For those of you following (with bated breath I am sure!) our juice cleanse.. Here are the instructions we received from our "guru" today on what to do next.
I have made the almond milk before (great to use in a smoothie), as well as some of the salad dressings, good stuff.
Breaking your Cleanse
As many of you are now anticipating the end of your cleanse you are probably beginning to dream of your first meal.
In order to receive maximum benefit from the cleanse, it is IMPORTANT to ease back into regular eating with Caution and Consciousness.
• It can be detrimental to your health if you break your fast incorrectly.
I have designed a simple protocol for you to follow for the first two days, and then you will gradually be adding more things to your diet, during the first week.
Things to Avoid:
• Sugar
• All Processed foods
• All white flour
• Pasta
• White Rice
• Potatoes
• Breads
• All FRIED foods
Try Not to pick instead EAT REGULAR Meals in a relaxed way,
Ideally you will break your cleanse on Sunday Morning.
1. Drink a large glass of water with Lemon
2. Followed by an herbal tea
Breakfast Smoothie:
*½ cup berries, fresh or frozen
*½ a banana or ½ an avocado
*1 1/2cups almond milk
or 1 1/2cups water and 1 tablespoon raw tahini
*1 tablespoon of spirulina or green powder or 2 leaves of Kale
Blend together until smooth and serve chilled
Drink this slowly and chew as if you were eating
Do not over drink about 4-6 oz is enough at first
Those of you who have a juicer may prefer a green juice:
4 stalks of celery
1 apple
1 cucumber
3 or 4 leaves of Kale
½ lemon
Blend together with ¼ avocado
Drink this slowly as well and chew as if eating
This will satiate you for hours.
You may require a snack:
2 stalks of celery
or ½ green apple
1 teaspoon of almond butter
Lunch:
Either a large green salad with
Cucumber
Tomato
Arugula
Romaine
Avocado
Sprouts
Or a Medium Plate about 2 cups of steamed Greens
Baby bok choy
Steamed broccoli or Broccoli rabe
Spinach
Zucchini
Asparagus
You may drizzle with Olive Oil. Flax Oil or with this delicious ginger miso dressing
1/2 inch of ginger peeled and roughly chopped
1 clove garlic
2 tablespoons of Red Miso
½ lemon
1cup water
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
Blended together until smooth, store in refrigerator
Dinner
If you had salad for lunch have steamed vegetables for dinner
Or vice versa
Eating this simple way for the first day the food will act like a broom and cleanse out any lurking toxic debris.
DAY 2
Breakfast:
Small amount of seasonal fruit 1 cup
Apples, pear orange or grapefruit
And you may use this sauce which is delicious
¼ cup almond butter or tahini
1 tablespoon honey or agave syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tablespoon Flax seeds
Blended with ¾ cup water
Or the same smoothie or greens you had yesterday.
Lunch:
Large green salad you may add a few olives and a few soaked almonds
A Simple Soup:
Zucchini Basil
1 zucchini
¼ red onion
1 stalk of celery
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cups water
1/2 tsp sea salt
¼ avocado
Blend all together add ½ cup fresh basil at the end
Serve warm do not boil
Lemon Tahini Dressing
½ cup Tahini (my preference in Raw & Organic)
1 lemon squeezed
1 cup pure water
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ tsp of Himalayan salt or sea salt
Blend together
You may add fresh dill or other herbs for variety
This meal may be repeated for Dinner or you may have more of a variety of steamed Vegetables adding
Butternut squash
Rutabaga
Leeks
Burdock root
Cauliflower
SOUP
Butternut Squash Bisque ( may be prepared with out cooking as a raw soup)
4 cups butternut squash diced medium
2 yellow squash diced med
2 medium tomatoes diced small
½ yellow pepper diced small
2 stick of celery diced small
½ medium red onion diced
Steam vegetables lightly for a few minutes
Blend all together with about 6 cups of water
Add ¼ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, parsley and rosemary (finely chopped) or a dry blend
½ tsp of cayenne
1 tsp of sea salt
Whisk all ingredients together and serve warm, not too hot!
Serves about 6-8 people
Day 3
On the third day for those who eat proteins you may start to add a little
3-4 oz of steamed fish …salmon is very good or a white fish
Keep your diet very simple and you will feel better
Day 4 & 5
You may add about ½ cup grains to your meal buckwheat groats, millet or brown rice
If you Keep Eating in this simple way for the next 5 days you will feel great.
By Day 5 you should be back to a regular routine. Rrefrain from the sugars breads and things I mentioned earlier you should continue to do well.
Remember you can email me with any questions
Maybe some of this you will pass on to your family.
For a little Variety I have included a nut milk recipe this can be a snack
Almond Milk
1 cup raw almonds soaked for about 4 hours
4 cups charged water
a pinch sea salt
Blend in vitamixer until smooth (blender will do just fine)
Strain
Return to vitamixer
2 tsps lecithin
1 tablespoon of sweetener or 1 date
Blend again
Store in sealed glass jar for maximum quality
Refrigerate
A Vegetable Combo (afternoon snack)
1 med- Carrots
1 cup broccoli
¼ beet1/2 lemon
½ cup parsley
2 cups water
Blend together until smooth
This is a great neutralizer and energy booster especially when you add 1 tablespoon of spirulina
GREAT!! you should do one every month or every other minimum!!
I start every day with a juiced lemon and honey in water, very important!!
followed by a mineral drink (just made for easy absorbtion liquid mineral's)
than "Royal Tea" a few times a week to keep the flow
Every month! No way! But I will try to stay on these instructions for as long as possible. (opps, reservations at Perry St for brunch on Sunday, better cancel).
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I have made the almond milk before (great to use in a smoothie), as well as some of the salad dressings, good stuff.
Breaking your Cleanse
As many of you are now anticipating the end of your cleanse you are probably beginning to dream of your first meal.
In order to receive maximum benefit from the cleanse, it is IMPORTANT to ease back into regular eating with Caution and Consciousness.
• It can be detrimental to your health if you break your fast incorrectly.
I have designed a simple protocol for you to follow for the first two days, and then you will gradually be adding more things to your diet, during the first week.
Things to Avoid:
• Sugar
• All Processed foods
• All white flour
• Pasta
• White Rice
• Potatoes
• Breads
• All FRIED foods
Try Not to pick instead EAT REGULAR Meals in a relaxed way,
Ideally you will break your cleanse on Sunday Morning.
1. Drink a large glass of water with Lemon
2. Followed by an herbal tea
Breakfast Smoothie:
*½ cup berries, fresh or frozen
*½ a banana or ½ an avocado
*1 1/2cups almond milk
or 1 1/2cups water and 1 tablespoon raw tahini
*1 tablespoon of spirulina or green powder or 2 leaves of Kale
Blend together until smooth and serve chilled
Drink this slowly and chew as if you were eating
Do not over drink about 4-6 oz is enough at first
Those of you who have a juicer may prefer a green juice:
4 stalks of celery
1 apple
1 cucumber
3 or 4 leaves of Kale
½ lemon
Blend together with ¼ avocado
Drink this slowly as well and chew as if eating
This will satiate you for hours.
You may require a snack:
2 stalks of celery
or ½ green apple
1 teaspoon of almond butter
Lunch:
Either a large green salad with
Cucumber
Tomato
Arugula
Romaine
Avocado
Sprouts
Or a Medium Plate about 2 cups of steamed Greens
Baby bok choy
Steamed broccoli or Broccoli rabe
Spinach
Zucchini
Asparagus
You may drizzle with Olive Oil. Flax Oil or with this delicious ginger miso dressing
1/2 inch of ginger peeled and roughly chopped
1 clove garlic
2 tablespoons of Red Miso
½ lemon
1cup water
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
Blended together until smooth, store in refrigerator
Dinner
If you had salad for lunch have steamed vegetables for dinner
Or vice versa
Eating this simple way for the first day the food will act like a broom and cleanse out any lurking toxic debris.
DAY 2
Breakfast:
Small amount of seasonal fruit 1 cup
Apples, pear orange or grapefruit
And you may use this sauce which is delicious
¼ cup almond butter or tahini
1 tablespoon honey or agave syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tablespoon Flax seeds
Blended with ¾ cup water
Or the same smoothie or greens you had yesterday.
Lunch:
Large green salad you may add a few olives and a few soaked almonds
A Simple Soup:
Zucchini Basil
1 zucchini
¼ red onion
1 stalk of celery
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cups water
1/2 tsp sea salt
¼ avocado
Blend all together add ½ cup fresh basil at the end
Serve warm do not boil
Lemon Tahini Dressing
½ cup Tahini (my preference in Raw & Organic)
1 lemon squeezed
1 cup pure water
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ tsp of Himalayan salt or sea salt
Blend together
You may add fresh dill or other herbs for variety
This meal may be repeated for Dinner or you may have more of a variety of steamed Vegetables adding
Butternut squash
Rutabaga
Leeks
Burdock root
Cauliflower
SOUP
Butternut Squash Bisque ( may be prepared with out cooking as a raw soup)
4 cups butternut squash diced medium
2 yellow squash diced med
2 medium tomatoes diced small
½ yellow pepper diced small
2 stick of celery diced small
½ medium red onion diced
Steam vegetables lightly for a few minutes
Blend all together with about 6 cups of water
Add ¼ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, parsley and rosemary (finely chopped) or a dry blend
½ tsp of cayenne
1 tsp of sea salt
Whisk all ingredients together and serve warm, not too hot!
Serves about 6-8 people
Day 3
On the third day for those who eat proteins you may start to add a little
3-4 oz of steamed fish …salmon is very good or a white fish
Keep your diet very simple and you will feel better
Day 4 & 5
You may add about ½ cup grains to your meal buckwheat groats, millet or brown rice
If you Keep Eating in this simple way for the next 5 days you will feel great.
By Day 5 you should be back to a regular routine. Rrefrain from the sugars breads and things I mentioned earlier you should continue to do well.
Remember you can email me with any questions
Maybe some of this you will pass on to your family.
For a little Variety I have included a nut milk recipe this can be a snack
Almond Milk
1 cup raw almonds soaked for about 4 hours
4 cups charged water
a pinch sea salt
Blend in vitamixer until smooth (blender will do just fine)
Strain
Return to vitamixer
2 tsps lecithin
1 tablespoon of sweetener or 1 date
Blend again
Store in sealed glass jar for maximum quality
Refrigerate
A Vegetable Combo (afternoon snack)
1 med- Carrots
1 cup broccoli
¼ beet1/2 lemon
½ cup parsley
2 cups water
Blend together until smooth
This is a great neutralizer and energy booster especially when you add 1 tablespoon of spirulina
- b. 3-06-2009 5:07 pm
GREAT!! you should do one every month or every other minimum!!
I start every day with a juiced lemon and honey in water, very important!!
followed by a mineral drink (just made for easy absorbtion liquid mineral's)
than "Royal Tea" a few times a week to keep the flow
- Skinny 3-06-2009 5:16 pm [add a comment]
Every month! No way! But I will try to stay on these instructions for as long as possible. (opps, reservations at Perry St for brunch on Sunday, better cancel).
- b. 3-06-2009 5:18 pm [add a comment]