CLEANING EATING

What is cleaning eating? One might say it's a way of eating whole foods in their most natural state and avoiding processed foods. Another will say is a way of eliminating all the foods that are not good for your body in terms of losing weight or maintain a certain kind of weight.

Well i would say, Eating clean is about being empowered with knowledge, making the best choices you can for yourself, going easy on ourselves and doing the best we can can do from day to day by putting primary food (food of the soul)first and then secondary food (food on the plate).


BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CLEAN EATING

KEEP IT WHOLE; Whole food are those foods that occur in their most natural state and have not gone through lab testing for example; fresh vegetables and fruits, free range meats and dairy, whole grains, nuts and seeds.

GET IN THE KITCHEN; When you cook for yourself your are at most guarantee to keep up the nutritional value of your food because you're in control. Restaurant food is more processed, less fresh, and often over seasoned. Always keep it simple and then build your own recipes as you learn more.

ELIMINATE REFINED SUGAR AND CARBOHYDRATES; Eliminate all the white foods from your diet, like the white sugar, white flour, if you are aiming at eating clean then all standard desserts containing white sugar or white flour must go, white rice, pasta, bread and pastries must be eliminated. instead replace that with gluten free flour( teff, torpica, almond, coconut flour), replace the white sugar with natural sweeteners like honey, organic maple syrup or nectarines, bee pollen.
Replace the wheat, white rice and white pastas with whole grains like quinoa, black rice, brown and wild rice, teff, whole grain pastas.

MAINTAIN BLOOD SUGAR; Don't wait too long to eat in between meals e.g ensure you eat whole foods every 3-4 hours

REMEMBER THE MAGIC COMBINATION OF PROTEIN, FAT AND CARBOHYDRATES;
You should always aim to get a serving from each group. This will create optimal blood sugar levels and stop all your cravings and brain fog bring me to a balanced plate, stay tuned for our next topic involving a balanced plate 😘😘😘