Now that we’ve got what clean eating isn’t out of the way, let’s talk about what it actually is. Clean eating is about eating foods in their most natural state. This means avoiding processed foods, foods with loads of preservatives, foods with lots of added sugar, and foods with high levels of bad fats (some saturated fats/all trans fats). Alternatively, you want to avoid foods that have been stripped of their nutritional value and/or have been injected with a heaping dose of six-syllable chemicals.
As I mentioned earlier, clean eating isn’t an exact term with standard guidelines to follow. My definition of clean eating is just that – my interpretation. These are some of the basic guidelines that I associate with clean eating.