What is YOUR definition of 'clean eating' ?

pchesnut

I hear this term being thrown around and wondered if there is a standard definition or if it each persons opinion of what it means to eat "clean"

KissMeImShtFaced

Food dipped in bleach

Little_Mrs_Scary

Non-processed foods and only natural foods, no grains and nothing with anything made in a lab or comes from a box.

Lmns218

From what I understand, clean food are food that are mostly raw and organic. Pretty much anything you find in a health food grocery store.

Mario_Az

clean my food with Windex

SRB8710

For me it is making sure I drink water BEFORE soda. Salad with chicken BEFORE a cheeseburger and so on... To me "clean eating: is making better choices and being aware of what I put in my body!

bio01979

my definition?

anything that doesn't have dirt on it

SRB8710

Sorry! Edited!

Tme2change

natural unprocessed foods. unrefined sugars, unbleached grains (although I'm going grainless, my family is not), gmo, pesticide free basically organic

GormanGhaste

It describes the diet of people with orthorexia.

pchesnut

my definition?

anything that doesn't have dirt on it

LOL this made me laugh

delaniecastillo

clean my food with Windex

Hahaha, I was going to say that! Only because I heard it on that youtube vidya you linked me yesterday which was awesome, btw. Thankies

rybo

I seem to have a looser definition than most. To me it's eating foods that are whole, real food. Or made from whole foods. I dont care where it's grown or if it's organic, or how it was treated before it was killed. No chemical additives or preservatives, no added sugar, or HFCS.
Do I follow this 100% to the letter. No. But incorporating those foods as much as possible has had a huge impact on my digestive health & energy levels.

contingencyplan

It means avoiding boxed, canned, or frozen meals and pre-packaged meals that are laden with preservatives. It means cooking from scratch using fresh meats and produce as the base whenever possible.

chelseascounter

unprocessed foods, whole foods.

K_Serz

There are like 5 of these a week. Why dont people use the search function before creating new threads that will be locked after 15 pages?

lauren3382

I seem to have a looser definition than most. To me it's eating foods that are whole, real food. Or made from whole foods. I dont care where it's grown or if it's organic, or how it was treated before it was killed. No chemical additives or preservatives, no added sugar, or HFCS.

This is pretty close to my personal definition, with the exception of meat which I try to buy local and hormone free.

CrimsonNBlues

I always thought it mean Kosher. Like pork and shellfish are unclean. No meat and dairy at the same time.

pchesnut

There are like 5 of these a week. Why dont people use the search function before creating new threads that will be locked after 15 pages?

First of all I JUST found out about the search option--but mostly I wanted to know how other people defined it

Alderaic

non processsed healthey food (bringing good nutrients, not empty calories) in healthy quantities and appropriate to you age/activity level.
That's a lot to process(!) sometimes

pchesnut

It means avoiding boxed, canned, or frozen meals and pre-packaged meals that are laden with preservatives. It means cooking from scratch using fresh meats and produce as the base whenever possible.

This definition seems to fit my idea the closest.

coreyreichle

Food that hasn't been dropped on the floor, and left for longer than 5 seconds.

AnvilHead

Making sure I don't drop my cheeseburger on the floor before I eat it, and wiping the rim of the beer can before drinking from it. :bigsmile:

K_Serz

Food that hasn't been dropped on the floor, and left for longer than 5 seconds.

^^ LOL.... See?

Joehenny

All my food is handled by me and I wash my hands. Clean eating. Erm my gawd.

bcattoes

Unprocessed or minimally processed food.

Felecia1923

Non-processed foods and only natural foods, no grains and nothing with anything made in a lab or comes from a box.

This is the actual definition.

bcattoes

Non-processed foods and only natural foods, no grains and nothing with anything made in a lab or comes from a box.

Why no grains? What if I buy a box of vegetables from the farm down the street? Are bags okay or is it just boxes?

Baloostika

Making sure I don't drop my cheeseburger on the floor before I eat it, and wiping the rim of the beer can before drinking from it. :bigsmile:

Lol'd.

AnvilHead

Non-processed foods and only natural foods, no grains and nothing with anything made in a lab or comes from a box.

This is the actual definition.

For who? I'm not vegetarian or vegan, but I doubt they consider grains "unclean". Whey protein is made in a lab and many "clean eaters" consume it.

The problem lies in the fact that "clean eating" is something different to everybody and can't be pigeonholed into a neat little package.

amdarosa619

Some people take it to more extremes than others.
For me personally, it's unprocessed - so no dairy, no gluten, no booze.

Some people do all organic, but I cant afford that, nor do I have the patience.

Either way, I think the commitment to eating unprocessed, healthy foods can only do good for our bodies, regardless of the personal definition.

Kudos to those who give it a shot!