Thanks so much to eMeals for letting us try out your awesome meal planning service! All opinions as I discovered the answer to my question “What is clean eating?” are my own.

A while back, we got a great chance to try out eMeals. It was really awesome for helping us get a handle on a healthy grocery list. Ya just sign up, pick a meal plan that’s right for your family, and every week a full meal plan along with grocery shopping list is sent right to your inbox ready for you to go shopping.

There’s so many options to choose from, though. We started out with the low fat plan, and for our particular food tastes it just wasn’t our cup of soup. I started looking at other options, and was intrigued.

What is clean eating?

Josh and I, we like carbs way to much to go paleo.

We like burgers too much to be vegetarian.

And we’re way too into eating for portion control.

But clean eating, that sounds interesting. It sounds healthy. So what is clean eating, anyways?

Clean eating focuses on more natural ingredients with more natural, and less processed foods. The meals still contain carbs, which we heart like no one’s business. But it also contains lots of veggies and salads and more healthy options. It’s something we can handle and not hate life every time we’re eating dinner. The clean eating meal plans we got from eMeals were way more in line with the kinds of things Josh and I like to cook together.

Things to eat if you’re trying clean eating:

• Whole fruits and vegetables
• Whole grains
• Low fat dairy products
• Meats (Preferably grass-fed and free range, our buddy Burkhalter will be glad to hear)

Right now, we’re at a point where we’ve got two littles, and really bizarre hectic work schedules. There’s not a lot of time to work out, there’s not a lot of time for big elaborate dinners. But a simple clean eating meal plan is something we can handle.

Are you doing clean eating in your house?

I’d love to know if you have any tips for sticking with it, or if you’re following another healthy eating route tell us about it in the comments!