21 Day Purification: Day 0

For many of you who have made the journey through the 21 day Purification Program, or are considering beginning the Cleanse, one of your greatest obstacles is what to eat and how to prepare the food.  I will share with you a day by day guide, giving examples of how you can get those veggies in your diet and really enjoy the process.  In sharing my experience with the Purification Program, I hope that you can gain insight and inspiration to succeed!

The day before the cleanse is a good day to sit down and plan out your menu for the week ahead.  Knowing what you are going to eat and when takes a lot of the anxiety and frustration out of the process.  Use the grocery list at the end of your booklet as a guideline when you go to buy your produce.  I recommend getting as many organic fresh fruits and vegetables as possible so that you have them on hand to use at home when you need them.  Make yourself a chart of what you are going to eat for the next 7 days and post it somewhere highly visible.  This will help to keep you on track and also get you excited about your upcoming meals!

Here is what the day prior to starting the Purification this time around looked like for me:

1. Hit the grocery store!  Kroger has a nice variety of organic fresh produce, or you can go to your local health food store, or somewhere like Whole Foods.

2.Make Moroccan Carrot Soup

*Use Olive oil or coconut oil in place of the butter; eliminate the honey and yogurt.

3.Make Spicy Lentil Dip

*This can be used to dip fresh veggies in, or to put over top sauteed or steamed veggies.

4. Cook a pot of brown rice and a pot of wild rice to have on hand throughout the week.

5. Make 2 Shakes for the following morning and afternoon.

Basic Shake Recipe:
8 oz Water
2 Scoops SP Complete
2 Scoops Whey Protein (This is not included in the Purification Kit but can be purchased separately and used depending on your protein needs.)
1 Scoop Whole Food Fiber
1/2 C of fresh or frozen fruit
1/2 Frozen Banana
Greens (Kale, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Beet Greens, Dandelion Greens, etc.) 
Cinnamon, Ginger or Nutmeg
Stevia to taste
*Depending on your sugar handling problems/abilities, you may need to either fore go the fruit in the shakes, or use berries that are low in sugar such as strawberries, raspberries or blackberries.  You can also just mix the SP Complete and Whole Food Fiber with water.

*If you know that you are going to be busy throughout the week, use this time to cut your veggies up ahead of time.  If they are readily available, you will be more likely to grab them when you are in a rush!

Enjoy your "Pre-Cleanse" day & get ready to start the journey through the Purification!