How to eat clean

Nurhanim_natasha
Nurhanim_natasha Posts: 1 Member
edited November 24 in Introduce Yourself
Hi , im new , can you share with me how to eat clean , tq .
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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited February 2018
    The article where you read about it should have given you the definition. If it didn't, or you didn't understand it, or you can't use it, it's because the term is BS. It's vague, but it's also restrictive. It purports health, but trying to follow the random sets of rules, will only lead to an unhealthy relationship with food.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    cathipa wrote: »
    Wash your hands before eating. Done.

    And remove the bones and offal from your meat before cooking.
  • BrettWithPKU
    BrettWithPKU Posts: 575 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    Ask a vegan what "eating clean" is.
    Ask a vegetarian what "eating clean" is.
    Ask a paleo dieter what "eating clean" is.
    Ask a low-carb dieter what "eating clean" is.
    Ask a low-fat dieter what "eating clean" is.

    Every one of them will have a different answer.

    "Eating clean" is a vague, subjective, poorly-defined phrase that is basically meaningless. Eat a well-rounded, nutritious diet and stick to your calorie goals.

    A generally agreeable answer as to what is NOT eating clean is deep-fried foods, sugars, and 95% of the food offered at fast food restaurants.
    Eating less of these things is smart; eliminating them entirely is sadness.
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    Its something different to each person. To me it means limiting foods that I can look at and know there is no redeeming benefit like Big Mac's and fries. Why limit? because I still enjoy my hot wings or pizza on occasion. Most meals consist of lean meat or fish and fresh produce. I rarely eat anything from a can or box so it seems clean to me but I am guessing that there will be a flood of posts after to correct my ways.
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  • RivenV
    RivenV Posts: 1,667 Member
    edited February 2018
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    imfornd wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    imfornd wrote: »
    I like to subscribe to the 50 mile rule - if it further that 50 miles don't eat it no matter what diet you are on - stay away from process food with preservatives - your diet is for your body - my diet is for mine - but staying away from chemically treated food I think we can all agree on

    Define "chemically treated food" please.

    Also, why are preservatives evil?

    you said evil i did not - but if you give me a choice between none chemically treated food and chemically treated food I will pick the none

    Wait, aren't we discussing your use of Isopure in another thread right now? How do you define "chemically treated"?

    Do you think Dominos counts? (1/22/18)

    eta: Cinnamon Toast Crunch is clean, right?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    imfornd wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    imfornd wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    imfornd wrote: »
    I like to subscribe to the 50 mile rule - if it further that 50 miles don't eat it no matter what diet you are on - stay away from process food with preservatives - your diet is for your body - my diet is for mine - but staying away from chemically treated food I think we can all agree on

    Define "chemically treated food" please.

    Also, why are preservatives evil?

    you said evil i did not - but if you give me a choice between none chemically treated food and chemically treated food I will pick the none

    Wait, aren't we discussing your use of Isopure in another thread right now? How do you define "chemically treated"?

    when possible - i also stated --- impossible for me to get 350 grams of protein with natural food - I have to supplement

    So when you have a choice between chemically treated food and non-chemically treated food, you will sometimes choose the chemically treated food based on your preferences and needs. That's a perfectly reasonable way to eat, IMO.

    But it kind of undercuts your point above that we can all agree to stay away from chemically treated food. Like your case shows us, it's perfectly normal and reasonable to choose different types of foods.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Ugh - I don't want to participate further in a thread derail. OP - you asked how to eat clean - as you can probably tell from the way this thread is going, the term itself is so vague and subjective it is largely not considered to be a reliable guiding principle on how to build a healthy diet.

    What are your goals? Weight loss, maintenance, gain? Nutrition is important, right? Do you have any medical reasons to restrict certain foods? Do you have any dietary preferences that would require you to restrict certain foods (ie vegetarian, vegan, etc)?

    What kinds of foods do you eat currently? What changes are you looking to make? Are you trying to be more environmentally friendly in your food choices?

  • RivenV
    RivenV Posts: 1,667 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    RivenV wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    imfornd wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    imfornd wrote: »
    I like to subscribe to the 50 mile rule - if it further that 50 miles don't eat it no matter what diet you are on - stay away from process food with preservatives - your diet is for your body - my diet is for mine - but staying away from chemically treated food I think we can all agree on

    Define "chemically treated food" please.

    Also, why are preservatives evil?

    you said evil i did not - but if you give me a choice between none chemically treated food and chemically treated food I will pick the none

    Wait, aren't we discussing your use of Isopure in another thread right now? How do you define "chemically treated"?

    Do you think Dominos counts? (1/22/18)

    eta: Cinnamon Toast Crunch is clean, right?

    If Cinnamon Toast Crunch is dirty, I don't wanna be clean.

    I wholeheartedly agree.
    So when you have a choice between chemically treated food and non-chemically treated food, you will sometimes choose the chemically treated food based on your preferences and needs. That's a perfectly reasonable way to eat, IMO.

    But it kind of undercuts your point above that we can all agree to stay away from chemically treated food. Like your case shows us, it's perfectly normal and reasonable to choose different types of foods.

    Also agree with this, very much so.

    There's nothing wrong with trying to eat mostly "clean"* foods with treats mixed in.

    *whatever that means
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    Nurhanim_natasha wrote: »
    Hi , im new , can you share with me how to eat clean , tq .

    Check out the Clean Eating Group. You'll find that clean eating can be a spectrum as far as what individuals consider "clean," but the group has lots of information and recipe ideas.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/133-clean-eating-group
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    I have a question about "clean". Does that exclude anything prepared the way it was before the invention of refrigeration, which was only really mastered for the masses in the 20th century? For instance, fermented, salted, pickled.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    imfornd wrote: »
    I like to subscribe to the 50 mile rule - if it further that 50 miles don't eat it no matter what diet you are on - stay away from process food with preservatives - your diet is for your body - my diet is for mine - but staying away from chemically treated food I think we can all agree on
    This is a definition I hadn't heard before, number 1893 maybe?

    It's a new one on my list, too (which can be found here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10337480/what-is-clean-eating/p1)

    For the OP, as you can see in that link, there are lots of different meanings for "clean eating." Clean eaters don't even agree on what clean eating is and many clean eaters tend to stick with something of an 80/20 rule for their own eating (80% clean/20% unclean, but whatever definition they follow). The good news is that you get to set your own rules for how you want to eat. Pick whatever makes you feel best and call it whatever you want.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I live in a northern Canadian city. If I kept to the fifty mile rule I’d never eat a banana again. At this time of year I’d be eating dried Saskatoon berries for my fruit, and cabbage or carrots for my vegetables.

    The Brazilian dietary guidelines recommends minimally processed foods more often.

    http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-based-dietary-guidelines/regions/countries/brazil/en/

    I believe the intent is to make mealtime important, surrounded by family and friends. As an ideal anyways.

    My cooked oats are pre-processed in to flakes. I like it with raisins (dried grapes) and balkan style yogurt. Because treating milk with bacterium that makes it all the more digestible makes me happy.

    For supper this week I rubbed herbs (Mrs. Dash) over pork cutlets and roasted them in the oven until done. I served them with home made potato salad (the dressing is all kinds of processed. Don’t even get me started on the origins of vinegar) and corn. It was very good.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,230 Member
    imfornd wrote: »
    I like to subscribe to the 50 mile rule - if it further that 50 miles don't eat it no matter what diet you are on - stay away from process food with preservatives - your diet is for your body - my diet is for mine - but staying away from chemically treated food I think we can all agree on

    Scanning through your diary, there is only one entry (Shrimp) that I can see which is NOT highly processed and chemically treated with preservatives.
  • pamfgil
    pamfgil Posts: 449 Member
    Aim for heathyish, it's easier to define and less resrictive than "clean".-and if you don't already know, learn how to cook
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