Food pictures + the juice cleanse that wasn’t
Good morning folks! I hope your week is going just swimmingly. Today is a special day over here, as it’s my husband Dave’s birthday. Because of work and my classes, we won’t be doing much of anything tonight. We do, however, have some much-anticipated reservations for dinner tomorrow at a San Francisco classic restaurant, and I’ll share all about it once we go. We made the reservations nearly two months in advance, so our table better be ready for us.
Since it’s officially “What I Ate Wednesday,” let’s get to the pictures of food. This recap is from Monday, a day in which I worked from home and taught a BODYATTACK class in the evening.
The juice cleanse that wasn’t
You’ll see below that I had a lot of extra liquids in this day, and that’s because the very kind folks at San Francisco-based Project Juice, provided me with all the goods for a juice cleanse. While I was considering trying the one-day cleanse, as a first-timer looking at my teaching schedule, there just wasn’t a good day for me to do it and have time to relax pre- and post-cleanse. Thus, I decided to make the most of the juices and incorporated some of them into my daily meals, and it was a great way to get more fruits and veggies and a little extra energy throughout the day. Until my schedule allows for a little more down-time from intense workouts, I don’t think I’ll do a cleanse. And quite honestly, I think I like food way too much to give it up, even for a day. But if you’re interested in some high-quality organic, local, cold-pressed juices, you should definitely check out Project Juice. San Franciscans rave about this place, and I can see why. Now to the food …
Breakfast at 7 a.m.
Overnight oats, a cold-pressed green juice and some hot green tea.
Mid-morning snack at 10:30 a.m.
Cottage cheese and a cold-pressed beet juice.
Lunch at 1 p.m.
Salad, consisting of spinach, purple cabbage, grape tomatoes, carrots, chickpeas, sliced-up oven-roasted turkey and an egg, topped with sesame-ginger dressing.
Afternoon tea at 3 p.m.
Green tea, sweetened with almond milk and stevia.
Afternoon snack at 4:30 p.m.
Greek yogurt, topped with a chopped-up gala apple and some trail mix.
Hydration during class at 5:30 p.m.
Coconut water and regular water.
Post-class protein at 6:40 p.m.
Vanilla protein powder mixed with water.
Dinner at 8:30 p.m.
Spaghetti squash, topped with sauteed spinach, cabbage and carrots, pasta sauce and turkey meatballs.
Dessert at 9 p.m.
Cold-pressed organic almond mylk. Super yum.
That’s that! I’d say it was a pretty good day of eating, full of many of my usual healthy food staples. While my exact food choices vary, I definitely tend to stick to three square meals, two hearty snacks and a protein shake as a daily eating plan. And on this day, I really liked having the extra juices to complement my food, but of course, they are all gone now.
By the way, I randomly selected the winner of the Athleta gift card yesterday, and Sharon was notified by email. Thank you to everyone who entered. I hope to have another giveaway for you soon. Happy Wednesday!
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Questions of the day
Are you a fan of juices? Have you ever done a juice cleanse? What have you been eating lately?
That sounds very much like my typical eating plan. Enjoy your husband’s birthday celebrations. Excited for your restaurant review. I have not been to San Francisco yet, but I hear that there are SO many great places to eat!
San Francisco is QUITE the food scene. You should put it on your list:)
I could never do a strict juice cleanse. I really just have no desire, and I love food too much!
Do you get to come home at lunch? I would be curious to see a “day in the life” post from you since you have a unique job as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor and your hours are all over the place. I’m sure each day varies to some degree!
I do eat lunch at home a lot and yes, a day-in-the-life would be a fun post. Thanks!! 🙂
That juice sounds great! I could never do a juice cleanse but I sure love drinking juice!
Hi Erin! Totally agreed. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
I think it was smart of you not to do the cleanse while teaching such intense classes. I know if it were me, I would pass out! But the juices still sound great for supplemental nutrition.
Oh my gosh, I could NOT teach while cleansing.
Very smart move to incorporate the juices but not omit food entirely- especially when you know what your day/schedule involves! They seem like a great way to enhance veggies and fruits, but I personally could never do one- I’d probably eat the bottle
Hahahah Arman, that’s funny! I don’t think I’ll be cleansing anytime soon. Have a great night:)
As a physician, I really can’t get behind juice cleanses. They aren’t evidence-based and they can even be unhealthy! Plus, most people go right back to their previous routines once they finish, making them fairly ineffective. I can get behind incorporating delicious natural juice into your routine though!
Well it’s a good thing I’ve never done one. Thanks for the professional input, Kelly!
I get asked often what I think of juice cleanses so I decided I would test it out and see what all the hype is about (with Urban Remedy juices). The juices they sent me are awesome quality and everything, but I just cannot go without eating real food. I need it for the energy, too! I totally understand where you’re coming from.
I tried the Urban Remedy juices and loved the taste, but I agree, cleanses aren’t for me. Have a great evening, Danica!
I’ve thought about doing a juice cleanse but just love food too much! Those juices do sound delicious though. I’ll be in SF this weekend and might have to search them out. Whole Foods?
There are two Project Juice locations, one on Polk Street in Russian Hill and one in the Financial District. Check out the website linked above … I don’t think the juices are sold in Whole Foods yet. What’s in store for your SF visit? Hope you enjoy!
Even if I did the cleanse (I really needed some kind of challenge!), I’m much more a fan of supplementing your diet with juices so I’m glad to see how you did it. Your salad looks particularly delicious this day!
Thank you! Amazing what some bagged produce and lunch meat can appear like in a pretty bowl. 🙂
I’ve always wanted to do a juice cleanse, but every time I order my juices I always chicken out and just get a couple instead of the cleanse package. One day tho!
Hi Giselle, Thanks for stopping by. I’d love to know what it’s like, but I just can’t seem to do one either. Maybe after a very indulgent vacation or something. Who knows:)
I love the idea of ADDING juices to your meals, not necessarily taking meals away. =) And I’ve also been having spaghetti squash with turkey meatballs — so comforting! 🙂
Hi Emily! Good for you. I can’t get enough spaghetti squash.
do you think that those juices are worth the money?
Hi there! I’ve never bought juice this expensive, but it seems like it would cost as much to make at home because of all the fresh stuff you need and the special cold-pressing equipment. So in the end, it’s probably worth it. However, you could always make smoothies with frozen fruits and veggies on the cheap-side and call it a day — that would be messy, time-consuming and not as tasty! 🙂