hello breakfast (CLEAN cleanse, day 1)

So this is breakfast on the cleanse: four supplements and a smoothie. Overwhelming, no? (kidding!)

I decided to ease my way in with something simple and not too green. This smoothie is called “Purple Haze” in my CLEAN recipe book. It was really delicious, if not totally filling. I think I’ll have to experiment with more protein add-ins next time as I was starving by 11am.

I made my own coconut water though and am feeling pretty good about that. It’s very easy: for every cup of 1/2 cup of raw, sun-dried coconut, add two cups warm (purified) water and let sit for 30 minutes or so… voila! Coconut water! Dr. Junger calls this coconut milk but I think it’s a misnomer; it is way too watery to be anything close to milk.

To my lovely and organic (and homemade!) coconut water, I added a scoup each of the two CLEAN detox powders (protein? supplements? who knows?), 6 ounces of frozen wild blueberries* (Trader Joe’s has them and they are organic to boot), a heaping tablespoon of raw hemp seeds and three ice cubes. We might have to invest in a new blender at some point during our cleanse; I don’t think our Waring is going to make it. Besides, ever since I read in Vogue that Gwyneth Paltrow uses a VitaMix blender, I’ve been obsessed with them (like her or hate her, she has the best kitchen gadgets and access to restaurants, chefs, etc).

The smoothie was thick enough to eat with a spoon and I felt great afterwards (sometimes these super “green” types of smoothies make me nauseated). Very excited for lunch today (the one solid meal of the day) – roasted chicken with Dijon/lemon (mustard is allowed – yeah!), brown rice and vegetables.

Day one is going well… so far!

*Note to self: Apply Crest White Strips AFTER breakfast smoothie, not before.