Eating Clean

Soniatantu

I know that eating clean means eating healthy fruit and veggies...but can someone please tell me what exactly does it entail? What do I need to do to eat clean?
Thanks

Sidesteal

I know that eating clean means eating healthy fruit and veggies...but can someone please tell me what exactly does it entail? What do I need to do to eat clean?
Thanks

Clean generally means unprocessed.

Now for some opinion that you didn't ask for:

The problems that you may run into:

1) Ambiguity.
2) Clean eating groups of people who take it to an all-or-nothing level of orthorexia.

Should you eat nutrient dense foods? Sure, at least most of the time.
Do you need to take a 100% approach and completely eliminate all things processed? I sure don't recommend it.

If you get to the point that you're looking in the fridge and trying to decide if you can eat that food item, but you can't tell so then you go google whether or not it's "clean", it's time to scrap the concept.

http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-nutrition/the-dirt-on-clean-eating/

Sublog

I know that eating clean means eating healthy fruit and veggies...but can someone please tell me what exactly does it entail? What do I need to do to eat clean?
Thanks

Clean generally means unprocessed.

Now for some opinion that you didn't ask for:

The problems that you may run into:

1) Ambiguity.
2) Clean eating groups of people who take it to an all-or-nothing level of orthorexia.

Should you eat nutrient dense foods? Sure, at least most of the time.
Do you need to take a 100% approach and completely eliminate all things processed? I sure don't recommend it.

If you get to the point that you're looking in the fridge and trying to decide if you can eat that food item, but you can't tell so then you go google whether or not it's "clean", it's time to scrap the concept.

http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-nutrition/the-dirt-on-clean-eating/

Perfect article ^^^

photojunkie28

A basic guideline that my fitness instructor said if you really want to eat clean to follow is this :

If it didn't have a mother or grow from the ground then don't eat it.

This is the extreme. I consider myself 80% clean. This is manageable for life for me. I like the "everything in moderation" rule paired with "eating clean" to make up my food diary

margojr4

I know that eating clean means eating healthy fruit and veggies...but can someone please tell me what exactly does it entail? What do I need to do to eat clean?
Thanks

Clean generally means unprocessed.

Now for some opinion that you didn't ask for:

The problems that you may run into:

1) Ambiguity.
2) Clean eating groups of people who take it to an all-or-nothing level of orthorexia.

Should you eat nutrient dense foods? Sure, at least most of the time.
Do you need to take a 100% approach and completely eliminate all things processed? I sure don't recommend it.

If you get to the point that you're looking in the fridge and trying to decide if you can eat that food item, but you can't tell so then you go google whether or not it's "clean", it's time to scrap the concept.

http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-nutrition/the-dirt-on-clean-eating/

Perfect article ^^^

Awesome article, thanks for sharing!

FoodandFitness

I know that eating clean means eating healthy fruit and veggies...but can someone please tell me what exactly does it entail? What do I need to do to eat clean?
Thanks

Clean generally means unprocessed.

Now for some opinion that you didn't ask for:

The problems that you may run into:

1) Ambiguity.
2) Clean eating groups of people who take it to an all-or-nothing level of orthorexia.

Should you eat nutrient dense foods? Sure, at least most of the time.
Do you need to take a 100% approach and completely eliminate all things processed? I sure don't recommend it.

If you get to the point that you're looking in the fridge and trying to decide if you can eat that food item, but you can't tell so then you go google whether or not it's "clean", it's time to scrap the concept.

http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-nutrition/the-dirt-on-clean-eating/

Perfect answer. "Clean eating" just adds confusion to the world of nutrition. It's a subjective term.

Amazon_Who

It is all part of the culture of labeling foods as "good" or "bad". Unless you are allergic or have a severe health problem anything is fine in moderation.

mmapags

I know that eating clean means eating healthy fruit and veggies...but can someone please tell me what exactly does it entail? What do I need to do to eat clean?
Thanks

Clean generally means unprocessed.

Now for some opinion that you didn't ask for:

The problems that you may run into:

1) Ambiguity.
2) Clean eating groups of people who take it to an all-or-nothing level of orthorexia.

Should you eat nutrient dense foods? Sure, at least most of the time.
Do you need to take a 100% approach and completely eliminate all things processed? I sure don't recommend it.

If you get to the point that you're looking in the fridge and trying to decide if you can eat that food item, but you can't tell so then you go google whether or not it's "clean", it's time to scrap the concept.

http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-nutrition/the-dirt-on-clean-eating/

Perfect answer. "Clean eating" just adds confusion to the world of nutrition. It's a subjective term.

And one more vote for this. Sidesteal for President!