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EAT CLEAN!
Stop dieting and start eating clean!
But, what is this "clean eating" everyone is talking about? It's simple, and easy! Clean Eating is the idea of eating foods as close to their natural state as possible. The less ingredients the better. This ensures your body gets the most nutrients possible from the food you are eating, and there for you are truly fueling your body with food it needs.
Follow these basic guidelines to start your clean-eating journey!
- Eat whole foods: Foods that ar organic, untampered with, or fresh off the farm. For example; whole fruits and vegetables, whole grains, grass-fed and free-range meats, low fat dairy products, unsalted nuts, and seeds.
- Eat unporocessed foods: Processed foods are foods that have a label. A label means that more than one ingredient was used to make that food. You don’t have to eliminate all processed foods (like whole grain pasta or natural cheeses), but if you can’t pronounce an ingredient on a label, don’t put that food in your shopping basket.
-No refined sugar: stick to fruit to get your sugar fix! Every once in a while it is ok, but mostly refined sugar is just calories that do nothing for you.
-Cook your own meals: When you cook at home you know exactly what is going into your food. No more boxed meals
But, what is this "clean eating" everyone is talking about? It's simple, and easy! Clean Eating is the idea of eating foods as close to their natural state as possible. The less ingredients the better. This ensures your body gets the most nutrients possible from the food you are eating, and there for you are truly fueling your body with food it needs.
Follow these basic guidelines to start your clean-eating journey!
- Eat whole foods: Foods that ar organic, untampered with, or fresh off the farm. For example; whole fruits and vegetables, whole grains, grass-fed and free-range meats, low fat dairy products, unsalted nuts, and seeds.
- Eat unporocessed foods: Processed foods are foods that have a label. A label means that more than one ingredient was used to make that food. You don’t have to eliminate all processed foods (like whole grain pasta or natural cheeses), but if you can’t pronounce an ingredient on a label, don’t put that food in your shopping basket.
-No refined sugar: stick to fruit to get your sugar fix! Every once in a while it is ok, but mostly refined sugar is just calories that do nothing for you.
-Cook your own meals: When you cook at home you know exactly what is going into your food. No more boxed meals
Meal 1 - Morning Start
| Lean Protein: | 3 egg whites, scrambled |
|---|---|
| Complex Carb - Starch: | whole grain english muffin |
| Complex Carb - Fruit or Vegetable: | small apple sliced thinly |
| Healthy Fat: | 2 tsps extra smooth no-salt added almond butter |
| Supplement: | multi-vit with lipotropic factors, omega 3-6-9, elemental calcium 500mg |
| Drinks: | Decaf coffee |
Meal 2 - Midmorning Booster
| Healthy Fat: | 15 raw almonds |
|---|---|
| Drinks: | 2 cups of water |
Meal 3 - Lunchtime Refuel
| Lean Protein: | 3 ounces tomato basil tuna |
|---|---|
| Complex Carb - Starch: | 6 multigrain rice crackers |
| Complex Carb - Fruit or Vegetable: | romaine, 2 cups mixed fresh vegetables |
| Healthy Fat: | olive oil |
| Supplement: | omega 3-6-9 |
| Drinks: | 2 cups cold green tea |
Meal 4 - Mid-afternoon Munch
| Complex Carb - Fruit or Vegetable: | Large apple or 2 cups veggies |
|---|---|
| Drinks: | 2 cups water |
Meal 5 - Dinner Delight
| Lean Protein: | 4-5 ounces baked salmon |
|---|---|
| Complex Carb - Starch: | 1/2 cup brown or wild rice |
| Complex Carb - Fruit or Vegetable: | 6-7 asparagus tips, 2 cups large mixed greens salad |
| Healthy Fat: | olive oil, lemon juice |
| Supplement: | multi vit with lipotrophic factors, omega 3-6-9, |
| Drinks: | 2 cups of water |
Femme Fit
Follow this plan!