A few weeks back I was honoured enough to be offered the delicious opportunity to take part in a 5 day raw food cleanse with my friend Celeste’s new restaurant’s Nourish summer launch…I, of course JUMPED at the chance and eagerly awaited my first delivery. 

When I heard the knock at my door, I am not kidding you I literally skipped down the hallway like I was five years old and Santa was arriving with presents (haha). Words can’t even describe, and this picture does not even do it justice, just how beautiful and yummy and everything looked. 

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Nourish Food

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To give you a glimpse of exactly what I was nourishing my body with, here is what my first 3 days consisted of:

Day 1 ~ 

Breakfast – Mango Parsley Power Smoothie

Snack – Berry Blend

Lunch – Kale Avocado Salad

Snack – Banana

Dinner – Zucchini Cannelloni 

Dessert – Spiced Chocolate Ball and Super Seed Protein Ball

Day 2 ~

Breakfast – Greensicle Smoothie

Snack – Chocolate Avocado Pudding

Lunch – Spring Roll Wrap with Spicy Thai Almond Sauce

Snack – Trail Mix

Dinner – Zucchini Pesto Puttanesca

Dessert – Coconut Dream bar

Day 3 ~

Breakfast – Tropical Spinach Smoothie

Snack – pear

Lunch – Garlicky Romaine Salad

Snack – Kale Chips

Dinner – Curried Vegetables with Cilantro Cauliflower Rice

Dessert – Berry Cheesecake Square

I am not exaggerating when I say, the portions were beyond generous, in fact my three days actually stretch into 5 days because I was so full from each meal and snack that I couldn’t finish everything. 

AND I still had 2 additional days delivered to my home! My five days NOURISHED me about 7 days.

The smoothies and fresh fruit I could consume in one sitting, no problem but everything actually provided me nearly 2 meals worth. I would either share with my family (if they were lucky:) or save it for later in the day and push my other meal into the next day. 

Celeste and the incredible Pedja, who is their Raw Chef EXTRAODINAIRE have done such a beautiful job with this and have been more then generous with serving sizes, you truly get some much value back from your investment in this cleanse. 

Some of the biggest and most immediate benefits for me on this cleanse were this:

  • incredible convenience, to walk into my kitchen and open my fridge and have everything done was priceless
  • the flavour and synergy of textures, spices, aromas and yum that they created were perfect!
  • my energy was amazing and for me teaching 7 classes per week, plus the gym 5 days weekly and 2 days of my own personal practice, running a business, non-stop writing, 2 young children and living life THIS ENERGY was truly a gift.
  • the value you receive from not only the portions and quality of the food but the LOVE, the beautiful PRESENTATION, the CARE, the INTENTION that your food is quite literally BLESSED with goes so far beyond the taste. This level of care in food preparation actually helps you better DIGEST your food, ASSIMILATE & ABSORB your nutrients, STOP CRAVINGS and leaves your BELLY quite HAPPY.

This cleansing experience gets a full high-FIVE STARS from this Holistic Nutritionist and Fierce Foodie!

I highly recommend trying this experience for yourself and writing about your experience too. 

Get Nourishing Food Delivered Right to your Doorstep beginning September 8th for 5 whole days with our Raw Before Four cleanse..only a couple of spaces left  Enjoy raw vegan food during the day an a healing, nourishing cooked vegan dinner – made with love by Chef Pedja. Here is the menu for the week: 

CLEANSE MENU 

Day 1 
Breakfast: Tropical Spinach Smoothie
Snack 1: Mango Chia Pudding 
Lunch: Avocado Kale Salad 
Snack 2: Cranberry Almond Trail Mix
Dinner: Mung Bean and Lentil Dal with Cucumber Raita with Quinoa 
Dessert: Goji Maca Balls

Day 2 
Breakfast: Berry Berry Smoothie
Snack 1: Citrus Mint Salad 
Lunch: Zucchini Pesto Puttanesca 
Snack 2: Vegetable Sticks with a Spicy Almond Thai Dip
Dinner: Vegan Sheppard’s Pie 
Dessert: Spiced Chocolate Balls 

Day 3
Breakfast: Feel the Beet Smoothie
Snack 1: Chocolate Banana Pudding
Lunch: Garlicky Romaine Salad
Snack 2: Tropical Trail Mix 
Dinner: Baingan Bartha with Quinoa 
Dessert: Almond Coconut Macaroons 

Day 4
Breakfast: Carroty Chop Smoothie 
Snack 1: Mixed Berry Bowl 
Lunch: Raw Vegan Pizza 
Snack 2: Kale Chips 
Dinner: Vegan Chili
Dessert: Super Seed Protein Ball 

Day 5
Breakfast: Mango Parsley Power Smoothie
Snack 1: Butterscotch Pudding
Lunch: Rainbow Green Goodness Salad
Snack 2: Apricot Goji Trail Mix
Dinner: Eggplant Lasagna with Marinara and Vegan Parmesan 
Dessert: Blueberry Cheesecake

Please LIKE them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NourishNewmarket and SEND A PM to receive your 5 cleanse. Your investment is only $280 for the entire week and it is delivered to your front door! *york region & Georgina only

Your body will thank you for days, I know mine did:-)

Jenn xo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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