20 Day Clean Out

I decided to put together my own 20 day meal plan for a "20 Day Clean Out" since the idea isn't just to be lean, but rather to be clean. Since everyone has a different metabolic system this won't make sense to everyone, but for me, it is as close to perfect as I can get.

There is a formula and some principles to the Clean Out, which stipulate some rules.

Rule 1: Every day you need to eat 2 eggs

Rule 2: Every day eat at least 8 oz of seafood

Rule 3: Eat your eggs and fish for either breakfast or lunch

Rule 4: Eat grains and starches (carbohydrates) for dinner

Rule 5: No SUGAR (except a little honey and only in the evening) No WHEAT, No DAIRY

Rule 6: Eat any vegetable, fruit, nut, or seeds you like, raw or cooked, as long as it started as a whole food in your garden or grocery store and has not been processed in any way (some exceptions apply for canned goods that have no added sugars, like tomato paste, mustard, pickles, etc.)

Rule 7: Thank the Lord for all the food you eat even though it is limited

The formula is Breakfast-protein and veggie, Lunch-protein and veggie, Dinner-carb/fruit; the principles are gentle proteins, slow carbohydrates, and all whole foods.

YES foods during the Clean out are the following: Seafood, eggs, coconut oil/milk/water/aminos, olive oil, walnut oil, flaxseed oil, all herbs (including herbal teas) and spices, honey, brown rice, quinoa, all whole vegetables, all whole fruits, nuts and seeds, vinegars, and WATER. There are a variety of ways to make meals from this limited list, but you need to be somewhat willing to have repeats.  I keep the breakfast as simple as possible, for time constraints and assuming that you may have leftovers from the day before you can have for breakfast. Most of my recipes will mainly cover seafood variety dishes and baked goods for dinner, and will take time and preparation. You will see a lot of what look like "desserts" for dinner.  My baked goods are so low in sugar they are usually non-sweet, but they provide a nice balance of carbohydrates necessary to help serotonin levels stay up, and once you have detoxed from high sugar foods they may actually be enjoyable! Remember the formula protein-protein-carb for regulating those neurotransmitters, and for this Clean Out, gentle proteins and slow carbs.

NO foods during the clean out are: Dairy, beef, poultry, or pork, sugar of any kind besides honey and whole fruit, wheat, oats, and especially store bought processed foods. The list is concise but covers about 80% of foods sold at the grocery store and 85% of foods offered at restaurants.  Wait to go out to eat when you are done with the Clean Out otherwise you will be discouraged by the many things you cannot eat at restaurants.  Take food with you to social events, it is very likely there will be nothing you can eat when at a reception or family dinner.

I am going to add the 20 day overview of the clean out to this post, and every day for the next 20 days I will post recipes and pictures for the meals of that day. Of course I wouldn't ask you to do anything I haven't done myself, on 9/15 I started my own 20 day clean out, I'm taking pictures as I go, and so far I feel great! You can adjust it to suit your tastes and metabolic type, and repeat favorite recipes or eat leftovers. (I will give you more recipes than you may be able to make in 20 days.) I believe if your try to stick to it as closely as possible it will help your body detox from sugar, and other numerous food additives, and help your body get back in balance so it can be sensitive to harmful food in the future. You will feel some withdrawal symptoms the first week, but you will adjust, and remember it is not forever!  You can go back to eating the foods you love in moderation after 20 days. Be sure to spend at least a week preparing before you start, gathering ingredients and making some things ahead (like nut mixes and breads) so you are not overwhelmed.  I cheer you on with fervor! Good luck!

Day	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
1 Mon	2 boiled eggs, celery stick with almond butter, half grapefruit	Tuna cakes, roasted walnut oil salad	Apple Walnut Bake
2 Tue	2 boiled eggs, celery stick with almond butter, half grapefruit	Shrimp with lemon, snap peas or broccoli, banola, or left over tuna cakes	Squash pie
3 Wed	2 boiled eggs, celery stick with almond butter, half grapefruit	Fish taco mix with lettuce	Sweet potato puff
4 Thu	2 boiled eggs, celery stick with almond butter, half grapefruit	Tuna fish with healthy homemade mayo and spinach fruit smoothie	Non sweet pumpkin cake
5 Fri	2 boiled eggs, celery stick with almond butter, half grapefruit	Broiled Salmon with lime, banola, green salad	Rice flat bread and spicy peas
6 Sat	2 boiled eggs, celery stick with almond butter, half grapefruit	Clam and potato chowder	Coconut Frosties or oatless oatmeal
7 Sun	2 boiled eggs, celery stick with almond butter, half grapefruit	Lemon tilapia, fruit salad	Roasted cauliflower soup
8 Mon	2 fried eggs over sweet potato hash and green smoothie	Shrimp pad thai and snap peas	Rice bread with tomato and herbs and fruit with nut butter
9 Tues	2 fried eggs over sweet potato hash and green smoothie	Fish tacos and cabbage	Nutty baked apples and golden herb beets or sweet potatoes
10 Wed	2 fried eggs over sweet potato hash and green smoothie	Salmon Burritos and green salad	Curried potatoes
11 Thur	2 fried eggs over sweet potato hash and green smoothie	Quick salmon and mushrooms with broccoli	Carrot spice muffins
12 Fri	2 fried eggs over sweet potato hash and green smoothie	Lobster or crab bisque	Mashed cauliflower and apple crisp
13 Sat	2 fried eggs over sweet potato hash and green smoothie	Tuna cakes with lemon and green beans	Ratatouille
14 Sun	2 fried eggs over sweet potato hash and green smoothie	So easy tilapia, garden salad with homemade dressing	Baked potatoes with balsamic vinegar oil and herbs
15 Mon	2 egg marinara omelet and half grapefruit	Cold shrimp and lemon with green salad	Tomato and green onion faux-caccia and fruit salad
16 Tues	2 egg marinara omelet and half grapefruit	Grilled Salmon and green beans	Apple sauce and cinnamon cookies
17 Wed	2 egg marinara omelet and half grapefruit	Tuna lettuce wraps	Banana coconut "ice cream" and apple cinnamon "donuts"
18 Thurs	2 egg marinara omelet and half grapefruit	Seared tuna salad, Moo- less chocolate mousse	Clam dip and almond crackers
19 Fri	2 egg marinara omelet and half grapefruit	Pistachio Crusted Sole, sautéed green beans	Ginger sweet potato muffins and fruit salad
20 Sat	2 egg marinara omelet and half grapefruit	Salmon twist with broccoli and cauliflower	Potato cubes and peanut butter cookies

In between snacks: Celery with fresh ground almond butter, almonds, pecans, walnuts, pistachios, carrot sticks (any raw veggie), baked kale chips*, grain free banola*, cinnilla nut mix*, smoothies with chia seeds added, fresh fruit