Clean Eating difficulties...
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lemurcat12 wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »northernbelle2 wrote: »Hey everyone...
So I'm having trouble clean eating. I always come to a wall when it comes to making healthy recipes or even thinking of healthy snacks. Like I get lean meats and fruits and veggies. But I like stuff with tastes. And sometimes I just need some good comfort food. Pinterest kind of overwhelms me when I look at it because I don't have the biggest budget. Any ideas or tips for clean eating would be great. I feel like I keep eating the same food over and over and it's kinda making me nuts...which is usually when I slip up:/
OP what are your criteria for "clean eating"? This term has a wide range of definitions and interpretations and I think it's because it is such a vague, subjective term, that people like you are frustrated and confused and not sure how to be successful.
I think most people's definition of "clean eating" describes using primarily whole foods, and I think if you pick up any cookbook in your kitchen you'd have plenty of options that are considered "clean" depending on your own individual interpretation. You don't have to look for recipes that are explicitly labelled "clean".
This is good advice.
If you are somewhat new to cooking, rather than messing with "clean" recipes on Pinterest, why not invest in a good basic cookbook. Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything is a good one for people starting out, and I liked his Fish book too. I also enjoyed Barbara Kafka's Roasting and Vegetable Love, although there are millions of cookbooks based around in-season vegetables which I have found fun for ideas.
Epicurious has tons of recipes that are tasty, and I like to recommend a site 101cookbooks.com, which is whole foods based and generally delicious with lots of appealing photos. When I just need inspiration I might look around there.
My sister gets Cooking Light, and that isn't a bad magazine either -- pretty easy stuff.
Another vote for Mark Bittman for people new to cooking or who want a fairly simple ingredient list. My library system has a bunch of his books - both paper and digital.
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northernbelle2 wrote: »Hey everyone...
So I'm having trouble clean eating. I always come to a wall when it comes to making healthy recipes or even thinking of healthy snacks. Like I get lean meats and fruits and veggies. But I like stuff with tastes. And sometimes I just need some good comfort food. Pinterest kind of overwhelms me when I look at it because I don't have the biggest budget. Any ideas or tips for clean eating would be great. I feel like I keep eating the same food over and over and it's kinda making me nuts...which is usually when I slip up:/
There are some good clean groups on MFP, for more sensible and useful suggestions I would look at those.
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tennisdude2004 wrote: »northernbelle2 wrote: »Hey everyone...
So I'm having trouble clean eating. I always come to a wall when it comes to making healthy recipes or even thinking of healthy snacks. Like I get lean meats and fruits and veggies. But I like stuff with tastes. And sometimes I just need some good comfort food. Pinterest kind of overwhelms me when I look at it because I don't have the biggest budget. Any ideas or tips for clean eating would be great. I feel like I keep eating the same food over and over and it's kinda making me nuts...which is usually when I slip up:/
There are some good clean groups on MFP, for more sensible and useful suggestions I would look at those.
Because the suggestions here haven't been sensible or useful?
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Clean Eating Mag just emailed me a recipe for Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies; now I wish I'd swiped the ripe bananas from Mom's last night like I'd planned >.< I have all the other ingredients.0
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WinoGelato wrote: »tennisdude2004 wrote: »northernbelle2 wrote: »Hey everyone...
So I'm having trouble clean eating. I always come to a wall when it comes to making healthy recipes or even thinking of healthy snacks. Like I get lean meats and fruits and veggies. But I like stuff with tastes. And sometimes I just need some good comfort food. Pinterest kind of overwhelms me when I look at it because I don't have the biggest budget. Any ideas or tips for clean eating would be great. I feel like I keep eating the same food over and over and it's kinda making me nuts...which is usually when I slip up:/
There are some good clean groups on MFP, for more sensible and useful suggestions I would look at those.
Because the suggestions here haven't been sensible or useful?
Yep some have - which is why I used the word more. The volume will be greater.0 -
Buying some good quality spices and learning how to cook things in new ways can liven up your meals.
Penzey's Spices online has recipie ideas and a zillion great spices.
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I see. So the Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookie link above is more sensible because, no flour.0
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tennisdude2004 wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »tennisdude2004 wrote: »northernbelle2 wrote: »Hey everyone...
So I'm having trouble clean eating. I always come to a wall when it comes to making healthy recipes or even thinking of healthy snacks. Like I get lean meats and fruits and veggies. But I like stuff with tastes. And sometimes I just need some good comfort food. Pinterest kind of overwhelms me when I look at it because I don't have the biggest budget. Any ideas or tips for clean eating would be great. I feel like I keep eating the same food over and over and it's kinda making me nuts...which is usually when I slip up:/
There are some good clean groups on MFP, for more sensible and useful suggestions I would look at those.
Because the suggestions here haven't been sensible or useful?
Yep some have - which is why I used the word more. The volume will be greater.
Ahhh. I took it as more as in "better" not "additional". Darn homonyms.
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Something I do that helps me to get more veg in my life is to buy it then chop and dice it up then put it in containers. This way I can reach for it an make a stir fry or salad using the veg I want to use. You can simply use rock salt and black pepper to add flavour but as I am Jamaican I use various Jamaican herbs and spices from The Dunns River brand.
Another thing I have done is swapped condiments. So instead of having Mayo, I use natural yogurt, instead of white rice I have brown. So with things you like that may be processed and of full of transfats look for the healthier alternatives. This cleaning up or food swapping has really helped me to feel much better within myself and positive thinking helps too.
All the best with your quest0 -
Graceious1 wrote: »Something I do that helps me to get more veg in my life is to buy it then chop and dice it up then put it in containers. This way I can reach for it an make a stir fry or salad using the veg I want to use. You can simply use rock salt and black pepper to add flavour but as I am Jamaican I use various Jamaican herbs and spices from The Dunns River brand.
Another thing I have done is swapped condiments. So instead of having Mayo, I use natural yogurt, instead of white rice I have brown. So with things you like that may be processed and of full of transfats look for the healthier alternatives. This cleaning up or food swapping has really helped me to feel much better within myself and positive thinking helps too.
All the best with your quest
I agree with you! I feel much better eating 'clean'. I also have lost my taste for food that is 'junked up'. Its more work with all the food prep but so worth it.0 -
I know what you mean, I am eating clean for a straight 30 days and omg it is expensive. I bought fish and mussels over the weekend with a ton of fruit and fruit bars for a snack..lara bars.
And this is an excellent example why OP needs to define "clean" for her. Fruit bars are processed. Based on most definitions of "clean" they would not be clean.0 -
I know what you mean, I am eating clean for a straight 30 days and omg it is expensive. I bought fish and mussels over the weekend with a ton of fruit and fruit bars for a snack..lara bars.
And this is an excellent example why OP needs to define "clean" for her. Fruit bars are processed. Based on most definitions of "clean" they would not be clean.
Well, when I pick a strawberry from my garden and throw it in the freezer, I have technically processed it. I think what the clean eating model wants you to avoid is Ultra Processed foods.
Lara Bars are minimally processed:
ARE LÄRABAR ORIGINAL FRUIT & NUT BARS UNPROCESSED?
LÄRABAR® Original Fruit & Nut bars are made by a simple process in which fruit, nuts, and spices are ground and mixed together. They are not baked or cooked. We use a handful of ingredients, as close to their natural state as possible.
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Graceious1 wrote: »Something I do that helps me to get more veg in my life is to buy it then chop and dice it up then put it in containers. This way I can reach for it an make a stir fry or salad using the veg I want to use. You can simply use rock salt and black pepper to add flavour but as I am Jamaican I use various Jamaican herbs and spices from The Dunns River brand.
Another thing I have done is swapped condiments. So instead of having Mayo, I use natural yogurt, instead of white rice I have brown. So with things you like that may be processed and of full of transfats look for the healthier alternatives. This cleaning up or food swapping has really helped me to feel much better within myself and positive thinking helps too.
All the best with your quest
Though, brown rice has more calories along with more nutrients, so if you are meeting nutrients it might not matter.0 -
I know what you mean about "clean" eating being expensive. My diet of Lobster and Oysters is hitting me hard in the pocket.0
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kshama2001 wrote: »I know what you mean, I am eating clean for a straight 30 days and omg it is expensive. I bought fish and mussels over the weekend with a ton of fruit and fruit bars for a snack..lara bars.
And this is an excellent example why OP needs to define "clean" for her. Fruit bars are processed. Based on most definitions of "clean" they would not be clean.
Well, when I pick a strawberry from my garden and throw it in the freezer, I have technically processed it. I think what the clean eating model wants you to avoid is Ultra Processed foods.
Lara Bars are minimally processed:
ARE LÄRABAR ORIGINAL FRUIT & NUT BARS UNPROCESSED?
LÄRABAR® Original Fruit & Nut bars are made by a simple process in which fruit, nuts, and spices are ground and mixed together. They are not baked or cooked. We use a handful of ingredients, as close to their natural state as possible.
I do not try to eat clean personally. Just pointing out that unless OP clarifies what she wants or does not want to eat, "clean" can mean anything. From just avoiding fast food places, to eating only vegetables that grow in yoru own garden.0 -
http://d1ujpofy5vmb70.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/CE54_MealPlan_WEB.pdf
2 week eating plan and shopping list. NOTE: This poster does not claim knowledge of what definition was used, does not care who thinks of what food or food group, who eats chicken droppings versus just the chicken, eats the chicken on the range, from the range, bought the range, or has a free range. This poster is not endorsing any one definition of clean eating or the foods in the above list hitherto and/or aforementioned.0 -
_Terrapin_ wrote: »http://d1ujpofy5vmb70.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/CE54_MealPlan_WEB.pdf
2 week eating plan and shopping list. NOTE: This poster does not claim knowledge of what definition was used, does not care who thinks of what food or food group, who eats chicken droppings versus just the chicken, eats the chicken on the range, from the range, bought the range, or has a free range. This poster is not endorsing any one definition of clean eating or the foods in the above list hitherto and/or aforementioned.
Drippings or droppings?
Never mind - they are both unclean, and very, very bad
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