Cleanse Meal Suggestions

Accepting the Detox Challenge? 
Below are some suggestions of "allowed" foods for breakfast, lunch, dinner & snacks during your cleanse.  
Set yourself up for detox success by making a meal plan for your 7 day cleanse, shop for ingredients and prep what you can in advance!  
Also check out our Recipe Share page- it has lots of creative gluten free vegan recipes safe for your cleanse. 


Breakfast:
Gluten free oatmeal or steel cut oats topped with fruit and nuts
Muesli with non-dairy milk and fresh fruit
Gluten-free toast/bagel with almond butter or no-sugar jam
Smoothie (Fruits & veggies with ground flax seed or hemp hearts)
Greek yoghurt (With "Skinny B" or "Holy Crap" sprinkled on top)
Rice puff cereal with non-dairy milk
Rooibos Chai Tea Latte 
Glass of pure & natural orange juice 

Lunch:
Tuna salad or sandwich on gluten free bread
Home made vegan chilli, soup or stew
Raw veggies salad (topped with dried cranberries & nuts/seeds)
Quinoa salad
Almond butter & no-sugar jam sandwich on gluten free bread


Dinner:
Vegetarian pasta sauce on top of spaghetti squash 
Vegetarian curries made with beans/lentils and coconut milk over rice
Baked fish with sweet potato fries or roasted veggies 
Stir fried veggies on rice or rice noodles
Baked portobello stuffed with tomato sauce, quinoa and veggies
Vietnamese style rolls stuffed with rice noodles & veggies, wrapped in rice paper


Snacks:
Fresh veggies or unsalted rice crackers dipped in hummus or guacamole
Apple slices sprinkled with cinnamon
Fresh Fruit
Steamed edemame beans
Fruit & veggie smoothies
Customize a "trail mix" w/your favorite raw nuts, seeds & dried fruit 
Figs & dates
Greek yoghurt topped with gluten free granola


These are just a few ideas to get you going! There is such a variety of delicious, flavourful foods you are encouraged to eat on a cleanse, I don't think I would feel too deprived if I cut the "Big Bad 5" out of my diet permanently! 


The personal food prep I am doing for my cleanse is finding appetizing (allowed) recipes, and making a 7 day meal plan (so I don't have to scramble last minute for meals). Then on the weekend the cleanse starts, I am doing a shop for organic produce at the farmers market, grabbing some ingredients from the health food store and pre-making a few soups, dips, etc. to have on hand for lunches and snacks.  I am really looking forward to giving myself a reason to branch out to new healthier recipes and eating habits that will hopefully stick after the 7 days!


Post by Dana