The purpose of this cleanse is to give your digestive system a break by eating your healthy foods in a liquid form. If you're not used to a cleanse like this make sure you try it out for a day to get yourself used to it before committing to the full 3 days. As a snack in between meals you can have very soft fruits that are easy on the digestive system, like blueberries, mangoes, watermelon, etc. Also, have as much green smoothies as you like :). There's a bunch of green smoothie recipes on my blog and I'll be posting another one tomorrow for breakfast.
Breakfast: Grapefruit Orange Nectarine Smoothie
What you'll need:
What to do:
Blend everything in a blender until smooth. This should make a total of 3 cups and you can drink 1 cup every hour with a cup of water in between.
What you'll need:
- 1 frozen nectarine
- 1 fresh nectarine
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1 cup unsweetened almond/coconut blend milk
- 2 large pink grapefruits, juiced
- 2 small juice oranges, juiced
What to do:
Blend everything in a blender until smooth. This should make a total of 3 cups and you can drink 1 cup every hour with a cup of water in between.
Lunch: Cumin Leek Carrot Purée
What you'll need:
What to do:
Saute the onion, garlic, leek and celery in the olive oil until tender. Add the carrots, sweet potato cubes and cumin. Add the water and bring to the boil. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for an hour. Once done, transfer to a blender and purée until smooth. Return it back to the pot and add the milk and stir it in evenly over low fire.
What you'll need:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 bunch leek, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 sticks celery, chopped
- 8 carrots, chopped
- 1 sweet potato, chopped into 1/2 inch cubes
- 2 tsp dried cumin
- 5 cups water
- 1 cup coconut/almond milk blend
- salt & black pepper to taste
What to do:
Saute the onion, garlic, leek and celery in the olive oil until tender. Add the carrots, sweet potato cubes and cumin. Add the water and bring to the boil. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for an hour. Once done, transfer to a blender and purée until smooth. Return it back to the pot and add the milk and stir it in evenly over low fire.
Dinner: Lemon Lentil Soup
What you'll need:
What to do:
Add the water and lentils in a pot and bring to a boil. Add the salt, pepper, and cumin, cover the pot, lower the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Once it's done, transfer it to a blender and blend until smooth. Return it back to the pot and add the lemon juice.
What you'll need:
- 1 cup green lentils, dried
- 4 cups water
- 2 lemons, juiced
- 1 tbsp cumin
- salt and pepper to taste
What to do:
Add the water and lentils in a pot and bring to a boil. Add the salt, pepper, and cumin, cover the pot, lower the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Once it's done, transfer it to a blender and blend until smooth. Return it back to the pot and add the lemon juice.
