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Clean Eating

sarscott
sarscott Posts: 189 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I've been reading lots of mention of this and have been curious. What is it? What does it involve? How can I become more conscious?

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  • krystonite
    krystonite Posts: 553 Member
    I think it entails different things to different people.

    For me, it means no processed foods, no sugars (except from fruits), I don't drink anything except water, lots of veggies, fruits and lean meats.
  • Salpica
    Salpica Posts: 205 Member
    I think it entails different things to different people.

    For me, it means no processed foods, no sugars (except from fruits), I don't drink anything except water, lots of veggies, fruits and lean meats.

    I hope you didn't eat that cake that you have in one of your profile pictures then.
  • krystonite
    krystonite Posts: 553 Member
    I think it entails different things to different people.

    For me, it means no processed foods, no sugars (except from fruits), I don't drink anything except water, lots of veggies, fruits and lean meats.

    I hope you didn't eat that cake that you have in one of your profile pictures then.

    Haha, that was my birthday last year. And I most certainly devoured it.
  • trelm249
    trelm249 Posts: 777 Member
    Others have already stated that this phrase is ambiguous at best.

    Generally accepted practices that fall under the heading include the following but are not limited to:

    Actually purchasing unprepared foods and cooking them to prepare a meal. (prepackaged quick fix meals loaded with sodium and preservatives do not qualify)
    Moving away from stuff loaded with Hydrogenated or partially-hydrogenated anything, moving away from fructose corn syrup in most any form or name.
    Including a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables in the diet.
    Moving away from bleached flour and cutting back the starchy carbs in the diet to varying degrees. This is a fairly obvious consequence of the previous point when budgeting calories. When you increase something, something else gives way.

    Hope that helps.
  • Great question and I definitely agree with the answers here! :)
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