1. cook as often as you can 2. learn to read labels, (general rule of thumb 5 ingredients that you can read pronounce and recognize.) 3. avoid highly processed foods 4. avoid artificial foods and flavors 5. macro nutrients balance
Cook as often as you can Learn to read labels(stick to foods that have five ingredients or less) Avoid highly processed food Avoid artificial flavors and sweeteners Macro nutrient balance(pay attention to how much you’re taking in daily
I've noticed when i started slowly removing processed foods out of my diet... that when I happen to taste them again...they taste weird/funny and I end up leaving it out of my diet completely.
Food should be processed inside your body not outside , these words has so much meaning and so much sense , by the way your video is quite informative thanks
For 4 1/2 years I’ve been dealing with autoimmune issues. After being passed around from doctor to doctor I was sent to a doctor who in January said to me...first thing is I’m recommending a transition into clean eating. I immediately did as I was told (my body felt like it was dying). Well here we are 3 1/2 months in and WOW!!!!!!!! In just months I’m living a whole other life! I’ve made it my mission to talk about clean eating (and it’s easy because most people can’t believe the change and immediately ask what I did) because I now truly believe cheap empty food is killing us.
Congrats to you. I have celiac disease and I eat clean. Most of what Dani cooks is gluten free as well as clean. I don't drink soda and no artificial sugars. We are what we eat. Keep on eating good.
The main thing I love about your videos (besides being informative and straight to the point) is that thy do not have music playing over your voice. It seems most videos these days seem to think one must have some crap elevator music playing alongside the voice of the presenter. Thanks for not torturing us like that. Sitting her eating the lovely fennel orange olive salad from one of your videos. who needs to cook :) Raw is healthier.
I searched "clean eating" in hopes for a motivational and informational video. I'm so happy this is the first one I clicked! I'm subscribed and ready to begin a journey :)
Being a hardcore foodie - I live to eat 😀 - most times it pisses me off when people talk about healthy eating. But your channel is AMAZING!!! The advice is excellent - balanced and not extreme (no "give up carbs/fats" or "be veg/vegan/paleo/low carb-hi fat/"), your recipes are simple yet mind blowing and you are a very intelligent, smart, presentable and good looking woman. You have found yourself a subscriber.... And your channel only my second subscription ever. Keep the videos coming.
I completely agree with baby steps. For 2 years I've slowly converted from regular takeaways, sugary drinks, dairy and lots of chocolate with little vegetables and fruits to high vegetable/fruit intake, low meat, no dairy, almost no processed foods, no sugary drinks, no smoking, low grains etc and feel way better. It's an ongoing journey and I haven't perfected my weekly diet just yet, but I'm getting there.
I am 100% on board with you on this! I decided to eat healthy about 4 years ago and the very first month that I excluded everything processed everything that was canned and remove all salt and sugar and white flour from my diet I lost 30 pounds. Yes you heard me right 30 pounds! Granite I was a big girl I was weighing 320 pounds with just a simple fact of just eliminating everything that was processed packaged and no lunch meat no cheese nothing that was processed I lost a lot of weight my very first month. I have lost a total of 145 pounds. I have a little more to go but I learn to eat a lot better and it's been 4 years and just changing the way you eat makes a whole lot of difference. I was a big catch up either and also pickles and now I cannot stand pickles or catch up and there's a lot of stuff I can't eat like lunch meat the smell of it turns my stomach some cheese I could tolerate not many. this is a lifestyle change and it is a lot better. I suffer from lymphedema of the legs and I noticed if I go somewhere and someone serves me something that is not a regular on my diet my legs show the results the very next day. but being a pastor's wife and we get invited for supper or lunch I can't deny so it is what it is period once in a while won't hurt I guess. Thanks for all the great information have a great day
I like how you clarify that clean eating is not really a diet that we go on - but rather a lifestyle shift. Also, so true about the artificial sweeteners and flavour additives - I tend to eat a lot more of something if these are in whatever I'm eating. Thanks for sharing.
this makes so much sense the only thing that i still find very hard to accomplish is the cooking more meals at home, specially when depressed and when just getting up is a challenge. I have found your videos so helpful and inspirational that it motivates me to keep trying. So far i have really notice a difference with cutting out artificial sugar completely and just using real sugar, my cravings for sweets have decrease a ton and now when i have real sugar either in coffee or deserts all i need is a small amount to feel satisfied. Thanks for sharing your recipes, ideas, and thoughts.
I love clean eating because it eliminates the access calories that are present in processed foods. If you can get over the sugar and salt threshold during your journey to wane yourself off of processed foods, you'll increase your chances of not having a relapse. When you eat clean on a consistent basis, you tend to feel lighter and have more energy. Clean eating is where it's at. Great explanation of what clean eating is.
I am 63 and somewhat overweight with a huge genetic risk for diabetes...I recently completed a "whole30" detox month and moved into a modified ketogenic diet...Have lost 22 pounds in 6 weeks, over 10% of my total body weight, plus I feel great with high energy and vast motivation...my life goal is 180 pounds (about a 40 pound drop), which I am pretty sure I will have completed within three more months....It is THAT EASY when you become educated about what inflammatory foods do to your body, your liver, your brain, etc...You are so right about people finding the right food restrictions that they can sustain...I LOVE my food choices, and I remember my bad choices with wistful fondness but NO desire to return to them (rather like college romances)...!!!
I am so happy to find you, I want to cry! I have been on the clean eating journey myself, and have been actively searching TH-cam for folks that I can learn from. I didn't realize that what I've been converting my diet to is "clean eating", but every single thing you described is what I've been embracing. I feel like I have renewed my life in the last 10 months. its been a process, and I'm fully invested in clean eating. I am so happy to have found you tonight so I can learn more and more! Thank you!
I could not agree with you more. Last year I got a allotment and started growing my own fruit and veg. That was the start to my healthier ways. After awhile everything just fell in to place and the processed foods got less and less. Now I feel so much better after cutting out most of my processed foods. My arthritis is getting better, my skin is clearer and my hair is shiny. My hair has never ever in my life been shiny :) Thank you for all your tips and tricks :)
Ana Sierra I did this last year. Was feeling so good. Loosing weight. Then I thought Plant based would be better. But I think Clean eating is the best. Gradually starting back to it. :)
What a great video! I just started eating more clean and this was my menu today. Not 100% sure if I am getting enough nutrients but definitely eating more clean. Breakfast: rolled oats with fresh blueberries Lunch: matcha chia seed pudding + one nectarine and orange Snacks: lots of edamame + handful of Barbara's cheese puffs (yes a cheat) Dinner: bokchoy soup with black rice noodles
Hey Dani! First off I want to start off by saying thank you. Thank you for creating a channel that one can actually learn from, make and enjoy the recipes, as well as feel great about what's going into their mouths and bodies. Your channel is awesome girlie! This totally changes the game on the way I look at food. I am on a journey of weight loss/ health rejuvenation and restoration. I am dealing with several chronic illnesses such as fibromyalgia, CFS, iron deficiency anemia, heavy and painful periods.....just to name a few. My quality of life has majorly declined within the past couple of years and I have no energy or strength. There are times when I can't even lift my head off of my pillow. I am in need of a major lifestyle change. I am a 42 yr old housewife and SAHM of 7 kids and I feel like an old lady trapped in a fat young woman's body! lol. I also am a culinary student at my local community college in Dallas, Texas. I love everything about food and want to help myself and others learn how to use food as medicine and as a way to help rejuvenate your body. You are gonna be my secret weapon in this fight for my health. I want to learn everything you know. I've signed up to your FB page and blog. Any wisdom or advice you have to offer would be a tremendous blessing to me. You just don't know how much you have motivated me to want to do better and try harder. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are fantabulous and I can't wait to see what else you do! In case you want to chat a bit more here's my email. Feel free to holla at your girl anytime! venessatalbert@yahoo com. I hope and pray to personally hear from you soon.
I always feel physically better, happier, mentally cleaner, gut health, etc when I eat mostly vegetables. I have no clue why I go back to eating processed foods. Thank you for this video. I am on a quest to eat cleaner for myself and my family.
I want to thank you for another amazing video, Dani. I especially want to thank you for your always simple, practical, everyday advice that is not "preachy"...not judgmental...doesn't take a "side"...and most importantly reminds us that we don't have to be perfect...just headed in the right direction by first taking baby steps...and then by doing the best that we can. While I may not be a client of yours...those who are sure are lucky to have you in their corner. Thank you, and keep up the Good Fight!
I think your "clean eating" idea is full of smart common sense. Ive been trying to eat healthy for a few years, and have cut down on meats and dairy to almost none, but the other day i ate at McDonalds, lol and had a big ice cream. I was with my nephew who just retired from the Army, so i thought to my self, "i am no fanatic", so i ate at McDonalds etc, etc, that night i was bloated and all gas, next morning I felt horrific, no energy. I felt like i had been hit by a truck. The older you get the more you feel the difference between good eating and really bad eating.
could also just be a phantom effect. If you cannot allow yourself something once in awhile, then you automatically start dwelling about it- and that itself can make you sick.
I would just like to thank you for putting this video out here, 10 weeks ago my doctor told me I was borderline diabetic, realizing I didn't want to end up like a friend of mine with missing limbs as well as all of his other health issues, I started looking around for answers to help me change my way of eating and living, I found this video and it made it very clear what I needed to do to change, simple and to the point, I admit it took some grin and bare it moments, however I began to love my new clean eating and I learned so much more about eating clean, just came from my doctor and she wanted to know how I changed everything, BP perfect, heart rate also low and down 24 lbs, now looking forward to my blood work! Thanks again, I look forward to more of your information on line.
I am so ready to make changes and I get overwhelmed by the the info out there. I ran across one of your videos! This is a God send! Today starts my baby steps to making healthier choices! I'm excited! God's timing is always perfect!
Excellent video Dani, i also stopped being on a diet because it was making me stressed and unbalanced, i start to eat healthy good old fashioned whole foods: vegetables, fruits, fish, egg, chicken, milk, rise, oats and brown bread , it makes my energy levels much higher and give me a feel of satisfaction and enjoyment, thank you Dani
I love what you said about how the present moment is not an obstacle to our goal, but rather a path. This applies to many other aspects of my life, thank you! xx
Dani, love your videos. I lost 35 lbs. a year and a half ago and it is my mission to not only keep it off but lose another 10 lbs. I have dieted all my life and am a nurse so know enough to be dangerous. I fell off the wagon over Christmas but have been back on board for over a month but not making any progress. I have RA but recently got off my medication which I am ecstatic about. I have almost eliminated gluten and sugar from my diet. I don't drink soda or use artificial sweetener. My only weakness is wine which I have also decreased significantly and only have a few glasses on the weekend. My fear is that I am headed to Florida for a month and don't want to fall off the wagon and go totally out of control, also I would like to lose that last 10 lbs. love your recipes. Have made the pumpkin oatmeal muffins, chicken and broccoli strir fry, and turkey muffins. They were all delicious. Please help.
Hi, I am new to your channel and I enjoy the conversation about eating clean. Making a long story shot...5 years ago I started eating clean and it was amazing, I lost weight, felt great, and when I went for my annual physical that year I wish I had my Video camera with me so I could replay his reactions when he saw how my bp, cholesterol, blood, everything dropped from the previous year. My parents were and are very old, over ninety and needed me to help them while I was working 40 hrs a week, and taking care of my family. I had no time for me at all, and I resorted back to my old habits. Now I have retired from my job and I have one parent with me and can focus on me a little better. I appreciate my new clean eating family of friend I have found. ThAnk you
i’m attempting to eat clean as my new year’s resolution. I KNOW, I KNOW, a lot of times people don’t follow their new years resolutions but i really was this to be a long term goal and new lifestyle. my sister has been eating relatively clean for a couple years now, so i at least have someone to ask questions and get advice. i’m so exited.
Awesome video Dani. After years of dieting/restricting/counting calories - I have done a 360 change now focusing on clean eating /real food/ intuitive eating. It's only been a few weeks , but I already feel better mentally and physically.
I really like clean eating because it is a lot more common sense than any other diet. It's easy, healthy, and much more balanced than paleo or keto. Also it makes me feel so much better, thanks for the tips! I'm just starting out and this helped a lot.
Good vid Dani. All of what you have said is true and I have taught this very thing myself. The problem I run into, and most likely the problem you will run in to here, is you loose over half your audience with your first step, "Cook as often as you can". This is commonly an issue for two reasons; 1) they don't know how to cook, and 2) they just don't like healthy food (ie veggies). When they face the daunting task of learning to cook first, then learning to enjoy the food you cook, it deters most and fast easy food on the street becomes more attractive.
Please, Please continue with more posts like this one. You simplified a subject so wide and narrowed it down in a way that is simple to understand and hopefuly, follow. I feel as though this is post #1, can you PLEASE continue and tell us how to correct out taste buds, how to start eating clean (and Delicious) and what can be better food choices?Thank you so much!
Great video and I agree. I started eating cleaner a year ago and my health has improved substantially. We cook most meals and I generally do not by processed food as much as possible and have stopped buying box meals with packets or frozen meals that have more sodium than any and gave up soda complete, juices and teas with artificial sweetener and eating white sugar. I am so happy I subscribed to your channel, you always give educational value to your content and encourage those of us on this journey who may sometimes feel a bit lost. Thank you for generously sharing your knowledge and ideas.
This is everything I needed. This is an amazing resource My body has begun to literally break down from poor diet nutrition choices and my change must be now or I will not be able to fix it. Thank you so much ✌❤🌻
Wow, I absolutely love your approach to healthy eating and that you decided to share this through your channel. It's so positive and encouraging! There are so many of us with different lifestyles that choose to eat clean. I also like that you added this lifestyle is for most of the time, I have found that balance is such an important part of the journey . And the journey must also be delicious, otherwise it won't be enjoyable or become a lifestyle!
Such great information! This year I really want to change my mindset on food, I need to stop the endless “diet” cycle and just worry about feeding my body. You have a new follower!
You are an amazing motivational speaker! I love the way you present the fact that the pathway to the goal must be enjoyable in order for it to be sustainable. Excellent video.
I absolutely love your channel. I still find myself rummaging through it all the time for new videos I haven't seen before. I want to say thank you, thank you for making me curious again. Thank you for priming my pump (I know you'll get this one as a fellow Breńe Brown fan). I find myself lately not only trying new foods, but then better, wanting to try new things in the kitchen. So thank you for making clean and healthy eating so appealing to me again after all these years. Side note: you can tell you live what you preach because your skin looks absolutely radiant and glowing in this video
The state of the country’s current health is all the proof one needs to understand that you simply cannot trust advertising and government. Both have been forcing us to believe for 3/4 of a century what is the best foods for us. My research and study of this subject for several years now tells me this woman is spot on in this subject. I would only encourage her to advocate more meat.
I have been eating highly processed foods all my life and it is only the last couple of months that I am fed up eating this way and I'm slowly trying to eat more cleanly.I'm taking baby steps..so tired of feeling run down and bloated from this crap they call food.I'm so happy I found your channel and def will be trying some of your recipes.😍❤✌
Highly processed foods really can take a toll on our health, but I am so glad you are aware of how it affects you and it is amazing that you are making a change! Let me know how the recipes go :)
Clean & Delicious Thank you so much and It sure does take a toll on your Health😣I'm learning slowly.My eyes are opening more.I will definitely let you know how your recipes turn out.I am so ready to try your cauliflower pizza crust.😍🍕👍✌
Thanks for all of your helpful information and the motivation. I love watching your videos. They inspire me to make better choices and to take the time to prep healthy foods. Now that I'm 55 years old, I am finding it much harder to control my weight. I appreciate having you as a resource. Keep making the great videos!
Thank you so much. I just sent this video to my mom. We are both trying to eat more clean and healthier. You seriously just gave us a guideline and plan to start our new lifestyle. Thank you 💕
Thank you for stressing enjoying this way of eating! I was just diagnosed with Hashimoto Desease and am now relearning how to eat. I’m willing to switch over just want to enjoy it! Thank you!
Thank Yo for making this video. People could not understand when I said I could no longer taste my food. I ate a lot of fast food and take out. I just stated the clean diet 1 month ago. Now so much has changed, I feel better inside and out. Now I load up on veggies, fish, and fruits.
Thank you for the video. Such a great reminder and motivation to get back to a healthy lifestyle. I don't like diets. Clean eating is the way to go. I LOVE what you said about LOVING the process. You can't dread getting to your goal! You have a new subscriber! ❤️
ive been needing to eat clean for years but only recently has my body given me red flags so about a month and a half ago i started eating clean and dont touch processed anything as much as i used to. if i have to eat something processed i keep in mind the calories, the sugar and the salt and only use the recommended amount (or a little less). i love eating fresh, and my body is starting to have good changes so im pretty happy about this change i decided to make
Yesterday I managed to eat clean like chicken and sweetcorn, apples, bananas, nuts and chicken stir fry with rice. Then I snacked on dry roasted nuts and 2 yoghurt that has artificial colouring and sweetners. Im gonna stick to eating clean but I won't see it as a diet but a lifestyle change. Plus, I need to cut down on the binge eating's its getting out of hand. Good video.
Awesome video! You explain so simply what clean eating is. I have been eating clean for 8 years, I not 100% there yet but getting closer everyday. WellI don't think I will every be 100%.Striving for 90/10.
Thank you for the "processed foods" analogy. I've never stopped to think that our bodies should be the vessel that processes our food instead of a factory. Really helpful information.
thank you thank you thank you!!! I've been looking for this info for weeks. I knew clean eating and I knew I wanted to make the change but I just didn't know how. I've been losing weight but not visceral fat, and now I have the knowledge to do it right. your video was so simple to understand, thank you so much.
I am so grateful for your channel and recipes! They are exactly, right in line with my thoughts and abilities, and I'm grateful for all you share. I also really appreciate your focus on enjoying it all. Sometimes I get too hard on myself. Thank you! Thank you! I always look forward to your videos!!
Super great info~and for some, reminder of how, why and what for. Liked the emphasis at the end on about process and enjoyment. It's important, at the onset, to be not only committed to the shift, but truly excited and looking forward to how amazing it is (and feels!) to eat "clean and delicious"~because it really, truly DOES. Not to mention what a creative and gratifying activity it is to literally feed yourself and your loved ones~on so many levels. Thanks, once again, for all that you do and how much you are contributing to peoples' wellbeing~good job chica!
Dear Danny! I love your channel! English is a foreign language for me, but you pronounce your text so clearly, that I mostly understand all. It is a great English exercise for me and of corse one of my favorite topic for life. I a big fun! Thank you for sharing your advices!
I loved all these tips Dani. I try to stay away from processed foods, but yes the ones I use are quinoa, oats and rice etc. highly processed is a no no for me. I need to read ingredient lists more when I go shopping, thank you Dani I loved this xxx
Thanks Ange:) So glad you enjoyed this video!! I find the more processed foods are the less control I tend to have wen eating them... which is big reason why I chose to stay away from them (most of the time)
A good rule of thumb in making food choices: read the label on food, if you can’t go to the grocery store and get each individual ingredient, leave it alone.
thanks so much for this video!! ive been really trying to eat clean because i know it makes me feel a lot better, but ive still had some problems with binge eating.. baby steps!! i will be watching lots of your videos to help me with this journey
I'm so thankful I found your channel, I completely agree with your point of view. Since I'm from Mexico I've been wanting to ask you if you have had cactus fruit (prickly pear) and also the catus leaf? here's a veggie and fruit we eat frequently and it's very healthy.
Dani, I hope you see this question! I watched your video on clean eating and you mentioned taking baby steps into doing so. What does that look like? Do you have suggestions or a step-by-step guide? I don't want to get overwhelmed and quit by changing ALL my eating habits at once 😬
Hi I was doing keto diet but I got stress. I was counting calories constantly exhausted I dont like it. I am trying to change it all to clean eating glad and happy I found your channel. Thanks for all of your tips and advice. Love your daugther she is adorable. God bless you and tour family😍💕
Yeah Clean Eating can mean different things to different people. For me I don't even think about it or do i go out my way for it. Its just how I eat 90+% the time. I don't really eat fast food, thats unless i'm on the road traveling and you don't have all that much options thats great. At home i cook all my meals and its with fresh vegetables which is what i shop for most the time. I don't really cook with processed stuff much or canned processed foods.I may use some low salt canned vegetable for certain things and i'm fine with that. But the simple fact is i just cook and eat real food thats cooked and not junk type food which we all know what that is whether we want to admit it or not.
I like this clean eating philosophy. I got sidetracked by some of the other cooking channel's that were focused on making food taste extremely yummy but it involved high fat, high sugar, high salt, refined and deeply fried foods most of the time. Wow, did I see a change in my figure and it was making me so unhappy. From hereon, I stick to the healthy eating channels.
Wonderful video Dani. I was raised on a pseudo clean eating diet and still ascribe to it which shows in my general health as a now 61 year old (no hypertension, no diabetes, etc). I am still working on eliminating most carbs as I found that I shed weight easily when I do. That is a struggle for me. Please do a video on macronutrients.
I'm very interested in transitioning into clean eating. I do cook a lot at home, but I also enjoy eating out as well. How do you make smart choices with clean eating while dining out at restaurants or maybe eating at a work or family function?
1. cook as often as you can
2. learn to read labels, (general rule of thumb 5 ingredients that you can read pronounce and recognize.)
3. avoid highly processed foods
4. avoid artificial foods and flavors
5. macro nutrients balance
Cook as often as you can
Learn to read labels(stick to foods that have five ingredients or less)
Avoid highly processed food
Avoid artificial flavors and sweeteners
Macro nutrient balance(pay attention to how much you’re taking in daily
In my Health class I was asked to answer the question what it means to eat clean and you comment just saved me! TY😊😊
I've noticed when i started slowly removing processed foods out of my diet... that when I happen to taste them again...they taste weird/funny and I end up leaving it out of my diet completely.
yes! 100%
me too.
Totally agree, its a mental shift
BellaFacesbyNisey My goal, can wait to get there
BellaFacesbyNisey Mine chanes too when I'm eating healthier. :)
Food should be processed inside your body not outside , these words has so much meaning and so much sense , by the way your video is quite informative thanks
:)
The way she worded that just turned on a light in my brain. I have never heard it said this way before.
Yes!!!~
For 4 1/2 years I’ve been dealing with autoimmune issues. After being passed around from doctor to doctor I was sent to a doctor who in January said to me...first thing is I’m recommending a transition into clean eating. I immediately did as I was told (my body felt like it was dying). Well here we are 3 1/2 months in and WOW!!!!!!!! In just months I’m living a whole other life! I’ve made it my mission to talk about clean eating (and it’s easy because most people can’t believe the change and immediately ask what I did) because I now truly believe cheap empty food is killing us.
Are you able to elaborate further on what you did? Sounds exactly like what I have been through for the last 4 years as well
Congrats to you. I have celiac disease and I eat clean. Most of what Dani cooks is gluten free as well as clean. I don't drink soda and no artificial sugars. We are what we eat. Keep on eating good.
What exactly did you do?
The more clean food you eat the more clean food you crave, the more junk food you eat the more junk food you crave!
I'm a week in and omg....this is soooo true!!!!!!
Tru dat
I literally said this out loud today
Its been a week since i started IF and clean eating and its soo true
Yeah also you start to realise its not that hard after a while!!
The main thing I love about your videos (besides being informative and straight to the point) is that thy do not have music playing over your voice. It seems most videos these days seem to think one must have some crap elevator music playing alongside the voice of the presenter. Thanks for not torturing us like that. Sitting her eating the lovely fennel orange olive salad from one of your videos. who needs to cook :) Raw is healthier.
I searched "clean eating" in hopes for a motivational and informational video. I'm so happy this is the first one I clicked! I'm subscribed and ready to begin a journey :)
Kayla Talamantez how is your journey going , decided to change my life style so I am here now (:
Me to👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
How's it going.?
Being a hardcore foodie - I live to eat 😀 - most times it pisses me off when people talk about healthy eating. But your channel is AMAZING!!! The advice is excellent - balanced and not extreme (no "give up carbs/fats" or "be veg/vegan/paleo/low carb-hi fat/"), your recipes are simple yet mind blowing and you are a very intelligent, smart, presentable and good looking woman. You have found yourself a subscriber.... And your channel only my second subscription ever. Keep the videos coming.
I completely agree with baby steps. For 2 years I've slowly converted from regular takeaways, sugary drinks, dairy and lots of chocolate with little vegetables and fruits to high vegetable/fruit intake, low meat, no dairy, almost no processed foods, no sugary drinks, no smoking, low grains etc and feel way better. It's an ongoing journey and I haven't perfected my weekly diet just yet, but I'm getting there.
I am 100% on board with you on this! I decided to eat healthy about 4 years ago and the very first month that I excluded everything processed everything that was canned and remove all salt and sugar and white flour from my diet I lost 30 pounds. Yes you heard me right 30 pounds! Granite I was a big girl I was weighing 320 pounds with just a simple fact of just eliminating everything that was processed packaged and no lunch meat no cheese nothing that was processed I lost a lot of weight my very first month. I have lost a total of 145 pounds. I have a little more to go but I learn to eat a lot better and it's been 4 years and just changing the way you eat makes a whole lot of difference. I was a big catch up either and also pickles and now I cannot stand pickles or catch up and there's a lot of stuff I can't eat like lunch meat the smell of it turns my stomach some cheese I could tolerate not many. this is a lifestyle change and it is a lot better. I suffer from lymphedema of the legs and I noticed if I go somewhere and someone serves me something that is not a regular on my diet my legs show the results the very next day. but being a pastor's wife and we get invited for supper or lunch I can't deny so it is what it is period once in a while won't hurt I guess. Thanks for all the great information have a great day
Thank YOU for sharing your story and experience. I think it will be very helpful to others. xo
Great story, and very inspiring! God bless you on your journey
That's great
thanks
Such an inspiration! Keep going I wish you all the best of luck
making the change from dieting to nourishment is a huge difference - great approach
I like how you clarify that clean eating is not really a diet that we go on - but rather a lifestyle shift. Also, so true about the artificial sweeteners and flavour additives - I tend to eat a lot more of something if these are in whatever I'm eating. Thanks for sharing.
Same for me with t he artificial sweeteners. But I tend to slip into the 'it's free' mentality - so I can eat MORE (which, as we know, is no true!).
this makes so much sense the only thing that i still find very hard to accomplish is the cooking more meals at home, specially when depressed and when just getting up is a challenge. I have found your videos so helpful and inspirational that it motivates me to keep trying.
So far i have really notice a difference with cutting out artificial sugar completely and just using real sugar, my cravings for sweets have decrease a ton and now when i have real sugar either in coffee or deserts all i need is a small amount to feel satisfied.
Thanks for sharing your recipes, ideas, and thoughts.
I love clean eating because it eliminates the access calories that are present in processed foods. If you can get over the sugar and salt threshold during your journey to wane yourself off of processed foods, you'll increase your chances of not having a relapse. When you eat clean on a consistent basis, you tend to feel lighter and have more energy. Clean eating is where it's at. Great explanation of what clean eating is.
I am 63 and somewhat overweight with a huge genetic risk for diabetes...I recently completed a "whole30" detox month and moved into a modified ketogenic diet...Have lost 22 pounds in 6 weeks, over 10% of my total body weight, plus I feel great with high energy and vast motivation...my life goal is 180 pounds (about a 40 pound drop), which I am pretty sure I will have completed within three more months....It is THAT EASY when you become educated about what inflammatory foods do to your body, your liver, your brain, etc...You are so right about people finding the right food restrictions that they can sustain...I LOVE my food choices, and I remember my bad choices with wistful fondness but NO desire to return to them (rather like college romances)...!!!
I am so happy to find you, I want to cry! I have been on the clean eating journey myself, and have been actively searching TH-cam for folks that I can learn from. I didn't realize that what I've been converting my diet to is "clean eating", but every single thing you described is what I've been embracing. I feel like I have renewed my life in the last 10 months. its been a process, and I'm fully invested in clean eating. I am so happy to have found you tonight so I can learn more and more! Thank you!
Awe, Sharon, I am so happy to hear that!! Happy to have you here :)
I could not agree with you more. Last year I got a allotment and started growing my own fruit and veg. That was the start to my healthier ways. After awhile everything just fell in to place and the processed foods got less and less.
Now I feel so much better after cutting out most of my processed foods.
My arthritis is getting better, my skin is clearer and my hair is shiny. My hair has never ever in my life been shiny :)
Thank you for all your tips and tricks :)
That's so awesome!
I started eating clean 1 year ago i feel healthy and happy and lost lot of pounds 💪🏻 i love my new life style ❤️ and i love your tips too Thank you!
Ana Sierra Yess me too 🍅🥑
Ana Sierra I did this last year. Was feeling so good. Loosing weight. Then I thought Plant based would be better. But I think Clean eating is the best. Gradually starting back to it. :)
What a great video! I just started eating more clean and this was my menu today. Not 100% sure if I am getting enough nutrients but definitely eating more clean.
Breakfast: rolled oats with fresh blueberries
Lunch: matcha chia seed pudding + one nectarine and orange
Snacks: lots of edamame + handful of Barbara's cheese puffs (yes a cheat)
Dinner: bokchoy soup with black rice noodles
Hey Dani! First off I want to start off by saying thank you. Thank you for creating a channel that one can actually learn from, make and enjoy the recipes, as well as feel great about what's going into their mouths and bodies. Your channel is awesome girlie! This totally changes the game on the way I look at food. I am on a journey of weight loss/ health rejuvenation and restoration. I am dealing with several chronic illnesses such as fibromyalgia, CFS, iron deficiency anemia, heavy and painful periods.....just to name a few. My quality of life has majorly declined within the past couple of years and I have no energy or strength. There are times when I can't even lift my head off of my pillow. I am in need of a major lifestyle change. I am a 42 yr old housewife and SAHM of 7 kids and I feel like an old lady trapped in a fat young woman's body! lol. I also am a culinary student at my local community college in Dallas, Texas. I love everything about food and want to help myself and others learn how to use food as medicine and as a way to help rejuvenate your body. You are gonna be my secret weapon in this fight for my health. I want to learn everything you know. I've signed up to your FB page and blog. Any wisdom or advice you have to offer would be a tremendous blessing to me. You just don't know how much you have motivated me to want to do better and try harder. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are fantabulous and I can't wait to see what else you do! In case you want to chat a bit more here's my email. Feel free to holla at your girl anytime! venessatalbert@yahoo com. I hope and pray to personally hear from you soon.
I always feel physically better, happier, mentally cleaner, gut health, etc when I eat mostly vegetables. I have no clue why I go back to eating processed foods. Thank you for this video. I am on a quest to eat cleaner for myself and my family.
I want to thank you for another amazing video, Dani. I especially want to thank you for your always simple, practical, everyday advice that is not "preachy"...not judgmental...doesn't take a "side"...and most importantly reminds us that we don't have to be perfect...just headed in the right direction by first taking baby steps...and then by doing the best that we can. While I may not be a client of yours...those who are sure are lucky to have you in their corner. Thank you, and keep up the Good Fight!
Awe, thanks so much. I apprecitae the kind words!! xo
I think your "clean eating" idea is full of smart common sense. Ive been trying to eat healthy for a few years, and have cut down on meats and dairy to almost none, but the other day i ate at McDonalds, lol and had a big ice cream.
I was with my nephew who just retired from the Army, so i thought to my self, "i am no fanatic", so i ate at McDonalds etc, etc, that night i was bloated and all gas, next morning I felt horrific, no energy. I felt like i had been hit by a truck. The older you get the more you feel the difference between good eating and really bad eating.
could also just be a phantom effect. If you cannot allow yourself something once in awhile, then you automatically start dwelling about it- and that itself can make you sick.
I would just like to thank you for putting this video out here, 10 weeks ago my doctor told me I was borderline diabetic, realizing I didn't want to end up like a friend of mine with missing limbs as well as all of his other health issues, I started looking around for answers to help me change my way of eating and living, I found this video and it made it very clear what I needed to do to change, simple and to the point, I admit it took some grin and bare it moments, however I began to love my new clean eating and I learned so much more about eating clean, just came from my doctor and she wanted to know how I changed everything, BP perfect, heart rate also low and down 24 lbs, now looking forward to my blood work! Thanks again, I look forward to more of your information on line.
I am so ready to make changes and I get overwhelmed by the the info out there. I ran across one of your videos! This is a God send! Today starts my baby steps to making healthier choices! I'm excited! God's timing is always perfect!
Excellent video Dani, i also stopped being on a diet because it was making me stressed and unbalanced, i start to eat healthy good old fashioned whole foods: vegetables, fruits, fish, egg, chicken, milk, rise, oats and brown bread , it makes my energy levels much higher and give me a feel of satisfaction and enjoyment, thank you Dani
That's so awesome to hear! Thank you for sharing, Ehsan. :)
I love what you said about how the present moment is not an obstacle to our goal, but rather a path. This applies to many other aspects of my life, thank you! xx
Very true :)
Dani, love your videos. I lost 35 lbs. a year and a half ago and it is my mission to not only keep it off but lose another 10 lbs. I have dieted all my life and am a nurse so know enough to be dangerous. I fell off the wagon over Christmas but have been back on board for over a month but not making any progress. I have RA but recently got off my medication which I am ecstatic about. I have almost eliminated gluten and sugar from my diet. I don't drink soda or use artificial sweetener. My only weakness is wine which I have also decreased significantly and only have a few glasses on the weekend. My fear is that I am headed to Florida for a month and don't want to fall off the wagon and go totally out of control, also I would like to lose that last 10 lbs. love your recipes. Have made the pumpkin oatmeal muffins, chicken and broccoli strir fry, and turkey muffins. They were all delicious. Please help.
Hi, I am new to your channel and I enjoy the conversation about eating clean. Making a long story shot...5 years ago I started eating clean and it was amazing, I lost weight, felt great, and when I went for my annual physical that year I wish I had my Video camera with me so I could replay his reactions when he saw how my bp, cholesterol, blood, everything dropped from the previous year. My parents were and are very old, over ninety and needed me to help them while I was working 40 hrs a week, and taking care of my family. I had no time for me at all, and I resorted back to my old habits. Now I have retired from my job and I have one parent with me and can focus on me a little better. I appreciate my new clean eating family of friend I have found. ThAnk you
i’m attempting to eat clean as my new year’s resolution. I KNOW, I KNOW, a lot of times people don’t follow their new years resolutions but i really was this to be a long term goal and new lifestyle. my sister has been eating relatively clean for a couple years now, so i at least have someone to ask questions and get advice. i’m so exited.
I seriously put this on the background like a motivational speech while I did other stuff. loved it. Thank you!
Awesome video Dani. After years of dieting/restricting/counting calories - I have done a 360 change now focusing on clean eating /real food/ intuitive eating. It's only been a few weeks , but I already feel better mentally and physically.
Awesome!
I really like clean eating because it is a lot more common sense than any other diet. It's easy, healthy, and much more balanced than paleo or keto. Also it makes me feel so much better, thanks for the tips! I'm just starting out and this helped a lot.
can you do a What I Eat In A Day please??:)
Nnj bv. by vegetables raundy honey apple green red gaseg salad green phson
”That you can read, pronounce and recognize.” BUT I STUDY CHEMISTRY.
HAHAHAHA
LOL
Then you'll know exactly what junk is in it....yes I did get it..lol
@@reannawilliams6536 Haha.
Ignore chemistry when eating, ok?
Yup Danie that's what I prefer. Organic, clean fresh food. Go for brown rice..go for organic honey. Enjoy the process.
Good vid Dani. All of what you have said is true and I have taught this very thing myself. The problem I run into, and most likely the problem you will run in to here, is you loose over half your audience with your first step, "Cook as often as you can". This is commonly an issue for two reasons; 1) they don't know how to cook, and 2) they just don't like healthy food (ie veggies). When they face the daunting task of learning to cook first, then learning to enjoy the food you cook, it deters most and fast easy food on the street becomes more attractive.
Please, Please continue with more posts like this one. You simplified a subject so wide and narrowed it down in a way that is simple to understand and hopefuly, follow. I feel as though this is post #1, can you PLEASE continue and tell us how to correct out taste buds, how to start eating clean (and Delicious) and what can be better food choices?Thank you so much!
Great video and I agree. I started eating cleaner a year ago and my health has improved substantially. We cook most meals and I generally do not by processed food as much as possible and have stopped buying box meals with packets or frozen meals that have more sodium than any and gave up soda complete, juices and teas with artificial sweetener and eating white sugar. I am so happy I subscribed to your channel, you always give educational value to your content and encourage those of us on this journey who may sometimes feel a bit lost. Thank you for generously sharing your knowledge and ideas.
I'm so happy to hear that!! Thank you for sharing and I appreciate the feedback! Happy to have you as a viewer :) xo
So much wisdom packed into a few short minutes. Thank you!
Thank you for watching :)
This makes so much sense! We are so used to eating processed and junk food that the good ones, the fresh ones, the healthy ones tastes bad to us!
Bless you family, they must be crazy happy having you as a mom & life- partner. Thanks for spreading the love. Sharing is caring. Again,Bless you
This was a great video, not just for food. The advice at the end to enjoy the process is a good rule for anything.
This is everything I needed. This is an amazing resource
My body has begun to literally break down from poor diet nutrition choices and my change must be now or I will not be able to fix it. Thank you so much ✌❤🌻
Wow! The BEST video, down to earth and simply amazing I can’t wait to reach the other side of the journey of eating clean
Thank you. Very helpful. Jack lalanes saying, never eat anything with more than one ingredient.
Wow, I absolutely love your approach to healthy eating and that you decided to share this through your channel. It's so positive and encouraging! There are so many of us with different lifestyles that choose to eat clean. I also like that you added this lifestyle is for most of the time, I have found that balance is such an important part of the journey . And the journey must also be delicious, otherwise it won't be enjoyable or become a lifestyle!
Agreed!
Such great information! This year I really want to change my mindset on food, I need to stop the endless “diet” cycle and just worry about feeding my body. You have a new follower!
You are an amazing motivational speaker! I love the way you present the fact that the pathway to the goal must be enjoyable in order for it to be sustainable. Excellent video.
you have manage to get the message across without being boring. Thanks
I absolutely love your channel. I still find myself rummaging through it all the time for new videos I haven't seen before. I want to say thank you, thank you for making me curious again. Thank you for priming my pump (I know you'll get this one as a fellow Breńe Brown fan). I find myself lately not only trying new foods, but then better, wanting to try new things in the kitchen. So thank you for making clean and healthy eating so appealing to me again after all these years.
Side note: you can tell you live what you preach because your skin looks absolutely radiant and glowing in this video
Its is my pleasure!! Thank YOU for letting me know you are enjoying the videos. Its always so inspiring for me to hear.
The state of the country’s current health is all the proof one needs to understand that you simply cannot trust advertising and government. Both have been forcing us to believe for 3/4 of a century what is the best foods for us. My research and study of this subject for several years now tells me this woman is spot on in this subject. I would only encourage her to advocate more meat.
Clean eating is amazing. I truly feel better. Thanks for your words!
I have been eating highly processed foods all my life and it is only the last couple of months that I am fed up eating this way and I'm slowly trying to eat more cleanly.I'm taking baby steps..so tired of feeling run down and bloated from this crap they call food.I'm so happy I found your channel and def will be trying some of your recipes.😍❤✌
Highly processed foods really can take a toll on our health, but I am so glad you are aware of how it affects you and it is amazing that you are making a change! Let me know how the recipes go :)
Clean & Delicious Thank you so much and It sure does take a toll on your Health😣I'm learning slowly.My eyes are opening more.I will definitely let you know how your recipes turn out.I am so ready to try your cauliflower pizza crust.😍🍕👍✌
I googled "eating better" and this popped up. It was definitely exactly what I was looking for, thank you.
So glad it was helpful!!
Thanks for all of your helpful information and the motivation. I love watching your videos. They inspire me to make better choices and to take the time to prep healthy foods. Now that I'm 55 years old, I am finding it much harder to control my weight. I appreciate having you as a resource. Keep making the great videos!
I have been Juicing and eating clean for 122 days! I am 58 and O feel like I am 28! Eating clean and exercise is a powerful combination!
Thank you so much. I just sent this video to my mom. We are both trying to eat more clean and healthier. You seriously just gave us a guideline and plan to start our new lifestyle. Thank you 💕
That's so great to hear. Good luck to both of you... you can do it!
3:48 this is so true I recently started eating clean and I cant taste the sweetness again in fruits
Thank you for stressing enjoying this way of eating! I was just diagnosed with Hashimoto Desease and am now relearning how to eat. I’m willing to switch over just want to enjoy it! Thank you!
It's my pleasure! Glad it was helpful.
I hv started eating clean last year Aug. Now I am feeling healthier than ever. 😀
WOW! You are talking from the bottom of my heart! Thats exactly what I've been doing the past year! Carry on!!! Greetings from Germany
Thank Yo for making this video. People could not understand when I said I could no longer taste my food. I ate a lot of fast food and take out. I just stated the clean diet 1 month ago. Now so much has changed, I feel better inside and out. Now I load up on veggies, fish, and fruits.
So happy to hear that!
Remember to enjoy it to make it sustainable. Good advice.
Thank you for the video. Such a great reminder and motivation to get back to a healthy lifestyle. I don't like diets. Clean eating is the way to go. I LOVE what you said about LOVING the process. You can't dread getting to your goal! You have a new subscriber! ❤️
ive been needing to eat clean for years but only recently has my body given me red flags so about a month and a half ago i started eating clean and dont touch processed anything as much as i used to. if i have to eat something processed i keep in mind the calories, the sugar and the salt and only use the recommended amount (or a little less). i love eating fresh, and my body is starting to have good changes so im pretty happy about this change i decided to make
Yesterday I managed to eat clean like chicken and sweetcorn, apples, bananas, nuts and chicken stir fry with rice. Then I snacked on dry roasted nuts and 2 yoghurt that has artificial colouring and sweetners. Im gonna stick to eating clean but I won't see it as a diet but a lifestyle change. Plus, I need to cut down on the binge eating's its getting out of hand.
Good video.
This is a great video, really appreciate how realistic you’re being here and not preaching
It took me some time to understand it must be a lifestyle change not a diet. Great video!
Exactly ;)
Mum said she wanted to have a clean diet. It means good n not too complicated. Preparing your own meals.
Awesome video! You explain so simply what clean eating is. I have been eating clean for 8 years, I not 100% there yet but getting closer everyday. WellI don't think I will every be 100%.Striving for 90/10.
100% is not the goal because its not realistic:) We have to be sure we are realistic so we can sustain! xo
Right!
Brilliant input! It is amazing what people do to themselves by not minding what they really eat!
Thank you for the "processed foods" analogy. I've never stopped to think that our bodies should be the vessel that processes our food instead of a factory. Really helpful information.
You're welcome. Glad you found it helpful ;)
thank you thank you thank you!!! I've been looking for this info for weeks. I knew clean eating and I knew I wanted to make the change but I just didn't know how. I've been losing weight but not visceral fat, and now I have the knowledge to do it right. your video was so simple to understand, thank you so much.
You're very welcome, Jeff! I'm glad you found it helpful :)
I am so grateful for your channel and recipes! They are exactly, right in line with my thoughts and abilities, and I'm grateful for all you share. I also really appreciate your focus on enjoying it all. Sometimes I get too hard on myself. Thank you! Thank you! I always look forward to your videos!!
Thanks so much Hannah! so glad to know that you are enjoying the videos.
I started eating clean one week ago and I feel great! Very Euphoric. Not sure why I feel that way though.
Super great info~and for some, reminder of how, why and what for. Liked the emphasis at the end on about process and enjoyment. It's important, at the onset, to be not only committed to the shift, but truly excited and looking forward to how amazing it is (and feels!) to eat "clean and delicious"~because it really, truly DOES. Not to mention what a creative and gratifying activity it is to literally feed yourself and your loved ones~on so many levels. Thanks, once again, for all that you do and how much you are contributing to peoples' wellbeing~good job chica!
Thank you!!! xo
Dear Danny! I love your channel! English is a foreign language for me, but you pronounce your text so clearly, that I mostly understand all. It is a great English exercise for me and of corse one of my favorite topic for life. I a big fun! Thank you for sharing your advices!
Thanks so much Olessia! I really appreciate your support.
I loved all these tips Dani. I try to stay away from processed foods, but yes the ones I use are quinoa, oats and rice etc. highly processed is a no no for me. I need to read ingredient lists more when I go shopping, thank you Dani I loved this xxx
Thanks Ange:) So glad you enjoyed this video!! I find the more processed foods are the less control I tend to have wen eating them... which is big reason why I chose to stay away from them (most of the time)
A good rule of thumb in making food choices: read the label on food, if you can’t go to the grocery store and get each individual ingredient, leave it alone.
thanks so much for this video!! ive been really trying to eat clean because i know it makes me feel a lot better, but ive still had some problems with binge eating.. baby steps!! i will be watching lots of your videos to help me with this journey
I'm so thankful I found your channel, I completely agree with your point of view. Since I'm from Mexico I've been wanting to ask you if you have had cactus fruit (prickly pear) and also the catus leaf? here's a veggie and fruit we eat frequently and it's very healthy.
Hi andrea. I don't think Ive ever had it! but now I will be on the lookout to try it for sure.
Love this information !! I want to clean eat as a lifestyle
Dani, I hope you see this question! I watched your video on clean eating and you mentioned taking baby steps into doing so. What does that look like? Do you have suggestions or a step-by-step guide? I don't want to get overwhelmed and quit by changing ALL my eating habits at once 😬
Thank you for your elaboration of clean eating! Cleared up a lot of questions I had.
Happy to hear that :)
Hi I was doing keto diet but I got stress. I was counting calories constantly exhausted I dont like it. I am trying to change it all to clean eating glad and happy I found your channel. Thanks for all of your tips and advice. Love your daugther she is adorable. God bless you and tour family😍💕
Other than processed food when reading a nutrition label is there a number to keep low like carbohydrates, fat or calories.
Excellent explanation of eating clean just shared video with my entire family. Thanks Dani!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing :)
I realize this video is nearly 2 years old but SO informative and true. Just discovered your channel yesterday.😉
Yeah Clean Eating can mean different things to different people. For me I don't even think about it or do i go out my way for it. Its just how I eat 90+% the time. I don't really eat fast food, thats unless i'm on the road traveling and you don't have all that much options thats great. At home i cook all my meals and its with fresh vegetables which is what i shop for most the time. I don't really cook with processed stuff much or canned processed foods.I may use some low salt canned vegetable for certain things and i'm fine with that. But the simple fact is i just cook and eat real food thats cooked and not junk type food which we all know what that is whether we want to admit it or not.
Yes! Cooking real whole foods most of the time is a simple and delicious way to eat clean. It really can be just that simple!!
Mum was a clean-eater. Nothing too complicated. But nutritious . My doctors advised on this.
I like this clean eating philosophy.
I got sidetracked by some of the other cooking channel's that were focused on making food taste extremely yummy but it involved high fat, high sugar, high salt, refined and deeply fried foods most of the time. Wow, did I see a change in my figure and it was making me so unhappy. From hereon, I stick to the healthy eating channels.
First time watching. On my Journey to clean eating
Dani I love your channel! You're so helpful to me on my journey to a healthier lifestyle.
Thanks, Sarah! I'm so happy to hear that :)
Wonderful video Dani. I was raised on a pseudo clean eating diet and still ascribe to it which shows in my general health as a now 61 year old (no hypertension, no diabetes, etc). I am still working on eliminating most carbs as I found that I shed weight easily when I do. That is a struggle for me. Please do a video on macronutrients.
That's great to hear! I've had a few requests for that video, so I will work on it ;)
***** Thank you!
Words of wisdom! can you maybe give us some examples of items marketed as "healthy" foods that are too processed?
Yes! Great idea 🙂
I am working on understanding how much of what micronutrients my body needs for a healthy weightloss, and I am also learning how to read labels. 😃👍❤️
Wow I sure did find myself swimming a gold mine of exciting information!!! 😍😍😍
I'm very interested in transitioning into clean eating. I do cook a lot at home, but I also enjoy eating out as well. How do you make smart choices with clean eating while dining out at restaurants or maybe eating at a work or family function?
Thank you so much for getting the word out to eat clean! Yeah you! In turn, Yeah for us because of you! Thank You.