"Clean" eating...

I wanted to start today by trying out "clean" eating. I failed miserably! It really is kind of hard to eat "clean." The idea is to eat things in their truest and whole form. That means my favorite ice cream sandwich is OUT! Unfortunately, I still ate it :(

I need a base of "normal" recipes that encourage "clean" ingredients. My version of "normal" is, say, chicken salad (good old fashioned chicken salad) - not - Chicken Salad with honey roasted broccoli bits and capers! Ok, that recipe doesn't really exist but maybe you get my drift. "Clean" eating is tricky also because you can have all these fruits and veggies for snacking and at dinner. I had fruit alright...in my brat! Does Pineapple Bratwurst count for fruit? My guess is no. I don't mind eating fruits and veggies...not at all! I love them. I just can't see eating a plate of carrots for my dinner.

Beans are a great part of this as well. I don't know how or what to cook beans with! Pinto, Navy, Red, Kidney, help! I know chili beans are for chili and this is NOT chili weather. Baked beans don't count because they are so sugared up :( I love those, especially with the bacon.

Sometimes I just feel defeated:

Any suggestions, folks?

With all of this time and energy I use to research and look things up, you would think I would drop a few more pounds! Isn't all that kind of work worth something? ;)

I shall keep trying! Right now is a very new moment. Change can occur!