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clean: day 18, in which i wonder if i’ve accidentally fallen off the wagon

this morning i needed a pineapple-free smoothie.  the tip of my tongue is sore, like it sometimes gets when i eat too much pineapple,  so this one had little bits of leftover fruit from little happy dude’s snack yesterday (pear … Continue reading

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clean: day 17, i finally feel like i’m on top of my menu plan for the week

breakfast smoothie = coconut water,* fresh mango, frozen raspberries and blackberries two lunches today, his and hers.  mine was the “roasted delicata with quinoa” recipe from the website (although i didn’t use the raisins.  they’re on the “no” list.  it’s … Continue reading

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clean: day 16, in which i resist donuts and popcorn

breakfast was another sweet smoothie in the travel cup because i had to go to work this morning and endure one of the hardest challenges to this cleanse yet–donuts with dad.  oh. my.  i managed to withstand the siren call … Continue reading

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clean: day 15 and some honest reflections

easy pink smoothie for breakfast (getting some great use out of those raspberries i picked last summer!) lunch was possibly my favorite clean meal so far (with a close second being that great chicken/quinoa/apple/toasted pecan/butternut squash salad i had on … Continue reading

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clean: days 13 & 14, in which i smell pizza and gain a more intrinsic understanding of what gluten does in cooking

day 13 was all repeat foods–purple smoothie, warm winter vegetable salad & a pinkish smoothie.  the biggest thing of note that happened all day was that i had my first food-based evening outing, a youth group trip to a local … Continue reading

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clean: day 12, in which my throat is still sore

maybe it wasn’t the smoothie yesterday morning.  maybe i just have a sore throat.  but this is a weird sore throat (i get them a lot and this is not the normal kind i get) because it didn’t start way … Continue reading

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clean: day 11, in which i get a bit emotional

breakfast today was another purple smoothie (do you need a photo??), but i think i may have put too much passion fruit puree in it.  something about it tasted like bile in the back of my throat.  i kept adding … Continue reading

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clean: day 10, in which i try my hand at gf baking

purple breakfast smoothie included pear, frozen blueberries, almond milk, nutmeg, dates, almond butter and a little bit of ground flaxseed. i was thrilled to find these sausages at the co-op last time i was there.  check out the ingredient list: … Continue reading

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clean: week 1, pause to reflect

ruhama asked me a few days ago, “what will you gain from this cleanse, now that you’ve done it for a week? and how often do you anticipate a cleanse?  will you keep any parts of this in your regular … Continue reading

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clean: day 9, in which the cravings start to lurk nearby

this morning at the farmer’s market i asked a vendor about his box of buckwheat sprouts–what do they taste like?  how do you use them?  he described them as “citrus-y” and said they’d be good on a sandwich, like lettuce … Continue reading

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