Thee Day Food reset.
At this time of the year it is the time for a reset. This is not a detox which makes us hungry and angry and longing. But what it is helpful is resetting our eating clocks. We get into patterns and habits with food; some bad, some good, driven as much as by emotion as nutrition. A reset helps us connect with what we’re eating again, it breaks the habits and allows us to reconsider why are we eating, when are we eating and what really feels good for us and our bodies. By eating mindfully for a few days we can reconnect again with food, Nature and ourselves.
So every so often, and always at the beginning of spring, we can make space over a few days to simplify things, to eat food wholly centered on fruits and vegetables. This doesn’t mean ‘boring’; it’s food that it is delicious and filling and that we are still excited about eating: juices, smoothies, soups and stews.
Reset advice:
Fill your fridge with seasonal fruits and vegetables, ideally organic.
Eat only when you are hungry; listen to your body.
For breakfast a smoothie or juice, for lunch a bowl of soup or salad, for dinner a bowl of soup. If you are really hungry, add some cooked brown rice or soba noodles.
Snack on a piece of fruit or some chopped up veg or a cup of miso soup.
Avoid caffeine (herbal teas are fine).
Drink lots of water: 2 litres a day at least.
Try to avoid using too much salt or soy sauce when eating this way, as well as leave out heavier things like bread and pasta.
I do it every year at the start of Spring time to mark the transition between heavy Winter foods and lighter Spring ones. Although it is not always easy, especially on the first day, it sheds light onto my eating habits, what I crave for, what I snack on, the good and the bad. On the third day I’m usually already well adjusted to it and ready to transition to the ‘normal’ eating regime— this time with a lot more appreciation and mindfulness about what I eat, where it is coming from and how it feels to me.
Give it a try and let me know how it was for you. x