Monday, August 9, 2010

You’d think it would be easier to do the raw thing in the summer, but it’s not.  For a beginner like me even going 60% raw requires spending a LOT more time in the kitchen and as most Minnesotans know, when summer is here we do not want to spend it indoors (except for on the really hot days when we need to huddle around the window air conditioning unit). 

Anticipating fall and a little temperature drop, I’m gearing up for a major detox cleanse.  Fall is perfect because it’s often cool enough that you can store some of your veggies in the basement or a mudroom (the fridge can fill up fast when you’re juicing a head of romaine every day), but it's not so cold that you're shivering all day craving the things that you are used to warming you up like coffee, hot meals and alcohol.

Due to popular demand (my one fan, Julie Colby), I’m going to TRY to start blogging on daily basis again, so here we go.

Today...

• 64 ounces of Minneapolis tap
• 32 ounces Green Juice with romaine, kale from Nia’s Wisconsin garden, ginger, lemon and Stevia made in the Blendtec with a cup of water and strained through a nut milk bag
• Big huge salad with baby greens, cucumbers from my backyard garden, dill from Nia’s Wisonsin garden and homemade godess dressing
• Turkey Sandwich on Multi-Grain sliced bread with backyard lettuce and mayonnaise
• Mixed Green Salad with olive oil and spirulina with raw pumpkin and hemp seeds
• Quinoa shell pasta with tuna, smoked gouda, swiss chard (from Nia), snow peas and garlic
• ½ cup of Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream

Getting back into detox mode, I’m not paying super close to food combinations even though I think this is the most critical part of cleansing.  I’ll get there in a couple of weeks but for now I’m just trying to get back juicing on a daily basis.  See ya tomorrow.