideas to add variety to meals that have become rote. The recipes are fresh and the ingredients easily obtainable. I will buy this cookbook for my children.

I received a free electronic copy of this cookbook from Netgalley, Michelle Dudash, and Quarto Publishing - Fair Winds Press in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me.

This cookbook is exactly what it promises to be : a relatively fuss-free, child-friendly cookbook for busy mums.
I have to admit it took me ages to get to this, because I simply couldn’t quite make it work without a kindle! But once u got over the hurdle, I was eager to check out this gem.
The author is a mother and a registered dietitian and chef, so she knows what she’s talking about. She has some great practical advice about how to get started, what are the basic principles of clean eating and how to best get your family on board with it.
The layout is easy to follow, although I personally would have preferred more photos, the recipes seem easy to read and follow and some do include photos of the end result. (Which seem to be weirdly coloured, but that could be the fact that it’s not a printed edition?)

The chapters include :
1. Getting started and shopping lists (this section is extremely helpful if you’re new to this whole concept!)
2. Salads, soups and appetisers
3. Seafood
4. Poultry/ Meat Mains
5. Meatless dishes
6. Treats

While all the dishes seem very well put together nutritionally, I think some of them might seem a little too gourmet for little ones and therefore might not be so well received by little children at first, as some of the ingredients might take some time to get used to. (At least I know that would be the case at our house, and my 7 year old is not a particularly fussy eater!)
I do like this book though and I’m sure we will try many recipes from it, as my little one seemed very eager to bookmark some dishes!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for my free advanced reading copy!

I loved the recipes in this book: they were easy to follow and full of details.
As I have to follow a diet due to health issue this book is a great help in finding new dishes.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Quarto Publishing and Netgalley for this ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book, all opinions are mine.

Easy to follow recipes that actually turn out as good as they look. I found myself utilizing this book more than once when planning menus for the week.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC! Finally a cookbook focused on whole natural ingredients that has recipes my picky six year old might consider eating. Many of the recipes are super simple, which I appreciate as jumping off points for my own favorite ingredients. I can’t wait to make the cucumber and quinoa with feta salad, the tilapia tacos, and the fish and chicken foil packet recipes.

If you follow my reviews, you know that I love to read cookbooks. You also know that I love my recipes simples, and my cookbooks full of pictures. The recipes in this book are simple amd include simple ingredients. You could totally do many of them on weeknights. However, there are not enough pictures! I love to know what my meal is supposed to look like... Even if it doesn't end up looking like the picture most of the time😅

Thanks to Quarto Publishing for my early e-copy of this book through NetGalley.

As a vegan I always try to minimise my consumption of processed foods - and this book has some good recipe ideas, I did enjoy it simply for that reason. thanks to the publisher and net galley for the advance review copy.

I'm always looking for quick and healthy recipe ideas, so this book seemed right up my alley!

The book is broken down into the following chapters for quick reference...

CHAPTER 1 Clean Kitchen Know-How: Getting Started, Shopping Lists & Tips
CHAPTER 2 - Satisfying Salads, Soups & Appetizers
CHAPTER 3 - Speedy, Sustainable Seafood
CHAPTER 4 - Protein-Packed Poultry & Meat Mains
CHAPTER 5 - Hearty Meatless Meals
CHAPTER 6 - Quick & Tasty Side Dishes
CHAPTER 7 - Wholesome Sweet Treats

It is visually pleasing to the eye with bright colors, interesting fonts, and yummy looking photos ( although it would have been nice to have seen more photos of the finished recipes). All the recipes offer easy to follow instructions. With most having extra "Tips" "Recipe Notes" "Go Green" and "Nutritional Information".

Here are just a few of the delish recipes you will find within...

- SPINACH AVOCADO SALAD WITH LIME CUMIN VINAIGRETTE (SO good!)
- CHOPPED SALAD WITH ISRAELI COUSCOUS, SMOKED SALMON & CREAMY PESTO
- ARUGULA & SHRIMP SALAD WITH ORANGE VINAIGRETTE
- LIME CUMIN DEVILED EGGS
- PINTO BEAN & AVOCADO TAQUITOS
- OVEN-FRIED FISH N’ CHIPS WITH LEMON YOGURT DIP (My kids loved this one!)
- ONE-PAN CHICKEN PARMESAN WITH SPINACH
- QUICK-BROILED OPEN-FACED TURKEY SWISS SANDWICHES WITH SPINACH & AVOCADO
- BEEF STIR-FRY WITH TOMATOES AND EDAMAME
- GRILLED ROSEMARY DIJON PORK CHOP & VEGETABLE SKEWERS
- BLACK BEAN VEGGIE BURGERS
- WHOLE-WHEAT SPINACH RICOTTA CALZONES
- QUINOA PILAF WITH MIREPOIX
- MACARONI & CHEESY CAULIFLOWER SAUCE
- CINNAMON RICOTTA SWEET POTATOES
- FOUR SEASONS FRUIT PIZZA
- PEANUT BRITTLE COOKIE BARS WITH DARK CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE (Just delish!!)
- STRAWBERRY-RASPBERRY SHORTCAKES
- GREEN TEA FRUIT PUNCH

I liked this cookbook and it is helpful. If you are a busy family interested in clean eating this is a good cookbook option. One element, aside from the great recipes, are the tips included -- very nice and helpful. One of the recipes we really liked and we had been looking for a great recipe for was the Green Tea Fruit Punch -- Yum!!

Of the cooking philosophies, clean eating is the one that makes the most sense to me. Mindfulness and reducing your carbon footprint. Local sourcing. I like that this book is open to the use of canned or frozen foods, suggesting that we at least look at where something is processed. Better to use a vegetable frozen a state away than a fresh one shipped from Costa Rica. It's also practical, especially for working folk.

I received this arc from Netgalley for an honest review. This cookbook is informative an easy to use. Clean eating can sometimes be difficult with recipes and ingredients that are hard to find and follow, but overall this cookbook was easy to use and I plan to purchase for my own kitchen.

This is an easy-to-understand book, with clear instructions and pretty. Despite that none of the recipes until now call me enough to make me try my hand on one. I do think that part of the problem is that I didn't have the oportunity to send it to my kindle, and I keep forgeting it.

Michelle Dudash makes getting into clean eating easy with this well-put-together cookbook. The first chapter covers how to get started, including suggested shopping lists, cooking tips and tricks, and ideas for getting picky eaters to try new things. From there, the chapters are pretty straightforward cookbook stuff, salads, soups, main dishes (fish, poultry, beef, and meatless), sides, and sweets. The recipes are clear, easy to follow and prepare, and most are quick, about 30 minutes. Each recipe has nutrition information, and is carefully crafted to be as nutritious as possible (the author is a nutritionist, after all). Throughout the recipes are notes with cooking/prep tips, ingredient substitution ideas, and tips for incorporating produce that's in season. For the most part, the ingredients used are easy to find; there's nothing too crazy in here. The recipes all sound delicious, and I would recommend this book to anyone looking to eat healthier, cleaner food.