Clean Eating

Hello my name is Kim Weiher and I have been working at Puravida Fitness as an intern. I recently completed my A.S. degree in Exercise and Sports Science and will be transferring to Concordia University to finish up my bachelors degree in Physical Education and Health.

I just wanted to talk about how to stay on track with eating a clean diet. What is considered clean eating anyways?

6 Steps to a clean diet

1.) Go organic

Going organic will reduce the amount of chemical additives, pesticides, insecticides and genetically modified ingredients in your food.

2.) Go seasonal

Seasonal foods will not have to travel as far to get to the super markets and will also have greater nutritional value.

Shop for whatever is in season, for instance shopping the farmers markets for the freshest home grow foods will have the greatest nutritional benifits.

3.) Make it fresh

Fresh is always the best and has the greatest amount of nutrient content. Vitamins degrade over a period of time after foods are exposed to oxygen light and heat.

4.) Aim for minimally processed and lightly cooked or raw

Bad cooking methods– deep frying creating free radicals that may cause cancer.

Good cooking methods- steaming food does not lose as much vitamins and minerals. Dry-frying, stir-frying, oven roasting, grilling and raw are the best ways to cook your food with the most nutritional benefit.

5.) Make food additive –FREE

If you look at a food label don’t eat it if you can’t even pronounce what is in it. Once again, going fresh with produce, fruits. veggies and nuts reduce the problem of processed package foods that contain these types of ingredients.

6.) Eat Whole Grains

Skip on the refined, white flour products and switch to 100% whole grain varieties like brown rice, pastas and breads.

These are just a few ways to clean up your diet and change the way that you look at clean eating. Throwing out all the processed foods can make a huge impact on your overall health by trimming you waist line and making you feel your very best! Pure foods provides healthy body systems, fights illnesses and keeps you slim and young .

Reference- Max Tomlinson.Cleanupyourdiet

Great recipe to bring to your next family get together –In season , fresh and clean!


Balsamic Strawberry Salsa

6 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar

1 pint fresh strawberries

8 green onions chopped

2 pints grape tomatoes

½ cup fresh cilantro

Mix all ingredients together to make a great yummy salsa

CHIPS

100% whole grain tortillas or pitas cut into pie slices

spray tortillas with water or olive oil

Place on a pan in the oven for 8 to 10 min at 400 degrees

ENJOY!