| Fasting is a great way to detoxify your body, | | | | (mostly pureed vegetables, nothing with noodles), |
| only if you are fully committed and are fasting in | | | | and vegetable broth (no animal broth) |
| a healthy manner. Even vegetarians and vegans | | | | Day Two and Three After Fast - On this day |
| can and should complete a fasting regime every | | | | you can start to sink your teeth into fresh fruits |
| couple of months. Even though vegetarian and | | | | and vegetables and other produce. No canned or |
| vegan diets are plant-based, there are still some | | | | frozen vegetables. Only eat fresh raw vegetables |
| processed foods that vegetarians consume and | | | | or steamed veggies. Also stay away from "fruit |
| cleansing the body of all processed foods is the | | | | cups" or frozen fruit. These tend to be loaded |
| ideal way to jump-start your digestive system | | | | with extra sugar. |
| and increase energy levels. | | | | Day Four After Fast - You can start to eat |
| If you have ever completed a fasting regime, | | | | legumes and grains (see I told you that you could |
| then Congratulations because very few people | | | | enjoy these foods again). |
| have the "guts" and dedication to see fasting all | | | | Day Five After Fast - You can start to enjoy all |
| the way through. But as you may know, one day | | | | of your soy products such as soy milk and soy |
| you have to eat food again, and re-introducing | | | | yogurt, and plant based, animal-free proteins such |
| healthy foods back in to your vegetarian and | | | | as tofu, tempeh, and seitan. |
| vegan diet is the other half of the fasting battle | | | | If you notice, we do not have a day six after the |
| and just as important as the vegetarian detox | | | | fast to add back meat and junk food. Now that |
| itself. | | | | you have eliminated meat, processed foods and |
| If you are at the tail end of a fast, you don't | | | | junk, why fill your body up with the foods and |
| want to shock your body by eating the wrong | | | | waste that you wanted to remove by completing |
| foods or heavy foods too soon, so just as | | | | a fast in the first place? It will defeat the purpose |
| gradually as you started your fast; you will | | | | to cycle through a fast and go right back to your |
| gradually add certain foods (not all - we will omit | | | | old unhealthy eating habits. Removing the harmful |
| the bad ones, especially meat) back in to your | | | | toxins and waste from your body will be only half |
| diet. So to start re-introducing food into your diet | | | | the battle. Now that you have put your body |
| you should add them in one day at a time: | | | | through a rigorous and healthy fast, you want to |
| If you are at the end of a fasting regime, then | | | | make sure your body continues to reap the |
| you are probably itching to start adding foods | | | | benefits of having eliminated toxins from your |
| back in to your diet. | | | | body by maintaining your fast by following it with |
| Day One After the Fast - continue drinking a lot | | | | a nutritional vegetarian meal plan that will continue |
| of water, fresh fruit and vegetables juices, soup | | | | to support your body's needs and lifestyle. |