Right so we all know I didn't quite do the whole 14 days kickstart for my Clean and Lean Diet Plan, however the principles of it are well and truely programed in. The main ones being, No Alcohol, Processed Foods, Caffeine, and Refined Sugars. Now you're probably thinking, oh great, there goes all my fun!
Nuuuhhh Uhhhhh...WRONG! All the food you've seen on here has been in keeping with this plan and quite frankly I've never been more excited about food!
Here are a few top tips to help you out. I personally found it easier to go cold turkey, just woke up one morning and said "No more junk!"
1. GET YOUR SPECTACLES ON.
Read your food labels, if you can't pronounce, understand or count with one hand all the ingredients, put it right back on the shelf.
2. WHOLE FOODS.
Get educated on your fruits and veg, if you eat more of these, they'll be no counting of calories and grams of fat, the more fruit and veg you eat the less hungry you'll be for processed foods. And the more you indulge the easier it will be to buy healthily!
3. GET TO KNOW YOUR LOCALS.
This does not mean a trip to the local pub ;) Take a little wonder around your neighbourhood, check out the butchers, the bakery and family run places like this. You'll find that products from these places will have all the goodness and none of the crap. I can't imagine that lovely little lady in the bakery shoving chemicals into the bread rolls can you? Besides, she wants you coming back in a few days to buy more, so she won't be ramming things in your pastry to prolong the shelf life!
4. BECOME ADVERTISEMENT SAVVY
Don't fall for the jargon. When it comes to grains you want WHOLE GRAINS. Don't get tricked by the word "refined" that ain't nothin' refined about'em.
Refined grains include things such as White Flour, which is just high in calories and low in nutrition. Even if you're intolerant of gluten you can still have Whole Grain so make sure you only eat the best!
5. STEER CLEAR OF HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
This is just clever wording for sugar essentially, its put in all highly processed foods and its gross. Also if it, or any other sugar or sweeteners appears in the top three ingredients put it down.
6. HOW WOULD I MAKE THIS?
If you are not sure whether something is processed or not, think about if you were making it at home, would you need to put all those ingredients in, if you would, and you would still be happy to eat it, it should be fine. I can't see us tipping loads of "stabilisers" into our Beef Stroganoff can you?
7. NO MORE "KIDDIES MENU".
The majority of the time kids meals are made up of precooked meats. Mainly chicken nuggets and such, which are packed with salt! YUCK! So if you want your kids to eat as well as you, maybe order an extra side and a plate, and share out the grub.
8. BE KIND TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT.
Visit your local farmers market, if you've read one of my recent posts you'll know it's like Disneyland to me! There are so many advantages to this! You'll be supporting local businesses, getting more nutrition from your foods as they'll all be in season, they won't be covered in yucky pesticides, and if you go to a proper one they'll be cheaper than supermarkets too!
9. REDEFINE "NAUGHTY"
Naughty foods don't have to be foods full of crap, the way I think about it is, they are the foods soooo tasty, they make you want to be naughty ;)
So instead of reaching for a sugar injected Chocolate Bar why not try my Chocolate Brownies, they're gluten free! So take the day one weekend to gather your troops and make some naughty food of your own. Then you can get naughty one evening with a box of homemade cookies knowing the whole times exactly whats in them. If you are feeling uninspired check out my Naughty But Nice Section.
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