Editors Note: Gone are the days of saying “I don’t know any healthy places to eat that have food I actually like” with this weeks Top Pick.  I am going to challenge you to play another game with this everyone, next time you make plans to go out to eat, choose a place in this book.  Give yourself a month to go on only Clean Plates NYC outings and see if you can feel a healthier you! ~Nitika~

When I discovered this book at an event recently I couldn’t have been more excited!  After living in Manhattan for almost 10 years I still manage to always flock to the same handful of places that I know will be good.  However in the back of my mind I am always slightly frustrated with myself that I haven’t been more adventurous, or taken more time to do a little research.  I ultimately choose the same restaurants because with the long list of food allergies I have, I feel a little nervous going out to eat somewhere when I don’t know how aware they are about their ingredients or if I feel I might not have that many choices.  Until now that is!

Clean Plates NYC is a small book with a large amount of knowledge, insight, and resources that allow you to stay plugged in to all things healthy wherever you are in this fabulous city.  Created by nutritional consultant Jared Koch who had a great amount of success in the entertainment industry before he channeled his passions in to this publishing adventure.  Before Clean Plates, Jared began seven years of wellness study with the likes of Dr. Andrew Weil, Deepak Chopra, raw food guru David Wolfe, and Walter Willett, Chair of Harvard’s Department of Nutrition.  Jared graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition with certification by Columbia University, Teachers College in 2005 and graduated from the Global Institute for Alternative Medicine in 2004. He is a health coach, nutritional consultant, and certified yoga instructor with expertise in meditation.

The thing I appreciate most about the reviews in this handy guide to healthier eating habits is the fact that it is completely designed to support you living your best life.  This isn’t about having strict rules that you can’t follow, or dinning out when you can’t afford it.  This book is about having an invaluable resource for you to stay on the healthy track that so many of us crave daily, but don’t always feel supported enough to follow.  Although the book is a super sweet and compact size that was designed so that you can comfortably carry it around everywhere, Jared is well aware that we are an Internet driven generation so Clean Plates has a mobile version too!  That way with just one tap on your touch screen, or click on your Blackberry you can be eating healthier, delicious, and more environmentally conscious foods today.  Now what could be cooler than that?

To purchase Clean Plates NYC in paperback or as a mobile application please visit http://www.CleanPlatesNYC.com

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