{mp3}680news – clean eating – march 26 2014{/mp3}
- You’ve heard the term clean eating? It’s defines consuming food in its most natural state. It’s not a diet but rather a lifestyle approach to eating.
- Restaurants define their food as clean eating today and there’s even a magazine named this.
- The philosophy is to eat 5 -6 times daily – three meals and 2 -3 small snacks.
- Lean protein, fruits and vegetables, complex carbs and healthy fats make up the diet which keeps your body energized and burns calories more efficiently.
- Look for products with few ingredients listed and go organic as much as possible.
- The key is to avoid processed and refined foods including white flours, sugars, and white grains such as pasta or rice.
- Also reduce your saturated fats such as butter, cheese and fatty cuts of meat and sodium intake mostly coming from processed food.