[CLEAN Challenge] WEEK 3: Are We Done Yet?

Yes, this is when it starts to get a little tiresome but hopefully you are feeling great and seeing the benefits of detoxing.  I saved some of our favorite recipes for this week.  Hope you enjoy!


DAY 1, 3, 5, 7 [WEEK 3]
Breakfast:
Breakfast Smoothie with peaches and raspberries
Lunch:
1 cup Dirty Black Beans & Rice
Cucumber & Red Onion salad
Snack:
2 carrots with hummus
Dinner:
1-2 cups Cauliflower & Kale Soup
Sautéed yellow squash
1/2 avocado


DAY 2, 4, 6 [WEEK 3]
Breakfast:
Breakfast Smoothie with pineapple and mango
Lunch:
6 oz chicken/fish
Large spinach salad w/ olive oil and vinegar
1 carrot
Snack:
1/2 apple with 2 tbsp cashew or almond butter
Dinner:
1-2 cups Marci's Veggie Soup
Sautéed spinach
1/2 avocado


SHOPPING LIST [WEEK 3]
1 head cauliflower

2 garlic bulbs

3 yellow onions

1 red/purple onion

3-4 apples

4-5 avocados

Celery

Carrots

Large container of spinach

4 cucumbers

6 yellow squash

1 zucchini

1 cup mushrooms

1 bunch kale

Fresh parsley

Fresh dill

Dried rosemary

Dried thyme

Dried oregano

Cajun seasoning

Chili powder
3-4 pieces of chicken or fish

Cashew or almond butter

2 cups brown rice

Olive oil

Red wine vinegar

Frozen peaches, raspberries, pineapple, mango

2 cans spicy black beans (with the Mexican food at WF)

1 jar green olives (optional)

16 cups vegetable stock

Rice or almond milk

Hummus

[CLEAN Challenge] WEEK 2: Meal Plans & Shopping List

DAY 1, 3, 5, 7 [WEEK 2]
Breakfast:
Breakfast Smoothie with blueberries and mango
Lunch:
1 1/2 cups Mushroom Quinoa (reduce to 1/2 cup and add chicken or fish)
1/2 cup pineapple
1 carrot
Snack:
1 brown rice cake w/ 1 tbsp of nut butter (can add a drizzle of agave)
Dinner:
1-2 cups Broccoli & Arugula Soup
1/2 cup sautéed spinach
1/2 avocado


DAY 2, 4, 6 [WEEK 2]

Breakfast:

Breakfast Smoothie with raspberries and pineapple

Lunch:
Turkey or Veggie Sandwich/Wrap
1/2 apple with almond butter

Snack:

Kale Chips or carrots with hummus

Dinner:

1-2 cups Vegetable Ragout with White Beans

1/2 cup sautéed zucchini

1/2 avocado

SHOPPING LIST [WEEK 2]
3-4 yellow onions
1 red onion
3-4 apples
3-4 lemons
Butternut squash (*or 3-4 yellow squash)
1 head of broccoli
2-3 bunches of kale (if eating kale chips)
1 cup arugula
1 container prepared pineapple
Garlic
3-4 avocados
1/2 cup of 3 varieties of mushrooms
1 fennel bulb
2 cucumbers
Carrots
Zucchini
Spinach
Swiss chard
Kalamata olives, pitted
Fresh thyme, oregano, sage
Coconut oil
Olive oil
Cashew or almond butter
Brown rice cakes
2 cups quinoa
1 15oz can white beans
Flax seed meal
Cashews, almonds, pumpkin seeds
Chicken/Fish (optional)
Turkey breast, sliced (optional)
Frozen blueberries, pineapple, mango, raspberries
1 loaf Millet bread (Food for Life in frozen section) -or- Brown rice tortillas 

8 cups vegetable stock (3 - 1 quart cartons)
4 cups mushroom stock (1 - 1 quart carton)

2 cartons of Rice Milk
Hummus
Psillium husks
Paprika
Red Pepper Flakes
Salt
Ground pepper
Fennel Seeds (dried)
Protein powder (we use Alive Pea Protein)

[CLEAN Challenge] WEEK 1: Are You Packing?

The time has come...to start cooking your food and packing a lunch!  Below you will find a sample week 1 menu and some items that are great to have on your shopping list.  We usually make 3-4 items each Sunday and reheat them all week for lunch and dinner.  Here we go...


DAY 1, 3, 5, 7 [WEEK 1]
Breakfast:
Breakfast Smoothie with frozen pineapple and mango
Lunch:
2 cups Quinoa Pilaf (reduce to 1 cup and a piece of chicken or fish)
1/2 apple with 2tbsp of cashew butter
Snack:
2 carrots with hummus (be sure to read the ingredients on hummus, we buy Mediterranean Chef - Grandma's Hummus)
Dinner:
1-2 cups of Pea, Mushroom & Turnip Chowder
1/2 cup sautéed collard greens
1/2 avocado


DAYS 2, 4, 6 [WEEK 1]
Breakfast:
Breakfast Smoothie with frozen cherries and peaches
Lunch:
1 1/2 cups of brown rice with 1/2 cup of black beans (we buy the 365 spicy black beans at WF)
-or- 6 oz of chicken/fish with a large spinach salad w/oil and vinegar dressing
1 pear
Snack:
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
Handful of cashews or almonds
Dinner:
1-2 cups of Creamy Carrot Soup
Sautéed green beans
1/2 avocado


SHOPPING LIST [WEEK 1]:
3-4 yellow onions
3-4 apples
3-4 pears
Garlic
3-4 large turnips
3-4 avocados 
3 cups of mushrooms
4 cups of carrots
Green beans
Collard greens
6-8 cups of spinach
Fresh dill/parsley
Coconut Oil
Cashew or almond butter
1 1/2 cups quinoa
2 cups long grain brown rice
Canned spicy black beans (we buy 365 brand)
Flax seed meal
Cashews, almonds, pumpkin seeds
Chicken/Fish (optional)
Frozen peas, mango, pineapple, cherries, peaches

18 cups vegetable stock (5 - 1 quart cartons)

2 cartons of Rice Milk
Hummus
Psillium husks
Paprika
Red Pepper Flakes
Salt
Ground pepper
Fennel Seeds (dried)
Protein powder (we use Alive Pea Protein)