The Picky Eater's Guide to Clean Eating

Store-bought salad dressing (Click here for homemade dressing recipes)

Box cereal (Try some Whirly Bird granola or peanut butter vanilla pancakes)

Canned soups and pastas, pasta sauce

Flavored, colored yogurts

Energy bars (Click here to get the scoop on peanut butter protein bars)

Soda and artificial fruit juice

Added sugars (refined), high fructose (via Eating Well and Fit Body HQ)

Apples, bananas, berries, mangoes, melon

Carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach, kale, Romaine lettuce, bell peppers, garlic, onion

Ground turkey

Skinless chicken breast or thighs (buy organic)

Eggs

Salmon (avoid Atlantic salmon), tilapia, troll or pole-caught tuna

Plain Greek yogurt

Full-fat milk (raw if you can find it and aren't pregnant or breastfeeding)

Whole-wheat bread, pasta and tortillas

Whole-wheat or almond flour (for baking) (Click here for an Apple Cinnamon Raisin Muffin recipe)

Quinoa

Brown or wild rice

Extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil, safflower oil

No-sugar added mustard or ketchup

Balsamic vinegar

Fresh lemon juice

Honey, maple syrup

Fresh rosemary and basil

Cinnamon

Vanilla bean (avoid vanilla extract)

Ginger

Black pepper