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Clean Eating: 5 Reasons to Clean Up Your Diet…Like Weight Loss

By On September 12, 2009 Under Nutrition
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Guest Writer: Wendy Battles

I think clean eating is the way to go if you’re serious about losing weight and keeping it off. This isn’t rocket science and the “less is more” theory applies here — less food of a higher quality can help you lose weight.

What do I mean by clean eating? It’s a way to approach and embrace food as a lifestyle not a diet. Clean eating focuses on whole foods — fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean cuts of meat like chicken, turkey and fish. Even more, it’s all about ditching processed foods full of sugar, sodium, and artificial ingredients, which, while convenient, do a number on our bodies, sabotaging weight loss efforts. Clean eating also includes buying locally grown food, limiting the impact on the environment and drinking copious amounts of water. Continue reading…

Visit Wendy’s website at www.DontWorryGetHealthy.com to learn more about clean eating. She offers great tips and recipes. I enjoy reading her articles and following her on Twitter.

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