Anyone who knows me will know that I am a huge fan of 100 Days of Real Food, a beautiful blog by Lisa Leake about cutting out refined and highly processed foods from your diet. I have been following Lisa’s blog for years now and it has been a huge inspiration to me in my own personal life as well as here on the blog.
100 Days of Real Food started after Lisa felt impressed to cut out all highly processed and refined foods from her families diet. Together her family made a pledged to only eat ‘real food’ (what I call clean food) for 100 days. The blog has gained HUGE popularity and now lucky for us, we get to hold her journey in our hands in this brilliant book.
As a 100 days of real food fan I was excited to read this book and as one of Lisa’s Cookbook Ambassadors I was eager to see how the book would relate to life here in the UK. I have to say, it did not disappoint me at all. The information and advice shared in this book confirmed to me everything I believe about the food I choose to eat. (I even learned something new about the best supermarket milk to buy – Non Homogenized, which you can get from Waitrose/Ocado – Duchy Organic Full Cream Milk. My boys are loving it!).
During the first half of the book, Lisa holds your hand and walks you through the basics:
- What is Real Food?
- Shopping for Real Food
- Making Changes
- Getting you family on board
- Food Budget Tips and Meal Plans
And then it goes straight into the recipe section of the book which is categorised into:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Snacks and Appetizers
- Salads and Sides
- Simple Dinners
- Special Treats
- Homemade Staples
Photos used with permission. Photo Credit: Carrie Vitt
The information in this book applies to anyone, whether you live in America, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales. We can all learn from the experiences and information that Lisa shares. For those of you who do not live in America, there are a handful of pages where Lisa explains food labels specific to popular food items that are purchased in America. It doesn’t matter that we cannot buy those specific foods here in the UK because you can apply the principles she teaches to decipher any food labels from the examples she so clearly gives.
I am happy to report that all 100 of the recipes can be made with ingredients that we can purchase here in the UK too, with either the exact ingredients or some equivalent substitutions like using mixed spice instead of pumpkin spice or sourcing out clean sausages/bacon like some of the ones from Laverstoke Park Farm. We do use different names for a few ingredients too, for example baking soda is our bicarbonate of soda, cilantro is coriander, eggplant is an aubergine etc. If you come across an ingredient that you are unsure of, just Google it or come and ask me. The recipes are also measured in cups so if you don’t already have cup measurements at home, it would be worth popping to your local supermarket or searching amazon to get some like these ones here if you are planning on buying this book (which I highly recommend) because it will make cooking these recipes so much easier.
Lisa allowed me to share one of the recipes from her cookbook with you and I was so excited about this one. What a beauty! This is her Cinnamon-Raisin Quick Bread and it is quite possibly one of the tastiest things I have eaten in a long time. I did convert the recipe into grams for you but have misplaced the paper I wrote it on…. (That about sums up the week I have had!) but I will update it when I find it so that you can make it whether you have cup measurements or not.
This is just one the amazing recipes you will find in this book. It is so easy to make and is such a tasty treat. I really do love this book, I would recommend it to anyone. My copy lives on my bedside table and I love flicking through it before bed. The pictures are beautiful and I feel happier when I read it.
You can grab yourself a copy of 100 Days of Real Food from Amazon here: 100 Days of Real Food but for your chance to WIN a FREE copy of it then simply answer the following question by commenting below.
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO LUCY KELLY, CHELSY HILL & CHRISANDCHARLOTTE KLAPF. YOU HAVE EACH WON A COPY OF 100 DAYS OF REAL FOOD.
- What are (or have been) the biggest challenges or obstacles that hold you back from cutting out refined and highly processed foods? Basically, what stops you from Eating Clean?
This giveaway will close at Midnight on Sunday 1 March 2015 and a winner will be announced on Monday 2nd March 2015 right here on the blog and on Facebook. The winner will be chosen at random. Good Luck!
This is not a paid book review. All opinions are my own.
Cinnamon-Raisin Quick Bread
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This recipe was created by Lisa Leake of 100 Days of Read Food.
Ingredients
- 1 stick Butter melted (I do remember this was 113g)
- 1 1/2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour (Plain Wholemeal Flour)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda (bicarbonate of soda)
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt I used 1/4 teaspoon
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce You can make your own apple puree or use baby food jars/pouches
- 1/3 Cup Pure Maple Syrup
- 3/4 Cup Raisins
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160*C. Grease a loaf pan with butter and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Using a fork, mix in the eggs, applesauce, melted butter and maple syrup until well combined, taking care not to overmix. Gently fold in the raisins.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. (Mine took 40 minutes in my oven).
- Carefully remove from pan and allow to cool on a wire rack before slicing and serving.
136 Comments
Hannah Savory
27th February 2015 at 8:23 amTime and money. I am also not good at meal planning so end up buying loads of ingredients using them once and then they rot in the fridge!
Jade Anderson
27th February 2015 at 8:38 amHaving a stressful day at work sets me back and I always want to grab the first nasty thing that I can find! I do now plan all my meals for the week and love your idea of leftover dinners for lunch which helps to keep on track!
Debbie Saunders
27th February 2015 at 8:38 amTime! With a 3yo and a newly weaning 6mo time is short (along with training for a half marathon) it is much easier to reach for convenience foods but I am determined we will get there! X
Keri Pearson
27th February 2015 at 8:38 amTime and currently training for a marathon. I daydream about unhealthy stuff as I’m running my long runs and want something quick when I get back.
Sam Checkley
27th February 2015 at 8:38 amPlanning meals ahead and a trouble finding 11 month old! Time sometimes due to poor planning and needing ingredients I haven’t got x
Vanessa Taylor
27th February 2015 at 8:38 amTrying to get rest of family onboard, and sweet cravings
Teresa Bradshaw Coad
27th February 2015 at 8:54 amLiving on my own it’s really about trying to find things in the shops or online in small enough portions. I don’t want to eat the same thing every day. Also the supermarkets are only just beginning to come on board, although they are improving. Time to hunt things down can be tricky when you work full time as well.
Claire Cleary
27th February 2015 at 8:54 amSocialising! I don’t drink so often feel I have to at least eat the food. I can happily plan my week around my family but it’s special occasions that throw me
Vicky Hibbert
27th February 2015 at 8:54 amThe biscuit tin! I’m the only one in my family eating clean. I do really well for a few days then cave in and devour half a pack of custard creams 🙁
Lucy Kelly
27th February 2015 at 9:08 amEating away from home and support from others. Some places, when I’m eating out, it’s just impossible to find something clean, and when I have a busy day, getting something quick to eat is only possible if I have leftovers. But, actually, that’s a good thing sometimes because it makes me sit for a while and take time out of a busy day. My friends and family are coming round to the fact that this is how I eat now, but they still think I’m a pain, ha ha!
Carrie-ann Bailey
27th February 2015 at 9:08 amNot having a clue where to start, what to eat/not eat, total beginner! That and convincing hubby its not some vegan fad diet and he can still eat meat!! :/ I need help!!!
Louise Hicks
27th February 2015 at 9:08 amIt’s all the temptation in shops and still make mistakes as to what is 100% clean.
Claire Driver
27th February 2015 at 9:23 amMoney is the biggest issue, try to be as clean as I can be but why does coconut oil n flour have to be so pricey 🙁
Rosemary Banks
27th February 2015 at 9:38 amTime for sure. Three kids under 5 and a hubby on shiftwork! Bad days can be hard enough without trying to cook from scratch.
Cressida Slater
27th February 2015 at 9:53 amThe hidden refined sugars that are in ‘supposedly’ healthy foods, for example fresh soups, are definitely my biggest problems in eating clean. It’s been a revelation looking at ingredients lists more, but it’s forced me to be more organised and cook more, which in itself is not a bad thing as I love being in the kitchen. It just takes some planning of my time. The other half even loves the food too so that is a bonus!
DebJane Brand
27th February 2015 at 10:08 amDisorganised about food – meal planning, getting the right recipes, making up lunch boxes you name it I’m disorganised about it, plus trying to incorporate new foods into family meals without anyone moaning!!
Rebecca M Brooks
27th February 2015 at 10:23 amWhat stops me… Ironically the very reason I need to ‘eat clean’. Fibromyalgia. Sometimes I don’t have the energy or I’m in too much pain and I go for whatever is to hand.
That said though, I am making real progress and, since I asked the whole family to help me in this it has been easier. They don’t offer me donuts or cookies and a treat is now a bag of nakd cocoa bites.
Anonymous
27th February 2015 at 10:23 amA combination of time and also routine / habit. It is far easier to stick to the foods I know and that my son likes than think and plan to use new ones.
Galina Agintiene
27th February 2015 at 10:23 amThe hardest was searching for the recipes and meal planning, shopping.
Pauline Crosby
27th February 2015 at 10:23 amcan’t wait to start.
Fiona Kiernan-Tatem
27th February 2015 at 10:39 amWhat stops me eating clean? Me! And being a lazy grown up. However, I have got my head around learning new things about good and find the science behind it fascinating. I set myself challenges now with my old favourite recipies to find better cleaner ingredients, and I love a challenge! It’s not always easy, but really makes you stop and think about what you put into your own and your children’s bodies for fuel. X
Pauline Crosby
27th February 2015 at 10:39 amThe cost of seeds. Nearly £3.00 a pack in H and B for a small pack of chia. Coconut butter over £8.
Tracey Peach
27th February 2015 at 11:08 amMy lack of will power 🙁
Ola Timpson
27th February 2015 at 11:53 amFor me it’s organisation skills. I meal plan but don’t always think to prep ahead for tired, busy evenings.
Also, others have mentioned cost… I think that eating clean doesn’t have to be expensive but that most clean eating website recipes include the expensive ingredients.
Elizabeth Voyle
27th February 2015 at 12:09 pmRecipe ideas and looking for nice ones. Also uncertain what can and can’t have with certain things so this book would be a great help.
Mary Watson
27th February 2015 at 12:23 pmI am not good at planning ahead. I fail if i don’t have the right stuff in the fridge etc as i end up using what is there. This book sounds great as i could shop from the recipes
Louisa Perry
27th February 2015 at 12:23 pmThis is my first week of ‘clean’ eating, so I’m a beginner and need to learn what is good or not good to eat!!! Xxx
Louise Crow-Arnold
27th February 2015 at 12:38 pmYum and I’ve got most of that ingredients in the cupboard.
Louise Crow-Arnold
27th February 2015 at 12:53 pmTime and not having “cleaned” out my cupboards yet.
Ruth Bolger
27th February 2015 at 1:08 pmPROCRASTINATION – is what stops me. “Oh I can’t do it today because I need to go and buy such and such ingredients and oh dear the shops are shut” I know from a healthwise point of view it will do me and my family so much good, and one day I will kick this procrastinations butt – but I’ve not had that “lightbulb” moment…maybe winning this book and being able to keep it by my bedside is the kick I need 🙂 x.
Patty Jones
27th February 2015 at 1:08 pmI try my best but I would like to find some better clean baking recipes, ones I have tried east good to me but my kids don’t like the texture of most I have tried
Amy Peak PT
27th February 2015 at 1:08 pmMonthly hormones! I do so well and then I have to fight this constant urge to eat everything!!
Claire Harman
27th February 2015 at 1:23 pmI think it is time and pleasing my 3 boys. I’m trying really hard though !
Claire Harman
27th February 2015 at 1:23 pmI think it is time and pleasing my 3 boys. I’m trying really hard though !
Stacey Waugh
27th February 2015 at 1:53 pmFamily life very busy with 2 active children who seem to do every club going!! But with kitchen sheds weekly meal planner I’m starting to plan all our clean meals and sticking to it often making things in advance and warming them up xx
Chelsy Hill
27th February 2015 at 2:08 pmI think I struggle mostly with habbit. I’m an emotional eater so if I’m stressed/down or lazy I just go for the wrong foods. Something I’m working on & getting much better with all of your fantastic recipes.
Tess Allan
27th February 2015 at 2:23 pmtime, and not knowing where to start.
Victoria Thorpe
27th February 2015 at 2:53 pmWell its not because it doesn’t taste good! Anyone who practices good eating will know that using fresh natural ingredients provides better flavours than processed food. Like most people time and money is a problem but for me I think it’s society today that makes it difficult. We are brainwashed with images of convenience food and educated to believe that eating mass produced chemical ridden food is OK. We all have moments that we feel we don’t even have time to think and this plays right into the hands of your sugar ridden snack or ready meal. I used to find shopping really hard as eveything seems to be off the menu, I had to re educate myself into knowing what was good and shopping is now a pleasure. I actually feel a bit of a buzz as I pass all the 2 for 1 confectionery and head for all the brightly coloured sweet smelling fresh produce. It is nice to see that supermarkets seem to be on the turn and so does the health advice that is given in the media. Clean recipes & products are now more readily available but we still have a long way to go to make eating good nutritous food an easy lifestyle.
Nikki Macmanard-Leake
27th February 2015 at 3:08 pmA love of crisps! 🙂
Valerie Beecher, Living Well For Life
27th February 2015 at 3:53 pmWe have cut out most processed foods, but I still tend to buy gluten free bread. One of my biggest challenges is trying to combine clean baking with gluten free baking, especially for breads. I recently got a bread maker and am looking for clean bread recipes that I can adapt to be gluten free as well!
Charlotte Cornwell
27th February 2015 at 3:53 pmMy biggest challenge is a husband who regularly comes home with various chocolates/ sweets etc, just because he went to get some petrol!!!! I find it so hard when they are ‘calling’ from the cupboard. I keep trying so hopefully he will be on board soon
Kirsty Rampley
27th February 2015 at 4:23 pmTemptation! I need this book with a forthcoming wedding – 21 weeks to go! X
Helen Ord
27th February 2015 at 5:38 pmWorking full time only having to cook for myself mainly in the evenings, trying to convert my daughter making sure its food she will eat.
Sarah Richards
27th February 2015 at 6:08 pmSometimes it down to time and not be organised enough to think ahead. Other times it’s just a craving for some junk food. It’s hard to get out of old habits.
Kelly Bushell
27th February 2015 at 6:23 pmMoney I think is the main thing stopping me eating totally clean but I try to as much as I can so that’s a start right!!! X
Nikki Hunt
27th February 2015 at 8:53 pmEasy! My job! I work as cabin crew and sometimes go to work at 4am or another day I will get in at 8am! There is no routine in my life which makes it hard to plan my clean meals, I don’t even know what time ‘lunch’ should be! Some shifts can last 16+ hours too. I also have to issue of 100ml liquid regulations through security and standbys where I can get called without a moments notice… Organisation is imperative! However the benefits of eating clean on board versus plane food are obvious…. And feeling much less bloated is amazing too! However sometimes after a poo day a glass of wine or gin is a too tempting!! X
Kerrie Sillett
27th February 2015 at 10:23 pmLack of time and money
Nikki Wall
27th February 2015 at 10:53 pmMostly money – we’re a larger than average family on a budget, as many are – although we eat pretty well 🙂 Atm tiredness makes cooking a chore sometimes (heavily pregnant) but that will pass 😉
Kirsty Bartholomew
27th February 2015 at 10:53 pmBudgeting. We’re on a tight budget and its tricky to build a healthy store cupboard as quick as I’d like!
Joanne Wilks
27th February 2015 at 11:53 pmTime – having enough free time to prepare and cook plus eating at decent times especially where i work full time/long hours and any spare time is used for studying
Budget why do shops feel need to charge you more being healthy and finding the ingredients is also hard along with trying to find meals where replacements are not coconut (one food i really don’t like)
Shirley Cryan
28th February 2015 at 12:53 amLots of the food I haven’t tried so that makes me nervous.
Jennie Harper
28th February 2015 at 9:53 amThere are several reasons I often struggle to eat clean. Like others time is often a main factor and sheer exhaustion but in those moments when my ‘will power’ is at it’s lowest the thing that stops me eating clean is my other half suggesting a takeaway or something quick from the freezer. He means well as he knows I am exhausted but that’s usually all it takes for me to eat rubbish.
Kellyjo Walters
28th February 2015 at 9:53 amMy hubby, he has a sweet tooth and keeps offering me stuff.. I’ve no willpower.
Helen Mary
1st March 2015 at 9:23 amAway days where food is included in the price. It’s hard to turn down essentially free food that you have already paid for!
Nicci Sutton
1st March 2015 at 1:53 pmI get bored and uninspired easily. That’s why your blog has been a Godsend! I need ever changing meal plans to keep me interested and excited by food.
Christina Hopkins
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmSince deciding to eat clean the main obstecle I have encountered has to be eating out or at someone else’s house. It’s so hard to find something clean or close to on a menu and my relatives certainly don’t eat clean. Once eating not so clean food I then find it hard to get back to eating clean. But in the end I get back on it and feel sooooo good for it! Time is also another…I have a 2 year old and 5 month old – need I go on 😉 x.
Wendy Clarkson
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmLunches! I’m not great at being prepared and always fall over when I’m trying to eat clean when it comes to lunch. Salads can get so boring and sometimes I get about 5 mins to eat in my busy job so I inevitably fall off the wagon when I’m not prepared enough to take lunch with me. Evening meals and breakfasts are easy peasy to keep clean but lunch is always a problem.
Wendy Clarkson
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmLunches! I find I always fall off the clean wagon when it comes to lunch, salads can become boring and it’s hard to be super prepared all the time with two young boys and both of us working full time. Usually that one time I grab a sandwich is the beginning of the end for my clean eating! Evening meals and breakfast are easy peasy but I really struggle with lunch!
Siobhan Beamish
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmLaziness: I know lots of people say lack of time but basically it’s easier to not eat clean sometimes, especially on days when I’m tired after work. I need to plan and prepare ahead so I can freeze clean meals so I always have a ‘go-to’ when I need one.
Lisa Grosvenor
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmI drive a lot for work so am often hungry when I stop for lunch and it can be very difficult picking something clean and filling from a service station! Also other people can sabotage my good intended intentions!
Tammy Harrison
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmMy Husband!! Although he does really well with tje adjustments we have made he still can’t resist coming home with large bars of chocolates or cake!!! I can resist until its given to me!! Xx
Samantha Story-Smith
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmTime, planning and hidden ‘baddies’ in foods that you think are healthy…and weekends. They are the real failure for me. Eating out, socialising.
Gemma Pulman
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmHaving a bad day and craving the bad foods. Always feel awful and ill afterwards. If I knew how to cook these clean then I think I wouldn’t fall off the wagon so often lol
Sophie Hill
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmThe biggest obstacle for me has definitely been my fiancé who struggles eating clean. He’ll always be there to temp with bad food!!
Emma Waller
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmTime mostly, when I get time to plan and organise meal plans I’m totally on it but it doesn’t take much to upset the balance. Oh and temptation!!
Clare Alden-Salter
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmMe I have been the hardest challenge changing the way I see food knowing what’s good and bad trying to understand food changing me
Victoria Leigh Stilgoe
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmI find it all expensive. Just wish we could afford it long term. Every now and again is okay but can’t seem to implement it fully.
Judith Rose
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmTime! Time to research the foods! Time in between kids activities! And I actually really like the cakes I make! :))
Melanie Wemyss
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmSocialising and eating out. It’s not easy when you go for tea with friends and partners to eat clean
Anna Roynon Reed
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmI agree with time. With a busy family and job, I have to plan ahead otherwise we don’t always eat clean
Laura Taylor
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmDefinitely time constraints!!!
Tann Regg Burton
1st March 2015 at 10:08 pmbrilliant x
Lisa Hannaway
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmMoney mainly is the obstacle for me….I just don’t have enough money to be able to buy the food needed to give me enough variety of food without getting bored and stop me from reaching for convenience foods. Also a sugar addiction is something I am finding really hard to curb. Good luck everyone. X
Brenda Bygate
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmPlanning… I have quite a hectic lifestyle, Care for a elderly family member 3 times a week, Look after grandchildren twice a week and hold a full time job, Life is busy busy, Book would help me plan meals ahead…. For myself and all family members.. Good luck everyone!
Alex Leach-carter
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmMy hubby and I work shifts. I have gluten and lactose intolerance and my hubby also has intolerances to wheat I think. I would love to give him the chance to eat properly and encourage both on our healthy lifestyle xx
Sam Redman
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmI find it more difficult to eat clean when I’m at work/not at home & haven’t got anything prepared with me-it’s then too tempting to fall in the trap of eating convenience foods that’s are all ready prepared
Janey Shackleton
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmEating out at restaurants and at friends – I’ve had to limit the amount of times I go out and suggest places that serve good, clean foods. And also accepting that I can’t always eat clean in places out of my control
Janey Shackleton
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmEating out at restaurants and at friends houses. I’ve had to limit the number of times I eat out and try to suggest places that serve clean good. And accepting that I can’t always control where I eat too.
Kathy McMullan
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmCooking different meals for the family! Having to be super organised to cook 2 different meals and the money! Would love some family friendly ideas that aren’t too restrictive.
Claire Elsdon-Appleton
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmSometimes it’s time but that’s no excuse really.
My main excuse is falling off the wagon now and again – once ur off and sugar / alcohol takes hold it takes a bad number on the scales : belt notch to
Suzy Griffin
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmTime and actually planning meals! I plan things but with two littles ones, its easy for things to pop up and to just shrug off those plans and cook something easier and quicker. :/
Suzanne McQueer
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmMy addiction to sugar and thinking that I need it and trying to recognise hunger rather than just wanting to eat.
Sarah Carr
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmWhen you are on the move and trying to buy clean, travelling around and not being able to make the food in advance
Karen Cooper
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmMe! I stop myself whether it be through lack of planning or giving into cravings too easily when tired.
Michelle Ramsden
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmTime and 3 young kids scupper it every time and my need to be more organised!! Don’t know where the time goes x
Julie Brown
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmA lack of time and knowledge really as to what ingredients I need and how to put them together to make a meal
Rebecka Jane Early
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmVarious food allergies especially egg stops me from eating clean.
Laura McCormack
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmIn all seriousness nothing! I need/want to get a grip. x
Katie Clarke
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmSocialising and eating out.
Hayley Dodkins
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmTime, money and a sweet tooth for me!
Danielle Keyworth
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmTime and planning
Hannah Spriggs
1st March 2015 at 10:23 pmA sweet tooth!
Kelly Crosland Mayall
1st March 2015 at 10:38 pmI work full time and have two kids and I husband to feed when I get home so always tend to use processed food for the convenience as it saves time. I have attempted so many times to eat healthier but often the ingredients go to waste as I don’t plan meals very well. It also seems to be more costly to eat healthier. I would LOVE some guidance on how to cook better for me and my family
Hollie Lander
1st March 2015 at 10:38 pmMoney mainly – I’m a student midwife living in London. Being a student means money is always tight! But a lot of clean eating ingredients need to be brought fresh and don’t have a very long shelf life. I’ve made every effort to get past this by batch cooking, cooking and freezing things and also trying to get my housemates into clean eating so we can share! 🙂 x
Claire Osman
1st March 2015 at 10:38 pmEating out and being away from home challenges me….. Sometimes I manage it sometimes I don’t! I miss baked beans and mayo strangely….. Because I’m sure I should be writing chocolate and cake x
Jayne Fisher
1st March 2015 at 10:38 pmTime and planning as my husband eats meat and I’m a veggie, start off with fridge full of good food and good intentions then late home from work a couple of nights and its a ready meal.
Kate Ellis
1st March 2015 at 10:38 pmI think when I dont plan my meals when I go shopping, I spend too much on stuff I dont need, end up buying things i dont want and them not food prepping properly!!!
Nicole McKenna
1st March 2015 at 10:38 pmCravings and time. Between training and work I find it hard to find time during the week to do prep work. I also crave pizza and usually give in!
Helen Cook
1st March 2015 at 10:38 pmMoney! For me things aren’t any more time consuming, it’s having the money to have the staples stocked up!
Amy Tang
1st March 2015 at 10:38 pmSweet cravings- mainly chocolate, cakes and biscuits.
Laura Richards
1st March 2015 at 10:38 pmToo sweet a tooth and time to prepare.
Pauline Meneely
1st March 2015 at 10:53 pmTrying to do it on my own, need help with, meal planning, difficult when working full time and trying to get in shape and organise my wedding this July.
Susie Hall
1st March 2015 at 10:53 pmGetting other people in the family on board and having to explain to people time and time again what I am doing and why I am doing it! But it doesn’t stop me!
Susie Hall
1st March 2015 at 10:53 pmGetting others to understand what and why I am doing it!
Susie Hall
1st March 2015 at 10:53 pmGetting others to understand what and why!
Julie Willmott
1st March 2015 at 10:53 pmLack of ideas on how to feed the family. Working full time & choose quick easy food.
Katerina Stonehill
1st March 2015 at 11:08 pmThe biggest thing that was holding me back was thinking that I couldn’t feed the whole family clean, and I’d have to cook seperately. Your blog has completely opened my eyes to how this is just not the case and we have now been eating amazing food, as a family.
Tracie Edwards
1st March 2015 at 11:08 pmWine! I struggle not haveing the odd one or two glasses in the evening, but with the wine comes the nibbles! So cutting out the wine has stopped that
Helen Harvey
1st March 2015 at 11:08 pmBeing gluten and dairy free- some of the substitute ‘flours’ , ‘milks’ , ‘spreads’ have nasties in them!
Emma Flavin
1st March 2015 at 11:08 pmBeing prepared! So I go for a good clean choice rather than something bad. To banish those post gym cravings! x
Michelle Ingram
1st March 2015 at 11:08 pmMy own will power, time, knowledge of what to cook (meal plans) & getting the rest of my family to eat it too.
Christa Harrison
1st March 2015 at 11:23 pmI do really well then tiredness kicks in with 2 little ones and a baby, hubby brings home chocolate and then I’m a gonna!!! Then I get cross with myself!!
Emma Bygrave
1st March 2015 at 11:23 pmI need to concentrate on eating clean but first I need to eat all the junk food in my house so it’s not there to tempt me anymore
Jill Pringle
1st March 2015 at 11:38 pmMy family and boyfriend not fully believing and understanding clean eating. My own lack of motivation and determination. I need to get better at planning and sorting out my eating habits before the busy week of work starts, I need to really research into clean eating to be able to fully commit to what I am doing
Heather Barrie
1st March 2015 at 11:38 pmI am not organised enough! I keep meaning to make healthier food and then don’t get round to it. I really need to make an effort to get more sleep and then I will hopefully have the energy to get myself sorted!
Janine Warman
1st March 2015 at 11:38 pmI’m getting there. I’m quite a slow cook and can sometimes get stressed when trying to cook with my full time 2 year old and 6 year old. It feels great when it’s all planned and cooked though 🙂
Julie Garner Shaw
1st March 2015 at 11:38 pmRaging monthly hormones drive me crazy for anything I can get my hands on to eat and usually makes me head towards crisps 🙁
Naomi Pearson
1st March 2015 at 11:38 pmTime, getting the kids to eat it and more recently the physical ability to prepare.
Jackie Lamb
1st March 2015 at 11:38 pmTBH knowledge, understanding & willpower. I want to stop trying to out train a bad diet
Sarah Graham
1st March 2015 at 11:38 pm3 little kiddies and a business to run means I don’t have time to research recipes 🙁
ChrisandCharlotte Klapf
1st March 2015 at 11:38 pmMy silly sweet tooth. Plus having a 2yr & 1yr old finding the time can be a challenge.
Rachael Jeffrey
1st March 2015 at 11:38 pmTime and money! Wish I was more disciplined!
Anna Beevers Conway
1st March 2015 at 11:53 pmMy biggest challenge is probably organisation. If I organised better I could give my kids better after school snacks etc but I don’t plan them ahead too often. I suppose it’s also changing the expectation my children and helping them see that their usual food is not as good as this food!
Caroline Vowles
2nd March 2015 at 12:08 amMeal planning is my downfall, I don’t get home until around 8pm so I stick with what I know I can quickly reheat.
Tracey Turney
2nd March 2015 at 12:08 amChanging my own eating habits by not opting for the convenient choice, time to bake and cook, attempting to lose weight and being fearful of using full fat clean food and getting my husband on board.
Lisa Lockwood
2nd March 2015 at 12:23 amMoney, good quality food costs a lot more. I also love cakes! Time to prepare things and I’m not very organized. If I cook clean we end up with a late meal
Jennifer Colville
2nd March 2015 at 12:38 amI find it difficult to break old habits and lack planning motivation. I’m realising it’s not a quick process but slow commitment to change. I’m stunned at how good it feels to eat clean yet a sugar craving still gets me!!!
Louise Emery
2nd March 2015 at 12:53 amTime is tight with two babies but mainly to many recipe books that promise quick and easy meals that turn out to be time consuming, expensive and complicated! This book looks to be exactly what I need, hope I win
Jennyanne Parr Anderton
2nd March 2015 at 5:09 amI have always had a crazy sweet tooth and I’m a little intimidated by such a large change! If I’m not too late I’d LOVE a crack at winning the book!!
Rachel Martin
2nd March 2015 at 9:08 amBeing unorganised! I’d day 70% of the time I do really well. My weak point is an afternoon snack, I’ve never got anything in the office suitable, so end up with a kitkat #epicfail
Rebecca Ainsworth
2nd March 2015 at 3:08 pmTime! I work 12.5 hour shifts over days and nights.
Louise Walker
2nd March 2015 at 4:53 pmTime, and fussy family
Louise Walker
2nd March 2015 at 4:53 pmTime, and fussy family
Chantelle Taberner
2nd March 2015 at 6:24 pmTime is the biggest obstacle to eating totally clean. More often than not work, dog, housework and toddler get in the way!
Alexa Freeman
2nd March 2015 at 7:53 pmTime is a big one for me and failing to prepare! Fail to prepare, prepare to fail! I follow your blog avidly as its a great one to incorporate into family life so thank you!
Cara Mccomiskie
2nd March 2015 at 8:23 pmHaving 3 small kids and having no time to do lots of prep. Also socialising