Planning What Can Eat

By changing your eating habits and eating healthy foods regularly,your energy levels will be maintained throughout the day ,you will feel more alert and you will not be piling on extra pounds with that mid-morning chocolate bar.

The detox programme is not a diet and so you should serve yourself adequate helpings that each day should include :

• Three portions of vegetables
• Three portions of fruit
• Three portions of salad
• One portion of non-dairy yogurt ,cheese or milk
• Two portions of nuts or fish
• One portion of brown rice

The above list may seem a little daunting to you ,especially if you generally skip breakfast ,grab a quick sandwich for lunch and perhaps rustle up a shepherd's pie for supper.

The best advice when it comes to planning your daily eating schedule is to draw up some menus a week in advance so that you will know what you are eating for breakfast ,lunch and dinner on each of the days ahead .

Methods of cooking

If cooking is not your forte,then you will love the detox programme because there is practically no cooking involved ! In general ,the less food is heated ,the more nutrients it will retain .Of course ,there are exceptions ,such as fish which must be thoroughly cooked .If you prefer your vegetables slightly cooked, then avoid boiling ,slow-cooking or frying them ; use other methods ,such as stir frying ,grilling or just pop them into the microwave-these are far tastier and less likely to impair the natural the natural flavour and nutrients in the food.

While on the programme make sure each day you;

• Drink a cup of hot water containing lemon or lime juice each morning
• Drink at least 1.75 litres (3 pints) of water
• Take two liver tonics
• Take two kidney tonics
• Take a kelp supplement
• Take a multivitamin supplement for the first 15day
• Eat three meals a day
• Eat one portion of rice (preferably brown short grain)
• Eat three portions of vegetables (one of which should be raw)
• Eat three portions of fruit
• Eat three portions of fresh salad
• Eat one portion of a non-dairy product

Calorie Intake

All foods contained calories which are a measure of the amount of energy contained in that particular food .The number of calories your body requires each day largely depends on your age ,lifestyle ,etc .The general consensus is that the average woman needs approximately 1600 calories per day .If the calorie intake is reduced to lower than 1000 ,then the body is not getting enough to function properly and will begin to go into starvation mode.