Post-Holiday Mini Cleanse
If you’re feeling a little full after all the Christmas goodies you had last night, try this mini cleanse…your body will thank you and it’ll be over by the time it’s New Year’s Eve! Just follow this 3-day cleanse from MindBodyGreen.com and repeat the days to make it a 6-day cleanse…if you’re feeling extra adventurous.
Day One
AM:
Hot lemon water
with cayenne pepper
Breakfast: Green smoothie made with vegan protein powder, unsweetened almond milk, frozen berries, greens, bee pollen, cinnamon and ice
Lunch: Half an avocado with tomatoes, chives, shrimp/white beans drizzled in lime juice
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Red cabbage and carrot salad with sunflower seeds, cilantro and mint drizzled in olive oil and lime juice served with wild salmon
Snack: Warmed vanilla almond milk with a cinnamon stick and a pinch of vanilla bean
Day Two
AM:
Hot lemon water
with cayenne pepper
Breakfast: Green smoothie made with vegan protein powder, unsweetened coconut milk, frozen pineapple, greens, bee pollen, cinnamon and ice
Lunch: Wild salmon wrapped in nori sheets with avocado, sprouts, mache, tomatoes and grated carrots
Snack: Brazil nuts with goji berries
Dinner: Broccoli and squash salad over arugula with raw red cabbage and halibut topped with basil pesto
Snack: 1 banana whipped with nutmeg to make a fruit ‘ice-cream’
Day Three
AM: Hot lemon water with cayenne pepper
Breakfast:
Green smoothie
made with unsweetened
almond milk
, coconut water, avocado, greens, coconut crystals and ice
Lunch: Citrus, radicchio and beet salad with hazelnuts and organic chicken/black lentils
Snack: Pear
Dinner: Roasted Brussels sprouts with almonds and pomegranate seeds served with mahi-mahi
Snack: Fresh ginger tea with honey and pistachios
