examples of "cleaner eating"

ddiestler

Hi,
I'm looking for some ideas/daily meal plan that features a "cleaner way of eating." I eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and 2 snacks a day..
thanks for any suggestions. I appreciate it:) I don't like eggs or oatmeal:(

Horseyrider

The word "clean" is going to be defined differently by pretty much everyone. Me, I define clean by sticking with organics. I eat grass fed beef I buy locally, milk fed pork, milk fed veal, and raw milk all straight from the farm. I don't drink any soda of any kind, no HFCS, no processed foods of any kind, no commercial cereals, in fact I almost never shop at a grocery at all. I grow much of what we eat, and can and freeze for the rest of the year. I cook from scratch and avoid GMOs. That last one alone is a total game changer for most foods.

My breakfast this morning was a piece of toast (whole wheat, made from scratch by me), a tablespoon of peanut butter, a half cup of applesauce I put up myself with no sugar, and coffee with raw cream.

Lunch was a piece of the same toast with chicken salad I made myself with organic mayo I made myself. It contained organic celery and onions which I grew. I enjoyed it with French breakfast radishes I picked this morning, as well as some steamed asparagus I put up last year; and an iced latte I made with raw milk. The milk's so good I don't use any sweetener.

Tonight will be grass fed steaks on the grill with homemade potato salad with organic potatoes I grew, organic steamed broccoli I grew, some homemade pickles and some zucchini bread I made this afternoon with whole wheat flour, organic eggs from my chickens, organic sugar (I reduced the amount), and zucchini I grew organically last year and dehydrated. Then all you have to do is grind it, soak it, and make your bread.

Read anything by Michael Pollan, especially The Omnivore's Dilemma, and Food Rules. He has an engaging prose style, and really has a good grasp on the complexities of finding clean food in the United States today.

heatherrose86

The word "clean" is going to be defined differently by pretty much everyone. Me, I define clean by sticking with organics. I eat grass fed beef I buy locally, milk fed pork, milk fed veal, and raw milk all straight from the farm. I don't drink any soda of any kind, no HFCS, no processed foods of any kind, no commercial cereals, in fact I almost never shop at a grocery at all. I grow much of what we eat, and can and freeze for the rest of the year. I cook from scratch and avoid GMOs. That last one alone is a total game changer for most foods.

My breakfast this morning was a piece of toast (whole wheat, made from scratch by me), a tablespoon of peanut butter, a half cup of applesauce I put up myself with no sugar, and coffee with raw cream.

Lunch was a piece of the same toast with chicken salad I made myself with organic mayo I made myself. It contained organic celery and onions which I grew. I enjoyed it with French breakfast radishes I picked this morning, as well as some steamed asparagus I put up last year; and an iced latte I made with raw milk. The milk's so good I don't use any sweetener.

Tonight will be grass fed steaks on the grill with homemade potato salad with organic potatoes I grew, organic steamed broccoli I grew, some homemade pickles and some zucchini bread I made this afternoon with whole wheat flour, organic eggs from my chickens, organic sugar (I reduced the amount), and zucchini I grew organically last year and dehydrated. Then all you have to do is grind it, soak it, and make your bread.

Read anything by Michael Pollan, especially The Omnivore's Dilemma, and Food Rules. He has an engaging prose style, and really has a good grasp on the complexities of finding clean food in the United States today.

Will you adopt me?

jagwab

I define "clean" as not processed. Unlike the above poster I can't afford organic everything so I pick and choose.

I eat real cheese instead of the sliced stuff that comes in a wrapper.
Real chicken instead of nuggets.
Make my own potato chips etc.

A typical meal schedule for me (when I am doing good)
Breakfast: (which you won't like)
Oatmeal w/cinnamon, raisins, honey or agave nectar and coconut oil
A couple of eggs
Lunch:
A big salad w/ chicken, strawberries, almonds or walnuts, tomatoes w/ salad dressing
( when I am really good I make my own salad dressing)
Snacks:
Apple w/ almond butter
Hummus and carrots
Yogurt and fruit
Dinner:
Protein and 2 veggies

do a google search on the eat clean diet by tosca and you will get some great ideas for meals