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One Day Juice Cleanse
Nutrition | February 18, 2014
Juice cleanses has become very popular over the past few years for the amount of benefits they have to offer. One of the major benefits of juicing is the fact that it allows you to consume wide varieties of raw fruits and veggies even if you don’t enjoy eating them whole. For example, I would never munch on raw red beats, or ginger, but I enjoy their flavor a lot in my juice recipes. Juicing raw veggies and fruit also preserves all of their vitamins, enzymes, and minerals so it’s actually a great way to get in your daily those of veggies.
I include one day juice cleanse here and there into my own fitness regimen as part of my rest and recovery days. I don’t suggest to juice on those days when you do an intense workout or any demanding activity. Make sure that you have enough time to relax and enjoy a mellow day. For all of you who are following my ZGym’s weekly workout program, you guys can try this cleanse on Wednesdays or Sundays. My day juice day is Sunday.
If you are afraid that you’ll be starving on your one day juice cleanse, don’t be. These drinks are surprisingly filling so even tho you won’t have anything solid for the entire day, you are not going to feel hungry or sluggish. There are 7 nutrient dense juice drinks that I have on my cleanse day, and I have the recipes and tips for you right here:
1. Juicing tips – watch this video about different type of juicers
2. Morning Juice Cleanse – watch the video to see what I drink in the morning
What I do in the morning before I have my breakfast juice is a simple lemon water cleanse. Heat up 1 full glass of filtered water and add juice of 1 fresh lemon. The drink should be hot like a tea.
For Breakfast I have a rich green juice and for my mid-morning snack I make this awesome sour – sweet juice out of red beat, carrots, and lemon.
Lunch time!
For lunch I prefer rich, creamy and sweet fruit smoothie out of banana, strawberries, orange, and spinach. You can have any mixture of fruit you like, but don’t forget to add at least some greens for extra nutrients.
My early-afternoon drink is veggie/fruit mix with more emphasis on veggies. The one piece of fruit is there just to sweeten it up a little.
Dinner time!
I have a late-afternoon juice before my dinner which is mixture of green leaves, green veggies, apple, and lemon juice.
For dinner I prefer something more soothing, and by that time I’m usually kind of over the juices anyways so I make myself a home made nut milk sweetened by dates and flavored with vanilla extract.
I hope you’ll all enjoy your One Day Juice Cleanse and feel free to share your favorite recipes in the comments below.
Love,
Z.
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The juicer does it for you but I leave the peel on lemons as you get a better taste and some of the goodness of the skin. You only really have to peel oranges and pineapples and melons. Anything with a really tough skin.
I also peel beetroot or you get an earthy taste.
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Same here as far as the lemon goes! I was wondering why she didn’t just juice it in the juicer too but to each their own. I did not know that about the beetroot so thanks for that. I’ve yet to actually juice one. lol.
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This is awesome thanks Z!
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I invested in an Omega 8006 masticating (slow) juicer recently and I LOVE it!! Side note: they had it at our local Bed, Bath & Beyond AND I was able to use the 20% off coupon- score!
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let’s give it a try 🙂
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How many hours in between each juice?
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Anyone doing the cleanse today?
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Did it! No cheats, no exceptions. I don’t have a juicer, so just blended everything in my Vitamix and then strained. Went great. And the almond milk was absolutely delicious! I doubled it and strained bunch to use over the next few days.
Hope you all enjoy! 🙂
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I tried Z, I really did! The mid-morning one had me retching and and I just couldn’t look at another smoothie by lunch! This isn’t for me!
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Hi Z! I’m doing the detox today and I must say that I’m struggling with the amount of juices there are to drink! It’s 5pm now and I’m struggling to finish the early afternoon juice haha. I feel sickly full! My body has felt very lethargic all day, and I’ve also had a lingering headache. I guess it’s to be expected when detoxing, but I wasn’t aware that one day of it could be so effective. Thank you!
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In he tips video, you had that vacuum sealing cup, where’d you find those? I tried google but maybe I have the wrong description, because I can’t find them