Did You Eat Your Fruits and Veggies Today?

As much as I love eating healthy, I do really wrestle with it (as I am sure some of you do;). It seems almost impossible not to fall pry this time of year to all the consumer ads and media hype that your health gets. Not to mention, how the holidays leave you feeling over sugared, bloated and weighted down. I was pretty proud of myself this Christmas, I didn't do any normal baking but I did healthy baking (granola, pretty healthy biscottis, etc.).

Last year, about this time, I got started on my biggest health kick only to give up when my stomach and pains got worse and worse. A friend, who is a Nutritious, told me I was getting way to much fiber and to take a break from really fiberous food for a while. I threw my hands up, gave up and turned to Dr.s to try to help me with my digestion issue. Well, here we are months later and no answers only more issues to figure out.

Not to go to far down that long, sad road;) here I am again finding myself wanting to cleanse my body and eat nothing but God's best foods. Whole Living Magazine has a 21 day cleanse and, one of my favorite blogs MyNewRoots.blogspot.com helped come up with weeks 1 recipes. I know that the recipes will be amazing (Sarah's always are).

I probably won't do a total cleanse (don't want to do anything to drastic to the ol' digestive track) but you bet I will be trying some of these recipes this week. Here is what I am thinking from Whole Living Magazine.

Breakfast
Grapefruit and Carrot Juice
Warm water with lemon (I have heard so many good things about starting your day with this for cleansing purposes and energy)

Lunch
Spiced Butternut Squash Soup
Avocado, Bell Pepper  and Tomato Salad

Dinner
Roasted Pepper, Cauliflower and Almond

Snacks
Dried Fruit and Nut Bites
Crispy Roasted Cauliflower
Pistachio Stuffed Dates with Coconut

Grocery List
4 grapefruits
Lemons
1 Lime
Apples (at least one green)
5lb bag carrots
Large piece of ginger
Scallions
Cilantro
Parsley
Onions
Garlic 
Butternut squash 1 large or 2 small
Avocado
Cherry tomatoes
1 yellow bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
1 large head of cauliflower
1/4 cup Kalamata olives
1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
1/2 cup pistachios
16 large dates
Shredded coconut
2 cups dried fruit
2 cups raw nuts
1/3 cup sesame seeds

*salt, pepper, seasonings and olive oil I have on hand.