Have you ever tried clean eating?
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If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
These are, however, the two most common clean eating 'rules' that get pointed as unreliable guidelines for basing a diet on.
"Can't pronounce it" : Many people are able to pronounce much of what's on a typical ingredients list very well. On the other hand there's a lot of people who couldn't pronounce quinoa to save their life.
"Shop the perimeter": most grocery stores near me have baked goods, deli meats, sausages, cheeses, and wine and beer on the perimeter. The aisles have frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, pasta, rice, and spices and seasonings. While cheese and beer and charcuterie are all wonderful things, they're pretty calorie dense and don't fit my day-to-day needs. The latter list helps me keep a varied, tasty, and easy to prepare diet that fits my goals.
If those rules are working for you, that's great. But they don't help someone understand how to maintain a consistent calorie deficit and meet their nutritional goals.16 -
If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
These are, however, the two most common clean eating 'rules' that get pointed as unreliable guidelines for basing a diet on.
"Can't pronounce it" : Many people are able to pronounce much of what's on a typical ingredients list very well. On the other hand there's a lot of people who couldn't pronounce quinoa to save their life.
"Shop the perimeter": most grocery stores near me have baked goods, deli meats, sausages, cheeses, and wine and beer on the perimeter. The aisles have frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, pasta, rice, and spices and seasonings. While cheese and beer and charcuterie are all wonderful things, they're pretty calorie dense and don't fit my day-to-day needs. The latter list helps me keep a varied, tasty, and easy to prepare diet that fits my goals.
If those rules are working for you, that's great. But they don't help someone understand how to maintain a consistent calorie deficit and meet their nutritional goals.
You're lucky. At least you get to eat cheese instead of cleaning supplies like in my case.16 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
These are, however, the two most common clean eating 'rules' that get pointed as unreliable guidelines for basing a diet on.
"Can't pronounce it" : Many people are able to pronounce much of what's on a typical ingredients list very well. On the other hand there's a lot of people who couldn't pronounce quinoa to save their life.
"Shop the perimeter": most grocery stores near me have baked goods, deli meats, sausages, cheeses, and wine and beer on the perimeter. The aisles have frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, pasta, rice, and spices and seasonings. While cheese and beer and charcuterie are all wonderful things, they're pretty calorie dense and don't fit my day-to-day needs. The latter list helps me keep a varied, tasty, and easy to prepare diet that fits my goals.
If those rules are working for you, that's great. But they don't help someone understand how to maintain a consistent calorie deficit and meet their nutritional goals.
You're lucky. At least you get to eat cheese instead of cleaning supplies like in my case.
But the chemicals and unpronounceable words In them bottles! Careful now;)9 -
queenliz99 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
These are, however, the two most common clean eating 'rules' that get pointed as unreliable guidelines for basing a diet on.
"Can't pronounce it" : Many people are able to pronounce much of what's on a typical ingredients list very well. On the other hand there's a lot of people who couldn't pronounce quinoa to save their life.
"Shop the perimeter": most grocery stores near me have baked goods, deli meats, sausages, cheeses, and wine and beer on the perimeter. The aisles have frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, pasta, rice, and spices and seasonings. While cheese and beer and charcuterie are all wonderful things, they're pretty calorie dense and don't fit my day-to-day needs. The latter list helps me keep a varied, tasty, and easy to prepare diet that fits my goals.
If those rules are working for you, that's great. But they don't help someone understand how to maintain a consistent calorie deficit and meet their nutritional goals.
You're lucky. At least you get to eat cheese instead of cleaning supplies like in my case.
But the chemicals and unpronounceable words In them bottles! Careful now;)
Bleach is pretty easy to pronounce. Shouldn't be consumed, however.11 -
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queenliz99 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
These are, however, the two most common clean eating 'rules' that get pointed as unreliable guidelines for basing a diet on.
"Can't pronounce it" : Many people are able to pronounce much of what's on a typical ingredients list very well. On the other hand there's a lot of people who couldn't pronounce quinoa to save their life.
"Shop the perimeter": most grocery stores near me have baked goods, deli meats, sausages, cheeses, and wine and beer on the perimeter. The aisles have frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, pasta, rice, and spices and seasonings. While cheese and beer and charcuterie are all wonderful things, they're pretty calorie dense and don't fit my day-to-day needs. The latter list helps me keep a varied, tasty, and easy to prepare diet that fits my goals.
If those rules are working for you, that's great. But they don't help someone understand how to maintain a consistent calorie deficit and meet their nutritional goals.
You're lucky. At least you get to eat cheese instead of cleaning supplies like in my case.
But the chemicals and unpronounceable words In them bottles! Careful now;)
Bleach is pretty easy to pronounce. Shouldn't be consumed, however.
A lot of people can't pronounce 'courgette' properly....3 -
queenliz99 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
These are, however, the two most common clean eating 'rules' that get pointed as unreliable guidelines for basing a diet on.
"Can't pronounce it" : Many people are able to pronounce much of what's on a typical ingredients list very well. On the other hand there's a lot of people who couldn't pronounce quinoa to save their life.
"Shop the perimeter": most grocery stores near me have baked goods, deli meats, sausages, cheeses, and wine and beer on the perimeter. The aisles have frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, pasta, rice, and spices and seasonings. While cheese and beer and charcuterie are all wonderful things, they're pretty calorie dense and don't fit my day-to-day needs. The latter list helps me keep a varied, tasty, and easy to prepare diet that fits my goals.
If those rules are working for you, that's great. But they don't help someone understand how to maintain a consistent calorie deficit and meet their nutritional goals.
You're lucky. At least you get to eat cheese instead of cleaning supplies like in my case.
But the chemicals and unpronounceable words In them bottles! Careful now;)
But they're clean by definition! (Side note: anyone has smilies stuck in their reply box?)3 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
These are, however, the two most common clean eating 'rules' that get pointed as unreliable guidelines for basing a diet on.
"Can't pronounce it" : Many people are able to pronounce much of what's on a typical ingredients list very well. On the other hand there's a lot of people who couldn't pronounce quinoa to save their life.
"Shop the perimeter": most grocery stores near me have baked goods, deli meats, sausages, cheeses, and wine and beer on the perimeter. The aisles have frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, pasta, rice, and spices and seasonings. While cheese and beer and charcuterie are all wonderful things, they're pretty calorie dense and don't fit my day-to-day needs. The latter list helps me keep a varied, tasty, and easy to prepare diet that fits my goals.
If those rules are working for you, that's great. But they don't help someone understand how to maintain a consistent calorie deficit and meet their nutritional goals.
You're lucky. At least you get to eat cheese instead of cleaning supplies like in my case.
But the chemicals and unpronounceable words In them bottles! Careful now;)
But they're clean by definition! (Side note: anyone has smilies stuck in their reply box?)
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amusedmonkey wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
These are, however, the two most common clean eating 'rules' that get pointed as unreliable guidelines for basing a diet on.
"Can't pronounce it" : Many people are able to pronounce much of what's on a typical ingredients list very well. On the other hand there's a lot of people who couldn't pronounce quinoa to save their life.
"Shop the perimeter": most grocery stores near me have baked goods, deli meats, sausages, cheeses, and wine and beer on the perimeter. The aisles have frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, pasta, rice, and spices and seasonings. While cheese and beer and charcuterie are all wonderful things, they're pretty calorie dense and don't fit my day-to-day needs. The latter list helps me keep a varied, tasty, and easy to prepare diet that fits my goals.
If those rules are working for you, that's great. But they don't help someone understand how to maintain a consistent calorie deficit and meet their nutritional goals.
You're lucky. At least you get to eat cheese instead of cleaning supplies like in my case.
But the chemicals and unpronounceable words In them bottles! Careful now;)
But they're clean by definition! (Side note: anyone has smilies stuck in their reply box?)
Happens to me occasionally...oh look! It's happening right now!
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If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
How is spaghetti and meatballs "unclean"?4 -
A nice write up and research review by Alan Aragon on the subject of clean eating.....
simplyshredded.com/research-review-the-dirt-on-clean-eating-written-by-nutrition-expert-alan-aragon.html2 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »(Side note: anyone has smilies stuck in their reply box?)
Yes Been like that for a while 
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TavistockToad wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
These are, however, the two most common clean eating 'rules' that get pointed as unreliable guidelines for basing a diet on.
"Can't pronounce it" : Many people are able to pronounce much of what's on a typical ingredients list very well. On the other hand there's a lot of people who couldn't pronounce quinoa to save their life.
"Shop the perimeter": most grocery stores near me have baked goods, deli meats, sausages, cheeses, and wine and beer on the perimeter. The aisles have frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, pasta, rice, and spices and seasonings. While cheese and beer and charcuterie are all wonderful things, they're pretty calorie dense and don't fit my day-to-day needs. The latter list helps me keep a varied, tasty, and easy to prepare diet that fits my goals.
If those rules are working for you, that's great. But they don't help someone understand how to maintain a consistent calorie deficit and meet their nutritional goals.
You're lucky. At least you get to eat cheese instead of cleaning supplies like in my case.
But the chemicals and unpronounceable words In them bottles! Careful now;)
Bleach is pretty easy to pronounce. Shouldn't be consumed, however.
A lot of people can't pronounce 'courgette' properly....
That's why zucchini works
PS I have smilies stuck too. Creepy m83 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
How is spaghetti and meatballs "unclean"?
Because you can't pick them off a spaghetti tree or a meatball bush?! :laugh:8 -
I love smilies
wooohooo 0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
These are, however, the two most common clean eating 'rules' that get pointed as unreliable guidelines for basing a diet on.
"Can't pronounce it" : Many people are able to pronounce much of what's on a typical ingredients list very well. On the other hand there's a lot of people who couldn't pronounce quinoa to save their life.
"Shop the perimeter": most grocery stores near me have baked goods, deli meats, sausages, cheeses, and wine and beer on the perimeter. The aisles have frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, pasta, rice, and spices and seasonings. While cheese and beer and charcuterie are all wonderful things, they're pretty calorie dense and don't fit my day-to-day needs. The latter list helps me keep a varied, tasty, and easy to prepare diet that fits my goals.
If those rules are working for you, that's great. But they don't help someone understand how to maintain a consistent calorie deficit and meet their nutritional goals.
You're lucky. At least you get to eat cheese instead of cleaning supplies like in my case.
But the chemicals and unpronounceable words In them bottles! Careful now;)
Bleach is pretty easy to pronounce. Shouldn't be consumed, however.
A lot of people can't pronounce 'courgette' properly....
That's why zucchini works
PS I have smilies stuck too. Creepy m8
Bloody yanks! :laugh:3 -
I've been doing paleo for 5 days now and I've lost 5.2 pounds....clean eating is working for me so far.2
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I'm 80/20. It works for me. I don't binge eat anymore when eating too "clean". I like cake, pizza, and spaghetti every now and again. Everything in moderation
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The two posts by @SideSteel on this thread sum it up for me and are two of the best posts I've seen on MFP for a while.
Maximum kudos points awarded.1 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »If I can't pronounce it on the label, then I don't eat it. Mainly stay to outside perimeter of the store now. I have however been known to breakdown and have a spaghetti and homemade meatballs
>_> Pasta...weakness is strong with this one it is.
These are, however, the two most common clean eating 'rules' that get pointed as unreliable guidelines for basing a diet on.
"Can't pronounce it" : Many people are able to pronounce much of what's on a typical ingredients list very well. On the other hand there's a lot of people who couldn't pronounce quinoa to save their life.
"Shop the perimeter": most grocery stores near me have baked goods, deli meats, sausages, cheeses, and wine and beer on the perimeter. The aisles have frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, pasta, rice, and spices and seasonings. While cheese and beer and charcuterie are all wonderful things, they're pretty calorie dense and don't fit my day-to-day needs. The latter list helps me keep a varied, tasty, and easy to prepare diet that fits my goals.
If those rules are working for you, that's great. But they don't help someone understand how to maintain a consistent calorie deficit and meet their nutritional goals.
You're lucky. At least you get to eat cheese instead of cleaning supplies like in my case.
I get all sorts of bread, tinned tomatoes, soups, curry sauces and dried pasta, the whole meat isle, some veggies, dairy and alcohol on the perimeter. Not bad
I shop mostly on the perimeter, btw.
And about clean eating: Yes, I do wash my fruits and veggies before using them.
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