Dirty "Clean" Diets

I am a big proponent of self education and encourage everyone to read as much material as possible to get knowledge in our exiting world of fitness. I occasionally read magazines and have found some great ideas and tips. However, I have also found some "tips" that completely contradict to any common sense and that is why I am writing this article. Recently, I bumped in to an article that suggested to clean up the diet to maximize results in the gym. The article provided a week of a "clean" diet that was supposed to provide a sound eating schedule, which in my humble opinion failed miserably. For example, for breakfast it suggested to have oatmeal with almond milk and a glass of orange juice. I have never heard about a clean diet that suggested eating a bunch of carbs without protein for breakfast. Think about it, you need protein to rebuild your muscle tissue from your workouts in the gym. Then why wouldn't you have it when you most need it: after not eating for 6-8 hours that you sleep at night? It gets better with the next item on the menu: a protein bar for snack. Protein bars should not be in the category of clean food, due to their concentration and preservatives. Protein bars are also perhaps the worst thing to eat as a snack between brekfast and lunch, as the simple carbs obtained from sugar are not going to burnt right away and will just be stored by your body as a reserve energy in the form of adipose tissue (body fat). It gets better when they suggest to eat a protein bar as a last meal of one of the days with a tablespoon of flaxseed oil (are you supposed to pour it on the protein bar or just down it from the flaxseed oil by itself?). The article contained more jaw dropping nutritional errors such as tuna melts, protein puddings and protein free meals that were did not possess any properties of a clean diet. In other words, please be careful and filter the information described in these articles. If you do not possess the knowledge of how a clean and sound diet should look like, hire an experienced nutritionist or a personal trainer who can provide you with a diet plan that would be suitable to you.

Have a great day everyone!