What to Eat While Cleansing

Cleansing Diet

by Ryan Harrison, MA, BCIH

Of course, each one of us is absolutely unique, and dietary needs vary from person to person. Getting a detailed nutritional profile from a trained Dietician, Nutritionist, or Nutritional Consultant is a great way to determine your particular nutrient requirements.

But in general, there are several basic things to keep in mind about good nutrition practices and choices, and how they can supercharge your cleansing and detoxification experience. We’ve put together a guideline below to help.
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Essential

Water: drink plenty of good, clean water each day
Vegetables: minimum of 5 servings daily
Fruits: minimum of 2 servings daily
Grains/Starches: 4-8 servings daily (choosing whole grains over refined)
Legumes: 1-3 servings daily (i.e., beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, etc.)
Healthy Fats: 3-9 servings daily (i.e., monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, omega-3s)
Herbs/Spices/Seasonings: Experiment daily to benefit from the natural health promoting qualities of herbs

Optional

Dairy: No more than 1-3 servings of low-fat or non-fat each day; choose organic if possible
Eggs: Average of 1 per day
Seafood: 2-4 servings per week
Lean Meats: No more than 1-3 servings per week (i.e., chicken, turkey, tenderloin, flank steak, etc.)
Alcohol/Sweets/Caffeinated beverages: The fewer you take in, the better.

Don’t confuse this sample menu with a detox diet – these are foods to help support a cleanse. So, what would all of this look like if you were to put it into practice? Let’s take a look:

Typical	Better	Best
Pancakes, waffles or French toast with syrup; coffee with cream and artificial sweetener	Pancakes, waffles or French toast with fresh fruit; coffee with cream and raw sugar or honey	Whole-grain pancakes, waffles or French toast with butter or nut butter and fresh fruit or honey; green tea with lemon and/ or honey
Blueberry bagel with 2 tbsp cream cheese; chocolate milk	Blueberry bagel with 1 tbsp light cream cheese; orange juice or milk	Whole-wheat bagel with natural (no sugar added) peanut butter; milk or water
Cheeseburger, French fries and a soda	Grilled chicken sandwich, side salad with ranch dressing and a soda	Lean turkey burger with cheese on whole wheat bun, side salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and water or sparkling water with lemon
Candy bar	Granola bar	Handful of mixed nuts with raisins and dried berries
Supreme or Meat Lover’s pizza, breadsticks and chicken wings	Vegetarian pizza, small side salad	Large salad, slice of homemade veggie pizza on whole-wheat dough
Chili dog with fries	Hot dog with onions and relish, with baked chips	Veggie dog on whole wheat bun with ketchup, mustard, onions and relish, and a side salad
Soda or diet soda	Bottled, flavored iced tea	Sparkling water with citrus or berries
Ice cream	Low-fat ice cream or frozen yogurt	Organic, unsweetened plain yogurt over mixed berries

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