Detox - Day Two

Day two of my three day detox is almost over. I have had another relaxing day, including a gorgeous massage, choosing costumes for Paddy's students for their upcoming play and a bit of house cleaning (this may not be relaxing to everyone but I am kinda weird!). How am I feeling? Still pretty good, I'm not tired or hungry and I slept well last night. I am getting a bit sick of juice, but I know it is not forever, so I can handle it. I haven't really been hungry at all today, and looking at what I've eaten/drunk today, it's actually not that much. I probably need to take care tomorrow to have a bit more or I will waste away! I'm sort of waiting for the 'detoxing' to begin - the headaches, skin breakout, achy muscle etc that people write about. Maybe it won't happen at all? I'm mildly apprehensive...

Day Two's Eats:
9am: warm water with lemon
10am: fresh apple, ginger, mint and silverbeet juice
12.30pm: cup of red miso soup with wakame
2pm: handful of raw almonds and fresh apple, ginger and kale juice
4.30pm: fresh pineapple and mint juice
Dinner: I have prepared another big salad of savoy cabbage, cavolo nero, spinach, sorrel, basil, carrot and daikon radish with an olive oil, apple cider vinegar and mustard dressing and a dollop of mashed avocado on top. Followed by a cup of fennel tea before bed. Then another early night for me!

Tomorrow I am planning on having chopped pineapple, mango and banana for breakfast, a big salad for lunch, vege juice throughout the day and a light, vegetarian dinner to top the detox off.

Detox - Day One

Tonight's dinner - yum!

As I mentioned in this post last week, I decided I wanted to do a detox of sorts during my week of holiday. It's not that I live a particularly toxic life or anything, but my hair isn't as great as it could be, my skin is breaking out in a hormone frenzy and I am feeling a bit bleh. I thought this would be a good way to give my system a clean out, and start with a clean slate. Originally I was planning on including hot yoga classes along with the detox, but I have decided it might be a bit too much for my body to handle, so I will start those once my detox has finished.

There are about a million different types of detoxes around - I did some reading and designed one to suit me. I would recommend checking with your doctor before doing anything like this. I mentioned my plan to mine last time I saw her and she was happy with it.

So what's my plan? Well, it's mainly focused around fresh vege juice, raw veges, nuts and seeds, herbal teas with some warm food added in towards the end. I have chosen all organic veges, fruit and teas. I also plan on taking it pretty easy, using this time to read, walk my puppy and generally relax. Early nights are a must too!

Day One's Eats
9am: lemon juice in 1.5 cups of warm water
10am: 2 cups of green juice with apple, ginger and silverbeet
1pm: 2 cups of green juice with apple, ginger and silverbeet
3pm: 2 cups of green juice with apple, ginger and silverbeet
6pm: big green salad with (all raw) cavolo nero, spinach, savoy cabbage, pumpkin seeds  and sesame seeds with an apple cider vinegar, olive oil and manuka honey dressing topped with a dollop of avocado mashed with lime juice and chilli. 1 cup green juice with apple, ginger and cavolo nero.

It's almost 7pm now and I feel pretty good! Not hungry or tired, just good. I plan on having a cup of nettle tea before bed and a nice early night! Tomorrow will be similar, but with the addition of fruit during the day and miso soup with my salad for dinner. I have also booked a massage, which will be divine, but also help this little detox along.

Raw Coconut and Chocolate Truffles

I've been reading raw food blogs for quite some time now, and occasionally dabble in the cooking side of it. Raw food is something that really interests me and I do try to incorporate at least some of the mentalities into my daily eating. I have a friend who is really keen on raw at the moment and has inspired me to get a bit adventurous with my cooking (or 'un-cooking' as the case may be!). Here is a recipe for raw truffles I made up a few weeks ago, and have been enjoying for snacks on the road ever since. Kept in the freezer, they are a delicious treat that tastes quite decadent, but are actually really healthy, being mostly nuts and wholegrains! Next time I would definitely add some fruit, probably a few dates, to change the texture a bit. Don't get too caught up in the 'raw' label; I don't. I eat what tastes yummy and makes me feel good - and these do!

Soaking nuts makes them much more easily digestible, and gives them a creamy texture when blended. The ones I used were soaked overnight, but I think only a few hours is fine for a nut as soft as the cashew. Make sure you drain off the water first, or your truffle mixture will be sloppy! I also made a batch of cashew nut milk with some of the leftover soaked nuts, and it was yum! As my raw milk supply will come to an end for the winter very soon, I think I will try and use more nut milks as a replacement, until the spring comes and my much loved milk returns.

Raw Coconut and Chocolate Truffles

1 cup raw soaked cashew nuts
3/4 cup wholegrain rolled oats
1 Tbsp flaxseed
2 Tbsp coconut oil
1 Tbsp carob powder
1 tsp vanilla essence

Coating
1/2 cup dessicated coconut
1/4 cup soaked and dried buckwheat (optional) 

Process ingredients in a blender until smooth. Scrape down sides regularly to keep blades going. Roll tablespoons of mixture into a ball and roll in coconut and buckwheat mixture. Freeze four hours.