clean eating

American  

[kleen ee-ting] / ˈklin ˈi tɪŋ /

noun

1. the dietary practice of reducing one’s consumption of processed and refined foods in favor of whole foods, as a means to promote or sustain good health.

   The recipe for this fresh, organic salsa is in her book about clean eating.

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Etymology

Origin of clean eating

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

In the era of Ozempic and clean eating, the menu is kept simple; servers don’t have to interrupt diners’ conversations to offer a lengthy description.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Her anorexia spiralled from clean eating she believed was healthy.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

So many people feel like they have to abandon the feeling of biting into a hot burger when they begin their journeys of clean eating, but that could not be further from the truth.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2024

But I usually try to repent for my sins of having a busy week and keep it healthy by clean eating.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023

When the grease stopped dripping, he knew that it was done, and would devour it slowly and with tremendous relish, picking the bones clean, eating even the head.

From McTeague by Norris, Frank