For those who ''eat clean''

For me, clean eating is avoiding anything out of a box, and I do most of my shopping around the perimeter of the grocery store, with fresh organic produce, free range eggs and wild fish. I also avoid all fat free, low fat, and sugar free products.
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This is what I strive for (don't always succeed of coure). If it comes in a box or a can I pretty much try to avoid it. Fresh meats, vegetables (I do eat frozen), beans (dried), and dairy. Raw nuts and seeds....

my food is clean 90% of the time. my diary is open so feel free to have a look or add me as friend!

How often do you guys shop? And do you keep your greens fresh? I am tired of throwing food away because it goes bad so quickly. Any ideas? I have a food saver but never thought of using it for veggies.

I usually only shop once a week. I keep a paper towel in the container or bag with any type of greens, its absorbs the mousture and keeps them fresh. When the paper towel gets damp, I throw it away and put in a new one. A bag of salad can last 2 weeks this way.

Breakfast - eggs whites w/kale, mushrooms, chopped tomatoes and garlic
Lunch - salad and a few almonds
Snack - plain Greek yogurt w/fruit
Dinner - quinoa or brown rice with veggies
Snack - brown rice cake or baby carrots

breakfast- oatmeal with fruit and walnuts or yogurt with fruit and walnuts or melon with cottage cheese
lunch- salad with avocado and some protein(egg, leftover meat from last nights dinner), dressed with olive oil and vinegar
dinner- chicken, beef, pork or fish, brown rice or a whole potato with skin, a cooked veggie and a raw veggie
desert- dark chocolate and fruit, red wine

I am trying to eat as clean as possible... it's a journey and I am making strides everyday. Here are some ideas of regular staples in our household...

I try and start my day with a large mug of hot water with juice from 1/2 lemon and a sprinkle of cayenne pepper to help cleanse my body. I follow it up with 8 oz of water and then 1 cup of coffee and wait about an hour to eat anything.

Breakfast - green smoothies (spinach, fruit, unsweetened almond milk & ground flax seed), WW english muffin w/ 1 tbsp natural peanut butter or almond butter, greek yogurt + 1/4 cup of granola + 1/2 banana

Snacks - almonds, veggies + hummus, 1 cup of popcorn, WW pretzels with yogurt dip, 1/4 cup of old fashioned oatmeal, 1/2 cup of fruit, hard boiled egg

Lunch - salad with organic greens, cucumber, grilled chicken, 1/2 hard boiled egg & organic ff italian dressing, green smoothie, grilled chicken with onions and peppers inside of a "wrap" (aka a large romaine leaf), chicken sausage & cottage cheese

Dinner - we stick to tilapia, boneless skinless chicken breasts and ground turkey as our staples with the occasional lean pork tenderloin, flank steak or piece of salmon.

CHICKEN: grilled lemon chicken with homemade tzatiki sauce, baked chicken meatballs with whole grain pasta, chicken salad - shredded chicken with a homemade ranch sauce (greek yogurt + spices), celery & onion on a romaine leaf or Ezekiel tortilla, buffalo chicken chili, baked chicken dipped in hummus & WW breadcrumbs, buffalo chicken salad - greek yogurt, hot sauce & cilantro.

TILIPIA: grilled with lemon pepper seasoning, fish tacos - tilapia with lime juice & cilantro on an Ezekiel sprouted tortilla with romaine lettuce and hot sauce.

GROUND TURKEY: burger with egg whites and ww breadcrumbs, tacos on Ezekiel tortilla, chili, meat sauce with whole grain spaghetti.

COMFORT FOOD REPLACEMENTS: If I am craving...
- pizza - I will use a tortilla or wrap, organic pasta sauce, sauteed veggies and organic, skim, shredded mozzarella cheese
- mac & cheese - "cheeseless" mac and cheese using sweet potato puree
- spaghetti & meatballs - spaghetti squash & chicken meatballs
- some kind of ooey, gooey italian pasta dish - pasta primavera with feta cheese
- ice cream: frozen greek yogurt, "banana ice cream" - mashed bananas blended with a sprinkle of cocoa powder

I am trying to make the switch to organic coconut oil, omitting salt and using only organic herbs/spices. I have purchased nutritional yeast to start incorporating into veggie dishes as our sides.

I try not to eat bread much, when I do it's Ezekial sprouted bread & tortillas (flourless and full of protein) or Udi's organic wheat as it's NON-GMO verified. All pastas are whole grain/whole wheat and hopefully include flax seed or sprouted grains.

Besides coffee and water, I drink organic tea throughout the day. I have eliminated drinking cow's milk by replacing it with unsweetened almond milk and using that as the base of my smoothies.

I am working on clean but cannot always afford organic so:

Breakfast;
organic multi grain hot cereal
stevia
yogurt

Lunch
Salad with tuna or chicken
jazz apple

Dinner
Chicken
potato
broccoli

desert
sliced strawberries.

This would be a good day. Something I didn't have all weekend. I would have air popped corn for a snack.

Breakfast: whole grain English muffin with natural peanut butter OR hard boiled eggs OR refrigerator oatmeal
Lunch: salad with chicken OR tuna, spinach, almonds and balsamic dressing (not clean but clean enough for me)
Snacks: greek yogurt, almonds, fruit, veggies
Dinner: lean meat and sweet potato and/or veggies (we also do things like grilled portabello mushrooms and tomatoes, etc.

I also eat pasta for dinner sometimes, and I always make sure it's whole wheat pasta.

What keeps me "clean" is I make a giant veggie and bean stew or soup on Sunday, then it lasts me for almost the whole week. Cabbage, carrots, greens, (canned) tomatoes, dried beans, lots of garlic, onions! Short grain brown rice on the side. You get so many vitamins because you're also drinking the broth. You really can't get fat on third world food... (oops politically incorrect dieting tips...?)


But I'd listen to gsarah because she has a smokin' bod. I'm just on my way...

8 am - shakeology
10 am - 1 egg with cheddar cheese
noon - 3 oz steak/chicken/pork steak
2pm - 8 oz naked juice (varies which flavor but I like the green machine and blue machine)
4pm snack - 24 almonds
6pm - 3 oz steak/chicken/pork steak

the meat will be seasoned with garlic/sal/pepper but no sauces

So under 1200 calories?

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Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Guidelines to good health - the weight loss will surely follow. Thank you!

I am also trying to "eat clean." Produce, produce, and more produce...mostly green and fresh of course. No bread, no noodles, and nothing out of a box. Little meat and fish, all as organic and plain as I can get it. Rarely do I add anything to the meat except maybe honey or lemon. I like to throw fruit with almost anything. I was avoiding oatmeal, but had to add it for breakfast...I was starving! Yogurt has become a guilty pleasure of mine. (I know, not a clean food.)

Question...I know that powders are all the rave now. But I have never seen it growing in the wild, how is it "clean?" No offense intended.:embarassed:

I don't eat or drink anything pre-made, out of a box or a can (with very few exceptions like bread and the occasional pasta) Typical day:

Breakfast: 2 Free Range Organic Eggs, scrambled; whole wheat toast with a tsp of honey
Snack: Fruit
Lunch: Usually a sandwhich on whole grain bread with flax, with fruit or yogurt
Snack: Fruit or Salad
Dinner: Fish or Lean meat with a large veggie serving and a small carb (such as pasta or homemade potatoes - never out of a box)
Snack (usually I don't eat after dinner as dinner at our house is usually very late but occasionally I'll have a low cal popsicle)

Always 8-10oz of water, never any soda.
On weekends, I'll allow myself 1 5oz glass of white or red wine.
I strongly suggest you do a little research on the ingredients that come in most pre-made foods. Some of it is inevitable because its so difficult to make things yourself but your body will thank you if you make the switch. Good luck!