The Plan

Days 1-4

What you CAN eat during these days (green is ideal, black is ok): 

Meat: chicken, cornish hen, duck, goose, pheasant, quail, turkey

Seafood: salmon, herring, sardine, shrimp, trout

Legumes: aduki beans, black beans, black-eyed peas, fava beans, garbanzo beans, green beans, green beans, green peas, lentils, lima beans, navy beans, pinto beans, red beans, white beans, mung beans

Beverages: herbal tea, vegetable juice, water, almond milk, fruit juices, rice milk, tea (green/white)

Dairy: eggs, yogurt

Nuts and Seeds: almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts, chestnuts, filberts, hickory nuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pecans, pistachios, poppy seeds

Grains: Amaranth, Buckwheat, Kamut, Millet, Quinoa, Rice (Basmati, brown, wild), spelt, triticale, oats, rye

Greens: Arugula, cilantro, collard greens, dandelion greens, endive, kale, lettuce(loose leaf, romaine), mustard greens, radicchio, spinach, sprouts (alfalfa), swiss chard, watercress, sprouts (bean)

Vegetables: artichoke, asparagus, avocado, beet, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, garlic, ginger root, jerusalem artichoke, kolrabi, leek, mushrooms, okra, olive, onion, parsnip, pepper (bell, hot), pumpkin, radish, squash (summer, winter), sweet potato, tomato, turnip, bamboo shoots, eggplant, potato, water chestnuts, zucchini

Sea Vegetables: agar, dulse, irish moss, kelp, laver, wakame

Fruits: apples, apricot, banana, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cantaloup, cherries, coconut, cranberries, currants, elderberries, figs, gooseberries, grapes, guava, honeydew melon, kiwi, lemons, limes, mango, papaya, peaches, pears, persimmon, pineapple, prunes, raspberries, strawberries, watermelon, dates, nectarines, plums, pomegranate, raisins, rhubarb

Oils and Fats: Black current oil, coconut oil, fish oil, flax oil, olive oil, sesame oil, wheat germ oil, 

Herbs and Spices: anise, basil, caraway, cardamon, cayenne, chili powder, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, curry powder, dill weed, fennel seed, garlic, ginger, horseradish, nutmeg, parsley, pepper (ground black), peppermint, rosemary, saffron, sage, tarragon, thyme, tumeric, vinegar (apple cider, balsamic, rice, wine), wasabi, bay leaf, carob, chive, marjoram, mustard, oregano, paprika  

Days 5-7

Continue eating: the foods listed above, emphasizing on foods listed in green

Take away: poultry and green and white teas.

Day 8 

Take away: eggs, yogurt, all teas, and poultry 

Continue eating: brown rice, basmati rice, quinoa, drink only water, nuts and seeds listed above, legumes listed above

Days 9 & 10

Continue eating: raw fruits and veggies (smoothies or soups), drink lots of water

Day 11

Water fast: make sure to drink a lot of water!

Only water on this day, with nothing in it. 

Days 12 & 13

Reintroduce: raw fruits and veggies

Continue drinking lots of water.

Day 14

Reintroduce: nuts and seeds listed above, brown/basmati rice, quinoa, and legumes listed above.

Continue drinking lots of water.

Days 15-17

Reintroduce: fish as listed above, herbal teas

Days 18-21

Reintroduce: chicken or turkey, green and white tea, anything listed in days 1-4.

Information from Dr. Mauro’s 3-week detox plan