10 Day Green Smoothie Cleanse: How To Detox Your Body, Lose Weight And Increase Your Energy With Delicious Green Smoothie (Detox smoothies, cleanse, detoxing, smoothies, Best Smoothie Recipes) (3 page)

If you want to continue losing weight after you finish the ten day cleanse, then there are some foods yo
u’
re going to want to consume and others you will want to avoid. If you want to continue to lose two pounds a week, drink two green smoothies every day and eat a clean, high-protein meal at night. To continue weight loss at about a pound per week, drink one green smoothie and have two high-protein, clean meals per day.

If you begin to plateau, which is two weeks without weight loss, then check your hormones to see what might be happening there.

Some other tips for continued weight loss include:

• Eat a large salad daily with dark leafy green vegetables and plenty of colorful vegetables.
  
• Drink a green smoothie every day. Add some flaxseed, protein, coconut oil, spirulina, and bee pollen for an extra boost.
  
• Choose foods that are nutrient rich, not empty calorie foods.
  
• Eat protein at every meal. Whenever you eat a carbohydrate, be sure to eat protein with it. The protein should be about half the amount of the carbohydrate in grams.
  
• Avoid salt, sugar, and trans fat
  
• Limit your red meat to two to three times a week.
  
• Eat at least thirty grams of fiber daily.
  
• Eat four to five times a day.
  
• Buy organic as much as you can.
  
• Drink tons of pure water.
  
• Drink a lot of green tea instead of coffee.
  
• Do
  n’
  t into emotional hunger.
  

So what should you be eating in order to promote weight loss?

• Meats
  
• Fis
  h
  – catfish, bass, flounder, cod, halibut, haddock, sardines, herring, sole, shrimp, trout, tilapia, wild salmon, and tuna.
  
• Shellfis
  h
  – clams, calamari, lobster, crabmeat, scallops, oysters
  
• Poultr
  y
  – skinless chicken, Cornish hen, turkey bacon, turkey breast
  

• Vegetables
  
• Anything tha
  t’
  s dark and leafy like avocados, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, carrots, cucumbers, garlic, collards, kale, green beans, mushrooms, lettuce, olives, onions, parsley, peas, red papers, radishes, sweet potatoes, squash, tomatoes, spinach, zucchini, yams
  
• Fruits
  
• You want to stay away from high glucose fruits and stick with blueberries, blackberries, grapefruits, cranberries, limes, lemons, raspberries, passion fruit, and strawberries.
  
• Grains
  
• Stick with brown rice, barley, buckwheat, bulgur, coconut flour, whole oats, and wild rice.
  

• Beans
  
• Black beans, black-eyed peas, fava beans butter beans, chickpeas, green beans, peas, kidney beans, lima beans, lentils, pinto beans, white beans
  
• Dairy
  
• Eggs, egg whites, coconut milk, almond milk, hemp milk, goa
  t’
  s milk, rice milk, oat milk, non-dairy butter
  
• Nuts and Seeds
  
• Unsalted and raw nuts and seeds such as brazil nuts, almonds, cedar nuts, cashews, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, pecans, peanuts, walnuts, pistachios, flaxseed, chia seeds, hemp seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds.
  
• Oils
  
• Coconut oil, avocado oil, extra-virgin olive oil, flaxseed oil, fish oil, sesame oil
  
• Sweeteners
  
• Monk fruit, stevia, xylitol, raw honey, agave nectar, sugar alcohol, coconut palm sugar
  
• Species and seasonings
  
• Black pepper, apple cider vinegar, cayenne pepper, cardamom, chili peppers, cinnamon, cilantro, parsley, ginger, nutmeg, garlic, oregano, onion, sage, rosemary, tamari, saffron, thyme, turmeric.
  
• Snacks
  
• Lightly salted popcorn, fruit fruits and vegetables, unsweetened peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, organic unsweetened chocolate, hard-boiled eggs, nuts and seeds, plain yogurt, trail mix
  
• Beverages
  
• Alkaline water, distilled or spring water, fresh-squeezed juices, black tea, green tea, mint tea, or other herbal teas
  

• Cooking methods
  
• Grilling, baking, broiling, pressure cooking, sau
  té
  ing, roasting, stir-frying, steaming
  
• Superfoods
  
• Aloe vera, acai berries, bee pollen, avocado, brewe
  r’
  s yeast, chia seeds, cayenne pepper, raw chocolate, coconut oil, ginger, flax oil, goji berries, pomegranate juice, maca root, sprouts, wheatgrass, wheat germ, yogurt, kefir.
  

• Animal protein
  
• Processed meats such as beef jerky, bacon, pepperoni, hot dogs, sausage, salami
  
• High-fat meats such as porterhouse and prime rib
  
• Vegetables
  
• All vegetables are usually good for you, but if you want to lose weight avoid, potatoes, plantains, and corn
  
• Fruits
  
• Canned, dried, and fruit snacks
  
• Grains
  
• Donuts, bagels, white rice, white bread, white pasta, white flour
  
• Beans
  
• Refried and dried beans
  
• Dairy
  
• Fullfatco
  w’
  s milk, cheese, cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, powdered milk, condensed milk, powdered eggs, yogurt with fruit on the bottom
  

• Nuts and Seeds
  
• Sugar-coated seeds and nuts
  
• Oils
  
• Chicken fat, bacon fat, trans fats, margarine, vegetable oils
  
• Sweeteners
  
• High-fructose corn syrup, white sugar, brown rice syrup, dextrose, brown sugar, fruit juice concentrate, raw sugar
  
• Spices and Seasonings
  
• Mayonnaise, ketchup, table salt, MSG, Worcestershire sauce
  
• Snacks
  
• Pies, candy, corn chips, donuts, cookies, cakes, ice cream pastries, potato chips
  
• Beverages
  
• Sports drinks, sodas, store-bought fruit juice, beer, mixed drinks
  
• Cooking methods
  
• Barbequing, burning or charring, blackening, pan frying, deep frying
  

So now that you know how to continue your weight loss after you finish the cleanse le
t’
s take a look at some recipes for your green smoothies to keep things interesting!

In this chapter, yo
u’
ll find some delicious green smoothie recipes. Tweak the ingredients to fit the ratio you want in order to get the best smoothie for your needs.

Servings: 1

• 1
  ½ Frozen Banana
  
• ¾ C. Coconut Water
  
• 1 C. Frozen Strawberries
  
• 1 C. Fresh Spinach
  
• ¼ C. Pomegranate Arils
  

1. Place the spinach and coconut water into the blender and process until it's smooth. This should keep you from getting gas from the green vegetable.
   
2. Then place the remainder of the ingredients in the blender and pulse until smooth.
   

Servings: 2

• 1 C. Spinach Leaves
  
• 1 C. Frozen Mango Cubes
  
• ½ Medium Banana
  
• ¾ C. Light Coconut Milk
  
• ½ C. Orange Juice
  
• ½ C. Ice Cubes
  
• 1 Tbsp. Coconut Butter
  
• 1 Tbsp. Ground Flaxseed
  

1. Place the spinach and coconut milk into the blender first and pulse for thirty seconds or until it's smooth.
   
2. Add the remainder of the ingredient and pulse until smooth. Split the recipe and drink half in the morning and half at the next meal.
   

Green Protein Smoothie

Servings: 1

• ½ Avocado
  
• ¼ C. Coconut Milk
  
• ¼ C. Baby Spinach Leaves
  
• ¼ C. Fresh Mint
  
• 1 Scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
  
• 2 Tbsp. Pistachio Nuts
  
• 1 Vanilla Bean
  
• 6 Drops Liquid Stevia Extract
  
• ½ C. Water
  
• Ice Cubes
  

1. Wash the spinach and mint leaves and half and peel the avocado. Then pulse the mint and spinach leaves with the coconut milk and avocado until it's all smooth. Then add the rest of the ingredients and pulse again until smooth.