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Questions on "clean eating"? Go ahead and ask!

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  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    It would be awesome if NOBODY but the OP answered the questions. Think people will be able to resist?

    I don't think she's coming back. How long do we have to resist?
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    It would be awesome if NOBODY but the OP answered the questions. Think people will be able to resist?

    I don't think she's coming back. How long do we have to resist?

    Not only that but this is a public forum. What do people not understand about that? If you want things to happen a certain way or to have certain people answer things (or only get specific type of answers and behaviours)..go start a group.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    In for more clean eating propaganda

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  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    It would be awesome if NOBODY but the OP answered the questions. Think people will be able to resist?

    I don't think she's coming back. How long do we have to resist?

    Well, since this thread has been kind of a dud thus far, I vote you go for it. :tongue:
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    This has been asked before, but since the OP said to go ahead and ask:

    Do you feel you can fit honey into a "clean eating" regimen, as it's been processed by the bees before harvest? If yes, why? If no, what unprocessed sweeteners do you recommend, if any?
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
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  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Can You please explain what clean eating is? Thanks in Advance.

    There is no legal or official definition, but basically it means eating unprocessed or minimally processed foods. Starting meals with foods as close to their natural state as possible.
    What do you think are the advantages of eating clean? Do you understand that "eating clean" has no effect on weight loss?
    The perceived advantages to eating clean are better odds of long term good health. Eating clean is not a weight loss diet.
    How does it make you feel that so many people feel they need to "eat clean" in order to achieve their fitness and weight loss goals and fail as a direct result of this lifestyle they find unsustainable?
    This is not a question about clean eating, but I’ll answer anyway. The same way it makes me feel when they fail at any other attempt to achieve fitness and weight loss goals. Rather sad for them. For those that succeed via clean eating or any other method, I feel happy for them.
    Or why are there so many clean eaters that are on a site for weight loss in the first place. Most seem to have always eaten this way, not a new trend. What gives?
    Actually most on MFP seem not to have eaten this way and are starting is a way to improve health and reduce calories by eliminating trigger junk foods. But you can overeat on a clean diet the same as you can on any other diet. Many calorie dense foods would fit the clean description.
    What are some clean recipes for dinner. I'm looking for no carbs and no sugar yet tasty
    Taste is personal preference but without carbs you are pretty much stuck with only meat. Most unprocessed meat will qualify as clean so choose your favorite.
    If you are a clean eater, does that mean zero processed foods? (i.e. nothing from a can, or a box, ever?)

    Is there an IIFYM version of "clean eating" = so you can mostly eat clean as long as you satisfy "x" requirements?
    No, it does not mean zero processed foods and no boxes/cans. Quinoa, beans, frozen vegetables, meat, eggs, etc. are typically sold in packages and may be part of a clean diet. Clean eating is not about macros, so yes, you could get your macros from clean foods if you wanted.
    Do you feel you can fit honey into a "clean eating" regimen, as it's been processed by the bees before harvest? If yes, why? If no, what unprocessed sweeteners do you recommend, if any?
    Yes, honey may be clean. Some commercials honey may be overly processed but raw honey would certainly fit. Some syrups may also be clean.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Can You please explain what clean eating is? Thanks in Advance.

    There is no legal or official definition, but basically it means eating unprocessed or minimally processed foods. Starting meals with foods as close to their natural state as possible.
    What do you think are the advantages of eating clean? Do you understand that "eating clean" has no effect on weight loss?
    The perceived advantages to eating clean are better odds of long term good health. Eating clean is not a weight loss diet.
    How does it make you feel that so many people feel they need to "eat clean" in order to achieve their fitness and weight loss goals and fail as a direct result of this lifestyle they find unsustainable?
    This is not a question about clean eating, but I’ll answer anyway. The same way it makes me feel when they fail at any other attempt to achieve fitness and weight loss goals. Rather sad for them. For those that succeed via clean eating or any other method, I feel happy for them.
    Or why are there so many clean eaters that are on a site for weight loss in the first place. Most seem to have always eaten this way, not a new trend. What gives?
    Actually most on MFP seem not to have eaten this way and are starting is a way to improve health and reduce calories by eliminating trigger junk foods. But you can overeat on a clean diet the same as you can on any other diet. Many calorie dense foods would fit the clean description.
    What are some clean recipes for dinner. I'm looking for no carbs and no sugar yet tasty
    Taste is personal preference but without carbs you are pretty much stuck with only meat. Most unprocessed meat will qualify as clean so choose your favorite.
    If you are a clean eater, does that mean zero processed foods? (i.e. nothing from a can, or a box, ever?)

    Is there an IIFYM version of "clean eating" = so you can mostly eat clean as long as you satisfy "x" requirements?
    No, it does not mean zero processed foods and no boxes/cans. Quinoa, beans, frozen vegetables, meat, eggs, etc. are typically sold in packages and may be part of a clean diet. Clean eating is not about macros, so yes, you could get your macros from clean foods if you wanted.
    Do you feel you can fit honey into a "clean eating" regimen, as it's been processed by the bees before harvest? If yes, why? If no, what unprocessed sweeteners do you recommend, if any?
    Yes, honey may be clean. Some commercials honey may be overly processed but raw honey would certainly fit. Some syrups may also be clean.

    Oh thanks for the answers. I didn't realize you had two accounts, one of which was the alter ego of a Beachbody coach. Thanks for answering all of the questions as you offered in the OP, but it may have been less confusing if you had used that account to post instead.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    ***wall of text removed***

    Oh thanks for the answers. I didn't realize you had two accounts, one of which was the alter ego of a Beachbody coach. Thanks for answering all of the questions as you offered in the OP, but it may have been less confusing if you had used that account to post instead.

    I only have one account. I am not a BeachBody coach. I am probably too old for them to even consider as a coach should I want to be one, which I don't.. But, hey, nice response.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Can You please explain what clean eating is? Thanks in Advance.

    There is no legal or official definition, but basically it means eating unprocessed or minimally processed foods. Starting meals with foods as close to their natural state as possible.
    What do you think are the advantages of eating clean? Do you understand that "eating clean" has no effect on weight loss?
    The perceived advantages to eating clean are better odds of long term good health. Eating clean is not a weight loss diet.
    How does it make you feel that so many people feel they need to "eat clean" in order to achieve their fitness and weight loss goals and fail as a direct result of this lifestyle they find unsustainable?
    This is not a question about clean eating, but I’ll answer anyway. The same way it makes me feel when they fail at any other attempt to achieve fitness and weight loss goals. Rather sad for them. For those that succeed via clean eating or any other method, I feel happy for them.
    Or why are there so many clean eaters that are on a site for weight loss in the first place. Most seem to have always eaten this way, not a new trend. What gives?
    Actually most on MFP seem not to have eaten this way and are starting is a way to improve health and reduce calories by eliminating trigger junk foods. But you can overeat on a clean diet the same as you can on any other diet. Many calorie dense foods would fit the clean description.
    What are some clean recipes for dinner. I'm looking for no carbs and no sugar yet tasty
    Taste is personal preference but without carbs you are pretty much stuck with only meat. Most unprocessed meat will qualify as clean so choose your favorite.
    If you are a clean eater, does that mean zero processed foods? (i.e. nothing from a can, or a box, ever?)

    Is there an IIFYM version of "clean eating" = so you can mostly eat clean as long as you satisfy "x" requirements?
    No, it does not mean zero processed foods and no boxes/cans. Quinoa, beans, frozen vegetables, meat, eggs, etc. are typically sold in packages and may be part of a clean diet. Clean eating is not about macros, so yes, you could get your macros from clean foods if you wanted.
    Do you feel you can fit honey into a "clean eating" regimen, as it's been processed by the bees before harvest? If yes, why? If no, what unprocessed sweeteners do you recommend, if any?
    Yes, honey may be clean. Some commercials honey may be overly processed but raw honey would certainly fit. Some syrups may also be clean.

    Oh thanks for the answers. I didn't realize you had two accounts, one of which was the alter ego of a Beachbody coach. Thanks for answering all of the questions as you offered in the OP, but it may have been less confusing if you had used that account to post instead.

    I only have one account. I am not a BeachBody coach. I am probably too old for them to even consider as a coach should I want to be one, which I don't.. But, hey, nice response.

    Oh. Then I am confused why you came into someone's "ask me questions about clean eating" thread and answered all the questions for her.
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
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  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member

    I only have one account. I am not a BeachBody coach. I am probably too old for them to even consider as a coach should I want to be one, which I don't.. But, hey, nice response.

    Oh. Then I am confused why you came into someone's "ask me questions about clean eating" thread and answered all the questions for her.

    Because I wanted to.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Hey everyone! Was talking to a few people on here today about clean eating and thought it may be fun to make an "ask me" thread on it. About two years ago a completely revamped my eating and went from candy, pasta and chicken only to clean eating. It was a huge switch for me but I reached my goals with it and now help others do the same as a fitness and nutrition coach.

    I know it can be really confusing at first with so much information out there so go ahead, ask away!

    What do you want to know or are confused with on clean eating?

    I don't understand...your chicken and pasta were dirty? What exactly is wrong with chicken...and a little pasta? How are they "unclean?"
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Can You please explain what clean eating is? Thanks in Advance.

    There is no legal or official definition, but basically it means eating unprocessed or minimally processed foods. Starting meals with foods as close to their natural state as possible.
    What do you think are the advantages of eating clean? Do you understand that "eating clean" has no effect on weight loss?
    The perceived advantages to eating clean are better odds of long term good health. Eating clean is not a weight loss diet.
    How does it make you feel that so many people feel they need to "eat clean" in order to achieve their fitness and weight loss goals and fail as a direct result of this lifestyle they find unsustainable?
    This is not a question about clean eating, but I’ll answer anyway. The same way it makes me feel when they fail at any other attempt to achieve fitness and weight loss goals. Rather sad for them. For those that succeed via clean eating or any other method, I feel happy for them.
    Or why are there so many clean eaters that are on a site for weight loss in the first place. Most seem to have always eaten this way, not a new trend. What gives?
    Actually most on MFP seem not to have eaten this way and are starting is a way to improve health and reduce calories by eliminating trigger junk foods. But you can overeat on a clean diet the same as you can on any other diet. Many calorie dense foods would fit the clean description.
    What are some clean recipes for dinner. I'm looking for no carbs and no sugar yet tasty
    Taste is personal preference but without carbs you are pretty much stuck with only meat. Most unprocessed meat will qualify as clean so choose your favorite.
    If you are a clean eater, does that mean zero processed foods? (i.e. nothing from a can, or a box, ever?)

    Is there an IIFYM version of "clean eating" = so you can mostly eat clean as long as you satisfy "x" requirements?
    No, it does not mean zero processed foods and no boxes/cans. Quinoa, beans, frozen vegetables, meat, eggs, etc. are typically sold in packages and may be part of a clean diet. Clean eating is not about macros, so yes, you could get your macros from clean foods if you wanted.
    Do you feel you can fit honey into a "clean eating" regimen, as it's been processed by the bees before harvest? If yes, why? If no, what unprocessed sweeteners do you recommend, if any?
    Yes, honey may be clean. Some commercials honey may be overly processed but raw honey would certainly fit. Some syrups may also be clean.

    Oh thanks for the answers. I didn't realize you had two accounts, one of which was the alter ego of a Beachbody coach. Thanks for answering all of the questions as you offered in the OP, but it may have been less confusing if you had used that account to post instead.

    I only have one account. I am not a BeachBody coach. I am probably too old for them to even consider as a coach should I want to be one, which I don't.. But, hey, nice response.

    Oh. Then I am confused why you came into someone's "ask me questions about clean eating" thread and answered all the questions for her.

    The OP isn't answering, so why not? Also...public forum. anyone can answer. That's why I said it'd be better if the OP started a group.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    Can You please explain what clean eating is? Thanks in Advance.

    There is no legal or official definition, but basically it means eating unprocessed or minimally processed foods. Starting meals with foods as close to their natural state as possible.
    What do you think are the advantages of eating clean? Do you understand that "eating clean" has no effect on weight loss?
    The perceived advantages to eating clean are better odds of long term good health. Eating clean is not a weight loss diet.
    How does it make you feel that so many people feel they need to "eat clean" in order to achieve their fitness and weight loss goals and fail as a direct result of this lifestyle they find unsustainable?
    This is not a question about clean eating, but I’ll answer anyway. The same way it makes me feel when they fail at any other attempt to achieve fitness and weight loss goals. Rather sad for them. For those that succeed via clean eating or any other method, I feel happy for them.
    Or why are there so many clean eaters that are on a site for weight loss in the first place. Most seem to have always eaten this way, not a new trend. What gives?
    Actually most on MFP seem not to have eaten this way and are starting is a way to improve health and reduce calories by eliminating trigger junk foods. But you can overeat on a clean diet the same as you can on any other diet. Many calorie dense foods would fit the clean description.
    What are some clean recipes for dinner. I'm looking for no carbs and no sugar yet tasty
    Taste is personal preference but without carbs you are pretty much stuck with only meat. Most unprocessed meat will qualify as clean so choose your favorite.
    If you are a clean eater, does that mean zero processed foods? (i.e. nothing from a can, or a box, ever?)

    Is there an IIFYM version of "clean eating" = so you can mostly eat clean as long as you satisfy "x" requirements?
    No, it does not mean zero processed foods and no boxes/cans. Quinoa, beans, frozen vegetables, meat, eggs, etc. are typically sold in packages and may be part of a clean diet. Clean eating is not about macros, so yes, you could get your macros from clean foods if you wanted.
    Do you feel you can fit honey into a "clean eating" regimen, as it's been processed by the bees before harvest? If yes, why? If no, what unprocessed sweeteners do you recommend, if any?
    Yes, honey may be clean. Some commercials honey may be overly processed but raw honey would certainly fit. Some syrups may also be clean.

    Oh thanks for the answers. I didn't realize you had two accounts, one of which was the alter ego of a Beachbody coach. Thanks for answering all of the questions as you offered in the OP, but it may have been less confusing if you had used that account to post instead.

    I only have one account. I am not a BeachBody coach. I am probably too old for them to even consider as a coach should I want to be one, which I don't.. But, hey, nice response.

    Oh. Then I am confused why you came into someone's "ask me questions about clean eating" thread and answered all the questions for her.

    OP didn't seem to be coming back. *shrugs*
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I don't understand...your chicken and pasta were dirty? What exactly is wrong with chicken...and a little pasta? How are they "unclean?"

    I've owned chickens. They're pretty messy. Maybe it's like Jules and Vincent discussing pigs as filthy animals in Pulp Fiction. *shrug*
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member

    I only have one account. I am not a BeachBody coach. I am probably too old for them to even consider as a coach should I want to be one, which I don't.. But, hey, nice response.

    Oh. Then I am confused why you came into someone's "ask me questions about clean eating" thread and answered all the questions for her.

    Because I wanted to.

    I actually think those were pretty good answers and plenty of us on IIFYM eat diets that are pretty close to what you describe as "clean." Then again, I've only associated myself with IIFYM here on MFP for the purpose of tracking macros in pursuit of gaining and maintaining more muscle mass. My diet has always been pretty close to this definition of "clean" and my major objections to the term is the way it's used in an holier than thou manner to prove some sort of dietary moral superiority, or to abuse people with threats of cancer.
  • Babeskeez
    Babeskeez Posts: 606 Member
    Im going to eat some dirty tacos tonight.

    Wait. That doesnt sound right.
  • OMGSugarOHNOS
    OMGSugarOHNOS Posts: 204 Member
    Im going to eat some dirty tacos tonight.

    Wait. That doesnt sound right.

    Yuck, I prefer them clean.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member

    I only have one account. I am not a BeachBody coach. I am probably too old for them to even consider as a coach should I want to be one, which I don't.. But, hey, nice response.

    Oh. Then I am confused why you came into someone's "ask me questions about clean eating" thread and answered all the questions for her.

    Because I wanted to.

    I actually think those were pretty good answers and plenty of us on IIFYM eat diets that are pretty close to what you describe as "clean." Then again, I've only associated myself with IIFYM here on MFP for the purpose of tracking macros in pursuit of gaining and maintaining more muscle mass. My diet has always been pretty close to this definition of "clean" and my major objections to the term is the way it's used in an holier than thou manner to prove some sort of dietary moral superiority, or to abuse people with threats of cancer.

    ^ Agreed.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Do people who eat clean make their own kethcup?

    Cake from scratch is "clean", right?
  • csheltra26
    csheltra26 Posts: 272 Member
    I don't understand...your chicken and pasta were dirty? What exactly is wrong with chicken...and a little pasta? How are they "unclean?"



    This. And what qualifies you as a "fitness and nutrition coach"?

    Says CERTIFIED ACE Personal Trainer, CERTIFIED AFAA Group Fitness Instructor
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member

    I only have one account. I am not a BeachBody coach. I am probably too old for them to even consider as a coach should I want to be one, which I don't.. But, hey, nice response.

    Oh. Then I am confused why you came into someone's "ask me questions about clean eating" thread and answered all the questions for her.

    Because I wanted to.

    I actually think those were pretty good answers and plenty of us on IIFYM eat diets that are pretty close to what you describe as "clean." Then again, I've only associated myself with IIFYM here on MFP for the purpose of tracking macros in pursuit of gaining and maintaining more muscle mass. My diet has always been pretty close to this definition of "clean" and my major objections to the term is the way it's used in an holier than thou manner to prove some sort of dietary moral superiority, or to abuse people with threats of cancer.

    ^ Agreed.

    Yah, Me too.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member

    I only have one account. I am not a BeachBody coach. I am probably too old for them to even consider as a coach should I want to be one, which I don't.. But, hey, nice response.

    Oh. Then I am confused why you came into someone's "ask me questions about clean eating" thread and answered all the questions for her.

    Because I wanted to.

    I actually think those were pretty good answers and plenty of us on IIFYM eat diets that are pretty close to what you describe as "clean." Then again, I've only associated myself with IIFYM here on MFP for the purpose of tracking macros in pursuit of gaining and maintaining more muscle mass. My diet has always been pretty close to this definition of "clean" and my major objections to the term is the way it's used in an holier than thou manner to prove some sort of dietary moral superiority, or to abuse people with threats of cancer.

    ^ Great post BeachIron.
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    Or why are there so many clean eaters that are on a site for weight loss in the first place. Most seem to have always eaten this way, not a new trend. What gives?
    Actually most on MFP seem not to have eaten this way and are starting is a way to improve health and reduce calories by eliminating trigger junk foods. But you can overeat on a clean diet the same as you can on any other diet. Many calorie dense foods would fit the clean description.

    Most people would say that junk foods are only trigger foods if you had first eliminated them from your diet, and then happen to have some. Many IIFYMers have junk food all the time and it doesn't trigger anything because we have not tried to deprive ourselves of it. Clean eating is a recipe for binge eating. If you eliminate any foods that you consider unclean, most of which happen to be very tasty, then anytime you happen to taste one of these foods, you have a sense that your diet is blown for the day and you go on a horrendous binge. I see this all the time with clean eaters.
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    QUOTE:
    Do you feel you can fit honey into a "clean eating" regimen, as it's been processed by the bees before harvest? If yes, why? If no, what unprocessed sweeteners do you recommend, if any?

    Yes, honey may be clean. Some commercials honey may be overly processed but raw honey would certainly fit. Some syrups may also be clean.
    Follow-up question (since the original follow-up was never answered): Why is the processing that bees do to make honey "clean" or otherwise different than processing done to make other "dirty" foods? Does "clean" just mean "not processed by humans?"
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    Why don't clean eaters have open diaries?
  • Babeskeez
    Babeskeez Posts: 606 Member
    Why don't clean eaters have open diaries?

    WE CANT HANDLE THE CLEAN!
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Why don't clean eaters have open diaries?

    QFT

    I've encountered a lot of clean eaters lately who are like door to door salespeople, wanting to sell you on the WONDER!, the MAGIC, the AWE of 'clean eating' but they never quite get to how much it's going to cost you, they just keep selling selling selling!
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    If I wash my nuts, do they taste better?

    What those hairy fruits...I seem to always get extra floss...should I BIC them?

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    Oooooo I LOVE lychee!!
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