BREAKFAST: light, soft fruit and fresh fruit juice
LUNCH: soup or broth with raw vegetables and a vinegar dressing
DINNER: soup or broth with raw vegetables and a vinegar dressing and chilli
DESSERT: light, soft fruit, served fresh, frozen or stewed
(Drink plenty of water, herbal tea and fresh fruit juice throughout the day)
Breakfast will be much the same as yesterday. Remember to keep it interesting by trying new and exotic fruits, and try to get as much different-coloured produce into your day as possible; I will be having green grapes, strawberries and blueberries, with a glass of fresh orange and lemon juice and a peppermint tea to aid digestion. It's best to eat your breakfast within 30 minutes to an hour of waking up. When you are able to freely consume a more varied diet, you might consider eating a portion of fruit first, followed by a source of protein to help keep you fuller for longer. Fruit is high in fibre, so begin drinking water as soon as you've had your breakfast; without proper hydration, high fibre foods, however nutritious, can make you constipated, and this is never more true than when you are easing out of the Master Cleanse.
Accompany your broths or soups at lunch at dinner with a salad of raw vegetables, served with vinegar and/or fresh, spicy chillis if you enjoy them. Both vinegar and chilli peppers stimulate the metabolism, and so are a good choice when your digestive system is unaccustomed to solid food. If, like many people, you find your stomach has shrunk during the Master Cleanse, you might like to enjoy these salads between your meals instead of with them. Fruit might fill you up quickly, but leave you hungry again by mid-morning. Make a wise food choice and eat metabolism-boosting, fibrous and nutritious raw vegetables whenever you feel this hunger slump. It will help retrain your body's capacity for food without compromising the success of Ease-Out.
This light soup will be easy on the digestive system and can help remove any lingering post-cleanse toxins from the body.
Detoxifying Green Vegetable Soup:
Ingredients:
- 1/2 a supermarket-sized bunch of spring onions
- 1 small white onion
- 1 tbsp cooking oil (I use Carotino)
- 1 large potato
- 500ml vegetable stock
- salt, pepper, and other seasoning, to taste
- 140g fresh mixed salad: watercress, spinach and rocket, shredded
- heat the oil in a large pan and cook the spring onions and white onions for 5 minutes, stirring consistently as they brown and soften. If the onions start to stick and catch the sides of the pan, add a dash of water
- add the diced potato and cook on a medium heat for 2 minutes as you continue stirring
- pour in the vegetable stock and seasoning, simmering until the potato is tender
- when the potato is ready, add the leafy salad, stirring gently for 2 minutes
- remove from the heat and serve
This recipe goes very well with a salad of raw carrots, peppers, chilli and salad leaves, served with vinegar and spice for a punchier flavour. If you don't feel ready for the solidity of raw vegetables, either because your digestive system is making you uncomfortable or because your stomach doesn't have the capacity, you can leave them for another day. Pay close attention to your own needs and don't force yourself to speed through Ease-Out just because you think you should. If you feel very uncomfortable after the consumption of food, you might consider returning to the Master Cleanse's liquid diet for another 2 days, and then reattempting the transition.
For dessert, I will have a fresh half of grapefruit and some red grapes. Try putting grapes in the freezer in a freezer bag, then taking out 10 or so for a sweet but healthy snack after tea. Bon Appetit everybody! Good luck with Day 3! I feel pretty comfortable today, so I'm hoping that my post this evening will be full of good news. See you later, have a nice day!
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