Eating Clean - No Such Thing

Seefylol
Seefylol Posts: 197
in Food and Nutrition
I'd like to clear this up once and for all. Lately, the forums have been plagued with people claiming that they are "eating clean" and it's getting quite annoying.

There is no such thing as “clean" food.

There is no such thing as “dirty" food.

You can eat processed foods. You can eat chocolate, poptarts, hotdogs, drink soda. Go ahead and even have a nice big juicey burger from McDonalds if you wish!

The key is to fit it in to your macronutrients. Make food work for you instead of cowering in fear like the mass majority. You can still enjoy the foods you love. Yes it’s in moderation. You can still even lose fat, eat at a caloric deficit, gain muscle mass and eat poptarts. I promise.

I wish everyone would stop the fear mongering with carbs, processed foods and paleo bullcrap.

FOODS LIKE THESE DO NOT MAKE YOU FAT. OVER EATING THEM DOES.

Thank you.
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  • fooninie
    fooninie Posts: 291 Member
    I wish people would stop caring who calls what clean or unclean. Everyone has an opinion (yours is one as well) and it doesn't change anything.
  • ami5000psu
    ami5000psu Posts: 391 Member
    I don't eat anything red because any time I eat red foods my weight loss stalls.
  • chunkydunk714
    chunkydunk714 Posts: 784 Member
    I wish people would stop caring who calls what clean or unclean. Everyone has an opinion (yours is one as well) and it doesn't change anything.

    exactly.
  • rosellasweet
    rosellasweet Posts: 163 Member
    Marry me.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    I wish people would stop caring who calls what clean or unclean. Everyone has an opinion (yours is one as well) and it doesn't change anything.

    exactly.

    What they said...
  • bert16
    bert16 Posts: 726 Member
    Whlie I agree with your fundamental (all caps) point, perhaps not everyone talking about eating clean is worried only about losing weight. I don't think of "eating clean" as a weight loss strategy as much as I think of it as a way to eat more healthfully... weight is not the only thing to consider in overall health.

    All that being said, I don't necessarily "eat clean" nor eliminate all processed food from my diet...
  • ittyXbittyXbritty
    ittyXbittyXbritty Posts: 73
    Well it's a hell of a lot easier to eat "unclean" and b*tch that you're gaining weight, plus all of that junk has a ton of calories and sugar and salt which isn't good for you...so I prefer clean to unclean because it's better for your body.
  • beachgod
    beachgod Posts: 567 Member
    Some people are concerned about more than fat loss, such as cholesterol and blood sugar levels, etc. Eating crap food at a deficit will indeed cause weight loss but it doesn't necessarily equal physical health.
  • michcor
    michcor Posts: 52 Member
    There is no such thing as "clean" food? Eating clean just means eating foods that are as close to their natural state as possible. It excludes fast foods, processed foods, etc. That's all. It really is a term.
  • Celebi03
    Celebi03 Posts: 310 Member
    I strongly agree with you OP.
  • AislinnKitten
    AislinnKitten Posts: 18 Member
    I think you're missing the point of what eating clean is, lol.
  • R_Calvillo
    R_Calvillo Posts: 177 Member
    LOUD NOISES!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I don't understand the OP at all. What does food making you fat have to do with clean eating?

    While many on MFP don't understand what it means, when this term was first coined it simply meant eating whole natural minimally processed or unprocessed foods. Foods close to their natural form.
  • Seefylol
    Seefylol Posts: 197
    I'm not telling people to go stuff their face with unhealthy food, no. All I'm saying is feel free to mix it up every once in a while. Eat foods that love. If you love eating these "clean" foods every single day, then go ahead. But most people I know who are dieting don't do it this way, because cravings eventually do kick in and mentally you'll start caving in, trust me. It's easy to say "Oh I've been eating clean for 7 days", that's cool, try doing it for the rest of your life.
  • MobOfBricks
    MobOfBricks Posts: 22 Member
    I'd like to clear this up once and for all. Lately, the forums have been plagued with people claiming that they are "eating clean" and it's getting quite annoying.

    There is no such thing as “clean" food.

    There is no such thing as “dirty" food.

    You can eat processed foods. You can eat chocolate, poptarts, hotdogs, drink soda. Go ahead and even have a nice big juicey burger from McDonalds if you wish!

    The key is to fit it in to your macronutrients. Make food work for you instead of cowering in fear like the mass majority. You can still enjoy the foods you love. Yes it’s in moderation. You can still even lose fat, eat at a caloric deficit, gain muscle mass and eat poptarts. I promise.

    I wish everyone would stop the fear mongering with carbs, processed foods and paleo bullcrap.

    FOODS LIKE THESE DO NOT MAKE YOU FAT. OVER EATING THEM DOES.

    Thank you.

    If that s a joke, it s kind of funny because I like sarcasm!

    Otherwise it s just sad
  • baptiste565
    baptiste565 Posts: 590 Member
    when was the last anyone saw an obese person who eats clean?
  • thisdamselflies
    thisdamselflies Posts: 92 Member
    Some people are concerned about more than fat loss, such as cholesterol and blood sugar levels, etc. Eating crap food at a deficit will indeed cause weight loss but it doesn't necessarily equal physical health.

    ^ This. Clean eating is eating as close to the original food as possible, with minimal processing. I eat (mostly) clean purely because it makes my body feel better, more energetic, etc., than eating junk food filled with sugars, preservatives, and partially hydrogenated oils. For some of us, the choices we make about food are only partly (or not at all) about weight loss and are more about other health benefits.
  • Seefylol
    Seefylol Posts: 197
    when was the last anyone saw an obese person who eats clean?

    Obese people are obese because they are eating above their daily calorie intake. Not because of what they eat. Seriously..... I give up.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Some people are concerned about more than fat loss, such as cholesterol and blood sugar levels, etc. Eating crap food at a deficit will indeed cause weight loss but it doesn't necessarily equal physical health.

    So can you present some evidence of blood markers of health significantly worsening after losing a bunch of weight but achieved it by eating "crap food"?
  • jogglesngoggles
    jogglesngoggles Posts: 362 Member
    I wish people would stop caring who calls what clean or unclean. Everyone has an opinion (yours is one as well) and it doesn't change anything.

    couldn't agree more! I eat what I feel is right for my body, and that might be completely different than everyone else on here! Here's an idea...how about we do what we are all here for...SUPPORT EACHOTHER!

    I wish you all the best with whatever you choose to eat!
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
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  • Carnivor0us
    Carnivor0us Posts: 1,752 Member
    Some people are concerned about more than fat loss, such as cholesterol and blood sugar levels, etc. Eating crap food at a deficit will indeed cause weight loss but it doesn't necessarily equal physical health.

    So can you present some evidence of blood markers of health significantly worsening after losing a bunch of weight but achieved it by eating "crap food"?

    Oh goodness, somehow you got off 'ignore'. Thank goodness I stumbled on this post.
  • coco3382458
    coco3382458 Posts: 296 Member
    I wish people would stop caring who calls what clean or unclean. Everyone has an opinion (yours is one as well) and it doesn't change anything.

    I agree. Some people could easily say I wish people would stop saying its ok to eat junk food (aka dirty food) and lose weight when it is so bad for your body. To each their own so just let it be and dont worry about it. I personally could care less what others are eating especially enough to make a thread out of it
  • baptiste565
    baptiste565 Posts: 590 Member
    when was the last anyone saw an obese person who eats clean?

    Obese people are obese because they are eating above their daily calorie intake. Not because of what they eat. Seriously..... I give up.
    i know this. its harder to go over ur cals when eating clean foods. u dont need so much self control. but when eating bonbons and poptarts its hard to stop.
  • coco3382458
    coco3382458 Posts: 296 Member
    I'm not telling people to go stuff their face with unhealthy food, no. All I'm saying is feel free to mix it up every once in a while. Eat foods that love. If you love eating these "clean" foods every single day, then go ahead. But most people I know who are dieting don't do it this way, because cravings eventually do kick in and mentally you'll start caving in, trust me. It's easy to say "Oh I've been eating clean for 7 days", that's cool, try doing it for the rest of your life.

    whether they want to mix it up or not is neither here nor there-I find it odd it would matter to you either way
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    As I was going to do this :drinker:

    ... My kid came and asked me for a bowl of oats. So bizarre. Well, it's Pizza, Pizza tonight :drinker:
  • itzCoffeeTime
    itzCoffeeTime Posts: 21
    The term clean is just used to categorize food. Most people refer to clean eating as consuming unprocessed foods. There are many ways to lose weight, some of which are healthier than others. Of course the underlying truth for losing weight is consuming less calories than you expend. But just because you can lose weight eating nothing but twinkies, like this professor did at Kansas: http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html , doesn't mean it is great for your long term health.
  • So_Much_Fab
    So_Much_Fab Posts: 1,146 Member
    I wish people would stop caring who calls what clean or unclean. Everyone has an opinion (yours is one as well) and it doesn't change anything.

    I agree. Some people could easily say I wish people would stop saying its ok to eat junk food (aka dirty food) and lose weight when it is so bad for your body. To each their own so just let it be and dont worry about it. I personally could care less what others are eating especially enough to make a thread out of it

    'Zakley. It's not like "clean eating" dangerous. Live and let live.
  • Tenster
    Tenster Posts: 278 Member
    Peoples bodes react differently to carbs thats why some people fear them. For me the key to utilising carbs the best is timing for example at the moment i am trying to strip some body fat off and thats why i only have carbs PWO and a high carb day every saturday.

    I know what you mean to an extent though
  • Trilby16
    Trilby16 Posts: 707 Member
    I agree with you. It's silly. People trying to one-up each other with how "clean" they eat. I didn't even know that was a thing til I joined MFP. I lived happily my whole life just eating mostly meals I cook myself from mostly whole plain ingredients, and I liked it that way. But if I want to have some ice cream, I do. If I want to have a cookie leftover from a conference at work, I do.

    A young lady recently posted a picture of herself sticking out her little tiny belly and then another one of her holding it in, and claims that Clean Eating did this for her.

    Silliness.

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