Here goes!
RunningRichelle
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Good morning fellow clean eaters! Going to do my best to make this a safe haven for you to openly discuss clean eating in a positive environment.
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I appreciate your efforts! Thanks for everything not everyone knows how to be clean.0
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Thanks for setting this up!!! I am a clean-er in progress--and just appreciate people who don't push the crap. What do I mean by crap? The conventional/ faulty/old school speak that all thing sin moderation = no harm. I wish that were true, but it just isn't!
I am happy to be with like minded respectful peeps!0 -
Oh this is great!! Thanks so much!!0
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Yes, thank you very much for this board. I'm actually not a picky eater when it comes to food...actual food that is. I just prefer not to add chemicals, drugs or pesticides. Is that too much to ask? Sheesh.
Glad to be among like minded people.
Oh, and p.s., since i can say this here. I do believe chemicals and pesticides can make one gain weight. Of course there can be side effects with chemicals added to foods. It's as absurd as the big pharms saying their drugs have no side effects. <slaps palm to forehead>0 -
Oh guys, YAY!!! I'm so glad you're here! All the things you've said are wonderful and right on point. Thanks so much for joining my effort :-)0
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thanks so much for starting this group! it will be nice to have a shared space to talk about eating and living clean, especially since some of the people in my daily life don't quite "get it."
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Yay!
I'm hoping this group is a little more active than the other clean eating groups I've joined in the past.
I'm newish to clean eating and not at 100% - I don't buy everything farm fed or organic, but we're doing about 10x better than we used to. I'll admit though, I still some me some processed foods but am trying to be at at least 75% clean.
I'm always looking for new recipes, money-saving tips, and just general information.0 -
I'm hoping this group is a little more active than the other clean eating groups I've joined in the past.
Me too! I looked for other clean eating groups to join, and they just aren't very active! Or there's the big one that's not very well-moderated.
I'll make some sticky threads for the topics you mentioned! And if anyone else wants to join as a group-runner, speak up! I was thinking Connie, but don't want to overload anyone.0 -
I'll be happy to be a group runner! Not sure what that means~but I am up for the task!
I do a lot of research, and as such come accross great articles that have to do with food, food safety, GMO issues, etc.
Are you guys interested in learning/reading more? Are there any other topics (besides recipes) that you all are into or interested in??0 -
I'll join in I'm currently transitioning to a whole foods, plant based diet right now, with a goal of eventually adopting a vegan diet. Some things I'll always eat will be a bit processed, like canned beans (I refuse to spend the time making these from scratch lol), but overall my diet is pretty 'clean'/whole foods (and I only buy organic canned beans-that counts for something right? ). 0
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I'll join in I'm currently transitioning to a whole foods, plant based diet right now, with a goal of eventually adopting a vegan diet. Some things I'll always have to eat a bit processed, like canned beans (I refuse to spend the time making these from scratch lol), but overall my diet is pretty 'clean'/whole foods (and I only buy organic canned beans-that counts for something right? ).
Glad to have you! And yes... I don't have time for that either! Loving the profile pic!0 -
I'll be happy to be a group runner! Not sure what that means~but I am up for the task!
I do a lot of research, and as such come accross great articles that have to do with food, food safety, GMO issues, etc.
Are you guys interested in learning/reading more? Are there any other topics (besides recipes) that you all are into or interested in??
I thiiiiink I've put you as an admin! And yes, bring on all those topics- the food safety, GMO's, all of it!0 -
Yay! Thanks for setting this up. I've made the mistake of posting some "clean" topics in the forums and wow...that didn't go so well!
We eat probably 80/20, with the 20 being when we go out to eat. I try to avoid GMOs at all costs, but I do eat some processed organic snacks. I tried making my own crackers once for the kids and it was an epic fail. I'm the "mean" Mom because we don't do fast food or the typical kid snacks, but my kids don't fight me too much now.
We are thinking of switching to raw milk too since there's a local farm nearby that supplies it and they are grassfed! Anyone else do raw? I heard it's really easy to make your own butter from raw milk?
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I'll join in I'm currently transitioning to a whole foods, plant based diet right now, with a goal of eventually adopting a vegan diet. Some things I'll always have to eat a bit processed, like canned beans (I refuse to spend the time making these from scratch lol), but overall my diet is pretty 'clean'/whole foods (and I only buy organic canned beans-that counts for something right? ).
I've made beans in the crockpot and I have to say, the canned were better! Yum. I heart me some beans!0 -
Hey Sharino11~! whenever I see your name I want to sing: "ma-ma-ma-myyyyy Sharino"....lol.
We are GMO free in our house--the fishy crackers and cheezits were the last thing to go. We do buy vanilla icecream....which may use sugar beets.....but that is pretty much it! I too am the mean mom who won't let her pooooooor children get mc'donalds....anymore.
I switched us to raw milk this year. It was interesting, because there were no co-ops/herd shares with a drop in my town. But I found one and they were willing to work with me if I got X number of people to sign up! It's an amazing resource! I will post a link if anyone is interested in trying to track down raw milk. Many of the co-ops also lead to veggies, meats, eggs, honey among other products. Let me know if you have any questions I might help with in tracking down resources!
I also have a CSA (Community Shared Agriculture) share. Awesome. And a teeny tiny garden.0 -
I haven't gone to raw milk yet, although I bought it a few times. Husband seemed grossed out by it though. I do like Stauss Milk because it's organic grass fed and non homogenized. I prefer to remove the fat myself.
Connie, what do u think about alkaline water?0 -
Hey Sharino11~! whenever I see your name I want to sing: "ma-ma-ma-myyyyy Sharino"....lol.
We are GMO free in our house--the fishy crackers and cheezits were the last thing to go. We do buy vanilla icecream....which may use sugar beets.....but that is pretty much it! I too am the mean mom who won't let her pooooooor children get mc'donalds....anymore.
I switched us to raw milk this year. It was interesting, because there were no co-ops/herd shares with a drop in my town. But I found one and they were willing to work with me if I got X number of people to sign up! It's an amazing resource! I will post a link if anyone is interested in trying to track down raw milk. Many of the co-ops also lead to veggies, meats, eggs, honey among other products. Let me know if you have any questions I might help with in tracking down resources!
I also have a CSA (Community Shared Agriculture) share. Awesome. And a teeny tiny garden.
HAHAHA! Myyyyyyy Sharino. That made me giggle.
Well, we used to drink raw camel's milk! My inlaws live in Lancaster, PA and there's a cool organic farm there that sells camel's milk. It has some pretty interesting medicinal value to it, and at the time my youngest son was so sickly. So, we drank that for a few months, but the cost is prohibitive.
I'm going to go to raw milk again or start making almond milk with my vitamix, I think.
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Sharino, I regularly take a vitamin b12. And when i remember, i take a everyday vitamin from i think rainbow light....a brand from whole foods. I don't take any meds or other supps.0
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I'm hoping this group is a little more active than the other clean eating groups I've joined in the past.
Me too! I looked for other clean eating groups to join, and they just aren't very active! Or there's the big one that's not very well-moderated.
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I have read that camel milk has a good deal of butter fat--which makes it really good for someone who needs the really good fats! I love raw milk. But admittedly--when I was a teenager working on a dairy farm milking cows--it grossed me out too! But the amount of research I have done.....hands down made me seek it out. Glad I did! I LOVE the taste now-as do my kids!
Re: alkaline water....not sure that I buy that it has powers of an antioxidant. There are so many readily available sources of good antioxidants that I wouldn't intentionally seek out alkaline water for that purpose. I have RO in my house--which is supposed to keep the PH at 7...which is optimal. What are your thoughts and experiences with it?
For supplements: I source non-gmo, non-soy. I take Green Vibrance everyday ( amazon...can't say enough about this stuff)!. I wanted to juice but realistically-- the time, effort and expense were all a huge investment. I also take a iodoral, and a NOW thyroid support. I take Resveratrol, Queceritine and ubiquinol for workout support and for the antihistamine properties (queceritine). I take tart cherry capsules instead of OTC NSAIDS. I love them....take them for PMS and DOMS ( Delayed onset muscle soreness). Though that seems like a lot-- I am not a slave to any of them. I do the green vibrance with a whey powder a splash of OJ and water--this is my breakfast!0 -
The Green Vibrance does sound really cool! I also purchase Rainbow Light vitamins, but I order mine from Swanson Vitamins because they cost less online.
I have wheat grass powder that I add to my smoothies, but I did buy a manual juicer and a sprouting kit for wheat grass that I hope to get going soon. A friend of mine had amazing results with shrinking some tumors through wheat grass and a clean diet.
I also take feverfew for exercise induced headaches (and it works), b-12, chlorella, calcium and cordyceps. I also add bentonite clay to my smoothies. A few years ago I had a ****ty immune system. I had strep and shingles. In the past two years, I have had only one cold.
Connie-you are a lifter? I've been doing a majority of cardio with some light muscle workouts, but I'd love to get more into heavier weights.0 -
Tart cherry caps really work for cramps? I would love to be 100% med free, but I can't seem to find anything that works that well!0
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I think the tart cherry works well for cramps. I also get mittleschmerz (ovulation pain), and the pain and bloating that goes with that...It also helps! It is my theory that the histamine reaction can lead to an inflammatory reaction--so I try to take the queceretine and tart cherry together. It also helps with sinus (allergy) isues!
As for working out, I switch it up every chance I get. During summer I will do at least one sprint triathlon--which means I will swim and ride quite a bit. LOVING the cycling right now--but with kids home for the summer, and all the flipping rain we've had it's been hard to find the time!
I do classes: R.I.P.P.E.D (resistance, Interval, power, plyo, Endurance, Diet), Zumba, cross training. I also lift weights. I have been lifting more since beginning of May and cannot believe how much it is shaping my body! I have great legs, defined arms, and my mid section is finally flattening out ( i have an umbilical hernia-small, combined with a 1-2 finger diastasis in the same area--which results in a protrusion of that section). I started with stronglift 5x5 program which is geared toward beginners, and just progressed from there. I am really enjoying it! I will probably hit it a lot harder in the winter when I can't play outside as much...
But I also have more time right now--as I have a project in development--and not working full time since I am "wait" mode for said project.
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Thanks for starting the group. I'm not a clean-eater, per se, but I do tend to eat mostly clean, whole foods. I also take a skeptical eye to the safety of additives and chemicals. Even though I don't believe the science is necessarily there to brand them all as "dangerous", it seems reasonable to me that cutting them out of your diet decreases your risks in the chance that it turns out that they are.
In other words, I doubt spinach by itself is going to make you grow a third arm out of your forehead. Spinach with pesticides probably won't make you grow a third arm out of your forehead, but the chances are better than with spinach by itself.
For what it's worth, I don't like the organic food movement as it's currently marketed.0 -
Connie, what is RO? As far as alkaline water, idk. My husband is really into it though and comes home with it frequently. I know having the right ph is optimal. I do squeeze lemon into carbonated water a lot and i think that has an effect. I also know one of my favorite very healthy good quality restaurants touts their alkaline water (where i first heard about it), so i'm sure it can't hurt. Last, interestingly, a friend's uncle has cancer and she told me his oncologist (along with regular treatment) 'prescribed' alkaline water during treatment. I wish i did know more about it.
Btw, it's soooooo nice to be able to talk openly here without being attacked!0 -
Yay! Thanks for setting this up. I've made the mistake of posting some "clean" topics in the forums and wow...that didn't go so well!
We eat probably 80/20, with the 20 being when we go out to eat. I try to avoid GMOs at all costs, but I do eat some processed organic snacks. I tried making my own crackers once for the kids and it was an epic fail. I'm the "mean" Mom because we don't do fast food or the typical kid snacks, but my kids don't fight me too much now.
We are thinking of switching to raw milk too since there's a local farm nearby that supplies it and they are grassfed! Anyone else do raw? I heard it's really easy to make your own butter from raw milk?
Laura
Thought it was just me! MFP isn't like what it used to be with positive and motivating folks.0 -
@ Mslmesq: RO=Reverse Osmosis. I have this chart of alkalizing foods.....and have read that most diseases--especially cancer exist while the body is in an acidic state. There is something to be said about keeping a neutral to alkalized ph me thinks! I'll see if I can find the e-version of the chart again!
@Fitobsessed: glad you found us! I saw that knob dissing you on the main forum. Nothing worse than bitter know it alls who really don't know it all! So Welcome!!0 -
Thank you for adding me to the group! I have been researching and eating as clean as possible, I go to resturants less and less nowadays. But, I would love to learn and read even more. I have always kept what I learn to myself cos so many don't understand it. (I get a lot of eye rolls, lol)
Ok, beans! Yes, organic, but I get Eden brand, it's the only one without the BPA lining. But, I do make my own, in a crock pot. Add beans, water and a bit seasonings and forget about it. Ok, that's all, heehee. I'll hold back.
Thanks so much for this group!!0 -
I am new to clean eating. Definitely trying to move that way, but I cook for 5 other people, and we are all on a tight budget. I'm hoping to be able to slowly get all of us onto clean eating.0
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The difficulty I have is a spouse who likes a lot of nonclean foods. I control the food maybe 75% of the time but the other 25% are 'favorite' restaurant to gos or dining w/friends. I know the food I make is delicious & varied & provides great nutrition but I don't like eating separate meals & just have to make the best choices possible. I love a group that values wholesome foods.0
