Who's Eating Clean? Wanna Connect

I do! I'm more 80% atm but always looking to improve.

I have begun a cleaner eating lifestyle as well. Feel free to add me! Also, which book of hers have you read? I am looking to download one to my kindle.

I'm working on it. I eat clean about 60% of the time, I think.

It's tough with teenagers and a hubby who resists stuff thats not junk...but Im working on it.

I guess I made a New Year's resolution to try to eat clean most of the time. I never heard of this Eating Clean and these books before I joined MFP about a week ago. I just try to avoid anything processed and eat lots of fruits, vegetables, nuts, meat and eggs as much as possible. There are occasions I can't control this, like when I travel.

I had a glance at the Eat Clean website for was surprised to see pasta and breads there, so now I'm not really sure what eating clean means. I would love for someone to define it for me. I'm not sure that I want to buy a book just to find out.

I wouldn't worry too much about being extremely "clean" (eating, I mean). I always try my best but things aren't always easy to get. Somtimes I feel I should just go with the flow and enjoy instead of being hard core on everything.

I try to eliminate processed food anywhere I can without being too hard on myself. I buy organic strawberries (yeah, this is must). I eat organic eggs and chicken meat. Organic turkey is not always to find at local market. I eat lots of vegetables but not much fruit other than berries and bananas. I bake beans from raw. The only think I can't make is the roasted turkey breast. I have to stick with the costco oven roasted turkey breast.

I can't take too much dairy except for a bit feta cheese and a slice of swiss in my whole wheat sandwich. I do buy organic yogurt from trader joes (love the store). I don't use white sugar but take stevia and natural honey.

I do drink coffee. Old habits die hard. :brokenheart:

I wouldn't worry too much about being extremely "clean" (eating, I mean). I always try my best but things aren't always easy to get. Somtimes I feel I should just go with the flow and enjoy instead of being hard core on everything.

I try to eliminate processed food anywhere I can without being too hard on myself. I buy organic strawberries (yeah, this is must). I eat organic eggs and chicken meat. Organic turkey is not always to find at local market. I eat lots of vegetables but not much fruit other than berries and bananas. I bake beans from raw. The only think I can't make is the roasted turkey breast. I have to stick with the costco oven roasted turkey breast.

I can't take too much dairy except for a bit feta cheese and a slice of swiss in my whole wheat sandwich. I do buy organic yogurt from trader joes (love the store). I don't use white sugar but take stevia and natural honey.

I do drink coffee. Old habits die hard. :brokenheart:

I'm presuming the Eating Clean plan means eating organic then? That's too expensive for me to do for everything, so I try to follow that rule of buying organic for the dirty dozen, but not for the clean fifteen -- so I can see that is a must for strawberries.

Oh, is coffee a no-no too? I guess I'm not clean eating then! LOL!

I've been working on eating cleaner for the past 3 months. My daughter loaned me her copy of The Omnivore's Dilemma and after reading that, it convinced me that I wanted to eliminate as many processed foods from my diet as possible. I still have a ways to go, but I'm finding that I have more energy and feel more upbeat as I go along.

Okay, my good friend Google just helped me out:

"In a nutshell, eating clean is the practice of eating whole, natural foods such as fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and complex carbohydrates. It also means staying away from the junk that typically makes up the Standard American Diet (S.A.D) These types of food include man-made sugar, bad fats (hydrogenated, trans-fat), preservatives, white bread, and any other ingredients that are unnecessary. An easy way to remember if a food is clean is: "if man made it, don't eat it."


A person that eats clean generally practices the following:

Eliminates refined sugar
Cooks healthy meals
Packs healthy meals
Makes healthy choices when dining out
Drinks a lot of water
Eats 5-6 small meals per day
Eliminates alcoholic beverages (or significantly limits it)
Always eats breakfast"
http://eatingcleanworks.com/what-is-eating-clean.html

That's me for the most part except for the 5-6 small meals per day. I have tried that before and it's not a manageable lifestyle for me. I eat when I'm hungry and that's usually only 4 times a day. I'm losing weight and not hungry all the time, and I feel really good, so I'm not changing that to fit somebody's diet program.

I am not trying to discourage you but ...what about GMOs...they are every where and they are ....virtually man made. LOL Not to mention those hormone and antibiotic fed animals...

As for eating 5-6 times...now I start questioning the credibility of the site you quoted. I am not questioning whether it's good or not but rather...how would that be part of "eating clean"? *scratching my head*

In the past week, I am attempting to eat "clean" or at least cleaner. I find my appetite is very satisfied and often have an issue eating all of my calories. I am not or have ever been a huge snack eater, so I find cucumbers to be my fav. I have been given advice to eat more almonds, peanut butter, or nutrition bars, so I am hoping to find more clean foods to help up my calorie intake. CLEAN ON!

I know the nutrition bars and breakfast bars are too high in processed sugar to even be considered clean, but some were even suggesting I have a milkshake and McD's cheeseburgers (gross) to fill my calorie quota as well as calling it bulls*&^ that I am not hungry and cannot finish my calories for the day, but exercising everyday substantially affects my appetite. Besides having hypothyroidism, my lack of exercise activity was a big part of my weight issue, but that all changed 6/09/12.

Jack Lalanne defined clean eating.
If man makes it, don't eat it.
Whole foods only.
I am a work in progress.

Add me. I was the eat clean queen when I was growing up..but well..life happens..and a teenage son and husband with different "tastes" does make it hard indeed but I'm getting back to it. It's my favorite way to eat anyway so I'm bringing it all back and I'll let the guys fend for themselves if they can't handle the veggies, etc. I garden organically as well.

I'd love to be added.

I have done some reading awhile back on clean eating and am trying to move towards that again. I am trying to cut out processed foods and the refined sugars, white flours, etc. but am not 100% there yet.

I'm a former cupcake and milk lover!! I have a medical condition that causes my joints to wear out too soon. My wake up call came when I was told that I would need a double total knee replacement before my 50th Birthday! At this point, I turned to natural remedies and I've been transitioning to eating clean for the past 14 months. My diet is completely free of gluten, processed foods, milk, and sugar. The only exception is dark chocolate. I've tried removing different components and adding them back...when I listened to my body it screamed that this is the only way for me to go! Even with all of this, regular exercise, and tracking my food on mfp, weight loss is slow. Over the past months, I've been beginning each day with at least 5 glasses of water and waiting an hour to eat (google the Japanese water cure and check it out, you won't be disappointed). I've also learned that I need to include cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, or brussels sprouts daily. This triggers a fat releasing hormone! I read everything I can get my hands on, try what makes since, and then listen to my body to determine what works for me. I can sum up what it means to me pretty easily, when I eat foods from the traditional American diet, I feel like I might not live another day. When I eat clean, I feel like I could live forever!! I don't know about you, but I choose forever!! Life is Good!!!

I am working on it - gotten better at shopping the perimeter of the market and buying products from local, small stores but I think I can still improve a lot, so I am interested in interacting with clean eaters for tips and advice.

I added you! I'm trying really hard to eat clean and I'm eating clean about 90% of the time. I would love to have a completely clean diet at some point!