Eat Clean

Eating clean. It has slightly different meanings to people. For me, it means minimally processed / as close to the source as possible. A good slideshow on 10 ways to eat clean can be found here at Eating Well. And, another article from Live Strong can be found here.

Overall, eat fruits and vegetables.
Drink lots of water and enjoy tea, particularly green.
Eliminate or minimize alcohol.
Rid your diet of sugar.
Go easy on the salt.
Ban anything white -- flour, rice, pasta.
Use olive oil when you can to cut down on other fats.

I have been eating more quinoa and have discovered some gluten free options for pasta and crackers. I do love a good, salty cracker. Mary's Gone Crackers are some of my favorites.

If you're not ready to eat clean entirely, consider doing so as a detox -- a way to rebalance your system. You never know, you might just feel good enough to keep it up.