Because control and moderation are key to sustainability.

Well…also ‘cause it’s freakin’ delicious! You know it as well as we do.

Most people tend to label certain foods as foods we “should” eat, with words like “healthy” or “clean” and describes those that we “shouldn’t eat” as “dirty” or “unhealthy”.

The problem is that there is no objective definition of “clean eating”.

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What’s curious is that many groups of people believe that many different foods are “dirty”, while vegetarians consider that animal meat is “unhealthy” and vegans on the other hand consider that any animal product is “unhealthy”. So, as you can see, “eating clean” has no consensual definition, nor any scientific backup.

Also, avoiding certain foods or food groups for no rational reason is one of the characteristics that define nervous orthorexia and can potentially contribute to developing an eating disorder.

We shouldn’t be worried about “eating clean”, we should be worried about planning our nutrition for an extended period of time. This is only possible if we’re aware of the caloric value of food as well as their macro nutrient properties (carbs, protein and fats), along with fiber and micronutrients.

It doesn’t matter if we want to lose fat or gain muscle. To improve our body composition, it’s a huge advantage to know what we’re eating, because this way we can easily control the changes we’re doing to our body. On the other hand, we can continue to eat a little bit of everything without fully excluding a certain food(s).

With that being said, if our diet doesn’t provide us with a chance to eat our favorite meals every once in a while, maybe it’s time we tried a different approach so that we can have a diet that doesn’t damage our lifestyle, that can also bring us the results we desire.

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Even those who are reluctant and think it’s wrong to count calories should think about it, because you’ve got nothing to lose if you try it.