Healthy Start to 2009 – DETOX DIET TIPS
January 08 2009 at 17:38
FOODS TO AVOID
Sugar: Includes sugar, products containing sugar, and hidden forms of sugar, such as sucrose, dextrose, corn syrup, brown sugar, and turbinado. Arti¬cial sweeteners are usually not recommended.
Dairy Products: Milk, butter, cream cheese, sour cream, and other dairy products.
Wheat: Wheat and products containing wheat, such as pasta and bread.
Gluten: All gluten-containing grains: wheat (including spelt, triticale, and kamut), rye, and barley
Coffee: Although most detox diets recommend avoiding coffee, both regular and decaffeinated, one cup a day is usually acceptable and may reduce the occurrence of caffeine withdrawal headaches.
Other Foods to Avoid: Yeast, Alcohol, Food additives and preservatives, Chocolate
FOODS ALLOWED
Fruit: Fresh or frozen fruit.
Vegetables: All fresh organic vegetables. Vegetables thought to be particularly good detox foods include broccoli, cauliflower, broccoli sprouts, onions, garlic, artichokes, beets, red and green vegetables.
Rice: All forms of rice, including rice cakes, rice crackers and rice pasta. Brown rice is typically preferred.
Other Grains: Quinoa, amaranth, millet, and buckwheat can be used instead of rice.
Beans: Split yellow and green peas and lentils are easiest to digest and require the least soaking time. Other good options include kidney beans, pinto beans, mung beans, garbanzo beans (chickpeas) and adzuki beans.
Nuts and Seeds: Unsalted nuts or seeds can be sprinkled over salads or eaten as a snack. Good options include axseed, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, cashews and walnuts. Nut butters are permitted.
Tea: Herbal teas, green tea.
Other Beverages: Water, lemon water, pure unsweetened fruit and vegetable juices, rice milk
Daily Detox Do’s
• Drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water per day, warm or room temperature.
• Take the time to chew food well, especially grains
• Extra-virgin olive oil is a preferred oil
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