#168 - 3 Simple Ways To Eat Whole Foods Instead Of Eating Clean

Pursue Your Spark - Midlife, Fitness, Nutrition, Mindset, Health, women over 50

Are you searching to find the perfect diet or diet approach? We are feeling pressured to have that bikini body, especially now that summer is here and many people have turned to the clean eating diet. Recently, I was asked in a podcast interview what I thought of “clean eating,” and let me tell you that I have very strong feelings about this diet approach.

In the end, clean eating is a fad diet based on the belief that consuming whole foods and avoiding convenience food and other processed foods offers certain health benefits. I don’t want to criticize anyone's way of eating, I only want to provide my evidence-based opinion.

I’m sharing what clean eating is, what it’s not, and why I would recommend not to overcomplicate your meal planning and eating strategies with the “clean eating” approach. Eating clean doesn’t necessarily mean that person is taking the best approach for their health.

In this episode, I share my top 3 tips to focus on eating whole foods instead of the clean eating diet.

Eating clean can turn into an obsession. Spending hours finding the cleanest food or the best ingredients can mentally and physically drain you.

Instead, focus on creating balanced meals with lean proteins, the least amount of processed carbohydrates, and healthy fats for every meal. If you would like help with your meal strategies, then check out the Empty Nest Reboot program, where I’ll teach you how to incorporate healthy lifestyle strategies that are sustainable.

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Links mentioned in the show:

• The Empty Nest Reboot
• Heike’s YouTube
• Clean Eating
• How To Stop Emotional Eating To Control Your Life
• Orthorexia Nervosa
• 5 Simple Strategies To Declutter Your Nutrition Habits
• Nutrient Label Content Claims

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