Clean Eating
Clean, tasty, real foods do not come processed in boxes or bags; they come from the earth, the sea, the field, or the farm - Suzanne Somers
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Stop Describing Your Diet as “Clean Eating”
BuzzFeed unveiled “a two-week detox plan that’s actually realistic” this week, and it made me want to throw a head of broccoli at my computer screen. Not because the menu is unappealing—the pictures and recipes appear delicious, actually. Not because the idea of detoxifying your body via a diet is a scam (although it is). Not because it proscribes caffeine and alcohol and provides 1,300 to 1,600 calories a day (which don’t exactly sound “realistic” to me). No, the thing that drives me crazy is that the plan is called the “BuzzFeed Food Clean Eating Challenge,” and “clean eating” is a meaningless term that does more harm than good to our discourse about food.
To be fair, BuzzFeed…
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Clean Eating Is Giving Veganism a Bad Name
"Clean eating" and "wellness" are making vegans look even more ridiculous to everyone else than we already did.
Dishing a little dirt on the 'clean eating' diet craze
In our ever-earnest quest for health (and perhaps to be part of the hip diet-following crowd), certain phrases make their way into our gastronomic vernacular. At times, admittedly, they stick in our craw: Paleo. Whole 30. Cleanse. Then there's this one, alluring in its innocence, tantalizing in its seeming simplicity: Clean eating.
Eating Clean is Useless
There are, of course, plenty of valid reasons for supporting clean foods—ranging from concern over the treatment of animals to supporting local farmers. But those concerns have nothing to do with health and weight loss, clean eating's big sales pitch.
Everything You Want To Know About 'Clean Eating'
A few years ago the term 'clean eating' came in and saturated the food, fitness and social media scene. #cleaneating has since become the mantra of every fitness guru and has accumulated a whopping 23 million photos on Instagram, which boasts endless images of slim, sculpted bodies, Sunday meal prep and chicken breast salads. But what is clean eating, anyway -- and is it for you?
Four Ways Eating Clean Can Help You Become More Successful At Work
More and more research is coming out every day suggesting that our brain health is directly linked to our gut health. It’s very difficult to have a clear mind, stay on track, make important decisions, and have a laser sharp vision to define your life goals if your brain is clogged due to constipation. A healthy gut, on the other hand, can lead to a happy, healthy, alert and more productive brain.
How Clean-Eating Became A Dirty Word
At worst clean-eating has been associated with orthorexia, an eating disorder involving an obsession with healthy eating and belief that some foods are harmful.
How do Olympians eat? Clean and, often, very little
As winning gets harder, athletes have cleaned up their diets.
Is Clean Eating Bad For You?
Clean eating' isn't a new concept, but it's a term and diet which is thrown around a lot in the online health and wellness world. While there's no strict definition of clean eating, the idea is to eat minimally processed, whole foods, and steer clear of refined, processed or junk foods.
The Unhealthy Truth Behind 'Wellness' and 'Clean Eating'
"I despair of the term 'clean eating'... it necessarily implies that any other form of eating —and consequently the eater of it—is dirty or impure and thus bad." — Nigella Lawson
Why we fell for clean eating
The oh-so-Instagrammable food movement has been thoroughly debunked – but it shows no signs of going away. The real question is why we were so desperate to believe it.
Stop Describing Your Diet as “Clean Eating”
BuzzFeed unveiled “a two-week detox plan that’s actually realistic” this week, and it made me want to throw a head of broccoli at my computer screen. Not because the menu is unappealing—the pictures and recipes appear delicious, actually. Not because the idea of detoxifying your body via a diet is a scam (although it is). Not because it proscribes caffeine and alcohol and provides 1,300 to 1,600 calories a day (which don’t exactly sound “realistic” to me). No, the thing that drives me crazy is that the plan is called the “BuzzFeed Food Clean Eating Challenge,” and “clean eating” is a meaningless term that does more harm than good to our discourse about food.
6 Steps to eating clean on a budget
The first step to transitioning into healthy habits is beginning to accept a love of all things fresh. Yes, this means eating vegetables. This transition to natural food is made easier by the fact that produce typically comes at reasonable prices.
100 Days of Real Food
A family with 2 young children in Charlotte, NC took a 100 Days of Real Food pledge. They didn't eat a single ounce of processed food or refined ingredients for 100 days in the hopes that they would inspire people to follow suit. Read more about their journey including their 100 Days of Real Food on a budget
Clean Cuisine
The goal in developing Clean Cuisine and More is to spoon-feed easy-to-follow, real world strategies for eating clean and living well…without deprivation and without going to extremes.
Clean Eating
Clean Eating takes you beyond the food you eat, exploring the multitude of health and nutritional benefits that can be yours when you subscribe to a clean lifestyle. In every way, clean eating is all about consuming whole food in its most natural state, or as close to it as possible. Taking a creative yet doable approach to cooking, you’ll find it easy to enhance the natural flavors of any meal without compromising the integrity of your food.
Clean Freak
This blog was created to make EATING CLEAN easier with healthy recipes, tips, and tricks! EATING CLEAN is not a quick fix. It's a way of life. A healthy one. Be patient as you learn to EAT CLEAN.
Clean Label Project
We are a nonprofit focused on health and transparency in consumer product labeling. Clean Label Project’s mission is to educate consumers so they can make informed choices every time they shop. We accomplish this by using scientific data to identify toxins in consumer products and by sharing this information with you, the consumer.
Cleaner Stephanie
My name is Stephanie. I am a special needs mother and a registered nurse passionate about living healthfully. I'm so glad you found my little nook where I hope to share my perspectives about this wonderful thing called life!
Eat Real Food Academy
My mission to empower people to listen to their bodies again, and regain their optimal health through dietary and lifestyle choices that really nourish them.
Lexi's Clean Kitchen
Healthy recipes to nourish your life! Gluten-free and paleo-friendly.
Live Simply
I’m all about nourishing life by returning to the simplicity of real food and natural living. Let me help you simplify your real food and natural living journey.
The Gracious Pantry
The Gracious Pantry is an ever-growing collection of real food recipes and cooking information. Its purpose is to further support the real food movement and inspire people to store, prep and cook with real food.
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