Tips and advice about clean eating (no processed foods)

This is right down my alley. But it wasn't at all about 2 months ago.. trust me it does NOT happen over night

**SO THIS IS MY OWN PERSONAL ADVICE FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCES

Start out with fruits and vegs that you really already like. Things will seem prob boring at first (and super hard) so I'd give myself a cheat day (to keep things sane!) but then you start eating more and more fruits and vegs than your used too, and your taste buds start to appreciate the simple flavors and they start getting turned off by the taste of the artificial stuff in processed foods.

Do more research in what is in processed foods and what are in fresh whole foods and see how you feel afterwards! Learn the true rewards of clean food... Mood is boosted and energy is boosted with these fresh foods (at least for me), healthy body inward and out

It helped in the beginning when I got a lot of intake from fruits and vegs from making "green smoothies" and still have one every day to every other day.

Find "clean recipes" or "raw food recipes" every where. Definitely start cooking for yourself. And preparing your own food. There's a clean version of almost all our favorite foods
-pancakes
-milkshakes
-pizza
-macaroni & chz
-donuts
-ice cream
-brownies
-tacos
-burgers etc ---soo it seems as tho eating clean isn't all that boring at all!

Plus, there are so many herbs and flavors out there. Not only delicious but so good for you.
-garlic
-cayenne
-onion
-basil
-sage
-turmeric
-honey
-cinnamon
-nutmeg
-oregano
-cacao
-lemon etc

Get yourself a really cute "bento box", or a muti-part container and start putting 100% clean foods in it and you be proud of how colorful and beautiful your meal/snack is

Just think.. The simpler the ingredients the better it probably is

I never thought I'd beep eating the way I eat now... But I feel just happy, clean and proud I could do it! Take it slow! You'll have some downs but don't stop or get discouraged, and continue to educate yourself on the foods your eating! Good luck

Here's a thought on the veggies - don't cook them. I love raw, crunchy, sometimes sweet veggies, but cooked and mushy ones make me gag, too. I could eat a fresh salad full of raw broccoli with every meal, but cooked broccoli turns my stomach (yes, even with cheese, the world's most perfect food).

Maybe you are the same...?

Thanks as stupid as it sounds i dont really think about raw lol! It is normally the texture that kills me so i will try this. Thanks!!!

It doesn't sound stupid at all. I live in deep southeast Texas so just about everything is cooked to the point where it's pretty much unrecognizable. I learned at an early age that I liked salad, but that was about it. Now that I'm almost 40 I figure I've earned the right to only eat vegetables the way I like them. They are usually healthiest in that form anyway. I love a decent portion of protein (steak, if possible), a carbohydrate (sweet potato, perhaps? I'll eat those cooked) and a big green salad! Yum!