What is Clean Eating?

The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store. 

In today’s episode, Jenn discusses clean eating. She talks about her pet peeves around what clean eating has become and how it has gotten away from its guiding principles. Jenn talks about the confusion that clean eating has led to, from conversations with others to how food is packaged and advertised. Jenn then transitions into what clean eating means to her and how we want the importance to be focused on how each individual feels, avoiding allergens, and eating closer to nature. Tune in today to learn more about how clean eating is an individualized way of eating and how to implement it into your life.

IN THIS EPISODE:

●   [5:53] Jenn’s pet peeves around “clean eating.”

●   [14:50] Myths around clean eating. 

●   [17:53] What are Jenn’s thoughts around Whole 30?

●   [19:27] What are you actually supposed to eat?

●   [22:05] What is the risk when focusing on “clean eating”? 

●   [28:10] What was clean eating designed to mean?

●   [30:50] Adjusting clean eating around allergens. 

●   [36:35] What is C.R.A.P.?

●   [40:13] How to look at and think about packaged ingredients.

●   [41:24] Guiding principles to eating well for your body.

●   [43:22] What is non-food eating? 

●   [44:30] How do we manage to reduce sugar?

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

●   Everyone’s definition of “clean eating” is different. It’s ok that different people think about clean eating differently - it’s what is “clean” for them. Get curious about what other people mean by clean eating. 

●   Clean eating is finding the balance of things that make us feel our best and a diet that can be sustained. Be willing to eat at restaurants and be flexible, make sure that we aren’t so focused on a way of eating that it becomes unhealthy and unsustainable. 

●   The original premise of clean eating was about getting more foods on our plates that are wholesome, nutritious, and closer to the source (minimally processed)—eating the rainbow, adding more veggies, etc. 

QUOTES: 

"Something might be labeled clean but that doesn't inherently mean it's healthful.” -  Jenn Trepeck

“My approach with clients is to figure out a plan where the tracks won’t break in 30 days.” - Jenn Trepeck

“If the tracks broke and we feel like we failed, it's not us, it's the track. This plan is what didn't allow for life, and therefore it's not the plan for life.” - Jenn Trepeck

“I think a big piece of clean eating that is still different for each person is minimizing the allergens.” - Jenn Trepeck

We don't want perfection and purity to be the enemy of good and improvement." - Jenn Trepeck

RESOURCES:

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Jenn's Capsaicin Supplement for US Listeners

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