Why Does Clean Eating Not Include Cheese?
Clean Eating refers to a diet of natural fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, and complex carbohydrates. Packaged and processed foods and diets high in saturated fats, trans fats, salt and refined sugar are not considered clean, according to the Clean Eating community.
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Most processed foods, such as chips, have trans fats. Clean Eating stresses the importance of significantly reducing fat intake. While not all fats are bad, saturated fats found in cheese, butter and red meat should be limited considerably. Healthy fats can be found in nuts and fish.
History
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Although Clean Eating originated with the natural movement, Canadian fitness model Tosca Reno popularized the diet by writing several Clean Eating cookbooks.
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Benefits
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Clean Eaters typically have high energy levels, and they also tend to loose weight easily because they limit their intake of fat and sugar.
The Facts
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Clean Eaters tend to eat five to six small meals a day. Some Clean Eating participants may be stricter than others about following Clean Eating guidelines.
Misconceptions
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Milk products are not banned from the Clean Eating diet. Dairy products such as cottage cheese are allowed in the Clean Eating diet. For example, mixing cottage cheese with fruit can help curb dessert cravings.
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