A few days of not so brilliant eating have me clutching my belly and begging for mercy right now. Time for a clean sweep! I must admit, as someone who works a minimum of 70 hours a week, and who has just a month ago begun a year-long intensive independent study program (in global health), I cannot simply not eat. A fast will not provide me the energy and clarity that I need. I can, however, do my stomach a huge favor by eating softer, simpler foods that nourish instead of challenge my digestion. AND, I can still do this while maintaining the principles of a low-carb, new age paleo diet. This is a great plan in general for fall, but is especially useful after some over-indulgences, and thus great to have in the holiday arsenal!
Three-Day Tummy Saver
Gingerbread Spice Smoothie:
Three-Day Tummy Saver
- Breakfast: Hot water with lemon and ginger, followed by green tea; Smoothie to sip throughout early morning. -Smoothie choices include: Pumpkin, Gingerbread spice, Mocha, or Cherry Almond
- Lunch: Chicken Vegetable Soup or Butternut Squash Soup
- Dinner: Baked Sweet Potato (topped with butter or ghee, sea salt and cinnamon (if desired), Steamed Greens, and Chia vanilla pudding (boosted with vanilla protein powder).
- Snack: Another Smoothie--same choices as above with 1/4 to 1/2 apple added for fiber.
- Sip warm water throughout the day, green/black or white tea when caffeine needed, and one detox or licorice/mint tea a day. Pretty simple!
Gingerbread Spice Smoothie:
- Almond milk (preferably unsweetened)
- A coin of fresh ginger or 1/2 tsp. powdered ginger
- A teaspoon of cinnamon
- A pinch of nutmeg (optional)
- A 1/2 dropper of stevia liquid (I use butter toffee flavor)--do NOT add too much!
- 1/4 apple
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder