As we move into another Detox cycle (for those of you playing at home, please email Emily before you use these recipes) these will be some of the ways that I will be accomplishing my goal. I will be trying to eat/drink 10 cups of the 14 cups of veggies that I will be consuming every day during the week of 1/5/15 to 1/11/15. So I have come up with the following to make things easier on myself.
Green Dream (adjusted)
- 1 medium banana
- 1 cup cucumber
- 6 small stalks of celery
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon mint extract
- Enough water to make it smooth, probably about 8 ounces.
The total for this smoothie ends up being 3 cups veg, 1 cup fruit, best to drink in the AM or early in the day. Fruits are best early in the day due to glycemic control.
Breakfast Smoothie
- 1 medium banana
- 1 cup diced radish
- 1 cup cucumber
- 1 cup spinach
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa
- Enough water to make it smooth, probably about 4 ounces
The total for this smoothie ends up being 3 cups of veg, 1 cup fruit and contains cocoa which is known to be a metabolic mood stabilizer. However, there is not enough in this replace any kind of pharmaceutical mood stabilizer. In fact, the research is incomplete as to whether the amount you would have to take to noticeably increase mood would outweigh the negative of having an acidotic body environment.
“Shut up and Choke it down” Smoothie
- 2 cups spinach
- 1 cup cucumber slices (peeled, but not seeded)
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 ounces aloe vera juice
- 6 small stalks of celery
- 1 tablespoon of probiotic-filled fiber powder
This smoothie does not taste good, but the taste will grow on you if you like vegetables. However, it will provide a ton of benefits in the middle of the day and you can eat a piece of fruit (1/2 banana or 1 whole peeled orange) immediately afterward to get the taste out of your mouth. It contains 4 cups of veg, 2 bowel assisting agents, and enough fiber to correct any problem you might be having in your colon that fiber can fix. The benefits of this smoothie are huge and bowel centered. Please try it and tell me what you think. I will be drinking this once per day during the entire week.
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