You’re probably constantly reading about which foods are good for you and which are not, and one trend that’s been popular in the past year that claims to be one of the healthiest ways to eat is clean eating. Clean eating is a concept that sounds amazing at first—you get to eat only the best, healthiest food that’s beneficial for your body, but the truth may not be exactly as it sounds.
The first problem is with the name of the concept. When you say you’re eating “clean,” you imply that the way other people eat is “dirty” and “bad”. Food can’t be clearly categorized into “good” and “bad” groups. Some foods simply have more nutritional benefits than the others, and even the healthiest foods may cause allergies in some people, which means they are bad for them.
When people say they’re eating “clean” in order to avoid chemicals, they often don’t realize that everything in this world is a chemical, starting with plain water. Avoiding food that has been chemically treated in order to prevent rotting is incredibly difficult unless you produce your own food. The best you can do is to avoid highly processed foods with no nutritional value and to eat a diet rich with vitamins, minerals, fiber, and healthy fats.
