Post your definition of clean eating here.

LMAO at some of the answers!

My definition... Limiting the number of ingredients that I am unable to pronounce or need the assistance of Google to define.

Through the appropriate use of phonics, I'm able to pronounce almost all ingredients I've ever seen listed...thereby rendering them clean and safe.

Hooked on Phonics worked for you?

That and being married to an elementary school teacher.

I find having 2 degrees in chemistry-related fields allows me to pronounce any chemical name. Guess that makes them all clean for me too! Better Living Through Chemistry ;-)

Here (via Livestrong.com):

Clean eating is a diet program based on the idea that the best way to eat is to abundantly enjoy whole foods -- that is, foods as close to their natural state and you can get them. This means eating fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins instead of pre-packaged, processed foods or fast food. Clean eating is also committed to replacing saturated fats with healthy fats. Many on the plan don't count calories, but instead trust in good quality, healthy food.

Step 1

Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Choose fresh, unprocessed foods over canned or processed products. Clean eating enthusiasts believe that we were meant to survive on fresh fruits and vegetables and that processing them reduces their nutritional value and fiber content and adds salt, fat, sugar and chemicals. Choose fruit instead of fruit juice and if you must pick a processed vegetable, frozen is always better than canned.

Step 2

Balance protein and complex carbohydrates. Incorporate whole grains like brown rice or millet over processed grains. Eat lean meats, and choose organic or grass fed meats when possible as these foods are usually clean of pesticides, hormones and additives. Grill, broil or steam your meats rather than frying.

Step 3

Avoid sodas and high calorie, sugary drinks. Follow the tenant of clean eating that aims to remove added sugars from the diet. Choose water or tea for your beverages, or juice your own fruits and vegetables and enjoy them without added sugars or preservatives.

Step 4

Trade bad fats for good fats. One of the most important aspects of clean eating is removing saturated fats from the diet. Lower your saturated fat intake by avoiding fast food, choosing lean cuts of meat and getting your fat calories from foods like nuts and fatty fish.

Step 5

Eat several small meals to keep blood sugar stable and to avoid overeating. Choose snacks like nuts, low-fat or fat free dairy and fruits and vegetables. Note that some people who live a clean eating lifestyle don't eat dairy products while others adapt clean eating to a vegetarian lifestyle.


Honestly, you can make almost any meal "clean", including pie. It's just substituting ingredients....mostly your run of the mill pie made with the easy to find stuff at Wally World is turned clean by replacing and adding a half a dozen more ingredients to provide the flavor minus the "bad" stuff.

It's a choice, it can be a lifestyle, it's not the end of the world if you eat at McDonalds or have a beer (#1 reason I am not a true Clean Eater....I'm.....let's call it spiritual....).

I do feel better when I eat foods I make versus the Lean Pockets and Smart Ones in the frozen aisle. To each their own.

Nothing that comes in a box, bag, can or jar.

If it isn't fresh, don't put it in your mouth!

But how does it work with beer/wine/spirits? :sad:

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Cleaning all the food off my plate... And sometimes other people's plates.


And sometimes the remaining bits of food left in the pan, pot, etc...


Licking the plate.

LMAO at some of the answers!

My definition... Limiting the number of ingredients that I am unable to pronounce or need the assistance of Google to define.

Through the appropriate use of phonics, I'm able to pronounce almost all ingredients I've ever seen listed...thereby rendering them clean and safe.

Hooked on Phonics worked for you?

That and being married to an elementary school teacher.

I find having 2 degrees in chemistry-related fields allows me to pronounce any chemical name. Guess that makes them all clean for me too! Better Living Through Chemistry ;-)

I wonder, if you were to read the ingredients out loud, would that make them clean for someone else to eat them?
Could we, in fact, clean all of the world's food by pronouncing additive names over a huge loudspeaker?

Nothing that comes in a box, bag, can or jar.

If it isn't fresh, don't put it in your mouth!

But how does it work with beer/wine/spirits? :sad:

Bottles were not listed, so you're all set. :drinker:

What I probably will never completely do.. I don't like the sounds of it.. sounds like a cult or something.

This:

This is fantastic.

ROLF

When I think "clean" I generally think of natural, whole foods...essentially, lots of this....



and this....



So long as you are getting your proper nutrition though, feel free to indulge in some of this occasionlly...



or this...



just don't make a lifestyle out of this...



And make sure you do plenty of this...



and some of this (or equivalent)...



and not too much of this...



And you should be good to go...

:drinker:

making sure I'm eating off of clean plates, with clean utensils, and cooking out of clean pans/pots/bowls/etc...

And if I remember to wash my fruits/vegetables.

I don't eat a lot of prepackaged foods or fast food because of food allergies, not because I'm concerned that they aren't "clean."

This guy has GOT THIS.
Well, looks like my Friday night is mapped out now.

For me, keep it simple, no processed foods, try to get everything whole and fresh and when cooking steam or pressure cook meat/fish so retains the flavour.
For me sugars are evil (used to drink 10+coffees a day with 2 sugars) and always eat something new every week than you have not had before.