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What is the 5 day clean eating challenge? ›

If you're looking to detox and get back to being healthy, you can make yourself a 5 day clean eating plan. Clean eating is a simple concept— you only consume whole foods. By that, we mean foods that aren't processed or refined or are at least minimally processed.

Clean eating can be a concept that promotes health and wellness by encouraging the selection of minimally processed fruits, vegetables, whole grains, healthy proteins, and healthy fats.

There are a lot of variations to clean eating; but, basically, it refers to eating foods that are as close as possible to their natural state. This encourages us to make our meals from scratch to make them as “clean” as possible.

For those who can tolerate dairy, cheeses can be a healthy and nutritious source of proteins and healthy fats if consumed in moderation. Cheese is allowed in the clean eating meal plan, but with an asterisk. Processed cheese slices or other packaged foods that contain cheese should be avoided.

Clean Whole Grains:

Single-ingredient grains, such as farro, millet, oats, barley, quinoa, brown rice, etc. Whole-wheat pasta. Popcorn. Sprouted whole-grain bread and English muffins (with no added sugar)

It can potentially encourage disordered eating habits.

"I think clean eating can be a slippery slope into more disordered eating," says Nosek. "That's why [there is] this rise of orthorexia — it's this excessive preoccupation with eating healthy foods."

What is eating clean vs dirty? ›

As a basic guide, clean foods are “real foods” and close to nature, whereas dirty foods are processed, packaged and contain a number of ingredients.

Eat your veggies — any veggies

Fresh and plain frozen vegetables are obvious good choices, as well as reduced-sodium canned. Since potatoes (and yes French fries) count as a vegetable, you're best off with baked, boiled, or oven-roasted at home, versus highly processed versions fried in refined oils.

While it's true that some brands of peanut butter have higher amounts of sugar or sodium, peanut butter is generally still a safe and healthy option when consumed in moderation.

Eggs. Eggs are many people's go-to 'clean' food, especially among protein hungry or lean dreaming gym goers. However, this is at the top of the list for a reason. Eggs may be one of the unhealthiest foods you can eat.

While the results vary based on your metabolism and physical activity level, most people can expect to lose 1-2 lbs per day resulting in a 5-8 lbs weight loss after a 5 day juice cleanse.

Dedicate yourself to the clean eating lifestyle, and you'll lose about 3 pounds a week, Reno says. The benefits go beyond weight loss. You'll stay healthy and have more energy.

Eating only fruit and vegetables, or their juices. Cutting out major food groups, such as wheat/gluten and dairy. Avoiding caffeine, sugar or alcohol. Supplementing with a 'detox' solution, pill or tea.

Five meals a day equals breakfast, lunch, dinner, and two snacks. To do this right, you need to plan what you'll eat every day for each “meal.” And you need to schedule eating every 2 to 3 hours.