- food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health.
- a particular selection of food, especially as designed or prescribed to improve a person's physical condition or to prevent or treat a disease.
- such a selection or a limitation on the amount a person eats for reducing weight.
- the foods eaten, as by a particular person or group.
- food or feed habitually eaten or provided.
- anything that is habitually provided or partaken of.
—verb
- to regulate the food of, especially in order to improve the physical condition.
- to feed.
Somewhere along the way the word diet gained a negative connotation. People!! All I mean when I say diet is the foods that you consume daily that give you the nutrition you NEED to make it through the day. Notice I said need, meaning you do not "need" those Cheetos to meet your nutritional needs of the day 😉!! You won't believe how great your body will feel when you only give it clean food and you are absorbing all the nutrients your body lacks from eating "junk food."
Some benefits to eating a clean diet are: Fat loss, Increased energy and stamina, Decreased health problems, Better sleep, Improved mental well-being, Improved skin. Don't take my word for it! More studies than we can count have proven this. However, our society, and by "our society" I mean WE have become lazy.
The easiest way to start eating clean is to prepare your own meals at home. Yes, this means you have to start learning how to cook! This way, you know exactly what ingredients you are eating and the amount of calories you are consuming.
Confused about what to buy?
Jamie Eason is sponsored by Bodybuilding.com. This website is a wealth of information ranging from foods supplements, workouts, motivation, etc. Here is a list of Clean Foods they put out:
Oils
- sunflower oil
- coconut oil
- walnut oil
- avocado oil
- olive oil
- grapeseed oil
- pumpkin seed oil
- avocado
- coconut
- walnut
- cashews
- almonds
- nut meal/flour
- seeds
- all natural peanut butter
- salmon
- sea bass
- mackerel Limit, high in mercury
- bluefish
- trout
- mussels
- bluefin tuna
Lean Proteins
- soul
- flounder
- cod
- halibut
- mahi mahi
- red snapper
- orange ruffy Limit, high in mercury
- ahi tuna Limit, high in mercury
- swordfish Limit, high in mercury
- tilapia
- grouper
- corvina
- cobia
- egg whites
- chicken breast
- extra lean ground turkey
- london broil
- top round
- turkey
- pork chops
- game meat
- bison
- tofu
- tempeh
- shellfish
- scallops
Flours
- spelt flour
- oat flour
- chickpea flour
- rice flour
- quinoa flour
- sugar free maple syrup use sparingly
- coconut sugar
- applesauce (no sugar added)
- birch sugar Ideal(xylitol)
- honeydew
- cantaloupe
- wintermelon
- apple
- papaya
- pear
- raspberry
- blackberry
- blueberry
- cherry
- mango
- guava
- orange
- passionfruit
- strawberry
- tangerine
- tomato
- grapefruit
- banana
- date
- fig
- persimmon
- broccoli
- cauliflower
- artichoke
- kale
- collard greens
- spinach
- arugula
- beet greens
- chard
- turnip greens
- endive
- lettuce
- mustard greens
- watercress
- garlic chives
- cabbage
- leek
- brussels sprouts
- capers
- asparagus
- bamboo shoots
- ginger
- celery
- rhubarb
- lemon grass
- potatoes
- jerusalem artichokes
- taro
- soybean
- mung beans
- alfalfa
- carrots
- parsnips
- beets
- radishes
- rutabagas
- turnips
- onions
- shallots
- garlic
- cucumbers
- squash
- zucchini
- pumpkins
- peppers
- eggplant
- tomatillos
- okra
- avocado
- Unsweetened almond Milk
- Unsweetened rice milk
- Greek Yogurt
- Cottage Cheese
Legumes
- green beans
- lentils
- snow peas
- soybean
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