For those of you with toddlers or who are familiar with toddler behavior, you know the above pictures are uncommon. No, I’m not talking about the boots- because you know how persistent an 18 month old can be about wearing “boots” in the middle of summer! Yesterday, my daughter grabbed my fork and started digging into my salad and LIKED it. I ran inside to grab my camera as she continued with her “Mmmmmmm’s!” After I got over my initial shock, I actually had to yank my fork from her and bring her own out.

No, this has never happened in our house, even where green food is common place. I strongly believe this happened because all I have been eating around her the last 3 days is salad and smoothie! Normally I eat most of my green smoothies and salads at work, but since I’m off for the summer she is seeing it for every meal. Perhaps parental eating habits do matter? Maybe it’s a case of “You have it, I want it” toddler envy? AND apparently it doesn’t exclude salad. When will we see a major university do a study on this stuff? Read on for Day 4….

DAY 4

1. Daily Affirmation:

“Right this second my cells are forming from what I feed my body.”

It is so important to remind yourself that your body is rebuilding itself with the awesome whole food you are putting into it these 14 days. It is LOVING you for that! The old saying “You are what you eat” is true! The molecules you consume become the molecules you’re made of. Sugars, Trans-fats, processed carbohydrates, antibiotic and growth hormone laden meat that the majority of Americans eat will not build a healthy body. When I was diagnosed with cancer my diet mirrored that typical SAD (Standard American Diet.) I ate “low fat” and counted my calories and went to the gym, but I never considered the source of my food. I also wouldn’t touch a vegetable and rarely ate fruit. So I want you to commend yourself this week for what you’re doing and all of the bad eating habits you are emerging from! It is painful at first (at least it was for me) but like any habit you break from, you emerge with a wisdom that you didn’t know before overcoming the grasp of the addiction.

2. Today’s Menu:

Breakfast– green tea, GaGa Smoothie (1 cup organic almond milk, 1 large banana, 8-10 strawberries, 2 Tbsp raw almond butter, 1 large handful spinach, optional- honey to taste)

Snack- green juice (tomato, carrot, cucumber)

Lunch– Salad with guacamole, (guacamole < 1 avocado, 1/4 diced red or white onion, Herbamare or sea salt to taste, chopped tomato, cilantro to taste> chopped romaine lettuce, black beans, chopped tomatoes, 1/2 lime squeezed, 1/2 red bell pepper chopped, olive oil)

Snack- carrot sticks with hummus, green juice (2 carrot, 1 tomato, 5 leaves any green)

Dinner- Cortney’s Green Smoothie- (1/2 avocado, 3 handfuls baby greens, 1/2 c broccoli sprouts, 1/2 bell pepper, 1 handful sunflower sprouts, 1 tomato, 1/2-1 c freshly cooked/frozen beans of your choice, 2 whole carrots, 1 apple)

Dessert– naturally decaffeinated herbal tea.

3. Daily Questions?

Do you feel you are breaking any eating habits or addictions? Explain.

What has been most difficult about this Cleanse so far?



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