The basic principle of clean eating is trying to eat to the best of your ability, whole, fresh, unprocessed foods. Food that occurs in nature and don’t go through extensive processing.
Preparing the food by yourself will help your chances of being successful on a clean eating plan. Going out to restaurants is not restricted but unfortunately the food served there is not as fresh and most likely processed, resulting in less nutritional value. If you are not used to cooking in the kitchen start with basics and move up from there.
The basic principle of clean eating is trying to eat to the best of your ability, whole, fresh, unprocessed foods.
A clean diet can be a little bit different for everyone but there is one thing that we all would agree on: The white stuff has to go! This includes all white sugar and white flour products. These foods provide absolutely no nutritional value. Whole foods actually fill you up and fuel you, whereas the white stuff fill a mental craving but don’t physically fill you up.
These foods also make it very hard to keep your blood sugar levels stable. When your blood sugar is too high or too low it will cause cravings and may also cause symptoms like irritability and fatigue. This will make staying on a clean eating plan more difficult.
Eat enough and eat on a regular basis. Don’t let your body get to hungry or else it will be really hard to not cheat or grab a high energy convenient food. Eating on a regular basis will also help you regulate your blood sugar levels.
Your meal plan included here contains up to five meals. Three main meals and one smaller meal and protein shake or meal replacement. This should be plenty to fuel you through the day, no matter what your goal.
It’s all about creating the perfect balance of lean proteins, healthy fats and the right types of carbohydrates at every meal.
Our clean eating approach understands that not all calories are equal. When you only consume whole foods you are much more likely to not over consume and ultimately reach your health and fitness goals.
Eating whole foods will provide your body with the nutrients it needs to keep your body not only at a healthy weight but also overall healthy. Whole foods contain an abundance of vitamin and minerals like Vitamin A, C, D and K, B12, magnesium and calcium.
Choose healthy, colorful, natural foods. Think about 'eating a rainbow of colors'. Yes - it will take some playing around to find the ratio that works best for your body - but be open and ready to learn.
Pay attention to what works - and what doesn't - for you. Adjust. No one plan works for everyone. We're all built different and things work different for each of us.
Focus on PROGRESS - not perfection.
Perfection doesn't exist in the long term. Don't beat yourself up over it. Just focus on each day getting 1 percent better. Making 1 better choice each day. All the small daily better choices adds up to BIG change - that you will feel GOOD about. Is your health worth it? ABSOLUTELY.
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