Clean Eating
Aydeejai
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so I've heard a lot of great thing about eating clean and prepping all your meals ahead of time. Is there anyone out there eating clean and if so can you give me a crash course and enlighten me on your journey?
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Washing your vegetables is sensible
But don't wash raw meat0 -
Also don't wash ice cream...it doesn't work0
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Yeah they used to advise it ...now they say it just spreads bacteria so don't do it
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/safe-food-handling/washing-food-does-it-promote-food-safety/washing-food0 -
Lol...I have no idea what you guys are talking about...sigh. Thanks Pootler74 for attempting to answer ,y question. For the record, "clean eating" refers to choosing all the right foods to eat but also avoiding all junk and processed foods. Geesh!
Found a eating clean for dummies cheat sheet that seems helpful...0 -
Lol...I have no idea what you guys are talking about...sigh. Thanks Pootler74 for attempting to answer ,y question. For the record, "clean eating" refers to choosing all the right foods to eat but also avoiding all junk and processed foods. Geesh!
Found a eating clean for dummies cheat sheet that seems helpful...
There are no 'all right foods' to eat - which is the problem we come up against time after time when people talk about 'clean eating' because what they mean always depends on their interpretation
there are no good foods / bad foods
eat generally healthily - hit your protein and fat macros, eat lots of lovely vitamins in vegetables, fruit and eat foods you love0 -
Yeah they used to advise it ...now they say it just spreads bacteria so don't do it
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/safe-food-handling/washing-food-does-it-promote-food-safety/washing-food
Thanks for that link I always wash roasts before cooking them. Not sure why, just because it says so in my cook book. I can't say I've ever questioned it before. And dear god it's a pain too- washing the sink all clean, then washing all the counters and sink again. Thanks for taking away a painful step.0 -
Clean eating restricts a whole heap of food that isn't going to harm you or your weight loss if eaten as part of a balanced diet (ie staying within your allotted calories and meeting your nutritional needs in terms of micros and macros). If you're prepared to go without that stuff that is entirely up to you, but it really isn't necessary.
I'm off to get some gelato.0 -
I tried to 'eat clean' at the advice of the PT at my gym. There is only so much root veg and roast chicken a girl can eat!!
Counting calories and being sensible about the 'treats' makes much more sense.
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I agree. After researching it, I don't think it's for me...0
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Define "clean"
Extra Credit: Justify your answer.0 -
Honestly I gained weight on, "clean eating," because I was probably eating close to 3000 calories a day.
Right now the majority of my calories are, "clean eating," only because I'm training for a half marathon here soon and when I eat processed food I seem to not run as far for as long. But as soon as this half is done I plan on eating an entire thing of raw cookie dough (still raw food diet though right?)0 -
Cool thanks maidentl. That is my main focus now.0
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For the record, "clean eating" refers to choosing all the right foods to eat but also avoiding all junk and processed foods.
The problem is that people use "clean" to refer to totally different ways of eating or different rules, and seem to define even "processed" and "junk" quite differently.
For example, I try to eat really healthy and eat lots of veggies and cook a lot of my meals from whole foods (and when I buy meals they are basically similar to those I'd make at home, with similar ingredients and so on). So as a result I've had people tell me they consider me a "clean" eater. But I also enjoy baking for holidays and eat homemade pie and cookies on occasion (not all that often) and also enjoy a bit of ice cream or chocolate if it fits in my day after getting in a nutrient-dense diet. And I actively seek out certain foods that I think are processed under any reasonable definition (like smoked salmon and greek yogurt and protein powder and some whole grains like oatmeal and bagged greens and frozen things like fish) to include in my diet because I think they make it healthier. I'd assume this made me not a "clean" eater, except most or all of the self-proclaimed "clean" eaters have as many deviations or more, and just claim that those aren't really processed foods, although of course they are.
I find this confusing.
So I am in favor of healthy eating and interested in a discussion of how to improve one's diet to be more nutritious (and am always interested in good ideas about that), but I really don't get the "clean" thing at all.0 -
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I think most people would benefit from cleaning up their diet. But I doubt there is any advantage to eating 100% "clean". Focusing on balance seems more reasonable to me.0
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I feel fuller and can it more food by eating "clean". That to me is eating whole foods like whole grains, veggies, fruit etc. basically unprocessed food. I do buy store bought hummus. I'm not all militant about it, but I feel better and am full so I am not craving junk food. I guess I could eat pop tarts and microwave meals and still hit my calorie goals and lose weight, but I prefer the good stuff for my body because I want to lose and keep the weight off so changing the foods I eat and tastebuds to those I think will help me in the long run because it will be my new "base" foods. It is actually working because as a treat, I tried to have some candy and it was way too sweet for me and I'm a former candyholic.0
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I love how the clean eating proponents presume everyone else always eat boxed food all the time.
There's another poster who presumes no one else ever eats fresh food except people who eat a certain way. It's mind-boggling.
I scratch cook all the time. My other meals? Gasp! Packaged Greek yogurt and cottage cheese with either fresh or frozen fruit and vegetables. Unless I eat... GASP! canned!!!! pumpkin puree with them.
And I'm going to go enjoy a store bought chocolate covered macaroon right now.
Best of all worlds, methinks.0 -
beth557755 wrote: »I feel fuller and can it more food by eating "clean". That to me is eating whole foods like whole grains, veggies, fruit etc. basically unprocessed food.
How are whole grains not processed?
I'd actually be interested in a response to my comment upthread, not that I'm optimistic I'll get one or an actual discussion.I guess I could eat pop tarts and microwave meals and still hit my calorie goals and lose weight, but I prefer the good stuff for my body because I want to lose and keep the weight off so changing the foods I eat and tastebuds to those I think will help me in the long run because it will be my new "base" foods.
Tons of "non clean" foods are reasonably considered "good stuff" (again, see my post above) and go well beyond the proverbial pop tarts. Also, although I have zero interest in eating them, not cutting pop tarts out of one's diet doesn't mean they eat a diet made up of pop tarts.
Also, I make myself microwave meals for lunch all the time (in that I make the meal from whole foods and put it in tupperware to bring to work). Similarly, I can buy a whole range of reheatable options, some of which claim to be "clean" (company marketing based on that), and many of which are store-bought but seem to have decent ingredients. I don't buy them since I prefer to cook (or just buy food I like for lunch, again with ingredients similar to what I'd use, so I'm not sure why that makes it "unclean"), but choosing a healthy microwave meal might be a nutritious option for someone. Isn't whether a meal heated in the microwave is healthy or not depend on what's actually in it, not that it's in a form to be reheated?0 -
I thought clean eating meant you applied the 3 second rule to any food you dropped on the ground ? Dang0
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mamapeach910 wrote: »I love how the clean eating proponents presume everyone else always eat boxed food all the time.
There's another poster who presumes no one else ever eats fresh food except people who eat a certain way. It's mind-boggling.
I scratch cook all the time. My other meals? Gasp! Packaged Greek yogurt and cottage cheese with either fresh or frozen fruit and vegetables. Unless I eat... GASP! canned!!!! pumpkin puree with them.
And I'm going to go enjoy a store bought chocolate covered macaroon right now.
Best of all worlds, methinks.
All the food I ate today that comes in a bag, container, or carton:
Guess I ate bad
(eta cherry tomatoes in a plastic tub, carrots in a pre-wrapped plastic bag,PB cookies made with a tub of PB)
and apparently you'll have to pry cheese from my cold, dead hands before I give that up lol.0 -
Lemurcat: I think I eat similar to how you describe...feels clean to me. Cook most things from scratch, try to focus on vegetables, lean proteins, fruits, healthy fats for the vast majority of my diet. As a girl raised on hamburger helper and the like, my current diet is much cleaner! I also will indulge in the occasional treat if my calorie budget allows and a craving is present.0
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Lol...I have no idea what you guys are talking about...sigh. Thanks Pootler74 for attempting to answer ,y question. For the record, "clean eating" refers to choosing all the right foods to eat but also avoiding all junk and processed foods. Geesh!
Found a eating clean for dummies cheat sheet that seems helpful...
There are no 'all right foods' to eat - which is the problem we come up against time after time when people talk about 'clean eating' because what they mean always depends on their interpretation
there are no good foods / bad foods
eat generally healthily - hit your protein and fat macros, eat lots of lovely vitamins in vegetables, fruit and eat foods you love
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Nony_Mouse wrote: »
Heh--brief change of avatar, so you can see there's no clean eating at my house. (Not actually normal, FTR, cupboard has been fixed.)
Edit: Argh, for some reason it won't let me change now. All I can say is that it's in my photos.0 -
it's caaatday caaatday gotta get down on caaatday
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Proof that clean eating can have different meanings and yet still be clean eating.0
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