So! Whatcha Eating?

Jrahien said:
How do you define "clean"?
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To me, clean food is whole food or real food. I kind of like the Michael Pollen definition of food being something my great-grandmother would have recognized as food...
- no or minimal processing - I'd prefer someone else roll my oats, but I buy organic, thick cut oatmeal that has to be cooked for a while
- if it is in a package it should only have a few (say less than 5) ingredients - milk, cheese, juice - and I should recognize all ingredients (no chemistry, please!) and know why that ingredient is in the product. For example, I love plain greek yogurt (I add the fruit) but I don't make it myself. The brand I buy has milk, cream, nonfat milk, and active cultures
- limited sugar, no artificial sweeteners
- no convenience foods or take-out qualify as clean

Do I follow this? I try, but I am not a lunatic about it. I definitely feel better when I eat well. Personally I feel strongly about organic food and farming, but I do not think it is essential to eating 'clean' if one is eating real food.

Edit - just wanted to add that if I'm cooking it, particularly if we are talking veggies - then the more ingredients the merrier (no limit of 5). I made enchilada's last Sunday - in addition to the roasted chicken breast that I used, the 'innards' were comprised of garlic, onions (3 kinds), peppers (4 kinds), red cabbage, broccoli, organic raw milk cheddar, and sour cream. If I'm adding the whole food ingredients, it is a free for all!
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flyinfree said:
bubbles = no

I need to get much more strict on the bubbles if ya know what I mean :)

FF
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Yep, I do.
 
I like things organized and routine like so I usually 5-6 days a wk upon waking I would have

- green tea (with a secret ing added)
- I would take L-arginine chromium picolinate, L-carnitine, Acai berry, oxylite fat burner,
- I would take this w/ the green tea
- about an hr later I would have a granny smith apple cut and skinned in 8 pieces drizzled with an ingredient (another secret) along w/ some acai berry tea
- when I'm eating fruit I like a fruity tea, I have a VERY slow digestion so I need the tea to help digest thee apple

- I would then upon leaving place a dissolvable b-12 under my tongue as I ride my bike to the gym
- I have a problem with eating, I hardly eat especially when I workout hard in the gym, I just have no appetite.

- After eating brfkst say at about 8-9am in I don't eat again until around 5-6pm which would consist of a salad, or chicken. I eat a lot of greens and beans and carrots.

I don't consume

- dairy
- sweets
- carbs
- gluten
- grains
- caffeine

on the wknds I do

A few times a week I would supplement my diet with a blend of omega 3, magnesium & calcium & zinc (they come already in that form, saves you money) I also throw in some acidolphilus& probiotics, selenium and lecithin I need some more L-glutamine none of my local stores seem to have it.

I love supplements I read up a lot on it, and I love finding and learning new ways to stay and keep healthy.

- then I would
 
hey Gymjunkie- what language do you speak? It's very interesting reading your posts btw.

Tea is jammed with caffein, or I guess you could get caffiene free.

I'm guessing your secret ingredient is carmel :) OH, wait, it's prolly honey?

It's ok, you can tell us the truth.
 
I've been drinking water with all of my meals lately, and making sure to eat more slowly. So far, the food has been taking me further because of this (as would be expected)
 
Today i just eat some bread and salad.
 
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