Favorite Clean Eating Recipes
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christinev297 wrote: »StephanieOugh2014 wrote: »Boy people get real mad about that term. In my opinion it means meals created from whole foods rather than processed items that might contain items like corn syrup or other delicious but unhealthy if consumed a lot items. Marshmallow fluff would be not clean eating but an apple would.
Everyone knows what clean eating means. Some just hate the term and like to argue the point
It gets taken a little too personal, IMO. But as others have suggested google is your friend or check out the recipes section on MFP.
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Someone mentioned ohsheglows. I'd like to add minimalistbaker. (if anyone is here looking for a good recipe, and not a good fight). Minimalistbaker is run by a couple, and they try to do as few ingredients as possible, and also try to eliminate excess dishes to clean, and eliminate time. They're mostly vegan, and cater to the gluten free crowd as well. Have some random ingredients (like soo many different types of flour) but you can usually find substitutes laying around. Highly recommended!!0
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If you like lemon, you may like my lemon chicken recipe:
Marinate chicken in lemon juice, rosemary, oregano & salt free Greek seasoning (or make your own) with a little bit of olive oil.
I like to bake this so I can baste the chicken in the lemony goodness, but it grills well too.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »The people who choose to clean eat know generally what it means and how they can help others.
May I suggest if it bothers anyone so much that they just say nothing? There are plenty of people who want to give recipes for example and can do so without the rigmarole of arguing about a definition.
Nobody has to reply to a post. Just be aware that everytime this comes up it is tiring and tedious, not unlike a vegetarian who is always asked "So why are you vegetarian?"
Live and let be.
it is impossible to give a recipe unless we know what OP is defining clean as ….
I think what I would do in that case if I really wanted to leave a recipe is to post one that I might think is "clean" and let the OP decide if it fits her definition of clean. If not...she can pass it on by.
Isn't this basically what I did? I also asked (so I could refine the suggestions) WHAT she meant by clean.
I've yet to hear from anyone (including the self-proclaimed "clean" eaters, who probably don't eat much different from me, why the sites I referenced, or the books I mentioned for that matter, would not be useful for the OP).
Instead, people are getting all offended because we dared to point out that "clean" does not have a consistent meaning and, in fact, there is no such thing as "clean" recipes as most normal recipes are based on whole foods, etc. You'd have to know nothing about cooking to think you needed special recipes OR--as seems more likely--have no really understanding of what "clean eating" is supposed to be (which is certainly understandable, as there are 30 different definitions) OR be following some more restrictive one, like no beans, no flour, no sugar, no nightshades, etc.Having said that...I find myself eating less and less processed food, fast food or eating out period. It has nothing to do however with eating clean or any other way. Giving up some of that has been the only way that I have been able to keep my nutrient levels where they need to be. I had 2 small slices of pizza last night and more than doubled my sodium intake.
Who has suggested this is a bad thing? I just want to know why the suggestions I made are unhelpful. If you ask someone for recipes it is useful to give information as to the kinds of recipes you want. "Low sodium" or "with lean meat" or "vegetarian" are all helpful descriptions. "Clean" is not, and again IF it means not from highly processed foods (like McD's) I'm REALLY confused what people think are in normal cooking sites and cookbooks.
I note that OP has not weighed in at all, even to say thanks for all the suggestions.
I didn't say anything one way or the other about your recipes. I gave my opinion to the post that I responded to.
You basically did what I said one should do...post a recipe or in your case a recipe book that might help...the OP can research and see if it gives her what she wants.
I am far from offended nor do I think that any of my posts reflect that. However...If one is offended by the usage of the word "clean" to describe food I don't understand why someone would even open up the thread. Clean...sugar...paleo...they all seem to turn in to just what this thread has...over and over.
As far as the bolded above...again...I never implied that anyone said the way that I eat is bad. All I was doing was explaining that IF I used the word "clean" to describe the way I eat what I wrote would be my definition.
Oh well...
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Are you a cookbook *kitten*? I am so a cookbook *kitten*. I learned to cook from Julia Child's "The Way To Cook" and the Frugal Gourmet books. Don't have Greene on Greens but do have Beard on Bread. I have the Hazan book, of course, but gave my Bittman to the library.lemurcat12 wrote: »What's a clean eating recipe?
Two sites I really like for recipes are: http://www.101cookbooks.com/ and http://www.epicurious.com/
Another fun one is http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes (you don't have to drink wine with them if you don't want).
I think http://www.chow.com/recipes is another good site for recipes, as is http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes.
Anyway, whatever you think "clean" is, you should be able to find many recipes that qualify from those sites.
There are bunches of good paleo sites too, which would probably also be "clean," however you define "clean."
This is actually a pet peeve of mine, since I have tons of cookbooks and I'm really not sure what would be "unclean" about them--stuff like 660 Curries or Roasting or VegetableLove or Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking or Julia Child's books or Mark Bittman's or Greene on Greens or about a million seasonal or ethnic-themed books. It seems like any good normal cookbook would be primarily "clean" so as usual the term is mostly just confusing and unhelpful.
I cannot stop myself and the librarian said they're going to name the cookbook section after me since I donated most of the books they have in there, lol.
Even when I say I'm not - absolutely NOT - going to get some trendy cookbook, like "Oh, She Glows" the chances are better than not that I'll end up getting it. I signed up for prime on amazon just to save myself the shipping on cookbooks. I buy them used on eBay.
I sit and read cookbooks just for the hell of it.
It's a sickness, I'm telling you!
Yes, I absolutely am. :-)
I rarely cook out of cookbooks, unless I'm trying to learn a new cuisine (like Indian or those Felicia Dunlop books about different Chinese regions). But I read them and get ideas and I sometimes use them as references for a new ingredient I don't use much (like from my CSA). This is why I have lots of vegetable themed ones. And of course I enjoy them just as food porn, like that beautiful Jerusalem one.0 -
WinoGelato wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »The people who choose to clean eat know generally what it means and how they can help others.
May I suggest if it bothers anyone so much that they just say nothing? There are plenty of people who want to give recipes for example and can do so without the rigmarole of arguing about a definition.
Nobody has to reply to a post. Just be aware that everytime this comes up it is tiring and tedious, not unlike a vegetarian who is always asked "So why are you vegetarian?"
Live and let be.
it is impossible to give a recipe unless we know what OP is defining clean as ….
I think what I would do in that case if I really wanted to leave a recipe is to post one that I might think is "clean" and let the OP decide if it fits her definition of clean. If not...she can pass it on by.
Isn't this basically what I did? I also asked (so I could refine the suggestions) WHAT she meant by clean.
I've yet to hear from anyone (including the self-proclaimed "clean" eaters, who probably don't eat much different from me, why the sites I referenced, or the books I mentioned for that matter, would not be useful for the OP).
Instead, people are getting all offended because we dared to point out that "clean" does not have a consistent meaning and, in fact, there is no such thing as "clean" recipes as most normal recipes are based on whole foods, etc. You'd have to know nothing about cooking to think you needed special recipes OR--as seems more likely--have no really understanding of what "clean eating" is supposed to be (which is certainly understandable, as there are 30 different definitions) OR be following some more restrictive one, like no beans, no flour, no sugar, no nightshades, etc.Having said that...I find myself eating less and less processed food, fast food or eating out period. It has nothing to do however with eating clean or any other way. Giving up some of that has been the only way that I have been able to keep my nutrient levels where they need to be. I had 2 small slices of pizza last night and more than doubled my sodium intake.
Who has suggested this is a bad thing? I just want to know why the suggestions I made are unhelpful. If you ask someone for recipes it is useful to give information as to the kinds of recipes you want. "Low sodium" or "with lean meat" or "vegetarian" are all helpful descriptions. "Clean" is not, and again IF it means not from highly processed foods (like McD's) I'm REALLY confused what people think are in normal cooking sites and cookbooks.
I note that OP has not weighed in at all, even to say thanks for all the suggestions.
She did, remember? Less Marshmallow Fluff, more apples. I've been scouring my cookbooks looking for a single one that has fluff recipes, that would also be good with apples substituted. Striking out so far. I did find several hundred recipes that use fruits and vegetables, lean meats, grains, etc. But they didn't have clean in the title so I disregarded them.
That wasn't OP, I don't think.
That's the funny thing--on June 29 OP posted and I and a couple of others responded and gave some links (and a few of us said--quite nicely, IMO--that we weren't sure what would be different in a "clean eating" recipe vs. those in other books).
No one said anything until July 2, when marshmallow fluff person jumped in to accuse people of being "angry" about the use of the clean eating term and others insisted that everyone did too know what it meant. So then the thread became about whether or not clean eating has a clear meaning or not (that would allow us to distinguish "clean" recipes from those in Bittman's books or Julia Child or 660 Curries, etc.) and a few people who hadn't posted back when OP might have been reading the thread decided to give specific recipes ideas (that don't seem any more "clean" than what I provided, but oh, well).
I guess this is not atypical for MFP. ;-)0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »The people who choose to clean eat know generally what it means and how they can help others.
May I suggest if it bothers anyone so much that they just say nothing? There are plenty of people who want to give recipes for example and can do so without the rigmarole of arguing about a definition.
Nobody has to reply to a post. Just be aware that everytime this comes up it is tiring and tedious, not unlike a vegetarian who is always asked "So why are you vegetarian?"
Live and let be.
it is impossible to give a recipe unless we know what OP is defining clean as ….
I think what I would do in that case if I really wanted to leave a recipe is to post one that I might think is "clean" and let the OP decide if it fits her definition of clean. If not...she can pass it on by.
Isn't this basically what I did? I also asked (so I could refine the suggestions) WHAT she meant by clean.
I've yet to hear from anyone (including the self-proclaimed "clean" eaters, who probably don't eat much different from me, why the sites I referenced, or the books I mentioned for that matter, would not be useful for the OP).
Instead, people are getting all offended because we dared to point out that "clean" does not have a consistent meaning and, in fact, there is no such thing as "clean" recipes as most normal recipes are based on whole foods, etc. You'd have to know nothing about cooking to think you needed special recipes OR--as seems more likely--have no really understanding of what "clean eating" is supposed to be (which is certainly understandable, as there are 30 different definitions) OR be following some more restrictive one, like no beans, no flour, no sugar, no nightshades, etc.Having said that...I find myself eating less and less processed food, fast food or eating out period. It has nothing to do however with eating clean or any other way. Giving up some of that has been the only way that I have been able to keep my nutrient levels where they need to be. I had 2 small slices of pizza last night and more than doubled my sodium intake.
Who has suggested this is a bad thing? I just want to know why the suggestions I made are unhelpful. If you ask someone for recipes it is useful to give information as to the kinds of recipes you want. "Low sodium" or "with lean meat" or "vegetarian" are all helpful descriptions. "Clean" is not, and again IF it means not from highly processed foods (like McD's) I'm REALLY confused what people think are in normal cooking sites and cookbooks.
I note that OP has not weighed in at all, even to say thanks for all the suggestions.
She did, remember? Less Marshmallow Fluff, more apples. I've been scouring my cookbooks looking for a single one that has fluff recipes, that would also be good with apples substituted. Striking out so far. I did find several hundred recipes that use fruits and vegetables, lean meats, grains, etc. But they didn't have clean in the title so I disregarded them.
That wasn't OP, I don't think.
That's the funny thing--on June 29 OP posted and I and a couple of others responded and gave some links (and a few of us said--quite nicely, IMO--that we weren't sure what would be different in a "clean eating" recipe vs. those in other books).
No one said anything until July 2, when marshmallow fluff person jumped in to accuse people of being "angry" about the use of the clean eating term and others insisted that everyone did too know what it meant. So then the thread became about whether or not clean eating has a clear meaning or not (that would allow us to distinguish "clean" recipes from those in Bittman's books or Julia Child or 660 Curries, etc.) and a few people who hadn't posted back when OP might have been reading the thread decided to give specific recipes ideas (that don't seem any more "clean" than what I provided, but oh, well).
I guess this is not atypical for MFP. ;-)
Ahhhh. Yes, I see this now.
Does this mean I can give up my search for marshmallow fluff recipes that can be subbed with apples? Because I have to say that has proven to be quite challenging.
I was considering trying to find a recipe that uses McDonalds fries since you made that excellent point too. I'm sure there are some online, I mean heck, there is a Thanksgiving stuffing recipe that uses White Castle Hamburgers...
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I usually start with an SOS pad with a side of steel wool. Add lemon Pledge to taste. Garnish with Vim and drizzle in Javex. Mm-mm, now that's some clean eatin'.0
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I don't know if Julia was "clean" or not, but the woman was not afraid of the fat! Butter, cream, more butter and more cream. Egads. She knew how to teach and how to write a cookbook, though!
Since everyone defines "clean" differently, we really need a definition to recommend recipes.0 -
Tomatoes and avocado chopped up with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Either makes for a good light meal or a side dish.0
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