Any foods to start clean eating
JocelynDeshane
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Does anybody know of any simple means I should start eating I'm starting my clean eating tomorrow.
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Eating clean means different things to many people....
I personally do not eat dirty food... lol0 -
Yer start with a protein, then picks veggies and some carbs
Repeat till you die
but really just eat what fits your daily macros and what makes you feel fueld for daily living and workouts
Ie this morning i had a slice of bacon, 2 poached eggs, slice of sourdough
and a smoothie with berries, protein powder, fiber blend and coconut milk
Just now at work i ate a chickpea and vegetable soup i made last night
For lunch i wil have stuffed capsicum with mince beef and rice cooked in a tomato sauce
For dinner after training i will have a BBQ beef steak, or Chicken or Pork and vegies with salad
Eat what you like to eat but keep the junk treats in moderation and log them you will be sweet
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Have you set your macros correct? do you know how to weight and log food?
Some good stickys on here just give it a few weeks you will pick it up and know what fact or myth pretty quick
Alot of rubbish gimmicks on the internet...and real life0 -
Anything not processed or highly processed. Focus on fruits, veggies, lean meats, eggs...no make believe stuff LOL it can be that simple. Good luck!!0
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Jeez! Looks like you're eating pretty good tonight.......you don't even wanna know what I've eaten tonight it's so bad junk crap blah! Need to start clean eating it's funny! I was suppose today.. But ended up buying crap but tomorrow pushing my butt to the store and buying a lot of vegitables, eggs, peanuts and such, some fruits and bottled waters and anything healthy I can think of!0
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Personally, I've followed "clean" eating diet plans before and tried to cut out all foods deemed "bad" or unhealthy and it ultimately lead to excessive food cravings and developing a bad relationship with food. Personally, I would recommend focusing the majority (80%) of your diet around whole foods such as lean meats, veggies, fruit, nuts, seeds, etc. and allowing yourself some room for the foods that will keep you sane. Just my two cents but after years of doing this I've come back to this every time. It also makes eating out much less stressful. As long as you are eating according to your daily needs you will achieve your goals. Hope this helps and good luck!0
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Eating clean means different things to many people....
I personally do not eat dirty food... lol
Thanks so much!Physiobody wrote: »Personally, I've followed "clean" eating diet plans before and tried to cut out all foods deemed "bad" or unhealthy and it ultimately lead to excessive food cravings and developing a bad relationship with food. Personally, I would recommend focusing the majority (80%) of your diet around whole foods such as lean meats, veggies, fruit, nuts, seeds, etc. and allowing yourself some room for the foods that will keep you sane. Just my two cents but after years of doing this I've come back to this every time. It also makes eating out much less stressful. As long as you are eating according to your daily needs you will achieve your goals. Hope this helps and good luck!
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whats an example of the junk food you eat.
Remember, its hard do think like this i know but if you can have one bad meal or snack don't let it ruin your whole day or week
Just pick back up form the next meal.
I always used to say il start Monday. By Tuesday i was back to old habits then i would say OK this time 100% next Monday.
again and again and again0 -
Clean eating usually consists of eating as many fresh fruits and vegetables as possible, with a minimal intake of junk food (i.e. take away, soft drinks, heavy dairy products, heavily processed foods, e.t.c.). Hope this helps you in some way
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Lol!!!! So true...Eating clean means different things to many people....
@JocelynDeshane There is no definition of clean eating; there are just many interpretations of it. For some people it means low fat, low sugar, low carb. For others it means non processed foods, e.g. cooking your meals (including sauces/marinades) at home.
I feel "clean eating" is a terrible term, it's meaningless. Ignore it, preferably don't even use it.
Perfect.Physiobody wrote: »I would recommend focusing the majority (80%) of your diet around whole foods such as lean meats, veggies, fruit, nuts, seeds, etc. and allowing yourself some room for the foods that will keep you sane.
@JocelynDeshane Allowing yourself to enjoy food is important, but you will also find that if you are currently eating a lot of sugary, salted or fatty foods, that you may initially find the healthier options bland tasting. Your taste buds will come around though e.g. you will start to notice the natural sweetness in steamed vegetables.
Great choices with the vegetables, fruit, eggs and nuts. Preferably buy raw or dry roasted nuts. Many nuts are roasted in low quality (low nutrient value) oils.JocelynDeshane wrote: »buying a lot of vegitables, eggs, peanuts and such, some fruits and bottled waters and anything healthy I can think of!
Don't bother with bottled water - unless your tap water tastes foul. Tap water is soooooo much cheaper (almost free) and just as healthy as bottled water. Many bottled 'waters' also contain flavours or sugars.
I find that is exactly what happens with most people. So many people give up on their planned diet once they've made a 'bad choice' until some random moment in the future (e.g next week or on the weekend or tomorrow).if you can have one bad meal or snack don't let it ruin your whole day or week
Just pick back up form the next meal.
So if you eat a piece of cake (or something else 'bad'), that's okay. Just don't give up on your diet plan and binge out though. Instead, tell yourself that you the piece of cake (or whatever it was) you ate was enough to satisfy your cravings and that by making sure your next meal falls into your planned diet, then that's okay.
Some random examples:
- just because you make a spelling mistake, doesn't mean you give up trying to spell the rest of the sentence correctly and let all your grammar go.
- just because you went though a red light by accident, doesn't mean you then decide to run them all and start speeding everywhere.
We all make mistakes sometimes, but the trick is to make them less and less often, and correct your path as soon as you've deviated from it. It's the same with changing your diet.
I strongly believe in Michael Pollan's famous line, "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
It means:
1. Eat real food, not processed stuff you find in the middle aisles of supermarkets. Vegetables, fruit, nuts, meats, poultry, seafood, dairy.
2. Don't over eat. We all tend to put far too much on our plates and we've grown accustomed to massive portion sizes. This leads to a whole host of problems. It takes time to adjust to smaller meals though, so don't do it all at once.
3. Fruit and vegetables are highly nutritious foods. Many are ready to eat and require no packaging, most require very little preparation. And it's difficult to overeat plants, if you fill a very large plate with a huge salad (mixed lettuces, tomatoes, capsicum, celery, avocado, cucumber, sprouts, mushrooms, etc) you'll find it difficult to eat it all and you'll also find it very low calorie.
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Just take any food and wash it before you eat it, like a raccoon. Voila! Clean eating!
Here is an instructional gif to get you started:
Here's to a healthier you!0 -
@Alyssa_Is_LosingIt haha you made my day!0
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This just shows that "clean eating" means nothing. This idea that one has to eat special foods is odd.
Why not just eat regular foods? Focus on cooking from whole foods and choosing nutrient dense foods and constructing balanced meals if you like. That's what I tend to do. As someone else said, it's easy to construct meals by thinking of them as including a protein source, veggies, and then filling it out with dairy (for more protein) or starches (to increase fiber/energy and for taste), and fruit, as you like.
IMO, if you have a generally sensible overall plan like this, there's no need to fret about what is and isn't "clean" or to try to follow some pre-set plan. I eat really varied meals with lots of vegetables, mostly according to this general idea. I think it makes more sense to focus on what you consider nutritious and putting things together in a balanced way than whatever "clean" is supposed to mean.0 -
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YayFoodYayFood wrote: »YayFoodYayFood wrote: »
The terms IIFYM and CICO aren't offensive on here, because it conveniently transforms all food into being permissable to eat, with words like "context" and "dosage" acting like rugs that you can sweep any edible food-like substance under.
Seems to me like you're swinging the pendulum a bit far in the other direction with the above statement.
Haha..... I see why you would say that. Especially seeing who you are sharing a fist pump with in your profile pic.
And now you know why I said what I said - because I wouldn't want to be caught in a picture sharing a fist pump with him.
Actually the only information I know right now is that you take an extreme stance against CICO and dosage and context because you don't like Alan Aragon.0 -
Clean eating is a bit of a broad term. For instance, my breakfast today was a whole wheat English muffin, peanut butter, Greek yogurt, and a banana. To one person, that may be clean. To another, because of the added sugars in my peanut butter and yogurt, it probably isn't. And a third may consider only the banana to be clean because it's the only natural food.
Eat the foods that satisfy and nourish you, but don't cut out treats.0 -
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It's only page 1 and I've already had to come in and clean-up. I know she set off the bat signal by writing the words "clean eating," but please contribute constructively to the topic (that would be her OP, not whatever else people feel like arguing about with clean eating), or move on without posting.0 -
YayFoodYayFood wrote: »YayFoodYayFood wrote: »YayFoodYayFood wrote: »
The terms IIFYM and CICO aren't offensive on here, because it conveniently transforms all food into being permissable to eat, with words like "context" and "dosage" acting like rugs that you can sweep any edible food-like substance under.
Seems to me like you're swinging the pendulum a bit far in the other direction with the above statement.
Haha..... I see why you would say that. Especially seeing who you are sharing a fist pump with in your profile pic.
And now you know why I said what I said - because I wouldn't want to be caught in a picture sharing a fist pump with him.
Actually the only information I know right now is that you take an extreme stance against CICO and dosage and context because you don't like Alan Aragon.
Hey, I never said I don't like him. I've never interacted with him. He could be a good guy for all I know. I just don't agree with what he writes.
I actually do not take an extreme stance against CICO. Just how it is used.
Have you read his actual research review and are you at all familiar with his material?0 -
YayFoodYayFood wrote: »But I find it interesting that those who eat junk generally seem to be the ones who are offended (the ones who don't eat junk never seem to get offended by the term clean eating).... it's like they know they are doing something they shouldn't and get worked up when you point it out with that term.
Yeah, no, that's not true at all.
Most of the people involved in these "clean eating" arguments have pretty similar ideas about what's a good way to eat and I see no evidence that the pro "clean eating" side actually eat better diets than those who think it's a stupid term. Indeed, seems to me that more likely the "clean eaters" are those who have had major problems with over consuming fast food or sweets in the past and are new to home cooking (so see it as exotic or special) and tended to rely on packaged goods. They are the ones who oh so seriously warn against the dangers of packaged mashed potatoes should be avoided, when I never knew anyone ate boxed mashed potatoes (although my object is taste).
I dislike the term "clean eating" for lots of reasons, but not because I don't think eating a nutritious diet is important.
Now, I also don't consider homemade apple pie or good ice cream or high quality chocolate to be "junk," so we might be in disagreement there, but the bigger issue is that I think the way one eats a good diet is to focus on the positive foods one includes and putting together a plan that emphasizes nutrient-dense foods and balanced meals and not merely in labeling various foods and bad and cutting them out. I've seen lots of people do that (with silly things like pasta and even fruit) and yet still not get enough protein or include many veggies. If one actually eats a good diet there is simply going to be limited room for high calorie extras, so there's no worry that they are the backbone of one's diet (as in the usual strawman about people eating only donuts--which I think is a weird thing to imagine anyone would do that says more about the person suggesting it will happen).0 -
JocelynDeshane wrote: »Does anybody know of any simple means I should start eating I'm starting my clean eating tomorrow.
So that I'm not strictly debating someone else in your post here is what I would suggest:
You should primarily focus on whole foods when possible. Generally speaking, whole foods are going to blunt hunger to a much greater extent than hyper-palatable heavily refined foods and focusing on these will tend to increase fullness and cause you to naturally eat less. Moderate-high protein intake will assist this as well.
Your overall progress will primarily come down to calories in vs out but if your diet is predicated on minimally refined food sources you'll have a much greater level of satiety and you'll likely consume fewer calories going this route.
Can you still incorporate some junk food into your diet? You can. You don't have to, it's ultimately up to you how strict you choose to be. In my opinion having some flexibility improves adherence for the majority of people and if you go that route I'd keep it to 10 to 20% of total energy intake.
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Instead of dividing my meals into breakfast lunch dinner, I divide my daily nutrition into "good stuff, not so good stuff and junk". The goal is to get more of my daily food consistently into the "good stuff" category -- fresh lean meats, fresh (or flash frozen) fruits and veggies, unprocessed foods. It's okay to have some "not so good stuff" such as a little creamer, splenda, real butter or processed foods and I try to have very little "junk" - candy, sugar, soda, etc. Dividing it like this makes me think about each item I eat and where it fits. Plus when I look at my weekly nutrition charts, it's easy to see if I am eating well or not.0
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JocelynDeshane wrote: »Does anybody know of any simple means I should start eating I'm starting my clean eating tomorrow.
Start preparing meals with whole fresh food: fruits, veggies, lean meats, whole grains, etc. Season with individual herbs and spices and make your own sauces and marinades instead of bottled or packaged mixes (especially if you want to reduce sodium). Buy the highest quality breads, etc. that you can afford unless you have time to make your own. Enjoy the occasional treat that fits into your calorie and macro targets. Most of all, don't freak out over whether something is "processed" or not and forget the label "clean eating", it is meaningless.
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Never read up on clean eating. Just started yesterday with full commitment to eating and exercise regime. Personally, I'm trying this approach: If it grows naturally it's okay. Fruit (okay in cups if no sugar added), Veggies (fresh or frozen), even fresh meats (butcher cleaned and raw not processed with additives), and roasted nuts...but avoiding refined flours, sugars and such. Natural complex carbs okay...simple natural carbs like boiled potatoes is out.
My weakness is salty/crunchy/savory so expect the next two weeks to be a bear to get through. At least I can keep the savory by flavoring my foods with herbs and seasonings. Hoping to keep the crankiness to a minimum
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Any food that hasn't been dropped on the floor should be good to go for getting started with clean eating. Once you've been doing it a while, you can start to apply the 5 second rule (Less than 5 seconds on the floor, good to go, still clean). Long-term adherents can employ the "Wipe or blow it off" method if the 5 second rule is exceeded.0
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What I think of clean eating is to eat 80% healthy nutritious natural home cooked food and 20% whatever you like. This actually helped me control my cravings and overeating. I think there is no one way. You do trial and error till you find what works for you.0
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bcomingfitmom wrote: »What I think of clean eating is to eat 80% healthy nutritious natural home cooked food and 20% whatever you like.
IMO, that's not "clean eating," but the definition of moderation, which gets back to my point about how this discussion is so confusing and seems to be more so by the weird attachment to the "clean eating" term.
Based on what most proponents around here say, I think of "clean eating" as being eliminationist, but never in agreement on what must be eliminated. Since IMO healthy eating is not about eliminating things, but what you do eat, I disagree with the approach. Of course, focusing on getting the balance of your diet from a good mix of nutritious foods that meet your goals (i.e., moderation or the flexible approach) does, of course, result in your diet being mostly that sort of food. I also tend to be picky about the less nutrient-dense/high calorie foods I eat, since why waste calories on something not really worth it.0
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