LITTLE HOTTY
Chop up half a lemon and a cube of fresh root ginger, place in a cafetiere or teapot and top up with hot water. Let it infuse for about three minutes then drink. You can have as many of these as you want during the day.
the diet
Day 1
This is the first day and with all your preparations in place, you should be raring to go.
OK, day one is here. Let your juicer and blender take pole position in the kitchen. If you have followed the advice for the preparation week, you should be totally in the zone and already feeling a little lighter and a lot healthier. Good luck.
On today’s menu
start the day
and then on to
and wind down with
snack attack
Lemon and Ginger Infusion
Flat Belly Berry
Apples are excellent for cleansing the system and, along with blueberries and cranberries, they are packed full of vitamins C and E, and minerals calcium, magnesium and phosphorus.
3 apples
150 ml (5 fl oz) unsweetened cranberry juice
125 g (4 oz) fresh or frozen blueberries
1 tablespoon powdered psyllium husks
Makes 300 ml (10 fl oz) or 1 large glass
Juice the apples, and then whizz the apple juice in a blender with the cranberry juice, blueberries and powdered psyllium husks.
Vitamin C 70 mg • Magnesium 25 mg • Calories 270
Spicy Pear
Pears are a gentle laxative, while celery acts as a diuretic and root ginger promotes good digestion, making this a great juice for keeping your system balanced.
150 g (5 oz) pear
75 g (3 oz) celery
2.5 cm (1 inch) piece of fresh root ginger
Makes 300 ml (10 fl oz) or 1 large glass
Juice all the ingredients together and either serve over ice or whizz in a blender with a couple of ice cubes for a smoother, creamier drink.
Vitamin C 30 mg • Calcium 110 mg • Calories 75
Lean Green
Refreshing, green and healthy, this sweet and savoury juice is bursting with goodness.
200 g (7 oz) pineapple
100 g (3½ oz) broccoli
100 g (3½ oz) cucumber
1 kiwifruit
Makes 300 ml (10 fl oz) or 1 large glass
Juice the pineapple and broccoli, then blend with the cucumber and kiwifruit along with a couple of ice cubes.
Vitamin C 160 mg • Calcium 128 mg • Iron 2.7 mg • Calories 161
Chilli Orange
This juice is full of vitamin C and the enzymes in the pineapple are great at dissolving the mucus that can accumulate in your system if you have a build-up of toxins. The chillies not only give this juice a bit of a kick, they are rich in carotenoids.
250 g (8 oz) carrot
250 g (8 oz) pineapple
½ lime, peeled
½ small chilli, deseeded
1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
Makes 200 ml (7 fl oz) or 1 small glass
Juice the carrot, pineapple and lime, then throw into a blender with the chillies, coriander and a couple of ice cubes.
Vitamin C 72 mg • Selenium 4 mcg • Calories 240
Big Red
This juice is full of phytonutrients including lycopene, which has been proven to have anti-cancer properties.
200 g (7 oz) hulled strawberries
400 g (14 oz) tomatoes
a few basil leaves
Makes 400 ml (14 fl oz) or 1 very large glass
Juice all the ingredients together and serve over ice cubes.
Vitamin C 222 mg • Calcium 60 mg • Magnesium 48 mg • Calories 122
Herbal tea
Any herbal tea or infusion of your choice
2 teaspoons flax seeds
Sunflower...
25 g (1 oz) sunflower seeds plus 1 apple
TOP TIP
Instead of drinking your juices and smoothies quickly, take time to actually taste and enjoy the flavours. Allow the juice to rest in your mouth for a while, since this will stimulate the production of the salivary digestive enzyme amylase.
THE FIT BIT
Begin the day with a little light stretching (stages 1–5 of the 15-minute workout are perfect), then go for a brisk 30-minute walk before your first juice. Either take a 15-minute walk at lunch or maybe try a metabolism-boosting session on a rebounder (a mini trampoline) if you have one. Finish the day with the full 15-minute workout.