Between the turkey and toffee bars, prime rib and the peppermint bark, all that festive food may have left you feeling weighted down. Now’s the time to lighten up.

Resolve to evolve in 2010 and get a jump start on your healthy resolutions by eating cleaner and greener.

et a lift with daily tips from the Cleaner Plate Club, delivered to your in-box or cell phone daily. From meal ideas to grocery shopping tips to inspirational food for thought, we’re there to help you stay on track, one bite at a time. In today’s issue, check out our favorite mocktail recipe, the food safety tip of the week, our new and improved online shopping engine, who's eating cleaner in Hollywood and why you need to get the Wash + Dryer Kit. They’re almost gone!

Here’s to a healthy, safe New Year.

Get Juiced Up!

Packed with live enzymes, vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants, fruit and veggies make the best juice ‘mocktails’ when mixed together, also helping to cut the sugar. They can also help boost metabolism, fight infection, build tissue and strong bones...and help everything move along the way it’s supposed to. So when you eat cleaner, you’re doing it from the outside-in. There, I said it! For the holidays, you’ll appreciate the brilliant red color of our CAB Mocktail. Juice a bunch of carrots, two apples and a beet with a healthy tablespoon of fresh ginger. You can’t beat beets for their blood boosting properties. The RED CAB Mocktail 4 large carrots 2 green apples 1 beet 1T grated ginger Pass the ingredients through a juicer. Serve chilled with a slice of lemon.

Food Safety Tip of the Week: Keep it cool. et your refrigerator thermostat to the right temperature if you want to enjoy leftovers without the listeria. According to the American Dietetic Association, more than a third of people typically keep their refrigerator set at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, and 41 percent admit they don't know the proper temperature to which their refrigerator should be set. Don't let bacteria shorten your leftovers' life – use a refrigerator thermometer to make sure your fridge is always set below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. It's just one more step to keeping it cool and safe.

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Make it a habit, Save Serious Green

The price of convenience! Consumers spend 3-5 times more on pre-cut and washed produce than the whole varieties, sacrificing freshness, savings and sometimes safety (remember the bagged Spinach E.coli outbreak of 2006?) Here’s the skinny.

You can spend $3.49 on a 16 oz. bag of pre-cut apple slices or $.99 for a pound of them. Or $3.99 on a bagged salad vs. $.89 for a whole head of Romaine. Ditch the pre-cut and washed varieties and make your own in less than 5 minutes with these handy tools that keep you ready to munch at a moment’s notice - at a price you can stomach.

Kitchen Aid Multi Slicers Clean apples, potatoes and other root veggies with Eat Cleaner Fruit + Vegetable Wash or Wipes. Spray inside flesh with Eat Cleaner Wash to help inhibit browning. Slice and store in airtight containers.	Bamboo Cutting Boards Keep one for fruit and veggies, another for seafood, poultry and meat Wipe down with Eat Cleaner between uses.
Eat Cleaner Wash + Dryer Kit It really does make washing an easier, more fun task. Get the kids on the action. Spray, Soak and Spin your way to whirled peas.	Italian Glass Storage Containers with Lids When you bring them home...clean fruit and veggies with Eat Cleaner Fruit + Vegetable Wash or Wipes, dry thoroughly and store in airtight glass containers.