Post-Cleanse Thoughts

Things I learned from Green Smoothie Cleansing.



1) Hunger is a state of mind.

Like A touched on in her post below, I was so surprised to find that for the most part, I actually wasn’t that hungry. By the end of day 1, I had pretty much had my fill of green smoothie. I did not look forward to meals at all. That being the case, it was only when I was truly HUNGRY that I would make and drink a green smoothie. Since the smoothies were filled with all the nutrition I needed to get by (by adding nuts, oils, seeds…superfoods!) I realized that the desire I had for food wasn’t because I was actually HUNGRY, but because I was bored and wanted something with taste and texture to chew on. And the food I was fantasizing about wasn’t chocolate, pastries, the usual suspects… I could not stop thinking about WHOLE VEGETABLES…celery, tomatoes, cucumbers, I just wanted to crunch on something! The smoothie recipes were huge and I literally couldn’t finish them all they made me so full.

2) Vegetables are delicious in solid form – aka just because the ingredients are individually delicious, does not a delicious smoothie make

Celery…good. Banana…good. Almond butter…GOOOOOOD. Mixed together in a smoothie? Bleeeuuughhh.

3) Its easy to sneak in healthy additions to any meal.
Since becoming acquainted with some of the superfoods (hemp oil, flax seeds, chia seeds…) I’ve realized that when a) I know what something looks like b) when I know why something is good for me c) when I have these things in my pantry…It’s super easy to add them into every meal! This morning, I had a pretty typical breakfast: 2 slices of sprouted grain bread, a mashed banana and almond butter on top…but this time I added some ground flax sprinkled on top which added texture and nutrition and the breakfast tied me over to lunch much more smoothly than it typically does.

I am seriously loving every bite of food I take today. I feel as if I’ve been fed through an IV my whole life and have just for the first time tasted how delicious a carrot can be.
All in all…a very successful Green Smoothie Cleanse! Thanks Meghan!