Day 1- Lunch & Snacks

Since breakfast, I have snacked on some veggies and fruits here and there.  But, that is really nothing special you couldn’t figure out on your own.  However, keep in mind when on this cleanse, you want to try to do twice as many veggies as you do fruits.  Now for some meal ideas, here is what we have done today:

This was lunch-  A salad with a simple dressing of fresh lemon juice, olive oil and sea salt.  Eggplant, baked, which I will give you the recipe for in a minute.  And, a large serving a steamed brocoli with butter and fresh squeezed lemon juice.

Here is what the eggplant looks like while cooking:

What you do- pick out a firm eggplant and slice.  In a shallow plate or pan, combine balsamic vinegar and olive oil.  You don’t need to do specific amounts, just mix it how you like to taste (like making a dressing).  Press several cloves of garlic into the mixture and add sea salt and pepper.  Soak the eggplant slices in the mixture- making sure both sides of the slice get covered.  Place slices on a baking sheet (I use my Stoneware) and bake in the oven at 4oo.  I flip once- takes about 10 minutes per side.  Enjoy!

As you can see, Harper is enjoying the cleanse too:

Here he is enjoying avocado and brocoli with us, before enjoying my new, clean breastmilk : )…  Which I made sure is ample by adding a little chicken to my lunch.  JB stuck w/ the regular cleanse plan and is doing no meat until after the first 10 days.  Also, on the Harper note, I am so amazed at  how many people freak out when they hear you are cleansing while nursing.  Would I get the same reaction if I went to eat at McDonald’s while nursing and/or pregnant or if I decided to down a Coke?!  I think not!  What is wrong w/ our culture?  It drives me absolutely crazy!  All the cleanse is, is committing to change your lifestyle as far as food goes for 3 weeks.  I am choosing to avoid sugar, eat tons of veggies, eat a lot of fruit and drink only water (and a lot of it).  In addition, I am taking high doses of whole food supplements- meaning pills made up of dried fruits and veggies (more than I could ever eat).  It is totally safe and healthy for you!!!

Enough ranting…  Another cool recipe?  This one cracks me up because I got it off of a friend’s blog who generally post nothing but unhealthy, delicious recipes.  It is so good!  And, in my usual fashion, I can’t leave well enough alone so I changed the recipe up a bit.  I add some organic Italian dried seasoning and bay leaves.  A huge trick to being successful on this cleanse is not letting yourself get hungry.  So I set this recipe out with tons of fresh veggies, and we munch all day.  It is great!  Click here for the recipe, and here’s what it looks like: 

Rinsing the tomatoes while the oven heats.

Looks good enough to eat now, huh?  Headed to the oven.

The final product, ready for the dippin’- YUM!  For dinner we’ll have this sauce on spagetti squash, delish!!  For those who don’t know what that is or how to cook it, I’ll explain later.