Clean Eats question....

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Striving4Health

Cathlete
Some of the responses in my Experimenting with my Calories thread got me thinking, so I went through my food journal and highlighted all the unclean foods last night for the past month or so. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. :) It became very clear to me very quickly, though, that I need to clean up my starches. I don't think it will be that difficult- switch from a piece of wg toast to oatmeal in the morning, and swap my wg bread/bun for brown rice or quinoa. I can handle that.

Then there's another category of foods- soy products. This is where I get a little confused. Technically these are processed foods, I realize that, but I'm wondering they are still considered healthy to eat. Here is a list of the specific foods I'm wondering about:

Boca burgers
Organic Silk Soymilk, vanilla flavored
Genisoy Soy Protein powder

Also, what about organic lowfat cheeses and yogurts? Even though they ARE processed if I eat them in very controlled portions and moderation can they be part of a clean "diet"?

Last but not least, how about whole grain crackers and whole grain low sugar snack bars (like low fat Triscuits, the new Crunchy Quaker Oat bars, and the new Kashi bars) for a couple times a week snack? I'm a very careful label reader and only buy things that are low in sugar, have a decent amount of fiber, a decent amount of protein and watch for whole grains.

I need some help cleaning up my plate...:p :9

Connie :D
 
I think it all depends on the individual. I would count the soy products as clean. I also count lf cheese as clean. Yogurts I tend to stay away from cuz the sugar content can be high. I don't do any of the lowfat Triscuit stuff myself. But again, it is an individual thing.

Colleen
 
We can't give up our Cabot! :9 ;-) :9

Last night I ate a spinach quesadilla with LF cabot pepper jack on a low carb whole wheat tortilla. YUMMY!

But, in light of our experimenting thread, I do plan to cut back on dairy. It's just such an easy source of semi-lean protein.
 
Connie... I eat at least two servings of dairy a day. I stick to the plain yogurt and sweeten it with Equal (some don't like art. sweetners but I've never had a problems with them) or I have just recently started buying the Dannon Light&Fit Fiber yogurt. I try to follow the food pyramid as closely as possible choosing only whole grains and whole fruits and vegetables as opposed to canned. This is me, may now work for others.

I definitely like to incorporate soy. I drink Silk soy milk (the chocolate is heavenly)
 
Sorry to butt in, I am thinking that when it comes to soy products, the less processed is Edamameh, I buy them frozen and pop them in my mouth, just a hand full and I pretend I am eating nuts, I eat them as snack, you can use them in salads, you dont even have to cook them, just let them thaw for a few minutes, it has a nutty taste and texture, hope this tip helps.

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I ate something similar for dinner last night! lol

I'm going to cut my dairy down for our experiment, too. I'll finish up the lowfat plain yogurt I've got, but I don't think I'll buy anymore for awhile. I'm also going to cut down on my vanilla soy milk- it's got a little bit of sugar in it.

I've got to keep my Cabot for 1 meal a day, though. It's so yummy and add a nice variety to my meals. I can only eat chicken so many times a day. ;) lol

Connie :D
 
Norma, you're butting in at all! I love to hear what other people think, that's what I posted a question. ;) hehehe

You know, I forget about plain edamamme and roasted soynuts. I've tried them both and really like them. Duh! I need to buy some of those. They DO make great snacks and side dishes. Do you have any recipes that uses edamamme? I love the idea to add them to salads!

Thanks for the suggestions!

Connie :D
 
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