Thursday, September 20, 2012

What Is Clean Eating? Tips From Expert Tosca Reno





Tosca Reno has been interviewed for CNN.com - Click on the link below to go read Tosca's story, and tips from her if you are starting the Clean Eating lifestyle.


STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Tosca Reno champions a clean eating lifestyle
  • Clean eating means avoiding all processed food
  • It "really is a lifestyle change," Reno says
  • Living healthy has helped her power through grief after her husband's death

Reno, the author of 13 clean eating books, says the secret to being healthy and happy is eating clean. Her popular "Eat-Clean Diet" encourages individuals to drink plenty of water and eat six small meals daily, including a combination of lean protein and complex carbohydrates.

Put simply, clean eating is avoiding all processed food, relying on fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains rather than prepackaged or fast food.

"It may sound counterintuitive, but eating clean allows you to eat more and weigh less because you are making smart food choices," Reno said. "I sometimes get criticized for using the word 'diet,' but the Eat-Clean Diet really is a lifestyle change that leads to healthy, steady weight loss and healthy eating for life."


Love this quote:

Reno's advice to those wanting to change their lives is to first realize there is another way to live. "This could come in the form of that 'a-ha' moment, when you suddenly catch a glimpse of your lumpy reflection in a store window, or perhaps after you receive some bad news at the doctor's office," she said."You just need that opening, that moment, when you finally decide to give yourself permission to change."


CNN.com: What is Clean Eating? Tips From Expert Tosca Reno