Beans and lentils are a good source of protein, but should not be eaten with rice at this stage since mixing starchy carbohydrates and protein can slow digestion. Try to leave four hours between consumption of the two food types. Nuts should be eaten raw and unsalted. Like seeds, they provide useful calories in the form of essential fatty acids (EFA's). which are needed by the body but which it cannot manufacture. EFA's also stimulate the flow of bile, which speeds up digestion. Sesame, sunflower and linseeds are all rich sources. (pg. 28)
Today I ate fresh fruit for breakfast. I had my usual watermelon and grapes. For lunch I ate a mix of raw, unsalted sunflower seeds, banana chips, raisins, and organic granola. (I forgot you couldn't add granola until Day 6.) I also made myself a banana, strawberry, and orange juice smoothie. Since today was Friday, and the day was gorgeous, after school, and after work my family and my neighbors and all of the neighborhood kids gathered together, and the adults all sat in our lawn chairs and visited while our children played. Pretty much everyone had a alcoholic drink in-hand besides me, so that was a little tempting, but I'm already on Day 5, no way I'm caving now! For dinner, I made fajitas and tacos and yellow rice. For myself I cooked brown rice and added onions and bell peppers to it. Then I added some salsa (I made sure to check the ingredients that is all natural.) I definitely miss cheese and sour cream and meat!
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