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Clean Eating
by Mijune Pak
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Clean eating? Since when have calories ever
counted? Well, you’re right that I don’t count,
but age catches up, metabolism slows down
and health matters. So, where do we start? By
eating “pure” – and pure eating is clean eating.
I do love my meat and seafood, which have
their nutritional value, but vegetables are
perceived as healthiest, especially when it
comes to cleaning up the diet. The newfound
love for vegetables is on the continuous rise and
diners are becoming more health conscious.
Up until a few years ago the vegetarian food scene in Vancouver
was rather dull, so it made dining vegetarian or choosing vegetarian
options rather challenging. However, with the farm-to-table
movement and dedicated local farmers, chefs are becoming inspired
by the bountiful harvest of BC and, in turn, we benefit.
Chefs are making vegetables more appealing as the main course
and not just the “vegetarian course” or side. Vegetables are treated as
meats when chefs make terrines, carpaccio and pâtés from veggies,
or braise them whole like steak.
When dining out you do want an experience, and clean eating
doesn’t necessarily mean vegetarian. So, before you jump into your
leafy greens, cold-pressed juices and vegetarian-only diet, let’s take a
look at all our options because dining out is fun and enjoyable, not
limiting. Here is a mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian restaurants
offering healthier or lighter fare that simply tastes delicious.