What does eating clean mean?

butterflylover527
butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've been eating an appropriate about of calories, exercising daily, drinking my water, and haven't been losing weight or inches. I try my best to eat "healthy" but sometimes that just doesn't happen. I really want to make an effort to eat cleaner but I kind of need to know what that consists of.
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  • MMKE4ever
    MMKE4ever Posts: 115 Member
    I am doing the same as you and would like to know the answer to that!
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    Glad we can both benefit from this!
  • HotMamaByVday
    HotMamaByVday Posts: 343 Member
    Bump. Curious what others say.
  • mfkn_Titanium
    mfkn_Titanium Posts: 131
    Wash your food with soap and water. Clean.
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    Wash your food with soap and water. Clean.

    Don't forget to rinse the soap off...unless you have a dirty mouth.
  • rebeccap13
    rebeccap13 Posts: 754 Member
    Open your diary and we can give you better advice. :) Just curious how you determined your appropriate amount of calories?

    And clean eating usually means focusing on minimally processed foods which usually give you more bang for your buck so to speak when it comes to nutrients vs. cals.
  • sandiburn
    sandiburn Posts: 149
    I understood it to mean fresh. Not processed. Like sausage, most lunchmeats, frozen dinners, etc.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    Eating food it in it's least processed form.
  • chunkydunk714
    chunkydunk714 Posts: 784 Member
    I understood it to mean fresh. Not processed. Like sausage, most lunchmeats, frozen dinners, etc.

    I understood it to be this way too.. similiar to the Paleo diet..i think :)
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I'm not a clean eater, but I aim to make the majority of my food stuff that was close to the form in which it was found in nature. IE, whole potatoes instead of instant, chicken breast instead of chicken nuggets, fruits and vegetables fresh or frozen instead of canned with a ton of preservatives, a hunk of cheese from the deli instead of a can of spray cheese... :wink:

    For pure convenience, though, I do sometimes have frozen dinners for lunch, and I love protein bars because they taste like candy but have nutritional benefits.
  • ZombieChaser
    ZombieChaser Posts: 1,555 Member
    Eating food it in it's least processed form.

    This ^^

    or

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  • misalillstead
    misalillstead Posts: 407 Member
    I was curious about eating clean too and the websites below helped me to figure it out. I do not follow it perfectly, as I will not give up my salad dressing :P and sometimes... I like a sweet treat. Hope these help!

    www.eatcleandiet.com
    www.cleaneatingmag.com
    www.oxygenmag.com
  • MissShancey
    MissShancey Posts: 464
    eating clean = "good food is gods food"
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    Wash your food with soap and water. Clean.

    Don't forget to rinse the soap off...unless you have a dirty mouth.

    LOL!! You guys crack me up!
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    Open your diary and we can give you better advice. :) Just curious how you determined your appropriate amount of calories?

    And clean eating usually means focusing on minimally processed foods which usually give you more bang for your buck so to speak when it comes to nutrients vs. cals.

    Oops, thought it was already public lol. I eat above my my BMR and under my TDEE. Thanks :)
  • lukeout007
    lukeout007 Posts: 1,237 Member
    I understood it to mean fresh. Not processed. Like sausage, most lunchmeats, frozen dinners, etc.

    Ok let's not start giving misinformation.

    Sausage is not "processed" if you buy quality sausage. Sausage is simply ground meat and spices stuffed into a casing that is often natural.
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    I was curious about eating clean too and the websites below helped me to figure it out. I do not follow it perfectly, as I will not give up my salad dressing :P and sometimes... I like a sweet treat. Hope these help!

    www.eatcleandiet.com
    www.cleaneatingmag.com
    www.oxygenmag.com

    Thanks!! LOL!
  • foss44
    foss44 Posts: 119 Member
    bump to read later
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    www.eatcleandiet.com

    Similar to here if you want to check out their recipe forums. I have read some of Tosca Reno's books and the recipes are pretty good.
  • my_3_sons
    my_3_sons Posts: 7
    look up Tosca Reno. She really brought the subject to light a few years ago. Some of her recipes are complicated but very tasty and she looks like a million dollars!
  • WestCoastPhoenix
    WestCoastPhoenix Posts: 802 Member
    I understood it to mean fresh. Not processed. Like sausage, most lunchmeats, frozen dinners, etc.

    Ok let's not start giving misinformation.

    Sausage is not "processed" if you buy quality sausage. Sausage is simply ground meat and spices stuffed into a casing that is often natural.

    Grinding meat IS processing it. :huh:
  • WickedBean
    WickedBean Posts: 244 Member
    Spray with windex... and consume.
  • veronica_0920
    veronica_0920 Posts: 25 Member
    Think the parameter of the grocery store..... basically non-processed. Fresh/Frozen fruits vegetables, lean meats, complex carbs like whole grains.. So- basically what was said above- not processed- What comes from the earth naturally (not "dirty" with chemicals,sweeteners, preservatives and all that other "junk") IMO anyway :-)
  • lukeout007
    lukeout007 Posts: 1,237 Member
    I understood it to mean fresh. Not processed. Like sausage, most lunchmeats, frozen dinners, etc.

    Ok let's not start giving misinformation.

    Sausage is not "processed" if you buy quality sausage. Sausage is simply ground meat and spices stuffed into a casing that is often natural.

    Grinding meat IS processing it. :huh:

    Ok I guess technically you're right. I should have stated that just because its processed doesn't mean its not "clean".
  • ars1300
    ars1300 Posts: 159 Member
    Try cutting out processed food. Such as things in a box. Fish, eggs, chicken, oatmeal, vegetables, fruit. try sticking to whole grains, such as brown rice.

    examples:

    Eggs w 2 tbsp natural salsa
    Oatmeal , quick oats, sprinkle w cinnamon and sliced peach on top

    Grilled chicken, broccoli, sweet potato

    Tilapia, asparagus, brown rice
  • MuscleJunkieK8
    MuscleJunkieK8 Posts: 44
    Organic, healthy, natural, like good clean foods from the earth, food that is FOOD and not processed, filled with fillers, preservatives, hormones, or artificial colors/flavors. Foods with no added sugar, or sugar substitutes.

    :happy:
  • beeker25
    beeker25 Posts: 2
    The closer the food to its natural form, the better.
  • CameoDouglas
    CameoDouglas Posts: 78 Member
    Clean usually consists of natural things for your body. For example anything with color, red peppers, green peppers, lettuce, tomatoes. Anything fresh and natural is most likely going to be clean. Anything that is oily or fatty will clog you up and you will be able to see a physical difference, like whenever I eat potato chips I get greasy skin etc, it will reflect on you. If you start to eat more clean you'll notice better, smoother, blemish-free skin and you will have a healthy glow to you.
  • emotionalharlequin
    emotionalharlequin Posts: 83
    No refined carbs or sugars.
  • lucy5599
    lucy5599 Posts: 92 Member
    Bump

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