DIY BluePrint Juice Cleanse

Confession: I am doing the DIY BluePrint Juice Cleanse.

Another confession: it will be more of a smoothie cleanse because all I have is a blender. But I'll blend it on liquefy, so it still counts. I plan on using either a coffee filter or my french press to deal with pulp if it becomes an issue.

I was inspired by my beautiful friend Kathleen after she blogged about her experience with the same cleanse.

The theme of becoming a healthier person has been common in recent conversations with friends. Not necessarily thinner or more obsessed with working out, but healthier overall. I want to eat more fruits, vegetables, and fish, I want to sleep more and be balanced, and I want to find more active things that I enjoy and can do daily!

So far it has been a fun journey towards becoming healthier, and after totally overindulging in the delicious birthday cake that my sweet sister-in-law baked for me, I thought a cleanse might be a nice change up, especially since a friend and I plan on starting the Daniel Plan next week! However I do plan on cutting the cleanse a bit short. Instead of doing the whole three days and juicing it up until Sunday morning, I will be ending the cleanse by dinner on Saturday night so that I can enjoy my birthday party dinner with friends at True Food Kitchen (see the menu here).

Tomorrow will be day one, and while I don't anticipate being hungry since there are six difference juices throughout the day (see descriptions below),  I'm anticipating desperately missing wine and sugar. My great weaknesses.


Here are the recipes for the six juices, all thanks to Kathleen at www.carriebradshawlied.com.

Green Juice (first and third drink of the day):
5 ribs of celery
1 cucumber
1 green apple
1 cup of kale
3 romaine leaves
1 handful of spinach
1 oz. lemon juice

P.A.M Juice (second drink of the day)
1/3rd of a pineapple
1 apple
mint

Spicy Lemonade (fourth drink of the day)
14 oz. water
2 large lemons, juiced
1 tbsp agave
dash of cayenne pepper

C.A.B. Juice (fifth drink of the day)
1 green apple
2 beets
5 large carrots
1 1/2 tbsp ginger
1/2 lemon, juiced

Cashew Milk (sixth drink of the day)
3 oz unsalted, raw cashews (must soak at least 3 hours)
12 oz water
1 tbsp agave nectar
1 tsp cinnamon 
1 tsp vanilla extract 


I'm adding a picture of all of the ingredients to all of the juices. I can't believe I will consume all of this in the next three days! I bought all of the ingredients organic (mostly) at Grower's Direct for under $45.