What is ‘eating clean’ and how to do it… | Total Diet Food - London's Fresh and Personalised Diet Delivery Service
At some point you’ve probably heard someone talking about ‘eating
clean’ and may have wondered what this essentially means. At the danger of
over-simplification, eating clean basically means consuming a diet largely free
of any processed foods and thus, eating a healthy diet.
In order to eat clean, one should consume large quantities
of fresh fruit and veg, wholemeal carbohydrates and lean protein. Meat and
dairy should be eaten in sensible amounts and processed food (anything that one
would consider junk and is not natural) should not be eaten at all or used as a
treat.
Processed sugar is in so many foods nowadays for the simple reason
that it seems to often make food taste nicer. Much of this belief, however, is
simply based on the tastes that one is used to. The body will not continually
desire a food it is never given. It is far more often that the brain wants the processed
sugar, not the body. By eating clean you will start to feel better and the
cravings will subside.
It is often said that when eating clean, never eat something
with an ingredient within in that you cannot enunciate. This generally means
avoiding preservatives, sweeteners and the like.
One should not entirely ignore what they are drinking when
eating clean. People are often unaware of how unhealthy the drinks they consume
are. Water, green tea and (in smaller amounts) black coffee are all acceptable
whereas fizzy drinks, milkshakes and overly processed coffees should not be
drank.
Eating clean is not simply about sticking to a certain
number of calories. Whilst one would not suggest that calories consumed is
irrelevant, the focus should be on what on is eating in reasonable portions.
To summarise, eating clean is fundamentally about eating
fresh, unprocessed foods such as fruit, vegetables, nuts and wholegrains. It is
about largely eliminating junk food and products that contain ingredients one
would not naturally find. At Total Diet Food, all our food is freshly made on a
daily basis following the principles of eating clean. As long as one is
reasonably disciplined, this is not a difficult diet to follow but allows one
to have a healthy diet and reap the health benefits.
