I hope you all have been enjoying and exploring the many raw food recipes available on the web site and at other raw food websites. There are so many to choose from and there’s been some really great ones shared on Telegram (now on the website). If you’ve found a favorite, I’d love to know. Please feel free to share it with a link in the comments of this post or an email.
As we begin to wrap up Week 1, take some time to assess where you are right now mentally and physically. Has your relationship to the foods you’ve been eating for the last 5 days changed? Have you noticed any differences in how your body feels? Are you having any intense cravings? Are you moody, irritable, tired, sluggish? Or are you feeling a little more agile, calmer, keener, livelier? Do you plan on revisiting any meals after The Reboot?
As we approach Week 2, planning is key!
With the majority of Farmer’s Markets happening tomorrow and Sunday, it’s another great opportunity to stock-up on the organic fruits and veggies you’ll need. Take the fruits you’d like to make into smoothies, wash them, cut them up, spread them on trays and place them in the freezer. After they are frozen, scoop ‘em into zip-lock bags. If you don’t have access to a Farmer’s Market, peruse the freezer isle and look for organic frozen fruits. There’s a link on the Recipe page to ‘Make-Ahead’ Smoothie Packs that I think are pretty brilliant.
If you know that you will not be home or near a blender for the majority of the day, make a double batch or an additional smoothie to take with you. If you find yourself without a smoothie and are feeling famished, drink some (lemon) water until you can make your smoothie or purchase a whole-plant smoothie (or fresh-pressed juice) at a grocery store, usually found in the produce section.
Smoothies aren’t all about fruit. On the Recipe page of the website there are 2 links to over 70 raw soup recipes. RAW SOUP?!?! Now before you go making that face (you know which one I’m talking about), I’m sure you’ve hear of gazpacho. So head on over to the Recipe page and take a look at the recipes on the 2 links of over 70 raw soups and then find the gazpacho recipes I’ve shared. Please keep in mind that if the recipes call for 'solid' foods, it’s best to include them in the blending process or omit them entirely during Week 2.
During the next two weeks, it may be challenging for some people to stay social. Not being able to eat whole foods while at a social event or receiving an invitation to dinner at a friend’s or family’s home can be very awkward and maybe a little uncomfortable. Fear not! Offer to bring a cold soup, guacamole, or consume your smoothie before heading out and just enjoy their company while drinking a freshly-pressed juice. Trust me, when your friends, family and colleagues SEE the changes happening to you, they’ll understand and may end up taking an interest in what it is you are doing. If they don’t, welp, maybe it’s time to examine the relationship.
For those who have gone through the prior ‘cleanses’, this is a repeated statement but no less as truthful as before. I want to take this opportunity to let you know that because of you, your willingness to participate in The Reboot, asking the questions, taking time to share what you’re experiencing and commit 21 days out of your lives to something I put out there...YOU inspire me! YOU are the ones who inspire me to inspire more people to push themselves to finding their paths, their voices, and their purpose here at this time on this planet through a healthy lifestyle.
From the bottom of my huge heart - THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!
“We all have an extraordinary power to change someone’s day for better or worse, and we have no idea how far-reaching that impact will be.”
As always, please stay in touch with your questions, concerns, victories and struggles.
The more we share, the more we learn.
Supreme Blessings,
Amy