More on the 80/20 rule

Make at least 80% of your food: healthy, whole, clean, real 
   then 20% of your food can be whatever you want - ice cream and french fries are allowed

The 80/20 rule is a quick, easy way to clean up your plate. There's no calorie counting required, no fancy or hard to find foods to buy, no missing out on dinner with friends. The rule can be applied to your whole day, your whole week, or each individual snack or meal. Food choices remain just that: a choice!! And that's why it works. The 80/20 rule is:

do-able: none of us can make all of the right food choices all of the time, but all of us can make most of the right food choices most of the time.

sustainable: real life means occasional birthday cake and happy hours; an all-or-nothing food attitude is a formula for failure, so giving yourself permission to splurge now and then means a lifestyle of (mostly) good food choices - not a temporary diet.

effective: over time, truly eating 80% clean can improve your health and trim your waistline. Studies show many people who continually monitor their food choices will continually improve their eating habits, even in very small (if not significant) ways.

If you've been at it awhile and the above 80/20 rule is easy for you, maybe it's time for a change or a challenge. Maybe it's time to focus on reducing your percentage of body fat, bringing down your cholesterol, or cutting back on sodium and sugar. There can be any number of variations of the 80/20 rule. Here are a couple:

At least 80% of your food: prepared by human hands, preferably yours :)
No more than 20% of your food: processed or mass produced - frozen, boxed, canned, or packaged

At least 80% of your food: plant based
No more than 20% of your food: animal based - meat, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs, etc.

Are there other 80/20 versions you follow?