Clean Eating Explained With Winnipeg dietitian Stephanie Hnatiuk

Registered Dietitian and nutrition coach Stephanie Hnatiuk with A Little Nutrition explains cleaning eating. Learn and understand the difference between minimally processed, processed and ultra processed foods and which ones you should be choosing more often!

Stephanie explains the difference between minimally processed food, processed foods and ultra processed food. Did you know there was a significant difference?

Clean eating is the practice of reducing the amount of processed and refined foods you eat and replacing them with whole unrefined foods.

Proceeded food isn’t necessarily dirty, nor do we want you to think it is. “Clean eating” is a food or health trend and can have some benefits, but really you want to think about having a good balance of foods that you enjoy eating and foods that will benefit your health.

We like to recommend adding whole foods to your diet before cleaning out your cupboards of all processed foods. If you move towards eating more whole food there won’t be as much room in your diet for ultra processed foods.

Here are some clean eating tips we like to promote that are not restrictive and limiting, as some versions of the “Clean Eating” fad can be:

Start eating more whole foods! Whole foods are the ones that haven’t been manufactured and are straight from the farm. Examples include, fruits and vegetables, unprocessed meats and dairy, nuts and seeds etc. Watch the video below for more suggestions.
Keep yourself fuelled through out the day by eating 3 meals a day with 1-2 healthy balanced snacks to keep your energy up and less tempted to make poor food decisions
Balance your meals and snacks with a protein and carb choice. For example, if you are having an apple as a snack, try to pair it with almond or cheese. It will help you feel fuller longer. This simple act will fuel your body and quash hunger pangs.
Get back into the kitchen and cook your meals from scratch. Stop relaying on the restaurant and food industry to serve you your meals. Cooking your own meals can help you improve your health, manage your weight better and save you a ton of money!

Check out her Global Winnipeg morning news interview below: