Juice Cleanse

After a very busy September/early October of fun and traveling, I decided to kick off my return to healthy habits with a juice cleanse!  I have been intrigued by the idea of doing a cleanse for a while, and there was no better time to try!

I researched the web and found some recipes that sounded the easiest and yummiest... and at home recipes are WAY cheaper than cleanses you can buy. 

Breakfast:

1  beet

2 red apples

1 large carrot

It has a beautiful red-orange color and the combo of flavors is actually quite tasty! 

Lunch, Dinner: The Green Machine

A few handfuls of kale

A few handfuls of spinach

1 green apple

1 kiwi

1 banana*

*Blend banana in a blender with other juiced ingredients.  Technically this is a juice cheat, but it adds a LOT of substance to a very light diet. 

This tasted... somewhere between nothing and earthy. haha

Dessert!

1/3 pineapple

1 red apple

1 cucumber

A yummy way to end the night!

The juice cleanse also allowed for coffee and herbal teas (no milk or sugar added). 

So... how do you feel?

For lack of a better word, I feel empty... in a good way.  

The past three days were a good exercise in self control, discipline, understanding hunger, and changing my relationship with food.

I have also gained a new found appreciation for solid foods... so much that I dreamed I ate grapes last night... such an odd thing. 

Overall, glad I tried it and will probably use juicing sparingly in my future food choices.