{"id":26188,"date":"2017-04-03T11:20:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T15:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=26188"},"modified":"2017-04-03T11:20:50","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T15:20:50","slug":"wellness-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=26188","title":{"rendered":"Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is clean eating?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clean eating is a balanced diet that focuses on whole grains, fruits, vegetables, fats and protein. It also encourages you to control portion sizes. It doesn&#8217;t ban any food groups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Eat-Clean principles are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat six small meals a day.<\/li>\n<li>Eat breakfast every day, within an hour of getting up.<\/li>\n<li>Eat lean protein and complex carbohydrates at every meal.<\/li>\n<li>Have two or three servings of healthy fats every day.<\/li>\n<li>Get fiber, vitamins, nutrients and enzymes from fresh fruits and vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>Control your portions.<\/li>\n<li>Drink two to three liters of water (about 13 8-ounce cups) every day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This may seem like a lot. Chris recommends picking one principle a week. For example, choose to drink two to three liters of water per day, each day, beginning April 3 and ending April 7. To be successful, track your water consumption in an app such as myfitnesspal or Fitbit.<\/p>\n<p>Find healthy recipes and informative videos on the Blue Cross\u00ae Health &amp; Wellness website, powered by WebMD\u00ae, to help you improve or add variety to your diet. You can contact our Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan wellness coordinator, Chris Barr, for help locating these resources. He can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:cbarr@bcbsm.com\">cbarr@bcbsm.com<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:cbarr@nmc.edu\">cbarr@nmc.edu<\/a>,\u00a0 or 313-969-8753. Be well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is clean eating? Clean eating is a balanced diet that focuses on whole grains, fruits, vegetables, fats and protein. It also encourages you to control portion sizes. It doesn&#8217;t ban any food groups. The Eat-Clean principles are: Eat six small meals a day. Eat breakfast every day, within an hour of getting up. 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