Spring Cleanse
By: Colleen Bunker Lac
Spring Soup with Poached Eggs
As spring approaches many of us are thinking about giving our bodies a little tune-up. For most people, simply eliminating all processed foods, sugar, alcohol and caffeine for a week or so allows for a gentle detox. For a deeper cleanse, you can also eliminate grains and dairy. Just by cleaning up your diet in this way, you give your digestive system, especially your liver, a much needed break and an opportunity to gently release accumulated toxins. Focusing on simple, whole foods and drinking lots of good water with lemon for 1-2 weeks is a good is way to prep your body for a more intensive detox with fewer dramatic side effects. Ideally, if you leave processed foods, sugar and trans-fats out of your diet year round, the need for a more intensive cleanse isn't needed. I found the following recipe on a wonderful blog called The Ancestral Chef. It has only 3 ingredients and can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS:
Bring the chicken broth to a boil. Turn down the heat and poach the 2 eggs in the broth for 5 minutes (for a slightly-runny egg). Remove the eggs and place each into a bowl. Add the chopped romaine lettuce into the broth and cook for a few minutes until slightly wilted. Ladle the broth with the lettuce into the bowls.
Spring Soup with Poached Eggs
As spring approaches many of us are thinking about giving our bodies a little tune-up. For most people, simply eliminating all processed foods, sugar, alcohol and caffeine for a week or so allows for a gentle detox. For a deeper cleanse, you can also eliminate grains and dairy. Just by cleaning up your diet in this way, you give your digestive system, especially your liver, a much needed break and an opportunity to gently release accumulated toxins. Focusing on simple, whole foods and drinking lots of good water with lemon for 1-2 weeks is a good is way to prep your body for a more intensive detox with fewer dramatic side effects. Ideally, if you leave processed foods, sugar and trans-fats out of your diet year round, the need for a more intensive cleanse isn't needed. I found the following recipe on a wonderful blog called The Ancestral Chef. It has only 3 ingredients and can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 eggs
- 32 oz (1 quart) chicken broth
- 1 head of romaine lettuce, chopped
- salt to taste
Bring the chicken broth to a boil. Turn down the heat and poach the 2 eggs in the broth for 5 minutes (for a slightly-runny egg). Remove the eggs and place each into a bowl. Add the chopped romaine lettuce into the broth and cook for a few minutes until slightly wilted. Ladle the broth with the lettuce into the bowls.
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