What is eating clean?
UsedToBeHusky
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I here this expression a lot. But I don't think everyone's idea of eating clean is the same as others. What is your idea of the meaning of the expression 'eating clean'?
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I wash my food before I eat it, LOL....0
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I pray for it.0
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trying to eat less processed food. labels will start and end with food...not a list of chemicals
eating fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, etc0 -
My definition of "eating clean" is eliminating processed foods and trying to stick with food that I prepare, fresh fruits and vegetables.0
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In my experience, clean eating generally refers to people who eat hardly any processed foods. Like no processed white flours, no processed sugars, avoiding all that stuff with ingredients lists that we can't even pronounce. A clean diet would look like lots of fruits and vegetables, complex fats like avocado and nuts, whole grains like brown rice and quinoa, etc.0
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cooked from scratch.0
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5 second rule0
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I'd do all three of the above: eat fresh fruits, vegetables and meats; wash them; pray over them.
That's about as clean as it gets. The less packaging the better. The shorter the ingredient list the better.0 -
No flour, sugar or things that are man made like pasta.
So veg, salads, meats, natural things are ok. Organic the best. Nuts etc.
Its impossible to live clean totally in my opinion and you wouldn't want to.
Books like Dukans and Atkins touch on it.
Basically any unprocesses foods. Or anything that has not been messed about with by man.
Good luck0 -
I pray for it.
lol, love this, and the "washing it" post
I've looked it up many times, and it's "whole foods" fresh, raw fruits, veggies, you know real food, less chemicals . . . sorry, no junk allowed, I pass on this0 -
5 second rule
LMAOOOO0 -
Eating like they did 100 years ago.0
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The less processed, the better. Not eating much that you don't prepare yourself....0
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If you can't say the words on the ingredients label, then you don't eat it! LoL. It's eating non-processed foods.0
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For me, it means that I don't eat foods/condiments that come out of a package. This means that my diet consists of : Fruit, vegetables, fresh fish or chicken/turkey.
My only exceptions are greek yogurt (plain, nothing added), almond milk, 100% natural protein powder and frozen fruit and vegetables. Even though these are "in packages," they (for the most part, almond milk and protein powder is a bit more complicated) come in their ORIGINAL state. The more steps that a food goes through in order to get to you, the less healthy it is for you, IMO.0 -
You are exactly right, not everyone's idea is the same.
Here is a good article on it (someone else posted it here)
http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-nutrition/the-dirt-on-clean-eating/0 -
Whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies, low fat dairy and lean meats.
If man makes it, don't eat it.
Simple deal.0 -
The only down side is that if it doesn't come in a package, then it doesn't have a nutritional label, and I don't know how to accurately log it. Meats, fruits and veggies are the hardest to track.0
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The only down side is that if it doesn't come in a package, then it doesn't have a nutritional label, and I don't know how to accurately log it. Meats, fruits and veggies are the hardest to track.
Easy?
Forget easy; look it up and log it.
Again, simple deal.0 -
^ Great article from a great author.0
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