One-Week Detox Menu
Upon Rising:
1) Take 2 capsules of acidophilus or probiotic supplement
2) Drink 1 lemon squeezed in 12oz. warm water.
Breakfast:
1a) Brown rice/oat bran cereal. b) Steel cut oats combined with amaranth or c) Dr Mao’s cereal. With unsweetened plain soy or rice milk topped with a handful of any berries.
2) 1c. Detox Tea
Mid-morning snack:
1) 12oz. vegetable juice and 12oz. vegetable broth
2) 1 apple (optional)
Lunch: (Choose from one of the following options. Can be changed daily), Detox
Tea.
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1c. cooked quinoa or any grain with steamed asparagus or broccoli and ½ c cooked Mung beans or adzuki beans
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1c. cooked brown rice or any grain with water sautéed shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, ginger slices and 6oz firm tofu cubed
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1c cooed quinoa/millet mix or any grain with water sautéed kale, carrots and seaweed (arame or hijiki)
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5-6oz. wild caught salmon baked with curry powder and water sautéed bok choy
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4-5oz. organic skinless chicken breast (can substitute for turkey breast, tofu or tempeh) with kale and shitake mushrooms (or regular white mushrooms)
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1c. cooked brown rice, 1/2c. cooked black beans with steamed zucchini or cauliflower and 5-6oz. firm tofu steak (or organic skinless chicken breast)
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1 baked yam or sweet potato with sautéed chard or any green leafy vegetable)
You may add to the above options: pinch or salt, pepper, 1 tblsp of walnut oil, cilantro, parsley, basil, rosemary, oregano, lemongrass, dulse flakes.
Afternoon snack: same as morning snack
Dinner: same as lunch and eaten no less than 2 hours prior to bedtime, Detox Tea
After dinner: 1c tea (Internal Cleanse Tea or chamomile)
Please avoid: Alcohol, caffeine, wheat, refined sugar, fried/greasy/fatty foods, and dairy.
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Juice: made from as many of the following items: cabbage, cucumber, carrot/greens, celery, asparagus, beet/greens, parsley, apple, aloe vera, 2 slices ginger root. May be store bought.
Broth: made from as many of the following items: collards, swiss chard, kale, mustard greens, cabbage, dandelion, brussel sprout, daikon radish, watercress, seaweed (any type), shitake mushroom, cilantro, garlic, leek, fennel seeds (1/4 tsp), anise (1-2 anise (1-2 pieces), ginger (3 slices), turmeric (1/4 tsp). Fill water to cover veggies, bring to boil and lower heat and simmer for an hour. Discard veggies and drink the broth only. (ok to eat the veggies for fiber)
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