Clean Eating Recommends

Ever Since my juice cleanse, I've been trying to keep up with a healthier lifestyle, well, at least on mondays-fridays *cheat days still applies on weekends yeah >< *

You must be thinking healthy food... yuck. bland. rabbit food. boring.

It isn't!

Plus, our F&B scene seems to be moving towards a healthier appetite  too, even Macs now has wholegrain options.

I've tried a couple of these healthy joints recently and was really impressed. By their food, atmosphere and the whole vibe. Just wanna share with you if you're ever in the mood for a detox or just wanna get healthier, here are a few options you could try.

The mushroom wanton brown rice bee noodles (S$8.80) had a sweet kombu broth and it tasted like any homemade beehoon soup. The wantons were succulent and juicy with meaty mushroom bursting with flavours. Go for the dry wanton noodles if you're looking for something stronger on taste.

The pumpkin pancakes (S$10.90) didn't feel as guilt free, cos it was so dense and drizzled with organic maple syrup just felt like you would in any pancakes but alot heavier. But it's wheat/gluten free. This one was well worth my calories and perfect to satisfy the sweet tooth in me.

Real Food

Various outlets

Raw Zucchini Linguini (S$16)

Afterglow is the only place I've consistently been visiting weekly in the past month. Although the food served here is raw vegan food, it doesn't fall short on taste and creativity. A must try snack is the kimchi nori rolls (S$12 for 6 rolls). It has no carbs, but stuffed with chopped carrots and almonds, homemade kimchi. Taste pretty unique and has a good bite to it. 

Another recommend is the deconstructed sushi bowl (S$16), which is black rice bowl with mushrooms, edamamae, pickled cucumber, nori, mixed with a wasabi dressing giving it a good kick. This one is pretty filling and substantial. 

What I love about Afterglow is the raw yet cosy atmosphere, slightly dim, and earthy. The food here aims to reach out to non-vegans and I would say that it has scored a number of rave reviews from my carnivorous friends. However, I do feel it's rather pricey for just raw veges and that's perhaps one factor that most healthy/organic places share that deters us from going back. But the food here is definitely worth a try!!

Afterglow

24 Keong Siak Street

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Detox Diary: Post Cleanse

I did it!!! 5 days no food!! but I'm feeling GGGrreattt :) 

It's been 3 days after my cleanse and I'm so excited to share my whole juicing experience with you. I was anxious at the thought of no food for 5 days, and I'm not gonna kid you, it isn't as easy but manageable. Here's the details of my experience...

What I love most about the Beauty Cleanse:

♥ Nutritionally Designed (Developed by experienced and certified nutritionist Cherie Calbom).

♥ The additional supplements unique to Beauty Cleanse adds the extra boost to support your cleanse and a thorough cleaning with the colosan powder.

♥ Surprisingly, I didn't feel hungry at all.

♥ I felt energetic throughout the 5 days. It has sufficient nutrients to make sure you can work, play, function normally.

♥ NO sugar cravings since then. Great way to kick a bad habit.

♥ Better Skin. You might have little breakouts during the cleanse, but fret not cos it's part of a detoxification process which will clear.

♥ Appreciate clean healthy food better. Couldn't and didn't want to stomach anything oily and my appetite shrank.

♥ Supportive team from Beauty Cleanse who'll send you motivation emails daily and call to check if you're doing ok. And solutions to whatever challenges you might face.

Top fav! I had it warmed up just before bedtime.

Light and refreshing

Challenges I faced:

1. The vegetable juices were a little hard to love. Drinking cold kale and celery juices wasn't my fav part of the day.
2. Had to use the toilet really often, which might be a little inconvenient at work.
3. Felt Bloated on day 2 and 4 particularly. 
4. The smell and sight of sitting through meals but only having your juice was close to torture. Don't tempt yourself if possible.

Some questions I had in mind:

• Some say your body can auto cleanse, so why juice fast?

It's true our body can cleanse itself, but we can show it some love and provide that extra help. Juice cleanse gives your digestive system a break and focus its maximum efforts on absorbing every vital bit of nutrients, vitamins, minerals, enzymes from the juices. Detoxification is like giving your body a holiday to recharge and expel all that negative energy so that we can perform optimally again!

• Is it just another fad diet?

Juice cleanse has been strongly advocated for years under The Gerson Therapy. A natural treatment that activates body's ability to heal itself through raw organic juices. The abundance of nutrients from fresh pressed fruits and vegetables provides your body with superfoods. These substances break down diseased tissue in the body and are released at the same time, so healing can begin.

Would I do it again?

YES!!! This is my 1st time and I'm glad I did it. The recommended cleanse is once every 3-4 months.

Day 5!

 Thank you Beauty Cleanse for rebooting my system. What are you waiting for??? Juice now!! and your bodies will thank you for it. Check out their site for more info.

(photo credits: rachelbambi.com)