Fruit and veg diet

Trying something new at the Val camp. I’m going on a fruit/ vegetable based diet starting this evening. I’m going to try and keep it up for 3 days (apparently that is what is recommended for beginners). For me this is a bit of a diet and a bit of a detox program. I also want to try new ways of preparing fruit and vegetables. I hope it works out.

Pros

• I have to cut out alcohol…which means that during the weekend I can’t indulge in my usual bottle of wine while I relax…but oh well, this is for the greater good.
• I get to make yummy vegetable recipes. I’ve been looking up new ways of jazzing vegetables up (like by adding herbs) and fruits as well (adding a couple of nuts, coconut and honey)
• Apparently it will help my mental and physical state….remove toxins and what not.
• Help break my addiction to junk, fried foods etc.

Cons

• Irritability
• Falling sick…my stomach may go into shock from all the healthy eating

Now after reading up on the whole thing, I think I’m going to start off slow. This is my plan:

• Substitute one meal a day for the fruit and vegetables. I bought a blender today…yeii! So I’ll be using it to make smoothies and soups.
• Drink loads of water and herbal teas (my favourites being green, peppermint, and fruit ones like cranberry and raspberry)
• Eat raw vegetables…I think I will make salads, and eat them without dressing (this will be especially hard!)
• Then slowly return back to eating normal food….and find healthier ways of cooking. Hope this works..Lately I have not had the urge to cook..being surviving on pasta salad (pasta, sausage/ chicken thrown in the oven and salad leaves). I need my cooking mojo back!

Anyhu, I made a smoothie today (actually while writing this post, I got the urge to try out my new blender..so I did. Even took pictures from my phone).

Made a smoothie with apple, raspberries, strawberries, clementines and strawberry yoghurt (Yum!)

The start of the adventure….my new blender (its a juicer), the raspberries and strawberries..

Threw in some clemetine pieces for some colour…Oooh the pink bowl

Vrooooooooooom…………………The blender is one of those that has safety lock mechanisms..and for once this is one machine that did NOT give me problems…yeiii!!

Finished product…I need me one of those fancy-schmancy glasses…an ordinary water glass does this no justice…It was yummy!

So I will try and put up updates…to monitor the whole experience and all.

Playing:

• My first, my last, my everything- Barry White
• Everything- Michael Buble
• Cleva- Erykah Badu
• Heaven must be like this- D’angelo ft Erykah Badu