Eating Clean

Maybe you are familiar with the term, "Eating Clean", maybe you have heard the term and not sure if you know what it means and maybe this is a new term for you.  Whatever the case, I am going to explain what I mean when I say, "eating clean" just so we are all on the same page.
Eating clean means eating whole foods that are organic, free from preservatives, additives, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, artificial flavors and other toxins.  It's getting as close as possible to eating food how God intended for us to eat.
If you think about it, God made us so He knows what is the best fuel to put in our bodies so that we operate most efficiently. 
It's like when you buy a vehicle, the manufacturer will tell you what kind of fuel is needed to make the vehicle operated efficiently.  If you don't follow the manufactures suggestions then you may find that your vehicle, is sluggish, knocks, etc.  Just doesn't run right. 
Will God is our manufacturer and if we eat food the way he made it, free from all the things listed above then we, like our vehicle will run better. 
Now there are things that we put in our bodies, that let's face we all know is not good for us.  Things that are processed and man-made.  So one of the first things to do, is to clean out the cupboards of all processed food.  Process foods are toxic, poison.  And just like you probably wouldn't knowingly swallow a bottle of poison, we eat these foods every day and they are slowly poisoning us.
Now the harder problem comes when you don't know what is in your foods.  Often we think we are eating healthy, not knowing that the ear of corn you are eating has been genetically modified, or sprayed with pesticides, or that piece of chicken you are eating has been shot up with hormones or antibiotics and other poisons that we may not know about, so what you think you are eating, you are not.
I remember once I went to the gas station to put gas in my car, something that is supposed to be good for my car, and did not realize that somehow water had gotten into the gas lines.  Water is not something that you want to put into your gas tank, and when I went to start my car it wouldn't start.  I had given my car poison.  The poor gas station owner did not know that he was giving us poison for our cars, and immediately shut down all the pumps and called a mechanic out to fix not only my car but several other cars who had also had this poison put into their gas tanks.
Just like my car, there are times when you know immediately that you have put poison into your body.  You may be tired after eating, think about it food is the fuel to make your body run does it make since for you to feel tired immediately after eating?  Other affects of eating the wrong things, you may not feel right away, but maybe you will feel bloated, sick, gain weight, etc.  These are all signs that you have put poisons or toxins into your body.
So on this program we want to eat whole foods that are not toxic. 
We will get into exactly what to eat later on, but for today, why not clean out your cupboards of processed foods, and fill your refrigerator of lots of organic fresh veggies and berries.