You’ve probably heard of clean eating, but you may not know exactly what it is. While there is no one clear definition of what clean eating is, for us, it’s about eating more of the healthiest options in each food group and fewer of the less healthy ones. That means embracing whole foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, healthy proteins and healthy fats. It also means cutting back on refined grains, additives, preservatives, unhealthy fats, large amounts of added sugar and salt, and avoiding highly processed foods with ingredients you’d need a lab technician to help you pronounce.
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Medi-Cal and other programs are testing food prescriptions that advocates say could improve chronic conditions, lower health care costs and reduce hunger.
Every other Friday, the Stockton Emergency Food Bank hosts two live cooking classes — one in English and one in Spanish. Last week, Brenda Munoz made a classic tuna melt with an orange, romaine and dandelion salad.
“Dandelion is completely edible,” said Munoz, holding the small leaves from the flower. “They’re really high in vitamin A and folate.”
But this isn’t your typical cooking lesson on Zoom and Facebook. It’s part of a “food prescription” experiment…