Greetings!
Wash hands with soap and water? Check. Hand sanitizer? Check. Cover mouth with arm instead of hand when you cough? Check. Eating enough grapefruit and garlic? Hmmm. Better get back to the store.
In the fight against the flu, building your immunity naturally can be your best line of defense. A diet rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans and seeds, enjoyed raw as much as possible is a great start. Make it cleaner and keep yourself stronger throughout the season. Eating refined fats, sugars and other processed foods can actually have a negative impact on your immune function – so pass on that second slice of pie and savor the sweetness of yams, berries and citrus instead.
Good stuff in means you’re not on the sidelines for the holiday festivities. In our efforts to lighten up this holiday season, check out our tips for boosting immunity, our food safety tip of the week, who’s eating cleaner in Hollywood and a story that will make you think before you bite.
Here’s to happy, healthy holidays!
Food Safety Tip of the Week: Clean Chicken Thoroughly
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The latest study from Consumer Reports has us all clucking. Estimates show over 32 billion pounds of chicken are consumed annually in the US alone, the study reveals that over 2/3 of chicken carries harmful bacteria including Campylobacter and Salmonella. Estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say more than a million people have salmonella poisoning every year from a variety of causes, the more prevalent being poor food handling.
You can reduce your risk by:
- Washing chicken thoroughly with Eat Cleaner Seafood + Poultry Wash. Just spray on all surfaces of chicken and cook. It will help kill surface bacteria and will keep your bird more tender.
- Using the Eat Cleaner Seafood + Poultry Wash to clean cutting surfaces thoroughly, including utensils, cutting boards and counters. Take special care not to cross contaminate with uncooked foods like lettuce.
- Washing your hands with soap and water thoroughly after handling.
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Keeping Healthy Through the Holidays: Eating right and light through the winter months can actually keep you healthier, especially when you bulk up on foods rich in the right vitamins and immunity boosters. Make your shopping list and check it twice to make sure you’ve got some of these included.
Vitamin C
Why? Vitamin C strengthens your immune system by stimulating antibodies and cells in the immune system.
How do I get it? Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, including red & green sweet peppers, kiwi, oranges, grapefruits, strawberries, papaya, mango, guava, pineapple and berries.
Vitamin E
Why? Vitamin E strengthens the immune system because of its antioxidant properties.
How do I get it? Vitamin E rich foods include sunflower seeds, almonds, hazelnuts, sunflower oil, safflower oil, corn oil, wheat germ oil and pine nuts.
Carotenoids
Why? They give carrots, apricots and sweet potatoes their orangish hue and are also powerful antioxidants
How do I get them? Foods rich in carotenoids include carrots, apricots, mangoes, squash, sweet potatoes, spinach, kale, collard greens, tomatoes, guava, and pink grapefruit.
Bioflavenoids
Why? They have super antioxidant powers and also support the performance of vitamin C.
How do I get them? Bioflavenoid rich foods include peppers, grapes, onions, garlic, berries, green and white herbal tea and buckwheat.
Eat Cleaner All Natural Food Wash + Wipes contain Citric Acid, naturally occurring in most fruit and vegetables, and are a great way to help fight virus. Carry the wipes with you when you’re on the road and use them to clean your food, hands and utensils.
Nutrition Sources: Prevention, Healthy Living
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Who’s Eating Cleaner in Hollywood?
One better bite at a time, word is spreading about the merits of Eat Cleaner. Check out our latest fans.
THINK BEFORE YOU BITE!
Our friend Alexis Sarti’s life changed forever after eating fish contaminated by uncooked chicken. She's now an Eat Cleaner Fan. Watch and think before you bite.
Give the Gift of Cleaner Food
It’s the season’s safest gift. Everybody can use it. One size fits all. And it keeps on giving all year long!
The Wash + Dryer Kit is the green, clean way to show your love and encourage healthy eating. Packaged in a cool box, it comes with a snappy, compact, BPA-free salad spinner, a concentrate bottle of Eat Cleaner Fruit + Vegetable Wash, a nifty Eat Cleaner veggie and fruit scrub brush and BONUS a full year subscription to Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food Magazine. As with all of our products, a portion of proceeds benefits Healthy Child, Healthy World so your gift gives back, too.
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Talk to Us
Have a story about how Eat Cleaner has worked for you? Email us at info@eatcleaner.com and you’ll receive a set of 2 reusable Eat Cleaner Produce Bags. You can be our featured testimonial on our home page.
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