Clean Foods List

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  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Basic rule of thumb - if it has an ingredients list, it isn't "clean".

    Ridiculous. Eat all the food barring personal dislikes & medical needs there is no reason to avoid any food or type. Hit your macros & micros and you'll be fine.

    Are you sure you're responding to the correct post? I didn't say a single word about what should or shouldn't be eaten - I was simply answering a definitional question.

    As for milk...it is produced by placing cows in an unnatural state, and the raw product is pasteurized ("cooked"), homogenized (passed through an atomizer), and separated (run through a centrifuge), and then reconstituted. I love dairy products and use them regularly, but the idea that store bought milk is particularly "natural" is more marketing hype than reality.

    I was responding to the ridiculous definition. As for milk, good luck getting it to the masses otherwise.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    There is no compelling reason to get milk to "the masses" at all.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    There is no compelling reason to get milk to "the masses" at all.

    Getting any and all food to the masses is a compelling enough reason. Come down from your ivory tower.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    There is no compelling reason to get milk to "the masses" at all.

    Getting any and all food to the masses is a compelling enough reason. Come down from your ivory tower.

    ivory is clean so they're OK to stay there.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    There is no compelling reason to get milk to "the masses" at all.

    Getting any and all food to the masses is a compelling enough reason. Come down from your ivory tower.

    ivory is clean so they're OK to stay there.

    Touche
  • NonnyMary
    NonnyMary Posts: 982 Member
    Basic rule of thumb - if it has an ingredients list, it isn't "clean".

    Ridiculous. Eat all the food barring personal dislikes & medical needs there is no reason to avoid any food or type. Hit your macros & micros and you'll be fine.

    Are you sure you're responding to the correct post? I didn't say a single word about what should or shouldn't be eaten - I was simply answering a definitional question.

    As for milk...it is produced by placing cows in an unnatural state, and the raw product is pasteurized ("cooked"), homogenized (passed through an atomizer), and separated (run through a centrifuge), and then reconstituted. I love dairy products and use them regularly, but the idea that store bought milk is particularly "natural" is more marketing hype than reality.

    This is an example of in my opinion where words have different meanings to different people, I think.

    we're not talking natural, organic, raw, etc. its just "clean food".. this is not to diss the "everything in moderation" people. this is just narrowing down to what would be considered clean or cleaner food.. of course, everything that is not on your own farm, homegrown in your garden, etc. is processed to some extent, i mean even apples have to be processed by being picked from the tree, then sent to the market, and maybe in the meantime sprayed with something to keep its color.

    however, besides the folks who are being funny here as in ha ha ha funny - use your own judgment when you read the following -

    clean food vs processed food -

    apple vs applie pie
    apple vs frozen apple fritters
    banana vs banana bread
    grilled steak vs frozen steak burrito
    fresh spinach from produce section vs spinach souffle in the freezer
    homemade soup using fresh veg, tomatos, and spices from your spice rack vs Campbells soup
    milk from the dairy case vs powdered milk from the baking section in the grocery aisle
    real tomatos vs tomato sauce in a can
    Real chicken vs chicken mcnuggets from McDonalds
    homemade samosas made with your own ingredients vs Taco Bell tacos
    Real pizza from a pizza restaurant vs frozen pizza
    real tomatos vs ketchup from the store
    real food you make from scratch vs Weight Watchers TV dinner
    homemade pie vs Little Debby snack cakes

    I hope this makes sense to anyone who wants an answer for what is considered clean food.

    Even those who believe in IIFYM can do this too as part of their daily eating.
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    Basic rule of thumb - if it has an ingredients list, it isn't "clean".

    Ridiculous. Eat all the food barring personal dislikes & medical needs there is no reason to avoid any food or type. Hit your macros & micros and you'll be fine.

    Are you sure you're responding to the correct post? I didn't say a single word about what should or shouldn't be eaten - I was simply answering a definitional question.

    As for milk...it is produced by placing cows in an unnatural state, and the raw product is pasteurized ("cooked"), homogenized (passed through an atomizer), and separated (run through a centrifuge), and then reconstituted. I love dairy products and use them regularly, but the idea that store bought milk is particularly "natural" is more marketing hype than reality.
    Those qualifiers would seem to discount water as "clean" or "natural," whether from the tap, filtered after the tap, or bottled, let alone any you'd find in a river or lake (and do you really want to drink lake water?). Is that your final answer?
  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member
    Oh not this again...please.... Do you people have nothing better to do than sit around and split hairs all day?
  • chayes627
    chayes627 Posts: 2
    You can go by the 3 step rule-if it takes more than 3 steps to get back to the base ingredient for nature the dont eat it.
  • SadFaerie
    SadFaerie Posts: 243 Member
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    Clean enough?
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    I tried cleaning my breakfast this morning, it didn't turn out very well. :cry:
  • allbarrett
    allbarrett Posts: 159 Member
    I keep seeing these "clean food" posts, and I have to admit, what many/most people seem to mean by "clean food" sounds like "food" to me. Am I missing something vital here?
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    Food
  • SkinnyFatAlbert
    SkinnyFatAlbert Posts: 482 Member
    Oranges. Only oranges.
  • Quieau
    Quieau Posts: 428 Member
    I agree that whole, local and organic produce, meats and dairy are ideal. But I also consider certain prepackaged foods 'clean' enough for me to enjoy regularly without as much work (if I can't find a 'clean' version, I'll make it but I will use really high quality packaged foods to help save time). Examples: organic hummus made whole ingredients (chickpeas, garlic, tahini, lemon juice), organic salsa in a glass jar (avoid cans) with only good ingredients like tomatoes, onions, peppers, garlic, lemon juice. Can't find a great bread so I make my own whole wheat bread. We grind our own sausage (like chicken, pork, beef) as it's really hard to find 'clean' in the market.

    Basically, look for the most natural, nutritive and organic food items that you have available. And know that there are ways to get it even if you don't have a great grocery store local! For instance,

    Abes Market
    (Online source with free shipping on orders over $49)
    http://AbesMarket.com

    Azure Standard
    (Order online, pick up at one of hundreds of drop points across the nation on a monthly basis.)
    http://AzureStandard.com

    Green PolkaDot Box
    (An online buying club that sells real, organic food!)
    http://www.greenpolkadotbox.com/

    Basically, if you're not already, you're going to need to cook almost everything you eat unless you have good quality substitutes for home cooking.
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Food
    Yes. Unless you drop it on the floor and don't pick it up within 3 seconds. BTW, why do you still have that picture up? Have you forgotten that you're being mean? :laugh:
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    Food
    Yes. Unless you drop it on the floor and don't pick it up within 3 seconds. BTW, why do you still have that picture up? Have you forgotten that you're being mean? :laugh:

    I know, I know....But how do I balance my meaness with my hobby of covert sabotage?
  • NonnyMary
    NonnyMary Posts: 982 Member
    As for organic food, sometimes i prefer it for the taste,, organic veg seems to have a better flavor... thats the reason i would eat organic.
  • green_owl
    green_owl Posts: 62 Member
    food for thought: http://impruvism.com/clean-eating/
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    food for thought: http://impruvism.com/clean-eating/
    Yes! I love Armi!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Hey everyone. I apologize in advance if this is a repeat thread. I am looking for a source for a list of "clean" foods. I have read several comments about the number of or lack of ingredients making foods clean but I am one who does better with a list to go by is there such a thing available anywhere? Thanks for the help!

    Most clean foods will not have a label. "Clean" refers to natural food. Not foods labelled "natural" but foods that have little or no human involvement in their production. The more involvement man has, the less clean the food.

    If you want to eat clean, then just think whole and natural. As yourself "How close is this food I'm purchasing to it's natural state?"
  • tamcrit
    tamcrit Posts: 340 Member
    Check out www.foodbabe.com
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Basic rule of thumb - if it has an ingredients list, it isn't "clean".

    Ridiculous. Eat all the food barring personal dislikes & medical needs there is no reason to avoid any food or type. Hit your macros & micros and you'll be fine.

    The description of "clean" above isn't ridiculous. A bit oversimplified (wild caught fish, for example, often is packaged and has an ingredients label), but certainly not ridiculous.

    Just because you choose a different diet, doesn't make the description ridiculous.

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