If you're like a lot of Americans, you've tried several diets and fads to lose weight or get healthy with only temporary (at best) results. I've always been skeptical of diet plans or cleanses that claim too-good-to-be-true results, so I relied on the traditional approach of eating fewer calories than I burned (to lose weight) or balancing the two (to maintain weight). After a while, I realized I wanted more than just to look good or be the right weight; I wanted to be healthy and feel healthy. That's when I discovered clean eating.
Clean eating is more than a diet; it is a philosophy and a lifestyle with a holistic approach to diet and nutrition. It not only promotes weight loss and maintenance, it also promotes overall good health through a balanced diet and exercise. I found clean eating to be a common-sense approach to eating because it includes only natural and nutritious foods and eliminates man-made food and ingredients produced for convenience and preservation. Clean eaters not only look good, they feel good too. While clean eaters benefit from a reduced waistline, they also benefit from reduced chronic illnesses and overall good health. I can get on board with that.
A Brief History of Clean EatingClean eating may be a new term for the diet or way of eating, but it has always been a way of life. All humans ate