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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Raw Cleanse

This week I am doing a raw cleanse. What is a raw cleanse you ask? Ill tell ya. A raw cleanse is a detox where you consume only raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, as well as soaked grains and legumes. Everyone does their own cleanse differently, but I prefer to consume two raw green juices a day as well as three raw meals per day, for seven days. I also incorporate some raw snacks for my own sanity.This cleanse is supposed to clean and clear out your digestive system, detoxifying you of any chemicals and impurities your body has built up.The cleanse doesn't get rid of everything toxic in your body, but it sure makes you feel awesome, which is enough to sell me! It helps balance blood sugar, overall energy, and can really be a booster to your immune system.

For those of you looking to try something like this, I am going to post all my raw recipes that I make/eat this week as well as everything else I consume so that you can get an idea of what you may want to do for your raw detox. Something like this is definitely more fun when done with others, so grab a buddy and try it. What have you got to lose? 

Some tips:

-Drink water with and between every meal 
-take it easy; don't do heavy exercise and rest regularly
-get good sleep, try for about 8 hours a night
-eat slowly and chew thoroughly 



DAY ONE:
  • 8 oz water
  • 16 oz green juice (apple, celery, romaine, carrot,ginger) 
  • fruit porridge (banana, pear, chia seeds, flax seeds, almonds, raw cocoa powder, raw honey, hemp seeds, almond milk)  
  • 12 oz water 
  • Apple 
  • raw cashew greens wrap
  • raw cashew creme pie 
  • grapes
  • 12 oz warm water with lemon
  • clementine 
  • pumpkin seeds 
  • 12 oz water 

DAY TWO: 


  • 8oz water 
  • 12 oz green juice 
  • raw apple and pear crisp 
  • clementine 
  • almonds and pumpkin seeds 
  • 16 oz water 
  • raw collard greens wrap 
  • raw cocoa and carob brownies 
  • 16 oz water 
  • grapes 
  • marinated portabella and sprout salad 
  • 12 oz tea 

DAY THREE:

  • 8oz water 
  • 16 oz green juice 
  • banana apple crisp 
  • raw pumpkin seeds & raisins 
  • cherry & pineapple sorbet 
  • 8 oz water 
  • large salad 
  • raw pie 
  • 12 oz tea 
  • banana 
  • carrots
  • raw carob brownie
 DAY FOUR:


  • 8 oz water 
  • 16 oz green juice 
  • apple and pear crisp 
  • balsamic roasted vegetable wrap (not raw! This was my one cheat when I went out with the family for my moms birthday)
  • sliver of raw cashew cream pie 
  • 12 oz tea
  • large green salad 
  • cherry banana date sorbet 
  • 8 oz water


DAY FIVE:



  • 8oz water 
  • 16 oz green juice 
  • banana pear crisp 
  • 12 oz tea/almond milk 
  • raw collard green wrap with cilantro pesto 
  • raw banana cherry sorbet 
  • raw carob brownie 
  • kale, Brussels sprouts & red onion salad 
  • banana pineapple sorbet 
  • 8 oz water 

DAY SIX:


  • 8 oz water 
  • apple crisp 
  • salad smoothie (romaine, spinach, banana, berries, almond milk)
  •  pumpkin seeds, raisins, almonds 
  • apple 
  • 20 oz water 
  • 2 clementine
  • raw carob brownie 
  • kale and herb salad with sesame sunflower dressing 
  • sliver of raw pie 
  • 3 dates 
  • 8 oz water 
  • 12 oz tea 
DAY SEVEN:

  • 8oz water 
  • banana cereal (banana, pumpkin sesame chia flax and sunflower seeds, almond milk)
  • 16 oz green juice 
  • apple 
  • clementine 
  • 16 oz water 
  • kale and herb salad 
  • 2 dates 
  • raw chocolate chip cookies 
  • apple 
  • green juice 
  • 8 oz water 
  • clementine 
  • carrot 
  • almonds 

How did it go? How did I feel?  

The first two days I felt hungry and light. When I eat raw foods (raw fruits and vegetables mostly) I tend to feel light and satiated throughout the day. Its a wonderful feeling; everything you eat makes you feel energized and non-groggy. You know that feeling when you want to sleep after you eat a big bowl of oatmeal, or a sandwich? Well with this detox, you don't have that. I felt really great for about five days, then I started to eat too much dried fruit and not enough vegetables. Gotta work on that balance. Well, this week was definitely fun and I would recommend this detox to anyone looking to get back on track to their diet regamine or interested in a raw food lifestyle!























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