Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Detox!!!

So I must be physic because just as I predicted I drank too much and ate not so good at the wedding! Vegetables and I were ships passing in the night....

Needless to say- I am detoxing my system this week-(until Friday night at least!) hey- that's 5 solid days and 4 solid nights of good clean "fun"!

What does that mean you ask? Well for the next 5 days I will not be having any of this stuff:
*Alcohol, Caffeine, Sugar, Dairy, Meat, Wheat

What can I eat you ask? Plenty! Such as:
*Fresh vegetables, Fruit, whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, oats), Beans, Legumes, Green Tea/Herbal Tea

What have I made so far you ask?- Well, yesterday I had an apple for breakfast and green tea (I wasn't really hungry yet)Lunch was a salad with lots of veggies, half an avocado and a side of brown rice. (made the salad from salad bar and side of brown rice from Thai place)
After work I went food shopping and got as many veggies, fruit, beans and rice I could get my hands on.

For dinner I made vegetable bean soup: (note: try not to follow my recipes to a "T". I am not always the best at exact amounts, I am trying to encourage you to get used to being adventurous and using your taste buds!)- Any way I...
*Sauteed until soft:
1/2 chopped white onion
1 celery stalk
1 carrot
1 small fennel bulb thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic chopped
Then I added:
Vegetable stock (I always get low sodium and then wind up adding a bunch of salt and garlic salt to make it taste good...not sure it's the best strategy!)
Can of white beans- (you can probably use any beans)
Broccoli florets
1/4 Zucchini diced
Can of diced tomatoes-drained
1 cup of Quinoa pasta
*Bring to boil and let that simmer for about 10 minutes to blend flavors and soften pasta*
At the end I added:
About a Tbl of curry powder
Garlic salt, salt/pepper to taste
Cayenne Pepper
3 bunches of Swiss Chard thinly sliced- I stirred that in for about a minute until it was wilted.
Put it in a bowl for Luke and I add topped it with fresh Basil.
It was great!!

Meanwhile- while this stuff was cooking I had put some long grain brown rice on the back burner so I could use it for recipes through out the week.
When it was done I tossed it with a little olive oil, let it cool and put it in a container.

This morning I made a quick Brown rice salad for lunch which included:
*Chopped cabbage, chopped zucchini, chopped red pepper, sprouts, basil, parsley, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, chopped basil. You can add red onion too- Easy!
(Notice how I just keep re-using my ingredients in different ways?- You can also make a brown rice with apples, walnuts, cinnamon, scallions- etc. you get the picture!)
I packed that with some raspberries for breakfast, and some left over soup and I am ready to go!
Now...what's for dinner....hmmmm......

Beauty Tip: They say banana is a natural wrinkle remover! Mash a 1/4 one up until it is really creamy, smooth over face and leave on for 15-20 mins. Rinse with cold water- pat try. Yum!

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