First off, let me tell you what clean eating isn’t. It’s not a diet or eating plan with rigid rules. It’s not something that requires counting, subtracting, or calculations of any kind. Take a sigh of relief because eating cleanly stands in stark contrast to things like the Paleo Diet, the Atkins Diet, etc.
Secondly, there is no set definition for clean eating. Naturally, this paves the way for a variety of different interpretations of what clean eating is… which invariably leads to contradictions, confusion, and a general sense of frustration. Let me say this; stop over thinking things. As you’re about to find out, clean eating is all about simplicity. The concept of eating clean isn’t supposed to stress you out, cause panic attacks, or make you think too hard. It’s a very easy lifestyle to adopt, so hang in there, and I’m going to break things down as simply and easily as possible.