Detox Diet


How to Eat a "Detox Diet" Year Round

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A detox is an intensive program that cleans out your system. While you should not follow a detox for more then 2 weeks to a month, you should adapt Healthy eating, with natural and organic foods for your normal diet. Learn more in this article.

Steps




  • Eat natural items. On a detox, you are only supposed to eat NATURAL items. Do not eat processed foods- instead make your own meals from scratch and use natural flavors, olive oil, and spices.
  • Consume more vegetables and fruit each day. You are supposed to eat a small portion of fruits and vegetables with every meal. Always have fresh fruit and vegetables in the fridge. Cut them up after you buy them so when you want to snack, you eat cut up melon or carrots instead of chips or ice cream. In addition, you can buy frozen fruit and vegetables, which can sometimes be cheaper than buying fresh fruit.


  • Consider vegetarianism. A vegetarian diet is proven to have major health benefits for many reasons- one being that you eat natural, plant-based foods instead. On a detox you can have protein, but it cannot be from animals (only fish). Make your diet consist of nuts, fish, beans, and tofu- they are all healthy and natural.


  • Limit your drink choices. On a detox you can only have water and non-caffeinated which is extreme. However, all year you should eliminate sodas and other sugary drinks, which are filled with fattening sugars. Instead, drink lemon with water, tea, and can have a few cups of coffee each day (no more than 3 cups each). In addition, do not drink alcohol or try to limit the alcohol you drink. Also, milk is good for your health, but you can still substitute whole milk with soy milk or almond milk for extra protein.

  • Find ways to add fiber. Most detox plans provide fiber powder, which you mix with fruit as a smoothie for breakfast and lunch. Fiber clears out your system and keeps you full throughout the day. Fiber is important for you whether you are on a detox or not so make sure you incorporate foods that are high in fibers each day.

  • Get your carbohydrates from natural sources. Instead of eating bread and crackers, have sweet potatoes or beans (which are also rich in fiber).


  • Eat small meals throughout the day to keep your metabolism moving all day. Eating every 3 - 4 hours is much better than having three huge meals. breakfast in the morning, healthy snack mid morning, lunch (medium), healthy snack on evening tea, dinner and supper. make your snack on fruit, vegetables, or a handful of nuts. this eating habits also for weight lose.


Tips

  • If you follow this diet and exercise, you can lose weight and eliminate overall body fat.

Warnings

  • if you are use to eat three large meal everyday, switching to diet above, all you need is a discipline to get through, maintain and getting use of this diet.  
  • Make sure you eat enough calories throughout the day.
  • Also, become familiar with calories because you can think you are not eating many calories but the calories can add up especially in nuts and beans. .

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