What Ingredients to Avoid for Better Clean-Eating
A nutrition label on any store-bought, ready-to-consume food item is your best friend, and these labels will show you that bread, ice cream, candy, those late night Cheez-Its, and microwave meals are not. Likewise, soda, juice or alcohol-infused cocktails, are all beverages that are sugar bombs packed with artificial (and addictive sweeteners), so be sure to rethink your drink—you might even have withdrawals for a few days after eliminating them. Foods that are major culprits of promoting disease and are always high in:
Sugar
Over-processed additives like white flour
Saturated fats or trans fats
Preservatives
Food dyes
What Ingredients to Incorporate Into Daily Meals When You’re Eating Clean
Now on the other hand, a nutrition label can also be your go-to source of nourishment and making informed food choices. Here are the foods your meal plan should march to if you’re looking to be a little healthier—notice almost all of them are whole foods:
Fruits and vegetables
Lean proteins
Bagged salads and leafy greens
Roasted nuts
Legumes
Whole-grains
Detox Salad Recipes
Pomegranate Salad with Balsamic Honey Dressing
Kale Detox Salad Recipes
Chopped Winter Detox Salad with Roasted Cauliflower, Chickpeas & Kale | Massaged Kale Persimmon Salad | The Mean Green Detox Salad
Arugula Detox Salad Recipes
Spinach Detox Salad Recipes
Winter Harvest Salad with Champagne, Lemon & Vanilla Bean Vinaigrette
Cabbage Detox Salad Recipes
Superfood Detox Salad | Crunchy Detox Salad
Vegetable Detox Salad Recipes
Simple Carrot Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette | Shaved Raw Vegetable Salad | Crunchy Root Detox Salad | Spiralized Sweet Potato Salad
Detox Soup Recipes
Immune Boosting Turmeric Carrot Parsnip Soup with Cinnamon Croutons | Slimming Detox Soup | Detoxifying Green Soup | Detox Chicken Vegetable Soup | Detox Immune-Boosting Chicken Soup | Vegetarian Cabbage Soup | Beet Detox Soup | Toasted Rice and Chicken Soup with Lemon | Sweet Potato Detox Soup | Healing Carrot Soup with Turmeric and Ginger
Detox Pasta Recipes
One Pot Healthy Zoodles Pasta | Roasted Beets & Greens with Gluten-Free Pasta | Zucchini Noodles with Cilantro Pesto