Any clean-eaters out there???

kmorris246

Sooo, I'm recently new to the whole "Clean-eating" way of life. I've been at it for about 2-3 months. I'm always looking for new recipes or ways to be even cleaner. For example, my coffee is one thing that I just can't go clean on. I've tried it black- nope, tried it with organic half-n-half- nope, stevia- nope, even tried making my own- NOPE! Any ideas anyone?

Please "friend" me if you're a clean-eater too!

mhig011975

i tried too..... not for me

chill0315

Coffee Creamer is the one thing that I was unable to let go of. So I still have my creamer.

essjay75

I'm doing my best-it's a process for sure, but I've noticed a huge difference in how I feel so I'm in it for life.

MyCoachNYLA

I have about 1-2 cups of coffee a day and use the whole foods 365 no sugar practically no fat creamer along with coconut crystals (lower glycemically and calorically than agave), and I have been getting great results.

Also, you can get alcohol free vanilla extract and make it a vanilla flavored coffee. It literally comes out to 10-20 cals a cup of coffee with like 1-2 grams of fat and 2 grams of sugar from the crystals. No the crystals don't taste like coconut, they taste more like a mild brown sugar. I have not had any issues with it and I am a "no refined sugar" person.

I can't think of any other ideas right off the bat but maybe that would work.

Oh, plus I eat super clean but with all the flavor and taste etc. During the holday season I make an Oat Bran Apple Pie and Pumpkin Pie and a Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding. All low cal and low sugar. I do add 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese with my warm apple pie slice with a cup of coffee for my holiday breakfast choice. My food plan is yummy for me and my tummy

cramernh

I prefer Hood Country Creamer in my coffee - I only have one cup per day, and that serving of Country Creamer I feel isnt going to hurt me.. after that, everything is 100% clean both at work (I work as a chef) and at home. Ive dropped 13.4 pounds in five weeks so I know Im doing it!!!! 8-)

KarenLipana

I have no caffeine, no soda, no meat, no chips, no chocolates and no deep fried food since Feb2011.
IM looooovin' it!

treehugginpam

Clean eater here! Well, mostly clean...I still buy some packaged foods, but I make sure that they don't have too many ingredients and that they are all ingredients I can pronounce. If you haven't read it already, In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan is a great book -- it's what got me started eating clean.

I like my coffee strong and not too sweet, so I'm not sure if this tip will help you or not, but I like vanilla soy milk in my coffee. My favorite coffee is some great, freshly roasted stuff brewed in a french press, and then I steam up some organic vanilla soy milk in this wonderful little gadget I got from amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003LXY2HA

The steamed vanilla soy milk is usually enough sweetener for me, but if I want a little bit more sweetness sometimes I'll add some of the vanilla syrup they use at Starbucks. You can buy a big bottle of it from them for like $7, and it's surprisingly made with actual sugar and not much else; no high fructose corn syrup. It's not "clean," in the strictest sense since it's a packaged product and not organic, but the ingredients aren't awful so it's more like a "dirty clean."

If you're looking for some great recipes, this is my new favorite cookbook; I've been cooking out of it like crazy lately!

http://www.amazon.com/Peas-Thank-You-Simple-Meatless/dp/0373892403/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319560791&sr=8-1


Hope this helps!

Espressocycle

I like my food like I like my women. Dirty and bad for me.

kmorris246

Thanks everybody for your comments! I'm currently using CoffeeMate's "Natural Bliss" Sweet Cream- Oh my! It is soooo good, and just nothing can compare! BUT, it has sugar in it :-( This just may be the one thing that I can't give up on? I hate that I'm wasting about 140 cals/day on it, so it is definitely my vice!