Clean-eating: Is it for the birds?

Sunny Montgomery
Sunny Montgomery

Recently, a colleague forwarded me a Vice article titled, "Eating Clean Won't Make You Healthier." The story defines the clean-eating phenomenon as "a feel-good diet based around organic, non-GMO, ethically raised foods that are free of unnatural additives." As the headline suggests, the story points out that "despite a lack of scientific evidence, clean eating is defining the health and weight loss discourse."

The clean-eating fad, the story goes on to say, is no more than a first-world problem. Be that as it may, I've spent far too much money on organic peanut butter to turn back now.

So why do I opt for the more expensive foods when there are no decisive benefits? For me, the answer can be found in the article's definition of clean-eating - the key words being "feel good."

I feel better - if only mentally - biting into an organic apple, frying a cage-free egg or choosing spreads made only with familiar, pronounceable ingredients. I make no judgments on your grocery list. But me, I take Vice's article with a grain of salt - pink Himalayan sea salt, of course.

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