23 Aug (New post) 10 Day Juice Cleanse – How to Guide and Recipes!

It’s Juicing Time!!!

It’s about that time of year again, my body feels like it needs an oil change and a moment to collect itself and get my energy and focus back in the right place! For everyone that wrote me on instagram, twitter or Facebook and wanted to be apart of this 10 day cleanse I’m giving you a virtual high five, now let’s get started. If this is your first time doing a cleanse the steps below will help to guide you and walk you through this process and welcome to the juicing club! I’ve written out a basic guide line for the way your next 10 days should play out in terms of “meals” and a bunch of different juice and smoothie recipes, some I’ve tried and some came from other people but all of them are good and will give you the nutrients you need over the next 10 days.

First things first make sure your equipment is up to par, whether you’re using a juicer, blender or both, make sure that everything is clean and working. Next check your fridge, see what you have and what you’ll need to stock up on at the grocery store. I suggest over the weekend getting all of your veggies, fruits, seeds, coconut water etc so that on Monday you can start without a hitch! Also ease yourself into the cleanse, over the next few days add more fruits and veggies to your diet, eat more fish. Stay away from dairy, red meats and sugars, make your transition as easy as possible.

Even though this is a juice cleanse, which means you’ll only be drinking for the next 10 days don’t be afraid to listen to your body and don’t go over board, if at any time you feel you need food then please have a salad, nuts, or fruits and keep going! Take notes, mark your progress and how you feel during the next few days. I can tell you this from my own experience day 3 or 4 might be tough and you may hate this whole thing but once you get past those days its smooth sailing! And please don’t forget WATER!! Over the next 10 days drink as much water as possible, I’m talking by the gallons, you’ll need it and it’s good for you! Like I mentioned before I’ve listed a bunch of recipes but you know your own taste buds, mix it up, experiment and make sure to have a variety of fruits and vegetables! Best of luck and please tag me in any pics or posts just cause…I like it! 🙂 #juicenation

Oh and if you need convincing or inspiration please check out the films “Fat Sick and Nearly Dead” and “Hunger for Change” these films will keep you motivated! As well keep in mind that when you’re finished the cleanse you’ll need to ease yourself back into eating solid foods, don’t go crazy on junk lol, go for fruits, veggies, nuts and healthy choices so that your body can adjust.

Juicing Daily Guide 

Wake up: Drink 2 glasses of hot water with lemon or ginger 

Breakfast: smoothie

Mid Morning: Drink 16 oz unflavored coconut water

Lunch: Green Smoothie or Juice 

Afternoon Snack: Juice

Dinner: Juice

Dessert: Smoothie 

Bedtime: Drink herbal tea 

*Drink as much water as possible throughout the whole day!!  

 

Smoothie Recipes 

 *note for smoothies use your blender*

 

Berry Beet Smoothie 

Ingredients:

1 cup of coconut water

1/2 cup raspberries (fresh or frozen)

1/2 cup cherries (fresh or frozen)

1/2 cup strawberries (fresh or frozen)

1 Tbsp. goji berries

1/2 – 1 small beet

1/2 small carrot

Ice (optional)

 

Sweet Green Smoothie 

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups coconut milk (or almond milk)

1 cup water

3/4 cup diced mango

3/4 cup diced pineapple

1/4 avocado

1 handful arugula

 

Strawberry Coconut 

Ingredients:

1 fresh coconut (can be found in the fresh produce section)

1 cup of fresh or frozen strawberries and raspberries

½ cup of ice (optional)

2 teaspoons of pure honey

2 Tbsp. of coconut yogurt (optional)

 

Peaches and Cream 

1 peach

1 banana

1 Tbsp. chia seeds

8 oz unsweetened coconut milk

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon honey (optional)

Ice

 

Raspberry Recovery 

Ingredients:

1 medium banana

1 serving plant-based protein (optional)

1 cup coconut water

1/2 cup raspberries, with a few for garnish

1 large handful spinach

 

Mango Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 cup almond milk or coconut milk

1/2 frozen banana

1/2 fresh mango

1 Tbsp. flaxseed oil (or ground flaxseeds)

Small handful of goji berries

Large handful of spinach

 

Clean Green Smoothie

Ingredients:

2 green apples

1 cucumber

2 celery sticks

1 lemon

Handful parsley

1 cup coconut water

 

Tropical Green Smoothie

Sliced Pineapple

1/2 frozen mango

Large handful of kale or spinach

1 cup coconut milk

1 tbsp flax seeds

 

Juices 

*use your juicer or blender but if using a blender chop everything up before hand*

 

The basics

4 green apples

2 beets

4 carrots

1 knob of ginger

 

Beet Them Away 

3 carrots

1 cucumber

1 beet

1 knob of ginger

 

Cucumber Madness 

4 carrots

1 cucumber

1 knob of ginger

 

Put a Spring in Your Step 

4 carrots

4 sticks celery

1 of knob ginger

 

Soul Food 

4 carrots

1 red bell pepper

1 head of broccoli

1 sweet potato

4 green apples

 

Peachy-keen Nectar-een 

3 peaches

3 nectarines

1 knob of ginger

 

So Long, Fare well!

2 grapefruits

3 oranges

1 lemon

1 knob of ginger

 

Red Riding Hood 

2 Red Delicious apples

2 pears

2 kiwis

3 plums

2 cups of raspberries

 

Raspberries Are Rude 

1 pineapple

3 cups of raspberries

1 knob of ginger

 

Limelight 

3 pears

½ pineapple

½ lime

 

Sweet Potato Dream 

1 sweet potato (peeled)

5-6 carrots

½ pineapple

1 knob of ginger

 

“Hulky” 

1 head of celery

1 bunch of kale (or any other leafy green)

1 cucumber

4 apples

1 lemon (peeled)

1 knob of ginger

 

Simple Simon 

1 bunch of kale

4 apples

1 lemon

 

The Hawaiian Jungle

1 pineapple

1 medium beet (greens, stems and all!)

1 bunch of spinach

 

 The Ultimate Sweet Green 

pineapple

1 bunch of kale

1 cucumber

 

Sweet Sunshine 

pineapple

2 apples

4 carrots

4 stalks of celery

 

Southern Comfort 

4 carrots

2 orange

1 grapefruit

1 bunch of mint leaves

 

Lunch Lady 

1 head of broccoli

4 stalks of celery

3 pears

1 knob of ginger

 

Have a Riot 

2 beets

2 oranges

4 carrots

 

Beet Merry 

1 pineapple

1 beet

 

Sunset Beach 

2 peaches

3 apples

5 carrots

 

Citrus in the City 

2 oranges

2 grapefruits

4 carrots

1 knob of ginger

 

Bloody Beet

2 beets

5 apples

1 lime

1 knob of ginger

 

Mean Green Juice

1 cucumber

4 celery stalk

2 apples

6-8 leaves of kale

1/2 lemon

1 knob of ginger

 

Danielle’s choice 

Kale

Spinach

Mango

And a small slice of lemon