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Let’s take ‘clean eating’ back to basics

Chanté Felix by Chanté Felix
April 18, 2017
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Clean eating – what innocently started off as a term as pure as a quest to wanting to consume foods that are as close to nature as possible – has today morphed into a ridiculously loaded phrase. 

Recently, this eating plan has come under an enormous amount of scrutiny, with the definition of the term getting lost somewhere along the way. The influence of social media definitely played a big role in how the initial definition has become skewed.

Vogue UK noted that healthy eating social media stars and bloggers who are associated with the wellness trend are often considered to be part of the ‘clean eating’ clan, irrespective of the fact that their eating requirements differ like night and day. They mention three popular bloggers – Ella Mills with her plant-based diet, Natasha Corret with alkaline based recipes and the famous Hemsley sisters whose meals often contain meat. 

All these different theories cause confusion and this is when things start getting problematic. We’d say that the right and safest way to eat clean is to take a step back and go back to the basics. The Oxford dictionary provides us with the most pure definition which says, “Relating to a diet consisting of unprocessed, unrefined, and nutrient-rich food, typically eaten as small meals throughout the day”, and that’s all you have to do. 

Many bloggers and social media stars, namely the Hemsley sisters and Mills, have distanced themselves from being grouped under the clean eating umbrella because of the way the definition of the phrase has changed.

According to the Evening Standard Jasmine Hemsley said, “When we first heard it, we thought it meant without pesticides, or foods without junk in it, no preservatives. That’s all it means to us. Most people’s idea of clean eating now is salad with no sauce, or green juice. We have never really engaged with that.”

People often adapt clean eating to their own dietary needs ( e.g. gluten-free, plant-based etc.) The Huffington Post mentions that this can also be attributed to why the concept sometimes becomes difficult to understand.

We say – let’s take things back to the basic definition of what clean eating use to be – food with preferably only one ingredient, has been processed as little as possible and cooked from scratch.   

Have a look at these Instagram posts for inspiration…

There’s no shame in treating yourself occasionally, especially when your treat was made by using healthy baking swaps…

WATCH: How to use natural sugar substitutes in baking 

?? HEALTHY BAKING SWAPS ?? .?? Coconut sugar for regular/brown sugar .?? Almond flour/oat flour for white flour .?? Ghee butter/coconut oil for regular butter .?? Flaxseed for egg .?? Banana or apple sauce for vegetable oil .?? 70 percent cocoa dark chocolate for chocolate chips . Tag a friend who loves baking but wants to eat healthy!

A post shared by Carina Wolff (@kalememaybe) on Jul 7, 2016 at 4:49pm PDT

It’s important to include loads of vegetables and fruit in your diet.

Stunning rainbow platter by @superfoodrunner So happy to feature them in our sister magazine @mantramagazine Now on stands nationally in every grocery store + @target. Yoga, health & wellness, Ayurveda, travel, vegan recipes, herbs and spices and much more. #eattherainbow #fruitsandveggies #vegancheese

A post shared by THRIVE Magazine: VEGAN (@thrivemags) on May 29, 2017 at 3:03pm PDT

Clean eating does not mean plant-based, but the consumption of mostly plant-based foods is encouraged. 

Good morning everyone, and happy Sunday! My pre course very early brain fuel was much needed after a sleepless night. I’m still feeling very stuffy with a cold so my appetite isn’t what it usually is, but at 6am I tucked into this simple breakfast of smoked salmon with basil and sumac spiced buttery fried eggs and some tomatoes! I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday and enjoy this beautiful weather ?? #Breakfast #Eggs #EatWellEveryday #EverydayFitness

A post shared by Alice (@clean_eating_alice) on Apr 9, 2017 at 1:56am PDT

Complex carbs, filled with fiber, are allowed! 

Dinner in 30? I have 15 of my favorites rounded up! Get the list- link in profile!

A post shared by Naturally Ella (@naturallyella) on Dec 7, 2016 at 5:53am PST

Meat that has been minimally processed (whole cuts from your butcher) is recommended. 

I’ve just made a lovely fresh, spring salad with some leftover lamb. I’ve thrown in some chicory, radish, sugar snaps, asparagus, pea shoots and cucumber and will dress it with a simple extra olive oil & mint dressing with torn mint leaves. It sings spring, don’t you think? I’m about to catch up in the vegetable garden after my short break away – I can’t believe how quickly things have begun to shoot up. I hope you are all enjoying this lovely Easter break x

A post shared by Amelia Freer (@ameliafreer) on Apr 17, 2017 at 4:40am PDT

We’d like to know what clean-eating means to you? Comment bellow or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.

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