Just started getting interested in this. It seems to be very American which is a big shame as it is a very very good diet for people with Bipolar. Well, in fact it's a very good diet for anyone. Eating clean is the practice of eating whole, natural foods such as fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and complex carbohydrates. It also means staying away from the crap junk food that most people eat these days 'because it's easyier'. These types of food include man-made sugar, bad fats (hydrogenated, trans-fat), preservatives, white bread, and any other ingredients that are unnecessary. I read somewhere that an easy way to remember if a food is 'clean' is: "if man made it, don't eat it."
A person that eats clean generally practices the following:
Eliminates refined sugar, cooks healthy meals, packs healthy meals to take to work during the day, makes healthy choices when dining out, drinks a lot of water, eats 5-6 small meals per day, eliminates alcohol (or significantly limits it) and always eats breakfast.
I'm really going to try making this change. It's not a diet, it's a way of life. A diet is something you put yourself through in order to lose a few pounds. These quick weight loss 'diets' don't teach you anything about eating healthily long term, especially if you are following something like the Slim Fast plan. What happens when you lose the weight? You'll start eating 'normally' again and pile on the pounds! Weight loss will happen naturally if necessary when you start eating healthy balanced meals.
I'll let you know how I get on...
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I hopped on a Greyhound bus on Thanksgiving Day ...
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