Clean eating is basically eating food that is from the ground or has a mother.
All fruits and Vegetables
Grains such as brown rice, oats, potatoes, whole wheat breads and pasta.
Eggs, chicken, turkey, fish, bison, lean red meat.(All sources the leaner the better for you)
Nuts raw almonds, walnuts cashews.
Eating these foods and combining them with clean herbs and spices make delicious meals.
For example here is a great meal plan for a woman! About 1300 to 1500 calories
Breakfast-1/2cup oatmeal, 1 egg, 1 egg white/chopped banana
Lunch-1 small sweet potato, 4-6oz chicken breast/ Spinach salad with cucumbers and tomatoes. Lemon juice, hummus mix for dressing
Dinner-4-6oz salmon, 1/2 cup brown rice, 1 cup grilled vegetables(squash,mushrooms, etc.)
Snack options 1-3 per day depending on fitness goals
1 cup grapes,1 cup Greek yogurt
1 apple, 20 raw almonds
small spinach salad with 4oz of tuna
1 banana, 15 walnuts
The cleaner the foods the better for the body, so next time you are in the grocery store stay on the outside aisles where the clean foods are, that have no ingredients in them. There are a few items in the middle but read the lables. Organic is always best for meat and dairy so you can stay away from added hormones!
Check out http://www.eatcleandiet.com/ for more information on this topic and how it got started.
As a trainer this diet is a way of life and helps show off that lean body you have been working so hard to get in the gym. Besides how you look you will feel GREAT!
great blog Deanna!
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