Clean Eating
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superwoman25
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So i'm sure some of you are going to roll your eyes at this and to be honest i feel pretty silly for asking and i think i have a rough idea anyway but can someone please elaberate on what exactly clean eating involves????
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Eating food which has been irradiated and bleached.0
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Basically it means eating whole unprocessed foods. Meat is included and people argue over it a lot on here. I personally don't think meat should be considered clean unless it's organic, grassfed and such. Even then it's a stretch, in my eyes anyway.
You will also hear arguments about dairy and rice being included. Mostly you will hear varied opinions based on a person's preference.
Eating more fresh vegetables and fruits is good for any diet and should be a part of everyone's lifestyle anyway.
My dr told me food from the ground is better than food from a box. lol.0 -
Basically if it came from a can, a box, just-add-milk, just-add-water, just-add-margarine, products that you just cant believe its what-ever-it-is, partially hydrogenated, fully hydrogenated.. then its not clean.0
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Eating food which has been irradiated and bleached.
Are you haveing me on?0 -
It means different things to different people. I know for some, cutting back on sugar is key.
For me it means eating foods with minimal artificial ingredients. Sugar is fine in whatever quantities, but I prefer sweetening with evaporated cane syrup, honey or maple syrup. Artificial sweeteners are a complete no-go.0 -
Also.....if you don't know what all those 20 letter words are on a label it's best not to eat it.0
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Eating food which has been irradiated and bleached.
Are you haveing me on?
Yes, they are0 -
Three rules I found in a book recently that help define what is clean to me:
Your great grandmother would recognize it as food.
It has fewer than five ingredients
It is not labeled on its packaging as 'healthy' 'low salt' or 'low fat'0 -
Three rules I found in a book recently that help define what is clean to me:
Your great grandmother would recognize it as food.
It has fewer than five ingredients
It is not labeled on its packaging as 'healthy' 'low salt' or 'low fat'
We should all live by that!!!!!0 -
To me its anything with one ingredient and unprocessed. For instance, white sugar is processed, but honey isnt (well, I guess the bees process it).0
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Eating food which has been irradiated and bleached.
hehehehehehe0 -
Your great grandmother would recognize it as food.
My great grandmother would give me McDonalds. :huh:0 -
Basically it means eating whole unprocessed foods. Meat is included and people argue over it a lot on here. I personally don't think meat should be considered clean unless it's organic, grassfed and such. Even then it's a stretch, in my eyes anyway.
You will also hear arguments about dairy and rice being included. Mostly you will hear varied opinions based on a person's preference.
Eating more fresh vegetables and fruits is good for any diet and should be a part of everyone's lifestyle anyway.
My dr told me food from the ground is better than food from a box. lol.
I don't understand why you would think meat shouldn't be on the "clean" list. Yes, it should be grass finished, and organic, but meat is about as clean as you get. Clean means like said above, simple, none processed, in it's natural form or as close to it as possible. Meat fits nicely into those categories0 -
Your great grandmother would recognize it as food.
My great grandmother would give me McDonalds. :huh:
Yeah I don't feel this is true for me, my great gramda loved all the "new inventions" that America had once she came over from Italy, she just stuff me with pasta, bread, and italian sausage lol.
My definition of clean eating is as follows:
As close to how it is found in nature (not processed, brined, water added, anything)
No refined/added sugars
If it is a combination of items, around 5 ingredients and I should be able to go to a grocery store and purchase every item on the list to make it.
Its really about finding what you feel is "healthy" and clean for you. I am comfortable with these parameters to keep my eating in check. I do include meats, and whenever possible I buy organic/grassfed meat.
And because I simply can't do without it, I includecheese, but I try not to go overboard. As long as it is not velveeta or a Kraft Singles processed cheese I will eat it.0 -
As close to the ground or branch--the fewer hands that touch the better.0
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To me its anything with one ingredient and unprocessed. For instance, white sugar is processed, but honey isnt (well, I guess the bees process it).
Cheese? Yoghurt?
I agree with everything everyone said about unprocessed, etc. But I raise my own chickens, make cheese, and grind my own sausage from good, lean meat. So I guess I don't consider any on those things heavily processed.
And as soon as I spice something or cook a casserole it has more than one ingredient.0 -
Here is age for you. My great grandmothers were born in the 1860s. :blushing:0
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Here is age for you. My great grandmothers were born in the 1860s. :blushing:
Mine was born in 1865 and I'm 29.0 -
Also.....if you don't know what all those 20 letter words are on a label it's best not to eat it.0
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To learn more, take a look at the principles and concepts covered in Tosca Reno's books and website. Her 'program' is fairly intense and certainly wouldn't fit my lifestyle however I like her approach to clean eating. I also like her recipes, especially if you're in north America with ready access to turkey.0
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