I fall down, but I get up again. I am dedicating this to new and old health foodies alike–everyone screws up sometimes. I created this 4 day detox and healthy diet kickstart meal plan to get myself back on track. I am posting it here for my readers because I know that sometimes all you need is a little inspiration.
The transition to healthier and cleaner eating can be very rough, so please note: 1) If you are not used to eating a lot of vegetables this could be a pretty radical plan for you and you might want to try something a little slower. My experience coming off the S.A.D. was that my body had to get acclimated to eating all of the daily servings of vegetables that I actually should. 2) This plan does involve a lot of cooking and/or kitchen prep work. Healthy eating involves a lot of that! It’s a necessary thing. 3) This is just a loose plan to give you ideas. Make substitutions and changes where appropriate to make it work for you. You might find that you want to eat more or that you want to eat less, or that you don’t particularly care for the foods that I am suggesting. So treat this as a starting point to find what works for you
Breakfast = Green Smoothie Lunch = Leftovers from Lunches and/or Dinners on Day 1 and Day 2 + Herbed Potato Salad Dinner = Palak Chole Dessert = Vegan cookies or a vegan cupcake Snacks = Larabar and Natural Peanut Butter
Breakfast = Green Smoothie Lunch = Leftover Palak Chole + Herbed Potato Salad Dinner = Another Vegan Parmesan Sandwich Dessert = Vegan cookies or a vegan cupcake Snacks = Larabar and Natural Peanut Butter
The transition to healthier and cleaner eating can be very rough, so please note: 1) If you are not used to eating a lot of vegetables this could be a pretty radical plan for you and you might want to try something a little slower. My experience coming off the S.A.D. was that my body had to get acclimated to eating all of the daily servings of vegetables that I actually should. 2) This plan does involve a lot of cooking and/or kitchen prep work. Healthy eating involves a lot of that! It’s a necessary thing. 3) This is just a loose plan to give you ideas. Make substitutions and changes where appropriate to make it work for you. You might find that you want to eat more or that you want to eat less, or that you don’t particularly care for the foods that I am suggesting. So treat this as a starting point to find what works for you
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Breakfast = Green Smoothie
Lunch = Corn Bean Salad *Recipe by me.
Dinner = Vegan Parmesan Burger *This is sort of my invention. It’s this Ultimate veggie burger topped with Daiya mozzerella cheese and any marinara, served on toasted Ezekial bread .
Dessert = Vegan Cookies or a Vegan Cupcake
Snacks = Larabar and Natural Peanut Butter *To be eaten any time you need a bite. I typically eat my Larabar mid-morning. Then I eat the peanut butter in the after noon.
Breakfast = Green Smoothie
Lunch = Spicy Broccoli w/ Tempeh
Dinner = Grilled Asparagus w/ Lime Dressing + Eggplant Balls
Dessert = Vegan cookies or a Vegan Cupcake
Snacks = Larabar and Natural Peanut Butter
Breakfast = Green Smoothie
Lunch = Leftovers from Lunches and/or Dinners on Day 1 and Day 2 + Herbed Potato Salad
Dinner = Palak Chole
Dessert = Vegan cookies or a vegan cupcake
Snacks = Larabar and Natural Peanut Butter
Breakfast = Green Smoothie
Lunch = Leftover Palak Chole + Herbed Potato Salad
Dinner = Another Vegan Parmesan Sandwich
Dessert = Vegan cookies or a vegan cupcake
Snacks = Larabar and Natural Peanut Butter