Clean Eating 101

Clean Eating 101

Welcome to Clean Eating 101!

These articles from The Gracious Pantry will give you a good foundation for getting started down this healthy and inspiring path. Laugh, learn and enjoy the journey!

GETTING STARTED:

BASIC NUTRITION

STOCKING UP

CLEAN EATING FOODS EXPLAINED

INSPIRATION:

FINANCES:

SOCIAL ISSUES:

TRAVEL:

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  • Kathryn Laster

    Do you have a book I can purchase of all the recipes?

    Thanks

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Kathryn – These are my cookbooks: http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-cookbooks/
    I have one that is a blog recipe collection. You might like that. Thanks!

  • Rhonda Johnson

    Hey Tiffany,

    I stumbled across your website by accident and I am so glad that I found it! What an inspiration!

    I am in the process of converting my pantry right now, but I am doing it slowly so it can be easy on the wallet. But, I can’t seem to find a “basic staples item list” anywhere on clean eating.

    Can you help me out?

    I am so glad that you are running. I started running about 2 months ago and I have never felt better. I was a college athlete (softball) and I was very much in shape. When I married in 2004 (2 years out of college), I weighed less than 130 lbs, now since the birth of my son (9months ago), I pushing 190.

    This website really made me think 10xs what I put into my body. I have tried several diets and nothing seems to work. So, recently I started running with a friend, who is a dedicated runner and a clean eater, and with her advice and your site it has definitely opened my eyes. It’s not just about weight loss, but about being healthy.

    So, thank you again for providing us with info!
    Rhonda

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Hi Rhonda – I’m happy to have you as a reader! Welcome!

    I do have a pantry list here: http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/stocking-a-clean-eating-pantry/.

    Hope that helps!
    Tiffany

  • http://www.healthyabandon.com Amy Quick

    Love your site! So important that people learn tha clean eating and exercise can prevent so many diseases, obesity and lifelong problems. Keep up the good work!

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Amy – Agreed! Clean eating is the ONLY way to eat if you want to be healthy!

  • Robbie Laws

    I really appreciate your website. So much information and great recipes. I would love to make my own bread and made note of the changes you made. Where can I get whole wheat pastry flour? I can find unbleached bread flour and whole wheat flour, but not whole wheat bread or pastry flour. Help!
    Robbie

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Robbie – I get mine at Whole Foods in the bulk section. If you don’t have a Whole Foods in your area, call around to other local health food stores. You may also be able to order it online. But if you really can’t find it, regular whole wheat flour works too. The only real difference is that the texture of the finished bread will be more dense.

    Good luck!

  • helen hodgkiss

    hey
    just wanted to say your website is great. i’ve just started clean eating this week and love it :) x
    Helen

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Helen – Thank you! Welcome to clean eating! Please let me know if you have any questions. I’m happy to help!

  • Wdwicks

    I thank you for all this great information. I have been doing the Clean eating on and off since January. And I feel so much better when I am doing the lifestyle. I really think if people will remember that it is a life style change and not a diet they would stick with it.
    Thanks

  • Anonymous

    Wdwicks – Yes, I think that is the fundamental issue for many people. That’s the only thing that really keeps me going!

  • Anonymous

    Good site….don’t know if I can stick to it fully though. We’re going to try a few things here and there, I think, and see how it goes.

    ..On the negative side, I HATE how every time you go to a new link on your site it opens a new window. By the time I’m done I have about 10 windows open!

  • Robin

    OK, I admit it I’m lost. I have been looking at your blog for few weeks now. I have even used a few of your recipes with a few modifications. The reason I’m lost is there are so many foods here that I Just can’t or won’t eat, for various reasons, like flavor of texture (like strawberries or coconut). And there are many things that I have never heard of nor know where to shop for. How can a person such as myself convert to clean eating?

  • Anonymous

    Robin – Keep it very, very simple. Use the foods you do like and prepare them in very simple ways. Read labels and know what’s in your food. Avoid the bad stuff and you should be okay. Hope that helps!

  • Anonymous

    Heidi – That’s wonderful!!! It only gets better from here. Go girl!

  • Jessicam Leone

    Are canned ingrediants such as beans and tomato products considered “clean”?

  • Anonymous

    Jessicam – Some yes, some no. You have to read the ingredients. If there is anything other than the beans or tomatoes in there, then don’t buy it.

  • FaricaJ

    Is it possible to make perogies that are clean?

  • Anonymous

    Farica – I’m not sure, but I could give it a try…

  • Anonymous

    Chetibbets – Sugar is sugar in the body. The only difference is the nutrition you get from natural sweeteners as opposed to the white stuff. Keep in mind that most natural sweeteners are not a significant source of nutrition in any way. But sweeteners like honey do have medicinal uses. Outside of that, from what I’ve learned, the body processes all sugars in the same way.

  • Anonymous

    Jennifer – Not the plain veggies. Check the ingredient list. If it’s JUST veggies, you’re good to go. In fact, frozen veggies can often be more nutritious that fresh produce because they are left on the trees and bushes longer because they don’t have to sit on a truck for days or weeks.

  • Anonymous

    Jennifer – You did great! Yummy!!

  • Anonymous

    Molly – Not all bread is created equal. If you have a Trader Joes in your area, they have a wonderful California Protein bread that is clean. Also, Alvarado Street Bakery (brand) and Ezekiel bread are clean. Ezekiel is usually found in the freezer section in health food store. Hope the helps!

  • Anonymous

    North – Fantastic! Glad I could help!