5 Day Fruit Detox - DONE

Hey you! Yesterday was my last day on my 5 day detox plan which consisted of only eating fruits for 5 days suggested to me by my doctor. In I addition drink plenty of water, I juiced in the morning a recipe my doctor gave to me and I took herbal supplements my homeopathic doctor prescribed.

Am I glad it over? Yes, but to be honest it wouldnt bother me any if I had to keep going. I highly recommend doing something like this if even maybe for 3 days to get rid of junk in your body. Today as I break this I will eat fruits for breakfast and salad for lunch I was thinking of perhaps an egg but im not quite sure yet. I will eat a little chicken come Monday…today is Sunday, I dont want to completely shock my body!

It is important that a day before at least before the detox you eat lightly and things easy for your body to digest. Your body will transition better I believe. Drink plenty of water. The days before the detox are as important as the days after make sure youre not shocking your body by eating something terribly hard for your body to digest. Try to be aware of chewing your food give your tummy a hand =)

I am very excited to tell you I lost 8 pounds from this. Now please note I did NOT do this to lose weight! I did it because my Doctor suggested I did as I am starting a new part of my treatment.

Please also note that I am no expert nor do I claim to be. I am just a little housewife on the search of ultimate health.

Now that I did this I continue to eat non-processed foods, foods without hydrogenated oils, baked or grilled chicken and lots of fruits and veggies. I think the true secret to weight loss is eating what God intended us to anyways. Ive lost 40 pounds so far just by eating a clean non processed foods diet.

Thanks for reading
Have a Blessed week!

Pasta Roll-ups with Turkey and Spinach

Ingredients

1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 lb extra-lean ground white turkey breast
3/4 tsp gound cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 28oz can whole tomatoes in juice --- I used crushed but next time ill probably use spaghetti sauce I have a very picky hubby...he hates tomatoes!
1 tsp sea salt
8 sheets dried high protein or whole-wheat lasagna noodles
1 10oz box frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 15oz container low-fat ricotta cheese
1 egg
3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese

Directions

This recipe was from Clean Eating Magazine!! =)

1. Cook diced onions on medium heat with 1 tsp olive oil. Add garlic in next. Then put in ground turkey and cook till no sing of pink. Stir in cinnamon and nutmeg, then add tomatoes with juice and salt.
Reduce heat to medium low, and let simmer for 20 min. Stir occasionally to break the tomatoes into pieces.

2. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Cook pasta according to a box directions. Drain, rinse and allow to cool in a colander.

3. Preheat oven to 400 degree. Squeeze all remaining moisture from thawed spinach and place in a alarge bowl. Add ricotta cheese, egg and 1/4 cup of mozzarella chease to bowl. Stir until combined.

4. Spread 1 cup of cooked tomato sauce into bottom of a 9" x 10" casserole dish.
Now laay a cooked lasagna noodle flat in front of you. Use your fingers to spread 1/8 of ricotta mixture across the noodle and roll it up. Place rooled pasta, seam side down, into the casserol dish.
Spread remaining tomato sauce over roll-ups, then top with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese.

5. Bake, covered with foil for 20 min. Rmove foil and broil for 5 min or untill roll-ups are browned and bubbly.

Number of Servings: 8

254.7 calories per serving and tell you what I can only eat one serving these are very filling!

The Verdict: I loved this, my husband and brother in law scarfed it down. The nutmeg and cinamon give this dish a very yummy in my tummy taste! Will do over and over again. My brother in law said he liked this better than regular lasagna and hey it super easy and healthy!

Im a new and improved Jeni

Hello everyone! I miss being able to post here as often as I use to but I just have been so super busy. There have been alot of new and exciting things happening in my my life, Heres a few of the highlights:

I am officially a Clean Eater: Yes, I have crossed to the other side and Praise the Lord the Grass is greener!
What is a clean eater you ask?

Consuming food in its most natural state or as close as possible to it. Its not a DIET its a LIFESTYLE.

I have to to admit that at first I thought my life was over ha-ha. I tend to over react! I will admit also that I did not volunteer myself into this. My alternative medicine doctor advised me that in order to save my life I will have to change my diet! It really works I feel great and I look great compared to what I looked like 5 months ago. I no longer eat red meat or pork, kissed all refined and white sugars goodbye and chicken has become my new best friend! In 4 months I have lost 30 pounds and counting! I am so thankful God has given me a second chance at life and that with my illness I was able to discover this lifestyle. I eat mostly organic and juicing has become an essential part of my day. I strive each day to become healthier as I am not wholly recovered. I would advice everyone to join me in this you would not regret it. It is true you are what you eat and the more I read about it the more i'm convinced its the only way to assure a healthy life. Enough about this... for now, be sure you'll hear lots more from me on this subject in posts to come!

Clean Eater things to steer clear from:
Overly processed foods
Refined foods
Refined sugars and flours
SAT and TRANS fat
Anything fried

I have lost 30 pounds and counting and my husband has lost 15 we are so super excited about this!

I have been investing more time into my amateur photography, and I am loving it!

I live in West Virginia its such a beautiful state. Im very lucky to be able to live surrounded by Gods precious art-nature! God paints each day the most beautiful skies in West Virginia!

I FEEL LIKE I AM GROWING IN THE LORD DAILY AND TELL YOU WHAT THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FEELINGS!

I feel like a rose blooming in the springtime! I pray God continues to use me everyday in any way possible.

Be sure you'll hear from me much love

Jeni