It’s Juicing Time!!!
It’s about that time of year again, my body feels like it needs an oil change and a moment to collect itself and get my energy and focus back in the right place! For everyone that wrote me on instagram, twitter or Facebook and wanted to be apart of this 10 day cleanse I’m giving you a virtual high five, now let’s get started. If this is your first time doing a cleanse the steps below will help to guide you and walk you through this process and welcome to the juicing club! I’ve written out a basic guide line for the way your next 10 days should play out in terms of “meals” and a bunch of different juice and smoothie recipes, some I’ve tried and some came from other people but all of them are good and will give you the nutrients you need over the next 10 days.
First things first make sure your equipment is up to par, whether you’re using a juicer, blender or both, make sure that everything is clean and working. Next check your fridge, see what you have and what you’ll need to stock up on at the grocery store. I suggest over the weekend getting all of your veggies, fruits, seeds, coconut water etc so that on Monday you can start without a hitch! Also ease yourself into the cleanse, over the next few days add more fruits and veggies to your diet, eat more fish. Stay away from dairy, red meats and sugars, make your transition as easy as possible.
Even though this is a juice cleanse, which means you’ll only be drinking for the next 10 days don’t be afraid to listen to your body and don’t go over board, if at any time you feel you need food then please have a salad, nuts, or fruits and keep going! Take notes, mark your progress and how you feel during the next few days. I can tell you this from my own experience day 3 or 4 might be tough and you may hate this whole thing but once you get past those days its smooth sailing! And please don’t forget WATER!! Over the next 10 days drink as much water as possible, I’m talking by the gallons, you’ll need it and it’s good for you! Like I mentioned before I’ve listed a bunch of recipes but you know your own taste buds, mix it up, experiment and make sure to have a variety of fruits and vegetables! Best of luck and please tag me in any pics or posts just cause…I like it! 🙂 #juicenation
Oh and if you need convincing or inspiration please check out the films “Fat Sick and Nearly Dead” and “Hunger for Change” these films will keep you motivated! As well keep in mind that when you’re finished the cleanse you’ll need to ease yourself back into eating solid foods, don’t go crazy on junk lol, go for fruits, veggies, nuts and healthy choices so that your body can adjust.
Juicing Daily Guide
Wake up: Drink 2 glasses of hot water with lemon or ginger
Breakfast: smoothie
Mid Morning: Drink 16 oz unflavored coconut water
Lunch: Green Smoothie or Juice
Afternoon Snack: Juice
Dinner: Juice
Dessert: Smoothie
Bedtime: Drink herbal tea
*Drink as much water as possible throughout the whole day!!
Smoothie Recipes
*note for smoothies use your blender*
Berry Beet Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 cup of coconut water
1/2 cup raspberries (fresh or frozen)
1/2 cup cherries (fresh or frozen)
1/2 cup strawberries (fresh or frozen)
1 Tbsp. goji berries
1/2 – 1 small beet
1/2 small carrot
Ice (optional)
Sweet Green Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups coconut milk (or almond milk)
1 cup water
3/4 cup diced mango
3/4 cup diced pineapple
1/4 avocado
1 handful arugula
Strawberry Coconut
Ingredients:
1 fresh coconut (can be found in the fresh produce section)
1 cup of fresh or frozen strawberries and raspberries
½ cup of ice (optional)
2 teaspoons of pure honey
2 Tbsp. of coconut yogurt (optional)
Peaches and Cream
1 peach
1 banana
1 Tbsp. chia seeds
8 oz unsweetened coconut milk
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon honey (optional)
Ice
Raspberry Recovery
Ingredients:
1 medium banana
1 serving plant-based protein (optional)
1 cup coconut water
1/2 cup raspberries, with a few for garnish
1 large handful spinach
Mango Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 cup almond milk or coconut milk
1/2 frozen banana
1/2 fresh mango
1 Tbsp. flaxseed oil (or ground flaxseeds)
Small handful of goji berries
Large handful of spinach
Clean Green Smoothie
Ingredients:
2 green apples
1 cucumber
2 celery sticks
1 lemon
Handful parsley
1 cup coconut water
Tropical Green Smoothie
Sliced Pineapple
1/2 frozen mango
Large handful of kale or spinach
1 cup coconut milk
1 tbsp flax seeds
Juices
*use your juicer or blender but if using a blender chop everything up before hand*
The basics
4 green apples
2 beets
4 carrots
1 knob of ginger
Beet Them Away
3 carrots
1 cucumber
1 beet
1 knob of ginger
Cucumber Madness
4 carrots
1 cucumber
1 knob of ginger
Put a Spring in Your Step
4 carrots
4 sticks celery
1 of knob ginger
Soul Food
4 carrots
1 red bell pepper
1 head of broccoli
1 sweet potato
4 green apples
Peachy-keen Nectar-een
3 peaches
3 nectarines
1 knob of ginger
So Long, Fare well!
2 grapefruits
3 oranges
1 lemon
1 knob of ginger
Red Riding Hood
2 Red Delicious apples
2 pears
2 kiwis
3 plums
2 cups of raspberries
Raspberries Are Rude
1 pineapple
3 cups of raspberries
1 knob of ginger
Limelight
3 pears
½ pineapple
½ lime
Sweet Potato Dream
1 sweet potato (peeled)
5-6 carrots
½ pineapple
1 knob of ginger
“Hulky”
1 head of celery
1 bunch of kale (or any other leafy green)
1 cucumber
4 apples
1 lemon (peeled)
1 knob of ginger
Simple Simon
1 bunch of kale
4 apples
1 lemon
The Hawaiian Jungle
1 pineapple
1 medium beet (greens, stems and all!)
1 bunch of spinach
The Ultimate Sweet Green
pineapple
1 bunch of kale
1 cucumber
Sweet Sunshine
pineapple
2 apples
4 carrots
4 stalks of celery
Southern Comfort
4 carrots
2 orange
1 grapefruit
1 bunch of mint leaves
Lunch Lady
1 head of broccoli
4 stalks of celery
3 pears
1 knob of ginger
Have a Riot
2 beets
2 oranges
4 carrots
Beet Merry
1 pineapple
1 beet
Sunset Beach
2 peaches
3 apples
5 carrots
Citrus in the City
2 oranges
2 grapefruits
4 carrots
1 knob of ginger
Bloody Beet
2 beets
5 apples
1 lime
1 knob of ginger
Mean Green Juice
1 cucumber
4 celery stalk
2 apples
6-8 leaves of kale
1/2 lemon
1 knob of ginger
Danielle’s choice
Kale
Spinach
Mango
And a small slice of lemon
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