Friday, February 5, 2010

Fruits and Veggies F(e)ast Day 1 and 2

 
the first green smoothie of the f(e)ast. cheers!

john and i started our f(e)ast thursday morning as planned. so far so good! tuesday, i felt like i was coming down with something but felt ok after my evening yoga class. i've been a bit sniffly at times and woke up this morning with a slightly sore throat, but all is fine for now.

Day 1
  • warm lemon water
  • smoothie: banana, braeburn apple, kale, lemon
  • handful of blueberries
  • peppermint tea
  • salad: field mix with tomato, cucumber, avocado, and mushroom
  • lots of water
Day 2
  •  yogi's healthy fasting tea
  • green smoothie: banana, braeburn apple, kale, blueberries, lemon
  • juice: beet, celery, carrot, kale, golden delicious apple, lemon
  • handful of blueberries
  • warm miso soup with chopped veggies and ginger
  • banana
  • fruit smoothie: banana, apple, frozen blackberries
  • chamomile tea  

i wasn't too impressed with whole foods' selection of organic produce. i guess it's to be expected for february in the northeast. maybe we'll wait for summer to start another f(e)ast!

they did, however, have a great selection of herbal teas. i chose yogi's healthy fasting tea and really enjoyed it. it has an interesting, pleasant flavor and i like that it contains dandelion to aid the liver in eliminating toxins.

how timely is this?! yesterday, i read in my grandmother's first magazine that "the potent plant compounds [in dandelion tea] can trigger a 240 percent increase in the liver's output of glutathione S-transferase and other enzymes that are critical to destroying and disposing of toxins."

also, " a warm bath opens pores and dilates skins' blood vessels to accelerate toxin release. to enhance the benefit, sprinkle in 2 cups of epsom salts. british researchers found that the salts' stores of magnesium heighten enzymatic activity in the liver's phase 1 detoxification pathway, where energy-sapping toxins are chemically dismantled."

...so i squished my 5'9" self into our small bathtub and took a nice, hot epsom salts bath. ahhhhhh. =)

10 comments:

  1. I'm glad you're enjoying your feast! I also love the yogi fasting tea. Yum :)

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  2. i LOVE epsom salt baths. yes they are very good for you.

    great cleansing palate.

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  3. Woo! You go girl! Your menu looks great.

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  4. Great update! and Nothing better than Epsom to relax the muscles!

    xoxo

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  5. You make such great smoothie combos! I can't wait to hear if your fast helps with the dairy cravings!

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  6. love your blog, love your sharing.....those smoothies look yummy....and i think i'll go find the yogi fasting tea, seems like just what i need...
    have a lovely fruity and veggie weekend, love xxx

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  7. thank you ladies! john laughed that if it weren't for "blog world" i would have broken down and ordered a pizza by now! i think he's right - you all keep me on the right track! =)

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  8. YAY for green smoothies! Love them!!!

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  9. hey, those smoothies looks goood.

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  10. hey kristen, thanks for stopping by! =)

    d!!! thanks bud, how have you been? long time no see!

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