What does eating clean mean to you?

InstructorLeake
InstructorLeake Posts: 31
edited October 2024 in Social Groups
A lot of people are confused when I tell them I now eat clean. I love the look on their face, because it gives me the opportunity to enlighten them.

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  • zendarah
    zendarah Posts: 91 Member
    Eating clean to me means knowing exactly what is in my food. It involves making intelligent and healthy choices regarding the type of meals I prepare. Wholegrain over white. Salad over loaded mashed potatoes etc, etc. I don't do it all the time, but I try to.
  • twinmom01
    twinmom01 Posts: 853 Member
    well in a basic sense to me - eating clean is choosing foods that you can either pick or has a face...choosing foods that are whole or if you are buying something "packaged" it is made of whole foods with no preservatives or weird additives...
  • Naughtybiscuit
    Naughtybiscuit Posts: 71 Member
    For me it's about eating things without the scary ingredients - if it contains something I can't buy off a shelf to put in my own food, I'm not eating it.
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    To me it means trying to cook more and cook using 'whole' foods or minimally processed foods as possible. I try to buy processed foods from home-made places like a REAL bakery or companies that care about their products and don't want to add a whole lot of 'stuff' to their foods. I am not perfect but I strive for betterment every year of my diet. This week I made my own alphabet soup and it is sooo simply tasty. If I didn't have to commute so long etc I would probably cook even more!
  • TubbsMcGee
    TubbsMcGee Posts: 1,058 Member
    Being able to pronounce the ingredients in my food, and know exactly what they are.
    No lab-made chemically processed crap, just pure FOOD in my food.
    Fresh, organic veggies/fruits/grains, etc.

    Homemade cooking!!!
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