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Detox Diet Sample Menu

By Cathy Wong, About.com

Updated: September 20, 2007

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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 water
  • 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseeds in a glass of water
Breakfast
  • breakfast smoothie made with pear, rice milk and rice protein powder
  • supplements: vitamin C
Snacks
  • apple juice diluted with water
  • water
  • vegetable broth
  • celery sticks and hummus
Lunch
  • chunky vegetable soup made with vegetable stock and your choice of vegetables
  • steamed broccoli with sesame seeds and beets sprinkled with lemon juice on brown rice
  • apple sauce
  • supplements: multivitamin
Snacks
  • carrot sticks with hummus dip
  • water
  • supplements: milk thistle
Dinner
  • curried lentils on quinoa
  • salad with mixed greens, red peppers, artichokes and sprouts drizzled with salad dressing of garlic, lemon juice and olive oil
  • vegetable broth
Before bed
  • 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseeds in a glass of water
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