Eating Clean

[dr.mel_PT]

For those of you who eat clean, how many of you follow Tosca Reno's plan to a T? I'm curious about trying this but I'm not too keen on taking all the supplements. I'm also wondering how feasible it is to eat clean 97% of the time?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[Beavs]

I like Tosca's books but I I don't strictly follow them. I don't necessarily consider protein powders clean nor would I recommend some of her high sodium recipes. I also don't have time to eat 25 times a day. I highly recommend Ellie Krieger's "Food You Crave." Unlike Tosca she is a chef and a registered dietitian so she has the knowledge to back up her claims. Both Ellie and Tosca have new cookbooks due out in October and I have pre-ordered both.

 

[kathryn]

I don't necessarily consider protein powders clean nor would I recommend some of her high sodium recipes.

ITA
I was shocked at the sodium content of some of her recipes: more than 50% of the maximum daily intake on some!

 

[meowracer]

Beavs - thanks for the info on Ellie's new book. I love her! I am also eyeing the new Eat Clean but will definitely want "So Easy" - found it on Amazon as soon as I read your post

 

[jansherman]

I follow the basic premise of Tosca's plan, but I do measure and log my food. I need to know my macronutrient percentages. I'd say I eat clean 97% of the time - it takes a lot of willpower, but I don't miss the junk. I eat about 5 times per day - 3 "meals" and 2 that are more like snacks. Protein is the key - have protein (lean) every time you eat, only eat starchy carbs early in the day, and load up on the veggies (green ones in particular).

 

[dr.mel_PT]

Is Krieger's cookbook somewhat clean? Meaning...a friend of mine got me the Hungry Girl cookbook as a gift. There are some good ideas but a lot of her recipes call for canned, processed and refined ingredients which I am not very happy about.

 

[jennifermaria]

Ellie's first cookbook is fairly clean, so I'd expect her next one to be so as well. She's definitely less stringent than Tosca. She believes that while the majority of your emphasis should be on minimally processed, whole, natural foods, she also refuses to demonize food and believes that eating foods we'd all consider "unclean" once in a while isn't the end of the world--they just shouldn't make up the bulk of your eating.

She classifies food in these categories:

(1) Always: natural, minimally processed, low-fat, low-sodium (these should make up the majority of your daily meals)

(2) Sometimes: more processed but still nutritional (have these no more than 3 servings of these a day)

(3) Rarely: highly processed and not much nutrition (have these no more than 3 servings a week)

For me, thinking of food in these buckets helps me be less obsessed about food and minimizes the emotions I attach to food. I know it's not healthy to feel guilty about eating certain foods, but I still do sometimes. I have to remind myself of Ellie's philosophy and keep in mind that we'll have millions of meals in our lifetime and that eating a few of the "rarely" foods here and there isn't going to substantially damage my health.

 

[RapidBreath]

I like Ellie too and you can get a lot of her recipes for free online.

 

[Alana_as]

Where do ya'll find this programs on eating clean? or find these people that have programs to suggest how to eat clean???