6 Day Mini Cleanse

A Mini-Cleanse For The Next 6 Days

By Dana James

You know what to eat. We all know what to eat. But sometimes, we get a little distracted, a little bored, a little emotional, a little rebellious... and a little food-fatigued. Sometimes, we just want someone to tell us what to eat.

Lucky for you, I love to share. This three-day menu is from a 6-week cleanse program I run three times per year. 

It's food-based and jam-packed with phytonutrients, amino acids, Omega 3's and other nutrients that just make you feel good! If that's not enough to motivate you, two thirds of the group consistently loses 8 pounds in the first week. (And they keep it off!)

Follow the plan for three days, then repeat.

Day One

AM: Hot lemon water with cayenne pepper

Breakfast: Green smoothie made with regular lean or vegan protein powder, unsweetened almond milk, frozen berries, greens, bee pollen, cinnamon and ice

Lunch: Half an avocado with tomatoes, chives, shrimp/white beans drizzled in lime juice(if paleo do without beans)

Snack: Apple

Dinner: Red cabbage and carrot salad with sunflower seeds, cilantro and mint drizzled in olive oil and lime juice served with wild salmon

Snack: Warmed vanilla almond milk with a cinnamon stick and a pinch of vanilla bean

Day Two

AM: Hot lemon water with cayenne pepper

Breakfast: Green smoothie made with vegan or lean protein powder, unsweetened coconut milk, frozen pineapple, greens, bee pollen, cinnamon and ice

Lunch: Wild salmon wrapped in nori sheetsor lettuce with avocado, sprouts, mache, tomatoes and grated carrots

Snack: Brazil nuts with goji berries(or almonds)

Dinner: Broccoli and squash salad over arugula with raw red cabbage and halibut(any white fish) topped with basil pesto

Snack: 1 banana whipped with nutmeg to make a fruit 'ice-cream'

Day Three

AM: Hot lemon water with cayenne pepper

Breakfast: Green smoothie made with unsweetened almond milk, coconut water, avocado, greens, coconut crystals (or 1 T coconut oil) and ice

Lunch: Citrus, radicchio and beet salad with hazelnuts and organic chicken/black lentils(skip the lentils if paleo)

Snack: Pear

Dinner: Roasted Brussels sprouts with almonds and pomegranate seeds( or a berry) served with mahi-mahi(any firm fish)

Snack: Fresh ginger tea with honey and pistachios