and the
Choose mostly whole or minimally processed foods
Avoid highly processed and fast foods
Hydrate with water instead of sweetened beverages or juice
Real food is simple.
Fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, seafood, nuts,
seeds, whole grains and beans are all real food. Natural sweeteners,
coffee, chocolate and wine count, too—just enjoy them in moderation!
Real food is not complicated.
It is not highly processed,
and it doesn’t have long, complex ingredient lists and items
you can’t pronounce or visualize easily.
the
CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL
Commit to eating 1, 2 or 3 clean eating meals
a day for 10 days.
Snack on whole, unprocessed foods and hydrate with water only.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
Consider this level if you mainly eat highly processed convenience foods or fast food.
Consider this level if you frequently eat highly processed convenience foods or fast food.
Consider this level if you occasionally eat highly processed convenience foods or fast food.
the
reason
Highly processed foods have changed what people eat, and not for the better. When foods are heavily processed, nutrition is stripped, fiber is removed, and sugar is added. A lot of sugar. Unfortunately, the food supply has been adulterated worldwide. It’s no coincidence that, despite massive advances in health-care and nutrition research, globally we’re more overweight and sicker than we were 50 years ago. Getting back to eating real food is the first step toward improving our health and the food supply.
reason
A recent study led by Robert Lustig, MD, showed that by simply taking fructose (from added sugar) out of the diet for 10 days, liver fat was reduced nearly 30%. There was no reduction in calories in the diet the patients were put on. Why is this important? A fatty liver is both a sick liver and a leading indicator for metabolic disease, which significantly increases your risk for heart disease and diabetes. A fatty liver can occur in anyone, it doesn’t matter if you’re young or old, thin or overweight.
reason
Ten days may not be long enough to leave you with a set of completely new diet habits, but it will leave you with a social network to get you there; one that can provide you with support and encouragement along your health journey.
In addition to personal momentum, challenges create social momentum. Together, we can start a movement. A movement toward eating more unprocessed, real foods, foods that create wellness, not illness.
Check out the resources below to help you incorporate more real food into your diet.
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