Tips for eating ‘clean’

“You’ve heard the saying ‘six packs are made in the kitchen,’ while this is most certainly true, a healthy eating plan is the first step to getting the body that you want, you also need to ensure that this is balanced with enough exercise to truly get the results you are looking for,” resident nutritionist at Adventure Boot Camp, Kim Hofmann says.

Eating clean encourages you to choose the healthiest option in each food group and to eat foods in their purest form. By changing the way you look at food and by incorporating fresh, whole foods into your diet, you will soon reap the rewards.

“Eating clean is not about perfection, be flexible and accept that it is not always possible to eat clean at every meal. Be gentle with yourself; every day and every meal is a new opportunity for your health, it’s all about finding the right balance,” adds Hofmann.

Hoffmann’s tips to achieving balance and eating clean:

• Ensure you eat foods in their purest form, unprocessed and unrefined.
• Eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables – try to eat all the colours of the rainbow and incorporate leafy, green veggies into your meals.
• Always read the food labels – less is definitely more, try to avoid things like sugar, sweeteners, preservatives and colourants.
• Stock up on healthy fats like fatty fish (e.g. salmon, trout, pilchards, herring), nuts and avocados – but remember, all in moderation.
• Drink lots of water or unsweetened herbal teas to flush out your system.
• Ensure that you balance your caloric intake with exercise.