Healthy à la Mauricienne : Eat clean!

I remember visiting my sister when I decided to start eating properly, I mentioned 'clean eating', she looked at me, giggled and asked if I was eating 'dirty' beforehand! Anyways, here are a few pictures to summarize the whole clean eating healthy lifestyle :)

I do think that eating 'CLEAN' is the only way to go to reach your long term goals. No fad diet or supplement is going to be sustainable in the long run. There isn't any fixed definition of clean eating but it is all about keeping food simple, about eating food in its most natural state, therefore avoiding foods that have been processed, have loads of added preservatives and that have basically been stripped of their nutritional value!

So instead of having lots of your favourite veggies baked in a 'gratin' cheesy sauce for about an hour or so, why don't you just steam them or stir fry with some fresh herbs?
But what about your favourite takeaway or meal out you ask? Well, 'clean eating' is about keeping the mind healthy as well! So as long as you eat clean and healthy most of the time, you should allow yourself a 'cheat meal' once in a while, preferable not more than once a week! This way, you won't feel like you're on a restrictive unpleasant diet, a lot of people have been calling this the 80-20 rule, being good 80% of the time and allowing yourself to indulge 20% of the time, making this lifestyle way more realistic!

What you eat is definitely more important and contributes more towards reaching goals as opposed to just exercising. I think it's important to find some 'fitspo' (fitness inspiration) that you can relate to and that will keep you motivated in reaching your goals! I follow several people on Instagram such as: