{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.