What you eat truly has the power to change your health and overall wellbeing for the better.

Here are 10 clean eating tips to adopt a healthy, well-balanced lifestyle and enjoy a positive relationship with food.

1. Go whole!

Eliminate processed and junk food from your diet and choose whole foods with every meal and snack.

Whole food is unprocessed and eaten in its natural state, it is highly nutrient-dense and should be the center of every meal you eat.

2. Moderation is key.

Keeping a food diary helps you be mindful of what types of food you usually eat.

Then, after a week you’ll be able to recognize which foods keep you full longer and which foods spike up your blood sugar levels, leaving you sluggish and unable to focus.

3. Think of food as nutrition.

Looking at food as a way to fuel our bodies and minds, rather than as vessels of pleasure will give you perspective for healthier eating and allow you to respect your body and therefore improve what you put into it.

4. Stop counting calories

You are more than just a series of calories, nutritional values or a number on a scale. Learn to value yourself and boost your self-esteem by establishing lasting and profound habit changes.

5. Love your fats!

Fat is an essential macronutrient which we can’t live without

The key is choosing the right fats in the right amounts.

Whole foods like nuts, seeds, avocados, and olive oil are all great fat choices.

6. Say bye to diets and begin to enjoy a healthy lifestyle by being smart about the choices you make.

Don’t follow some fad diet for several weeks, only to regain the weight you lost

Instead choose to follow a healthy clean eating lifestyle, instead of another diet.

7. Start each meal with foods lowest in calories which will make you eat less of foods higher in calories.

Salads, soups, and fruit are all good choices.

8. Plan your plate with something from all major food groups

Include:

Fruit,