Filed under: Health, Healthy Eating, 30-Day Nutrition Challenge
On Monday, three of That’s Fit.ca’s readers kicked-off their first day of our 30-Day Nutrition Challenge. Here, we check-in with Erika, to see how she is doing a few days into her gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, caffeine-free, alcohol-free and processed foods-free existence.
Erika: So far, so good! I had some quinoa with dried blueberries, almond milk and cinnamon for breakfast. And I started that off with a big glass of water with the juice of half a lemon in it for a liver detox. Is freshly squeezed orange juice an option?
Healthy Foodie: This is a good breakfast. Mind you, while fresh-squeezed OJ is fine within the parameters of the challenge, I recommend you curb your intake a bit. Juice has a high sugar content, even unsweetened juice, so perhaps avoid having it every morning. Also, it’s best for digestion if you drink juice about 20 minutes before eating other foods. Fruit juices, because of their sugar content, can play havoc with your digestion when mixed with other foods.
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