Even I am a little nervous to start this. I admit that thoughts of “What if I can’t make it?” “What if I cheat?” come to my mind, too. I think the most important point to remember when starting a raw, vegan cleanse/ detox like this is to BE EASY on yourself. It isn’t easy,  it is a process! If you are hungry, EAT! Be forgiving of yourself and DON’T become obsessive. I will be drinking more green veggie juice or eating a piece of fruit when I feel like I just need a little more. If you feel tired or faded, you need to eat more! Today I have included a grocery list for you to print out and Day 1 meal plan to give you an idea of what a raw cleanse looks like. I will also make suggestions for altering the plan according to your specific health challenge if you have one. This is NOT rabbit food. Read on!

Day 1 “Menu”: (for Saturday, June 4th)

Breakfast– cup of organic green tea with stevia, 8 oz of filtered water, Blueberry Celery Smoothie (2 stalks celery, 2c blueberries, 1 banana, 2c water, 2 ice cubes ice- BLEND)

Snack- continue to drink breakfast smoothie, 1 pear if hungry

Lunch– BIG salad with yummy dressing of your choice (2 c spinach, 1/4 red onion sliced, 1/2 avocado sliced, 1/2 soaked sunflower seeds, sunflower sprouts, 1 crown chopped broccoli, 1 apple chopped, 1 c lentils, season with salt/pepper, 2 heaping Tbsp hummus)

Snack- sliced apple with 1 Tbsp almond butter, green veggie  juice (1/2 beetroot (beet), 3 stalks celery,

Dinner– Savory Green Smoothie (1 large handful baby greens or red lettuce leaves, 1/4 bunch of fresh basil, 1/2 lime juiced, 1/2 red onion, 2 celery stalks, 1/4 avocado, 2 c water)

Dessert- naturally uncaffeinated herbal tea of your choice, green juice if hungry

Below you will find the grocery list for foods you will need. Try to get everything, but feel free to buy additional fruits/veggies that you LOVE. There may be times that you will feel desperate for comfort and these will do the job without breaking from the cleanse. (Mine is cantaloupe….yum!) If you are concerned about costs, I will be visiting my grocery store (Dekalb Farmer’s Market) today to see how much these will cost altogether and will let you know Wednesday. I think you will be surprised that without buying all of the processed foods and meat/dairy, it comes out much less than you would expect.

Grocery List for Days 1-7

(always buy organic if possible, but better conventional than none at all!)

15 apples ( I LOVE Pink Lady)

10 avocados (make sure they’re close to ripe)

8 bananas* (If you are cleansing from Candida overgrowth I suggest that you keep fruits to a minimum!)

2 pints (4 cups) frozen or fresh blueberries

2 pints strawberries

1 cantaloupe

4 pears

3 peaches

10 tomatoes

3 limes

1 bunch watercress (buy more of this and add to smoothies if fighting cancer or keeping it away)

30 oz baby greens (about 8 large handfuls)

10 oz baby spinach

6 crowns broccoli (the top part of the stalk)

3 lbs carrots

1 bunch cilantro

2 heads celery

8 cucumbers

1 bulb garlic

2 bunches kale ( different colors if possible) (buy more of this and add to smoothies if fighting cancer or keeping it away)

4 red onion

2 yellow or white onion

8 peppers (variety of colors)

2 heads romaine lettuce

12-15 oz sunflower sprouts (5 handfuls)

1 container broccoli sprouts (buy more of this and add to smoothies if fighting cancer or keeping it away)

2 medium beets (buy more of this and drink more beet juice if fighting cancer or keeping it away)

1 bunch basil

1 head cauliflower

1 container “Herbamare” or sea salt

1 small jar raw honey (optional-  I will not be using)

small amount of Stevia

1 box your choice- naturally uncaffeinated herbal tea (I like Chamomile)

1 box organic Japanese green tea (drink throughout the day if fighting cancer or keeping it away)

organic extra virgin olive oil

12 oz dry black beans

12 oz dry red, pinto, or kidney beans (we will cook these Thursday night and freeze some)

12 oz red lentils

12 oz green lentils

4 oz raw walnuts

4 oz raw almonds

4 oz raw pecans

4 oz raw sunflower seeds

16 oz hummus

Balsamic vineger/apple cider vinegar/ yummy organic salad dressing of your choice! (choose wisely- this will be your “happy place” during this cleanse. A good salad dressing does a lot!

1 bag organic brown rice rice cakes

1 large jar RAW almond butter (if the price is too much buy dry roasted)

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