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Christie 35 years old Height: 5'9" CW/SW: 263 GW for June: 257 UGW: 185 I've been away from MFP for almost 4(!) years now. I have slipped into a lot of my old unhealthy habits. I'm kind of nervous about connecting with new people. I know I can DO this.... But there's so far to go. ☀️ Check in every day ☀️ Log accurately ☀️…

Wow! Thanks for sharing!

Just share your favorite, produce and lean-meat filled recipes that don't rely on pre-made foods. I'm not going to jump all over you for not being "clean" enough. Did you READ the initial post? Share recipes or actual input, or hush.

Well, when I write the cookbook I never am going to write, I'll keep that in mind. You don't like the recipe? Share a better one. TEACH, don't preach.

Is your agave dirty?

I don't know, man. This is the conversation I wanted to avoid. What do *you* like to cook?

Some people need to reduce their salt intake, and "clean eating" has been part of how they do that. Many people don't need to monitor their salt intake. If you don't need to, then don't worry about it. There are whole books about added salts and entire panel discussions on whether or not it's beneficial. But if you don't…

If you're not onboard with rice, I imagine you could use riced cauliflower, but I have never been that adventurous. Honestly, for tastiest results, use jasmine rice. But brown rice works too. Rice Pilaf with Raisins • 1 tbsp, olive oil • 0.25 large, Onions - Raw • 2 tsp, Garlic - Raw • ¾ cup uncooked brown rice • 0.34 cup,…

Chicken Shish Kebabs • 6 oz(112g), Chicken Breast • 1 medium, Squash - Zucchini, includes skin, raw • 0.5 medium (2-1/2" dia), Onion • 10 medium Mushrooms • 24 Grape Tomatoes • 1 medium bell pepper • 1 tablespoon, Oil - Olive • 0.5 tsp (1g), Sumac OR Original Creole Seasoning (creole seasoning is not as "clean", but is…

Guacamole Salad • 1/2 cup Coriander (cilantro) leaves - chopped • 3 cloves garlic, minced/crushed • 1 fl oz, Lime juice - Raw • 2-3 small avocados, cubed • 1 large Beefsteak Tomato, cubed • ½ Jalapeno pepper, finely sliced (optional) Combine all ingredients. Serve.

Indiana Herbed Corn • 1 ½ cups corn kernels • 0.75 tbsp, olive oil • 2 leaves fresh basil • ¼ cup fresh Coriander (cilantro) leaves • 1 clove garlic, minced • ¼ tsp Original Creole Seasoning (for REALLY clean, use a dash each of paprika, cayenne, black pepper, and ground oregano) • 3 sprigs fresh Dill weed Finely chop all…

Mexican Green Bean Salad • ¼ onion, Onions - Sweet, raw • ½ c Apple Cider Vinegar • 2 cups green beans (fresh or frozen) • 5 clove, Garlic - Raw • 4 tbsp, Lime Juice • 1/4 tsp, Coarse Kosher Salt (omit if going REALLY clean) • 0.25 tsp, ground oregano (dried) • 2 tbsp olive oil • 1 cup, Coriander (cilantro) leaves chopped…

Autumn Salad & Blueberry Vinaigrette Vinaigrette: • 1 cup, Blueberries - Raw • 0.33 cup, Oil - Olive • 0.5 cup, Apple Cider Vinegar • 2 tbsp Water • 2 tbsp(s) Pecans • 0.5 tsp salt (omit if going for REALLY clean) Put all of the above in a food processor. Blend til there are no lumps of blueberry. Salad: • 3 cups, Spring…

Herb-Crusted Flank Steak • 2 tsp(s), Spices, thyme, dried • 2 tsp(s), Spices, rosemary, dried • 1.50 tsp(s), Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt (omit if going REALLY clean) • 0.75 tsp(s), Spices, pepper, black • 2 tbsp(s), Oil - Olive • 3 tbsp chopped, Shallots, raw • 2 tbsp(s), Balsamic Vinegar • 24 oz, Flank Steak - Grilled…

Roasted Broccoli • 1 Tbsp, Lemon zest • 1 lemon yields, Lemon juice - Raw • 4 clove, Garlic - Raw • 4 tsp, Parmesan Cheese • 1 tbsp olive oil • 6 cup, chopped, Broccoli – Raw Preheat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with tinfoil. Clean, DRY and chop broccoli. Put on baking sheet. Grate the zest from 1 lemon over broccoli.…

My first one's a dessert, but healthy life needs dessert sometimes, too. Clean Berry Parfait (also GF and Vegan) • 1 tsp(s), Vanilla extract • ¼ agave syrup • 1 can Coconut Cream • Juice of ½ Lemon • 4 cups berries Refrigerate the coconut cream (or full-fat coconut milk) overnight, sitting in the bowl that you’re going to…

To my thinking, those are "minimally processed" foods and 100% welcome in anything but a "detox" diet.

Yes, most recipes do feature "whole foods", and the older the recipe, the more likely it is to stick with them. There are some people who view salt as a "preservative", and soy sauce as a "processed food", because, well, they are. But I only mentioned them so that we don't get sidetracked on what is and isn't "clean"…

You can, you just need to marinate it a day ahead of time.

Edamame Succotash. Tastes like bad frozen vegetable medley. One of the ONLY times we didn't "power through it" and instead opted for takeout. Because, no.

Eat some of them back. You have some fuel that your body can get from your reserves, but it needs some readily available fuel, too. You might be asking too much of it with heavy workouts (are they? I don't know) AND strict deficits (1200 is pretty strict. 1000 is right out, unless you have a nutritionist guiding you). I…

Try adding in 1 more fruit or vegetable at each meal. Calculate it in your calories, but think of it the way weight watchers encourages their adherents to think of it: produce is free. I think you'll see a lot more progress if you up your fiber intake. Also (and this is SUUUUPER critical here, but I say this only to help),…

They're mini, hairless kiwis that you can eat like a berry. I get them from Sprouts Farmer's market. Not super common, but as I made this list for me, I added them on there.

I don't think most of my FL does... It's meaningful because I know I need at least 7 servings of produce a day, and if I ate a LARGE apple, I can go, "ok, that's one and a half, I need 5 and a half more produce servings today". If you're weighing food, yeah, it's more accurate. But I neither have nor want a food scale. So…

We're on page 3, but I didn't want the point of the post to get lost. It isn't actually apples. Since I'm always wondering what a "serving size" of a vegetable actually is, I went and looked it up. And made a chart. And am sharing it here. Obviously, a serving size of apple is 1 apple, but what about apricots (it's 3). If…

You're right of course. I generally avoid the message boards for precisely this reason, and the person I'm most annoyed with is me, for continuing to comment back. I just get frustrated at people who cannot for the life of them understand that there is more than one way to eat healthily, lose weight, etc. And that being…

Oook. This is a chart for people who DO NOT WEIGH THEIR FOOD. If you have a scale, go do that. That's wonderful. Yay, you! If you are not interested in a strict diet, but are instead looking for a lifetime change involving judging portions and recommended servings, this might be helpful. A cup is an 8-oz cup. Maybe it's a…

So.... those would NOT be "medium" apples then. And you can, in fact, see the difference. So, if you chose to, you might be able to judge between "small", "med", "large" and "damn, that's like 2 apples" apples.

Now you're just messing with me. I am not about to mentally convert apples to paperclips and divide by 2 to get grams. Nope.

**note: this is for RAW produce unless otherwise noted, in which case it's STEAMED. Roasting, sauteeing, etc. add their own nutritional spin, so this is just the plants. In case you were here for content, and not just for random bickering. Here's the chart. Hope you like it. (Not too interested in hearing about it if you…