21-Here I come

The 21 Day Clean Program has commenced!!!

Victory I can finally eat food! I woke up hoping that this morning would bring a chocolate Clean shake that would be yummy. I was so scared that it would taste horribly-because chugging down juice is fine but smoothies are a little more difficult. But I was all wrong. The smoothie was fantastic and I was back open for business! YIPPPY

Now the 21 Day consists of the following: a shake for breakfast, meal at lunch, and shake for dinner.

But I cant just eat anything for lunch! I have to stay inside of the guideline perimeters and can not eat any of the following...

Exclude

Fruits:

Oranges, orange juice, grapefruit, strawberries,grapes, banana

Dairy Substitutes:

Dairy and eggs, milk, cheese, cottage cheese, cream,yogurt, butter, ice cream, non-dairy,creamers

Grains and Starches:

Wheat, corn, barley, spelt, kamut, rye, couscous, oats

Animal Protein:

Raw fish, pork, beef, veal, sausage, cold cuts, canned meats,hot dogs, shellfish

Vegetable Proteins:

Soybean products (soy sauce, soybean oil in processed

foods, tempeh, tofu, soy milk, soy yogurt)

Nuts and Seeds:

Peanuts, peanut butter, pistachios, macadamia nuts

Vegetables:

Corn, creamed vegetables, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, peppers

Oils:

Butter, margarine, shortening, processed oils, canola oil, salad dressings, mayonnaise, spreads

Drinks:

Alcohol, coffee, caffeinated beverages, soda pop, soft drinks

Sweetners:

Refined sugar, white/brown sugars, honey, maple syrup, high fructose corn syrup, evaporated cane juice, Splenda®, Equal®, Sweet’N Low®

Condiments:

Chocolate, ketchup, relish, chutney, soy sauce,

barbecue sauce, teriyaki, other condiments

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Morning Shake

(you might notice that I cant have chocolate but the chocolate shake has only "Dutch processed cocoa" and that is in the green!)

YUM YUM Chocolate shake with vitamins . The Clean Program gives you  5 vitamins to take at varies times. the vitamins in this picture are taken 3 times a day with every meal.

Completely epic: My first meal with food(!) since the Juice Cleanse. I steamed asparagus, made a  hearts of palm, avocado, mango and nectarine salad, and  I teamed up with mom to grill one of my favorite fishes  the Mediterranean sea bass known as "Branzino"(a very meaty fish). I made cherry relish by reducing about 16 cherries with a table spoon of raw blue agave nectar. This relish was the crowning jewel for my fish. This relish was so good that I even made another batch today ontop of my Amish turkey- kinda like ThanksGiving =)