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Detox Diet Sample Menu

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Updated January 01, 2011

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This is a sample menu for a day on the detox diet.

Upon rising

  • 1/2 lemon squeezed into a glass of warm, purified water

Breakfast

  • Green smoothie

Snack

Snack ideas include:

  • Raw almonds
  • Apple or pear, sliced, with 1 tablespoon raw almond butter
  • Carrot, celery and/or cucumber sticks with hummus
  • Gluten-free rice crackers, unsalted, with guacamole
  • gluten- and wheat-free crackers
  • Smoothie made with allowed ingredients
  • Juice (predominantly vegetables)

Lunch

  • Chickpeas tossed in turmeric or curry powder
  • Salad with choice of vegetables, such as arugula, cucumbers, onions, steamed beets.

Snack

Snack ideas include:

  • Raw almonds
  • Apple or pear, sliced, with 1 tablespoon raw almond butter
  • Carrot, celery and/or cucumber sticks with hummus
  • Gluten-free rice crackers, unsalted, with guacamole
  • gluten- and wheat-free crackers
  • Raw crackers
  • Kale chips
  • Smoothie made with allowed foods
  • Juice (predominantly vegetables)

Dinner

  • Portobello mushroom cap, brushed with olive oil and baked or lightly sauteed
  • Steamed kale sprinkled with pine nuts and tossed in lemon juice and olive oil
  • Brown rice or quinoa

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