Day 1
Alright, the dreaded first day. Okay so far. Got up at 8 and weighed myself (153 lbs). Had my 8oz of green lemonade (recipe below) and after getting ready for work my breakfast of fresh fruit. Today is a red plum, black plum, handful of blueberries and two bananas (which I will have at work before lunch). Lunch is a chopped salad (recipe below) and snack before leaving of green lemonade. Dinner is open to anything but since Derek will be at work, I might just have another salad. I did make cantaloupe soup as well, but it's really sweet so it can be dessert! All recipes are from the book I'm borrowing, The Raw Food Detox Diet by Natalia Rose (shameless plug).
Green Lemonade
1 head Romaine Lettuce
6 stalks Kale
1 Lemon (peeled because my juicer is kind of a wuss)
2 cored Apples (Fuji)
Threw everything (not all at once) into a juicer and stored in a 20oz bottle (about 2 servings).
It's really not as gross as it sounds or looks. I think the next time I make it I might add some honey and another apple to cut more of the "grass" taste and make it sweeter.
Chopped Salad
1 cup fresh green beans
1 yellow bell pepper
3 ears of corn with the kernels removed
2 large carrots, chopped
2 cups grape tomatoes (I just cup up two large tomatoes)
1 zucchini, chopped
Cantaloupe Soup
1 cantaloupe
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
Combine all ingredients in a blender and chill. I cut the melon out of the rind first.
This soup has a strange taste at first but then the after taste is like pumpkin pie. It's a little strong.
Green Lemonade
1 head Romaine Lettuce
6 stalks Kale
1 Lemon (peeled because my juicer is kind of a wuss)
2 cored Apples (Fuji)
Threw everything (not all at once) into a juicer and stored in a 20oz bottle (about 2 servings).
It's really not as gross as it sounds or looks. I think the next time I make it I might add some honey and another apple to cut more of the "grass" taste and make it sweeter.
Chopped Salad
1 cup fresh green beans
1 yellow bell pepper
3 ears of corn with the kernels removed
2 large carrots, chopped
2 cups grape tomatoes (I just cup up two large tomatoes)
1 zucchini, chopped
Cantaloupe Soup
1 cantaloupe
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
Combine all ingredients in a blender and chill. I cut the melon out of the rind first.
This soup has a strange taste at first but then the after taste is like pumpkin pie. It's a little strong.