Clean eating recipes

Clean eating here means unprocessed food: short ingredient lists and no artificial sweeteners, colourings or preservatives. The recipes use whole foods – veg, fruit, meat, fish, wholegrains, nuts and homemade sauces.

Clean eating means unprocessed food, short ingredient lists and no artificial sweeteners, colourings or preservatives. Our recipes use whole foods from the outer aisles of the supermarket – veg, fruit, meat, fish, wholegrains, nuts and homemade sauces.

• Quick chicken korma – 420 kcal
• Low-carb blueberry cheesecake in a glass – 280 kcal
• Low-carb quark Schmarrn with cinnamon and warm blackberries – 449 kcal
• Vegan creamy hummus and veg bowl – 340 kcal
• Chicken tikka masala with basmati rice – 480 kcal
• Vegan turmeric and ginger juice with orange – 95 kcal
• Quick banana and oat cookies – 180 kcal
• High-protein air fryer turkey gyros with skyr tzatziki – 352 kcal
• Quick beef steak strips on baby spinach – 440 kcal
• Vegan almond butter date bites – 210 kcal
• Vegan vanilla no-bake fudge – 294 kcal
• Mango chia pudding with coconut yoghurt – 280 kcal
• High-protein quark semolina bake with cherries – 350 kcal
• Gluten-free chicken shawarma plate with tahini – 510 kcal
• Chicken tikka masala – 420 kcal
• Vegan banana chocolate pudding – 250 kcal
• Quick chicken vindaloo – 360 kcal
• Fried cauliflower rice with garlic prawns – 230 kcal
• Vegan creamy edamame noodle salad – 460 kcal
• Vegan beetroot and kombucha juice – 85 kcal
• Vegan peanut butter and date snack – 240 kcal
• Quick tuna salad with white beans – 380 kcal
• Moroccan chickpea stew – 350 kcal
• Low-carb almond porridge with warm raspberries – 550 kcal

Frequently asked questions

What counts as clean eating here?

A rule of thumb: does it contain ingredients your grandmother wouldn't recognise as food? If so, it's out. Ideally short ingredient lists with under 5 components, no E numbers and no refined sugar.

Is clean eating more expensive?

Not necessarily. Basic whole foods (porridge oats, lentils, seasonal veg) are often cheaper than ready meals. Organic can add to the cost, but it's not a must.

Is clean eating the same as paleo?

No. Paleo also leaves out grains, pulses and dairy. Clean eating includes them as long as they're minimally processed – for example wholegrain bread with no additives.

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