Clean Eating?? Whose doing it?

WinoGelato

Jruzer wrote: »

"Clean" is a marketing tool. Here's a particularly egregious example:


What Panera means is that they've removed preservatives, artificial flavors and colors, and other additives. Good for them, I guess. This matches the least restrictive definitions of "clean", but doesn't most of the more restrictive definitions. For example, bread and cheese and pasta are surely "processed" food. Bread and pasta are certainly "white" foods. Most of Panera's food has more than 3, or 4, or 5 ingredients. It is definitely take-out food. Certainly this food can come in a wrapper, and Panera most assuredly has advertisements.

So if one is a "clean" eater, how does one know if any particular item is "clean"? How does one stay out of Humpty-Dumpty territory, where words mean only what you choose them to mean?

Not to mention that Panera still servesDiet Pepsi and offers sugar free flavorings for coffee drinks do not THAT committed to “clean”...

snickerscharlie

Maybe they just strictly enforce employee hand-washing rules? #whoknows

Just goes to show that eating clean can mean whatever you want it to.

StillnakedInVegas

Let ok at Restart. I have some on my Pinterest. I don’t know if there’s a little cal group near you but I’m sure a friend of mine could look into it.
No MLM just a way of eating.

snickerscharlie

StillnakedInVegas wrote: »

Let ok at Restart. I have some on my Pinterest. I don’t know if there’s a little cal group near you but I’m sure a friend of mine could look into it.
No MLM just a way of eating.

Hadn't heard of Restart, so I looked it up.

"An important difference is that RESTART® was created by a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and is therefore based on in-depth training in holistic nutrition."

No. Just no.

WilmaValley

Interesting discussion, lots of good info!

SuzySunshine99

WinoGelato wrote: »

Jruzer wrote: »

"Clean" is a marketing tool. Here's a particularly egregious example:


What Panera means is that they've removed preservatives, artificial flavors and colors, and other additives. Good for them, I guess. This matches the least restrictive definitions of "clean", but doesn't most of the more restrictive definitions. For example, bread and cheese and pasta are surely "processed" food. Bread and pasta are certainly "white" foods. Most of Panera's food has more than 3, or 4, or 5 ingredients. It is definitely take-out food. Certainly this food can come in a wrapper, and Panera most assuredly has advertisements.

So if one is a "clean" eater, how does one know if any particular item is "clean"? How does one stay out of Humpty-Dumpty territory, where words mean only what you choose them to mean?

Not to mention that Panera still servesDiet Pepsi and offers sugar free flavorings for coffee drinks do not THAT committed to “clean”...

The sign says their FOOD is clean...doesn't mention DRINKS...