Sample Menus and Recipes for a Tasty Detox Diet Plan
Perhaps you’re dreading banishing your favorite processed foods for a week. Diet Plans Weekly is here to help. We’ve created two sample menus for a healthy, effective, and truly cleansing detox diet plan. You won’t find any maple syrup or cayenne pepper here. Instead, we are providing you with two days of whole, healthy meals. While detox diets do involve fewer calories, don’t eat less than 1,200 calories or the metabolism stoking benefits will be negated. We’ve even included recipes that are ideal for detox diets. Vegetarians and vegans can substitute tofu, beans, and legumes for any meat listed. Remember to add a probiotic supplement to your detox diet plan and feel free to drink additional water. Enjoy these healthy menus for a new, lighter you.
Day 1 – 1,200 Calories
Upon Waking:
Hot filtered water with fresh squeezed lemon juice
Breakfast:
Green Smoothie (see recipe)
1 cup organic almond milk
Cup of herbal tea (preferably milk thistle or burdock)
Snack:
2 glasses of filtered spa water (see recipe)
Handful of organic, raw almonds
Medium organic apple
Lunch:
2 glasses of filtered water with lemon, lime, or cucumber slices
Large salad of mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumber, radishes, 1/16 of an avocado, and carrots. Flavor with a splash of lemon juice and a sprinkle of organic sea salt
1 cup of chickpeas tossed in turmeric
Snack:
2 glasses of filtered water
Medium organic orange
Pre-Dinner Snack:
Cup of decaffeinated green tea
Dinner:
2 glasses of filtered water
Organic portobello mushroom cap, brushed lightly with extra virgin olive oil and baked
Steamed kale, flavored with a squeeze of lemon juice, a tiny bit of olive oil, and sprinkled with pine nuts
¼ cup of quinoa
Evening:
Cup of decaffeinated herbal tea
Day 2 – 1,200 Calories
Upon Waking:
Hot filtered water with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice
Breakfast:
Cup of herbal tea
Egg white omelet (3 egg whites from whole, organic eggs mixed with spinach and tomato)
Snack:
2 glasses of spa water
Organic pear, sliced and topped with 1 tbsp of organic raw almond butter
Lunch:
2 glasses of filtered water with lemon, lime, or cucumber slices
2 oz of wild grilled salmon
Large arugula salad topped with pine nuts, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, and other non-starchy vegetables of your choice. Drizzle with lemon juice and a pinch of sea salt.
Snack:
2 glasses of filtered organic water
1 cup organic sliced strawberries
Pre-dinner snack:
Cup of decaffeinated green tea
Dinner:
2 cups of filtered water with lemon, lime, or cucumber
Chinese vegetable stir fry (see recipe)
1 cup of organic wild rice
Evening:
Cup of decaffeinated herbal tea
Detox Diet Plan Recipes:
Green Smoothie – 3 Servings
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups water
1 head organic romaine lettuce, chopped
Small bunch of organic spinach, stems removed
4 stalks organic celery
1 organic apple, cored and chopped
1 organic pear, cored and chopped
1 organic banana
Juice from ½ of a fresh, organic lemon
Directions:
- Add water, spinach, and romaine lettuce to a blender and blend at low speed. Blend until smooth.
- Increase to progressively higher speeds as you add the celery, apple, and pear. Keep blending until smooth.
- Add the banana and lemon juice last. Blend until creamy.
Spa Water – 4 Servings
Ingredients:
1 organic orange, sliced
1 organic lemon, sliced
1 organic lime, sliced
½ organic pink grapefruit, sliced
1 cup fresh, organic mint leaves
Directions:
- Add all of the ingredients to a pitcher of filtered ice water.
- Allow mixture to sit for an hour in the refrigerator. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Chinese Vegetable Stir Fry– 4 Servings
Ingredients:
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp fresh minced ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 head organic baby bok choy, trimmed, and cut lengthwise in quarters
¼ pound of organic broccoli, stems removed, florets cut into 1-inch pieces
1 organic onion, chopped
1 cup organic shitake mushrooms, sliced
1 medium organic carrot, shredded
Handful of bean sprouts
3 tbsp filtered water
Directions:
- Heat olive oil in a wok or large skillet on medium-high heat. Add the ginger, onions and garlic and stir fry until fragrant.
- Add the carrots, broccoli florets, and shitake mushrooms. Stir fry at medium heat for approximately 3-5 minutes.
- Add the bok choy and bean sprouts. Stir fry briskly and mix.
- Add 3 tbsp of water and allow it to simmer until vegetables are just cooked.
- Serve with organic wild brown rice.
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