Liquid lunch anyone?

A dear friend has lent me her Juicer and Jason Vale 3 Day Juice Detox Master Book and out of curosity and competitive spirit (this same friend only last a morning on the 3day juice detox!!!) I decided to give it a go and see what this juicing was all about.

It advocates a cleanse of your whole system flushing out toxins and eliminating the urges for caffeine and junk food plus a flatter stomach...so what's not to like about that?!

So I started it on a Monday and finished it on the Wednesday night, and the juices actually taste great, the worst time of day is about 4-5pm but it's really not too bad at all. Yes of course you feel a bit hungry and tired but I must say if has completely eradicated my morning coffee urges, and eating unhealthy food actually makes me feel quite sick now also my portion sizes for carbs are much smaller now and I feel like my body has been completely reset itself to how it should feel towards food and how it digests it telling me what to stay clear of and what is good for me.

Going forward I'm definately going to drink a glass of fresh juice a day as the quick intake of nutrients and vitamins is far better than any Berroca tablet! But juicing isn't a replacement of a balanced diet as the fruit and vegetable enzymes can damage your teeth so make sure you brush after every glass, last thing you want is great skin and no teeth!

I would definately recommend to do the 3 day detox again especially after any heavy weekend or holiday, or just to get yourself back on track to a healthy eating plan.

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A Healthy Cupcake...surely not?!

You know those times in the afternoon when you just really want a cake or a biscuit with your freshly brewed cuppa, but your trying to be good and handful of almonds or raisins just won't cut it, look no further than the Muesli Cupcake!

I've modified the original recipe cutting out the 100g of sugar and 80g of butter, and replaced it with sunflower oil and Agave Syrup (its still gotta be tasty) which is low GI and naturally sweet. Also I've subbed the milk for soy milk (cows milk intolerance!) and hey presto in 15mins you have the biscuit cakey fix you crave without any of the guilt or the sugar come down later! And they also look quite cute on my dresser...

Okay okay, I admit they are never going to match your Hummingbirds or your Lola's in the cupcake stakes but least you can have THREE!!!

I need these in my life...

It just seems impossible to get all the right vitamins from diet alone so after a visit to my local health store i'l be stocking up on these for my husband as he hates his greens!!


Iron: needed if you don't eat enough red meat, suffer from tiredness and feeling run down, also if you drink alot of tea as it interferes with absorption.


Vitamin B12: if your utterly worn out and suffer from regular headaches and tummy aches.


Spirulina: for when you've been drinking too much or working out too much, spirulina is one of natures wonder foods know as the most dense super wholefood.

The Instinct Diet?

I read a really interesting article in the June issue of Elle, about the five basic instincts that sabotage our attempts at adhering to weightloss or weight maintainence; 


Hunger (we hate feeling it) 
Availability (if its there we'll eat it)
Calorie Density (the gorgeous highly sugary calorific cupcake indulgences) 
Familiarity (emotional comfort food triggers) 
Variety (so spoilt for choice with foods it clouds our good food choice judgements)


The professor made the point that we need to outwit our subconscious urges to control our instinctive food impulses. First step being identifying with food instinct your most susceptible to and dealing with that instinct first. So if your susceptible to a afternoon cupcake binge then Calorie Density could be your downfall so the suggested method of outwitting your sense is to bring into your day to day diet refined highly calorific sweet things like bitter 100% cocoa chocolate and building it into our eating day not as a treat or snack but just before eating a main meal, this will shock the body but gradually your crave sweet things less and less. So basically your retraining your brain by substitution and repetition and in time your re-adapt your instincts so appreciate & want the foods we ought to be eating. 


Interesting theory, but will it work....?