• I give your products an A+! It works great and is very healthy.
  • I have to say, that I have seen other fresh produce washes on the market and none of them come close to what Eat Cleaner delivers...
    - Jane Teeter, Long Island, NY
  • The Wash + Dryer Kit makes a lot of sense because you can see what's coming off the produce, unlike when you just rinse it down the sink."
    - Malia Montoya, Orange, CA
  • . I also love the spray that I keep on my sink to soak all fruits and veggies. I feel better about what I eat and serve my family. "
    - Charlese Latham, Salon Platinum, Aliso Viejo
  • The food actually tastes better. With my new smorgasbord of fresh, tasty veggies sitting in my fridge already clean and sliced, I find myself actually adding it to my dinners during the week
    - Karie, Maine

The Cleaner Plate Club

EAT CLEANER LIVING TIP – #9 // 2010

#9:  Don’t count on calories:  If you’re looking to lose weight by counting calories, you’ve got one more thing to think about. Yes, it’s great that more and more restaurants are displaying the calorie counts for all the foods they … Continue reading

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EAT CLEANER LIVING TIP – #10 // 2010

#10:  Get More from Red.  When it comes to nutrient packed veggies, we’re seeing red.  Red Bell Peppers can deliver a bunch of nutrients in a very small package.   Sure you have to wash and cut them but with the … Continue reading

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Eat Cleaner Living Tip – Lucky #13 // Burgers that Won't Leave You Lusting for Moo

Lucky #13: Let me tell you friends…we’ve never seen so many ground beef recalls packed together in a few weeks as we have recently.  About 1 million pounds worth.  Fraught with hormones and food borne illness fears, it’s enough to … Continue reading

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A Different Kind of Bedtime Story

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Eat Cleaner Living Tip #14 – // Enhance your palate with a palette

You might think of your mom nagging you to eat all your peas but we all know that getting enough fruit and vegetables along with lean protein into our diet is the healthy basis of a sound diet.  The USDA … Continue reading

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$1,500 in prizes from Eat Cleaner

We are thrilled to announce the 15 winners of our Womansday.com Sweepstakes for a $100 Eat Cleaner gift basket.  And the winners are: Jamie Cash Hemet  CA Franca Stanco Glen Cove NY Mandi Kuehn Morgan MN Kathleen Giordano Milford CT … Continue reading

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The Leaner in Cleaner

For us, diet is a 4-letter word. It conjures up visions of starvation, sacrifice and self-induced torture and ultimately, sabotage. When you have to find excuses to cheat no other than your own conscience, you know there’s something broken. If … Continue reading

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Freshway Recall: Lettuce think before we bite

When will the madness end?  When people start taking food safety into their own hands.  It’s why we created Eat Cleaner in the first place.  Using the power of plant science, we give you a simple way to protect your … Continue reading

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New Study Shows Direct Link Between ADHD and Pesticides

Study: ADHD linked to pesticide exposure By Sarah Klein, Health.com STORY HIGHLIGHTS Kids with above-average levels of a common pesticide byproduct had twice ADHD risk Direct cause-and-effect link “really hard to establish,” expert says Study is first to examine the … Continue reading

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I HEART Farmers Markets

Here at Eat Cleaner, we live to roam the farmers markets.  There’s something so inviting about buying fresh food straight from the producer and what’s not to love about a leisurely walk through an open air market on a bright, Spring day?  … Continue reading

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FOOD SAFETY ALERT: Second Fresh Express Recall in last 60 days

The second recall in less than two months for Fresh Express bagged salad products. The recall for the romaine lettuce salad products was issued on July 14 for the potential of being contaminated with E.coli. (product list below) A positive … Continue reading

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Think you're allergic to fruit? Think again.

There’s nothing worse than biting into a big beautiful bowl of luscious strawberries and having your face break out into welts.  Life imitating food?  In the case of many, allergies to food can be an uncomfortable and even life-threatening situation.  … Continue reading

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The 411 on Lunchbox Fun

Balance – that elusive apple pie in the sky.  Work, family, friends, exercise, phone calls, emails, soccer practice, walks with fido, drop-offs, pick-ups, party planning…it’s a precarious juggling act.  Now that school’s back in session, making it through the year in … Continue reading

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Don't be a statistic on Turkey Day

Turkey?  Check.  Fixin’s?  Check. Centerpiece?  Check.  Salmonella?  Let’s keep that one off the menu. Being the perfect host or hostess is not just about a beautiful table or delicious food.  It’s also about keeping your family and friends food safe … Continue reading

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A Happy Baby Makes one Happy Family – A GREAT GIVEAWAY

What makes a happy baby?  Organic foods from Happy Baby, the perfect way to get your precious one started on the right foot.  Organic foods grow clean bodies, combined with organic cotton clothing bundled in a gorgeous package.  A baby … Continue reading

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Cooking up a Bitchin' New Contest

I first met Kim Barnouin a little less than a year ago at the Los Angeles Go Green Expo.  She was with a former PR colleague of mine and together, they had launched www.healthybitchdaily.com, a savvy, straight talkin’ blog for … Continue reading

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When bad sugar happens to good kids

As I walked across the playground to pick my son up from his afterschool program today, the Spidey mom sensed that something was awry.  In the distance, I could see him bouncing around like a pinball, flailing around without his … Continue reading

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The Hostess with the Coast'ness

While everyone is worried about buying just the right gift for everyone on their football field-length list and afraid of putting more junk into their trunk, I get cookin’.  Avoiding the retail circus and focusing on nourishing the people I … Continue reading

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Think before you bite: This week's food recalls

Recall information courtesy of our friends at Safe Tables Our Priority. S.T.O.P. E-Alert  Staphylococcus aureus in Sweet and Savory Pastries  **Please Note: over 100 people have already fallen ill from ginger bread houses and the other items listed below. If … Continue reading

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Over 34,000 lbs of Organic Ground Beef Recall

Just to prove, it doesn’t mean it’s pathogen free if it’s organic.  Think before you bite. S.T.O.P. E-alert E. coli in Organic Ground Beef WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, 2010 – First Class Foods, Inc., a Hawthorne, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately … Continue reading

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The New Food Safety Bill – Do You Bite?

This week, President Obama signed the revolutionary Food Safety Modernization Act into law, a $1.4 billion proposition and the most sweeping policy related to food safety in almost 100 years – this nearly two years after a salmonella outbreak linked … Continue reading

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Why Boycotting Canadian Seafood could Save Seals with Cat Cora

Chefs for Seals – Making a Difference Where it Hurts Chilling fact:  The gruesome act of seal hunting is still alive and well.  According to the Humane Society of the US website, ninety-seven percent of the seals killed are younger … Continue reading

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Think Before You Bite – Recalls This Week

              S.T.O.P. E-alert Listeria in Bagged Salads LANDOVER, Md., Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Following notification from its supplier, State Garden, Giant Food of Landover, Md. has announced a voluntary recall of several Nature’s Promise organic bagged salad items … Continue reading

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Eat Cleaner, Get Leaner. The Fit February Challenge is ON.

     1)      Fruit and veggies own half the plate.  It may be hard to keep track of 5-9 servings a day but if you stick to a half the plate approach, getting your produce in at every meal is … Continue reading

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Fit February – Pazzo for Pasta

  Pazzo for Pasta You gave white flour and carbs the boot, but you pine away for heaping plates of pasta like a lovelorn teenager.  Now, you can twirl your noodles and eat them too.  There are about as many … Continue reading

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A Fit February Super Bowl

So you forgot your January resolutions.  It’s Fit February.  Eat Cleaner, Get Leaner with  Us for a Lifetime. What does it mean to Eat Cleaner? It’s not a diet.  That’s a 4-letter word.   It’s a lifestyle and a balanced approach … Continue reading

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Swimming Upstream: When it comes to fish, go wild

Farm Raised vs. Wild Caught.  Is there a difference?  Hook, line and sinker. When you sang Old MacDonald growing up, I bet you $100 one of your answers was never ‘had a fish, eieio’.  Now, how did salmon and tuna trade in their … Continue reading

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Why Frankenfood can make you fat

The Adds and the Add-Nots   To celebrate Chinese New Year, we set out to find a really authentic restaurant in Los Angeles’ Chinatown.  We asked around, looking for a recommendation from people in the neighborhood and settled on a popular … Continue reading

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Your St. Patty's Day BFF

One Yummy BFF (Bite Friendly Food) For St. Patty’s Day An ode to one of our favorite green holidays, you’ll want to saddle up to on St. Patty’s Day and beyond.  Pinch me, please…although I’m not Irish, if you weren’t sure. … Continue reading

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Salmonella in Peppers, Lean Cuisine Recalls…and Other Think Before You Bites

From our friends at S.T.O.P. (Safe Tables Our Priority) Salmonella in Peppers WorldVariety Produce, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA is recalling Serrano Peppers, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal … Continue reading

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Turkey burgers, sprouts, seafood and walnuts recalled: Think before you bites

 Updates from our friends at  S.T.O.P.  (Safe Tables our Priority)  Salmonella in Turkey Burgers     WASHINGTON, April 1, 2011 -Jennie-O Turkey Store, a Willmar, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 54,960 pounds of frozen, raw turkey burger products that may be … Continue reading

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REPORT: Radioactive Particles Can Be Removed

The situation in Japan has given us important food for thought, as the nation’s supply of fresh food is threatened. A Bloomberg article last month states:  “The number of radiation-affected foods will likely increase as each prefecture is testing its … Continue reading

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Waste not, save more: How to make every bite count

 Waste not, save more.  With the escalating prices of everyday life and a belt-tightening economy, everyone is more mindful of where their green is going. Yet, if you were to peek into your local landfill, you’d find almost 40% of … Continue reading

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Total Recall: Taylor Farms ready-to-eat salads

 Salmonella in Ready to Eat Fresh Salad Products   WASHINGTON, May 4, 2011 – Taylor Farms Pacific, a Tracy, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 22,000 pounds of ready-to-eat fresh salad products that contain meat and poultry because the grape tomatoes … Continue reading

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An ode to Moms everywhere

Today is Mother’s Day, 2011, and for all the moms, grandmas, mothers to be, and women who have touched the lives of children, welcome to this exclusive club of game changers.  You have been blessed by perhaps the most complex … Continue reading

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The Eat Cleaner HOW-TO GUIDE – With Pictures!

We’ve had quite a few people ask us for a guide on how to use our Eat Cleaner products and while we have a ‘how-to’ on our website, we think this downloadable file posted on your fridge as a reference … Continue reading

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TOTAL RECALL: Think before you bite 5/13

   Salmonella in More Tomato Products   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 7, 2011 – Mann Packing is voluntarily recalling certain vegetable platters and Snacks on the Go product because the grape tomato ingredient may be contaminated with Salmonella. As … Continue reading

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European E. coli Food Scare: How to keep dangerous bacteria out of your kitchen

European E. coli Food Scare:  How to keep dangerous bacteria out of your kitchen     According to the AP, the food borne bacterial outbreak that has hit Germany and other European nations is unlike anything we’ve ever seen – … Continue reading

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Don’t freak – take action! My letter to the Wall St. Journal

Do you know someone in your life who loves to come to you with problems but never wants to hear about a solution that could actually help them?  Well, that’s how I feel when I read the latest release from … Continue reading

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An ode to baba

It is rare to find a person in our midst that exemplifies what I define as a true inspiration.  After all, it takes a whole host of qualities that are scarce because they require a certain lack of egocentrism.  Love, … Continue reading

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Hit the road: Fit foods that go the distance

  Follow the Fit Foody on Facebook and www.eatcleaner.com.  Also, catch this  Fit Foody on San Diego Channel 6 HERE. Hit the road:  Fit foods that go the distance You’ve been there before – starving and faced with the fluorescent foods and … Continue reading

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Salad in a glass…and on a stick!

    Getting your kids to eat a salad may seem like sheer torture, but sometimes, you have to get a little creative..ok, sneaky. A few weeks ago, I showed you how to whip up a smoothie filled with nutritious … Continue reading

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Girl loves Grill: Savvy, safe tips for bbq bliss

Girl loves Grill:  Savvy, safe tips for bbq bliss Who says the grill is a guy’s domain?  Whether it’s in the backyard or on the beach, it’s easy to master the bbq with style and savvy, safely. The Fit Foody … Continue reading

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Get the Fit Foody’s new ebook FREE

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new ebook, “Every bite counts: How to eat cleaner everyday” – a 60 page compendium of food 4 thought and bite size ways to help protect your family’s plate. We’re offering the … Continue reading

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Back to School with the Fit Foody: Food Wise, Pound Positive

The 411 on Lunchbox Fun:  Packing healthy, safe, cool lunches for you and your family   CALLING ALL FIT FOODIES!  WOULD YOU LIKE A FREE COPY OF MY NEW EBOOK, HOW TO EAT CLEANER, ONE BITE AT A TIME?  REGISTER HERE … Continue reading

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TOTAL RECALL: Think Before You Bite 9/7/2011

This week in recalls, from our friends at STOP Foodborne illness Listeria in Salmon Illinois-based Vita Food Products, Incorporated announced a recall for certain batches of its sliced smoked salmon product. The reason for recalling the product is the possibility … Continue reading

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Over 98% of lunchboxes found at unsafe temps

  Watch me, The Fit Foody segment on Channel 5 San Diego and get the 411 on keeping bacteria out of your lunchbox.  If the video doesn’t load automatically, click HERE to watch. A new study from the University of Texas in … Continue reading

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TOTAL RECALL: MORE Ground Turkey, Walnuts and Tomato Paste

RECALL UPDATES FROM OUR FRIENDS AT STOP.http://www.stopfoodborneillness.org/.  EAT CLEANER is proud to support their efforts in food safety education and policy change. Clostridium botulinum in Tapenade and Dried Tomato Paste   The FDA is warning consumers not to eat tapenade … Continue reading

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Food Safety in Good Housekeeping Magazine

Yesterday, I received a copy of this article and thought it was one of the better pieces written about food safety in a while.  It represents the real people who have suffered from the devastating effects of food borne illness, … Continue reading

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Have a Green, Clean, Healthier Halloween

Trick or treat? Not only do children eat about a pound and a half of candy on Halloween and the week following, the waste from the one-use costumes, bags and décor are a burden on the environment.  You can still … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Food Safety and Preparation: T-5 and counting

Turkey? Check. Fixin’s? Check. Centerpiece? Check. Salmonella? Let’s keep that one off the menu. On Thanksgiving, being the perfect host or hostess is not just about a beautiful table or delicious food.  Above all, it’s about keeping your family and … Continue reading

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The perfect healthy holiday mocktail and a chance for a FREE $250 Samson Juicer

Enter to win a FREE Samson Juicer (Value $250). Leave us a comment on our FACEBOOK page and be automatically entered to win a FREE Samson Juicer ($250 value). We’ll pick a winner on Dec. 21st. Why do we love juicing … Continue reading

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GROW GREEN INDUSTRIES WINS BID WITH THE NETWORK FOR A HEALTHY CALIFORNIA

  ORANGE COUNTY, CA, February 10th, 2012 — Grow Green Industries, Inc. (GGI, INC.), an Orange County-based company focused on innovative solutions to encourage safe, healthful eating has been awarded a consulting contract in response to a competitive bid from … Continue reading

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Cut Cooking Time in Half

Cut Cooking Time in Half Guest Post by Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, The Healthy Voyager It’s cold outside, you have a busy schedule and you have to get a meal on the table for you and your family. How do you stretch … Continue reading

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A Mini-Interview – and why we’re ‘Made in the USA’

You rarely get the ‘behind the scenes’ of a company but for us, it’s important to put it all out there so you understand where our hearts and souls are.  I just did a mini interview and thought this would … Continue reading

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Nat’l Nutrition Month – “Cleaner” Cupcakes

The Fit Foody’s Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Who says you can’t make dessert healthy.  Here’s one that puts veggies in your cupcakes and frosting! Nutritional value in every bite and they won’t miss a beet … Continue reading

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Eat Cleaner, Be Greener and Love Your Mother

I am a self confessed tree hugger and proud of it.  I’ve lived the green life for most of my conscious years and that’s one of the reasons we started Grow Green Industries.  It is an ode to a quote … Continue reading

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Skinny Girl?

I Can’t say I was ever a fan of the Housewives series but I do have a kind of intrigue with Bethanny Frankel. Maybe because I thought we had a ton in common. Love for healthy food, NY grit and … Continue reading

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