Basic Guidelines To Eating Clean

Keep Meals Balanced

In any healthy diet, including clean eating, it is important to keep meals balanced. Everyone needs a daily mix of carbohydrates, proteins, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals for ideal health. Clean eating meals emphasize fruits and vegetables as important sources for carbohydrates and vitamins. Other carbohydrate sources include whole-grain bread, pasta, and rice. While meat-based protein, especially from fish and dairy products, is allowed, a clean eating diet will get as much of its protein as possible from plant-based sources like beans, nuts, and rice. Healthy fats for a clean eater will come from sources such as nuts, seeds, and some fruits, like avocados.