What is clean eating?

Clean Eating

Christmas and New Year are over. We ate a lot, sometimes maybe too much. And now a lot of people feel the need to take things a little easier. It doesn't have to be a fast cure right away. Have you ever heard of clean eating?

At Holmes Place Premium Fitness Clubs, we don't just help you do something about your fitness. You can also find out about healthy eating. Our nutritionists will be happy to create your personal diet plan for you.

What is clean eating?

It is a dietary trend developed by Canadian nutritionist Tosca Reno. Fresh food without artificial additives is served on the plate. This means that ready meals and fast food, sweets, white flour, sugar and soft drinks are avoided. In return, there are fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grain cereals, protein and meat from species-appropriate animal husbandry. Sustainability plays an important role for followers of this diet.

Complex carbohydrates and lots of vitamins

Complex carbohydrates such as vegetables, legumes and whole grains are important. They contain plenty of vitamins, ballast and nutrients. They have special properties: In order for the body to utilize them, it must first break them down. It takes him a while to do that. These carbohydrates therefore saturate more slowly. But it also takes longer before you're hungry again.

Foods such as nuts, kernels and seeds, fresh herbs, dairy products, healthy fats and oils, and meat are also used. Important: Fans prefer these organic products because organic producers do not use pesticides and mineral fertilizers. In general, the food should be as natural as possible. This means that no artificial flavors and sweeteners, colorants, flavor enhancers or thickeners are used.

Lose weight with clean eating

Even though clean eating is not a diet, you can lose weight with it. This is because simple carbohydrates such as sugar and white flour are avoided. These carbohydrates provide you with fast energy but no nutrients. The energy, however, is short-lived. Just a little later, hunger appears again. The danger: You eat too much.

Not a new idea

The name is new, but in principle, clean eating is simply about a wholesome and healthy diet that avoids processed foods. This means that if you prefer to buy foods without a long list of ingredients, you're doing a lot of things right.

The transition is not easy

Clean eating is much more natural than what most people today regard as “normal”. However, it is not easy to adapt. Anyone who has just gone to the snack bar earlier at noon and picked up a portion of French fries or sausage must rethink just as those who have used bag soup when they have little time to cook at noon. All of these foods are heavily processed and therefore unsuitable for clean eating.

Fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables

Don't worry: Clean eating can also be quick. Just make sure to use fresh seasonal and regional fruit and vegetables in particular. Add whole grain pasta, oil instead of gravy and your own dressing instead of the finished product. Just try out what you like. And enjoy the variety of healthy vegetable oils that are there to discover.

A few recipes to try

salad dressing: It is very quick to make and really delicious. You need a tablespoon of honey, a tablespoon of mustard to taste, six tablespoons of olive oil, four tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, half a teaspoon of salt, two pinches of pepper, half a shallot and a little parsley. Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. It goes well with many salads.

Fries from the oven: You've never enjoyed fries this delicious before — bet? You need 450 grams of large, waxy potatoes, two tablespoons of olive oil, a teaspoon of turmeric, two teaspoons of unpeeled sesame and a little coarsened sea salt. Here's how: Wash and peel the potatoes and cut them into sticks about a centimeter thick. Mix them with oil and turmeric in a bowl as soon as possible. Spread the potato sticks on a baking tray (line with baking paper) and bake at 200 degrees (convection 180 degrees, gas level 3) on the second-lowest rack for about 35 minutes. Apply them twice during this time. In the meantime, roast the sesame in a frying pan without fat and grind the roasted sesame in a mortar with a little salt. Remove the potato sticks from the oven, sprinkle them with sesame salt and serve immediately.

If you want to know more about healthy eating, you can book an appointment with Holmes Place dieticians. There you can get lots of tips and have your individual diet plan put together.

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