What is YOUR definition of 'clean eating' ?

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  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    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.

    So, are only vegetables, fruits and eggs clean? What type of meat do you buy that is not processed?
  • sjsosu
    sjsosu Posts: 135 Member
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    Non-processed foods and only natural foods, no grains and nothing with anything made in a lab or comes from a box.

    this^^^
  • mank32
    mank32 Posts: 1,323 Member
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    it grew out of the ground, and then i ate it.

    or, it ate things that grew out of the ground, and then i ate it.

    that's mostly what i eat: vegetables, lean meats, fruits, nuts, and seeds.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    it grew out of the ground, and then i ate it.

    or, it ate things that grew out of the ground, and then i ate it.

    that's mostly what i eat: vegetables, lean meats, fruits, nuts, and seeds.

    Grains grow out of the ground. Sea vegetables and fish are not clean?
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
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    After losing 3 bills the only food i would consider not clean would be the foods I just don't like everything else if it fits my caloric intake and it helps me hit my Macro's then it fall into my clean category........ :drinker:
  • mank32
    mank32 Posts: 1,323 Member
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    Grains grow out of the ground. Sea vegetables and fish are not clean?

    :noway:

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    so glad you took the time to make a joke of me over this.
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    Grains grow out of the ground. Sea vegetables and fish are not clean?

    :noway:

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    so glad you took the time to make a joke of me over this.
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Not you, the definition. I've seen it before.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
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    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.

    Me too
  • bio01979
    bio01979 Posts: 313
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    Its quite a sensible idea that as usual, obsessive idiots have refined to the nth degree.

    Essentially, for me it is trying to eat most of my meals home-cooked and balanced, getting plenty of variety meat, fish, fruit and veg.

    joking aside,

    I can agree that this to me is healthy sensible and balanced eating (though I do eat white rice and white bread/pasta as well as brown - just depends on what I buy that day :)

    and I eat that way 95% of the time, always have (minus the beer because I hate beer lol) but I do eat "junk" food sometimes too, not often and in moderation but I am not going to say I can never stop at A&W for a teen buger ever again. It might only be 2-3 times a year but it will happen ;)
  • AndyLL180
    AndyLL180 Posts: 57 Member
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    washing your pizza thoroughly before eating

    Doesn't that make it soggy and the toppings fall off? Or is there some special pizza dry cleaning method?

    Beer.

    Clean your mouth out with a drink before each bite of pizza.

    If you are eating extremely clean do it both before and after a bite.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
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    What's is my definition of 'clean eating'?

    The five second rule. Obey it.
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
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    synonym for "smug".

    see http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smug
  • watfordjc
    watfordjc Posts: 304 Member
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    Most of my definitions are based on Tom Venuto's definitions. So...

    "Clean eating has no official definition, but it’s usually described as avoiding processed foods, chemicals, preservatives and artificial ingredients. Instead, clean eaters choose natural foods, the way they came out of the ground or as close to their natural form as possible. Vegetables, fruits, legumes, 100% whole grains, egg whites, fish, and chicken breast are clean eating staples." -- Tom Venuto, http://www.burnthefatblog.com/archives/2009/10/orthorexia-and-the-new-rules-of-clean-eating-part-1.php

    On top of that is the "percentage". Some (most?) clean eaters aim for 80-90% of their food consumption to be clean. A few aim to "eat clean" 100% of the time, which for me would lower my compliance rate so I'm not even going to attempt that again.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
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    Food.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
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    drinking beer in the bathtub while munching nachos
  • coreyreichle
    coreyreichle Posts: 1,031 Member
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    For me personally, it's unprocessed - so no dairy, no gluten, no booze.

    Amazingly, booze is probably one of the most unprocessed foods there are. Mash + Yeast = Booze.

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