If you want to friend me maybe we can help each other. I am just coming back to MFP and trying clean eating this time.

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Hi,

I am looking for more friends for my site. I don't have very many.
Would love to add you.

Hi!

I'm restarting the MFP again after the holidays. I'm doing the clean eating as well. In my opinion, clean eating is eating foods that are close to natural as possible with all food groups. Meaning, stay away from unnecessary fillers and preservative and fats (including oil, lard, etc) and opt for more natural home cooked meals with sensible use of oils like olive oil and coconut oil to name a few. Home cooking is also a great way to eat clean. This way we know exactly what we are using and putting into our body.

This doesn't mean we cant use convenience and buy frozen yet sensible things like vegetables and fish and such, since like all diets and lifestyle changes, its easier said than done.

So my clean eating menu for anyone that might need an example. This is my day today but most are similar to today.

For breakfast I had a small glass of light vanilla Soy milk, two hard boiled eggs and one banana
Lunch will be the spring mix salad, light honey mustard, croutons and some chicken
Snack is soaked raw almonds. 1 serving. (the soaked almonds keep you full longer+ it gives you energy)
Dinner will be 1 chicken breast grilled (so no oil is necessary) 2 cups Normandy blend vegetables and 1 serving of light honey mustard dressing for some tang.

Good luck everyone. Hope this helps!

nurseadair wrote: »

Hi, I've joined this group because I would like to know/understand what "clean eating" is. My Doctor has asked my to lower my cholestrerol but also to increase my calcium. Any help or advice would be great. Thank you

Hi to lower your cholesterol you want to eliminate meat and dairy type products my step dad had to do the same thing I know he started off with not esting red meat then got rid of the other meats then fish and then cheese and ice cream and then he was eventually vegan by the time he got his cholesterol down to right level and him and my mom were then vegan for years. His cholesterol level ave been really good for years now so they do now incorporate some meat and cheese in their diets now but just now on a everyday basis.

To increase calcium intake eat for green veggies like broccoli, spinage, kale, any green veggies and you can google what veggies have highest source of calcium.

Did your dr not give you any recommendations on what to or how to eat or refer you to some one who could could who is a professional... esp since it's having to do with lowering your cholesterol?

Hope this helps!!

A big help for me is Clean Eating magazine. I subscribed for a few years. Then when I went pescatarian many of the recipes didn't work for me, so I have gotten a few vegetarian/vegan cookbooks and use those. (I love The Easy Vegan Cookbook by Kathy Hester, even though we're my not vegan.)

My general default when I'm not feeling creative is a veggie stuffed portobello mushroom (sauté some onion, throw in some spinach, throw in some left over brown rice or quinoa, spices, maybe some parmesan or feta sprinkled on top... stuff and bake the whole thing), with half a baked sweet potato or baked winter squash, or root vegetables, and a side salad. Most things just go in the oven, just a matter of timing when you put them on the foil lined baking sheet.

I just buy the best quality single ingredient stuff I can find. I buy organic when given the choice. I watch the packaging (BPA free, etc). I buy the best I can afford and just what I need. But I'm lucky that I have the time to grocery shop every other day if I want, so I have very little waste. And hubby happily eats left overs for lunch. (Just the 2 of us to feed.) I found coming a creative outlet, so i enjoy making things from scratch without convenience foods.

Hi cathyb0822,

I'm glad my menu was helpful. I usually only have my one snack around 2:00pm. For me, there isn't a big need for one. My breakfast is usually around 08:30 am so I'm pretty full until lunch that's around 11:30. My snack holds me over until i can get home and get dinner started. I guess, looking at my post here, it almost seems like I eat something about 3 hours apart.

I tried NS for sometime a few years ago. It was very helpful, but my body couldn't handle all the fiber from them. I absolutely loved their pound cake desert though.

For the clean eating part, personally, it sounds easy, especially when it comes to meat. We can bake/grill chicken, fish and steaks. For the other stuff, I've looked up some vegan foods. Technically, vegan foods seem to be more wholesome based with little process and additives. But to not break my bank, I just buy the usual healthy meats (chicken breast in bulk) and vegetables and add fruits, nuts and berries for snacks.

The hard part I find is staying away from chocolate. To help with that, I drink cinnamon tea. Its supposed to help curb sugar cravings. I'm not sure if it works or if it's a placebo effect, it works.

It really is easier said than done. I tend to make my meal schedule in MFP in morning for the entire day so i can at least stay on schedule. but when someone bring donuts to work, I do use a knife, cut a small piece and eat it, with a glass of water right after so i don't go back for more. This is followed my eaters remorse and I try to work off the extra unwanted calories.

Good luck with everything. It's wonderful to hear about your progress. I think you're actually motivating me to start walking more than I have been.

R,
Simna J