amanda macy hall

Why is it that weekends are always filled with tasty temptations? Oh! I know…cause the weekends are sooo much better than weekdays. Better things just always happen on Saturdays and Sundays. 
As it turns out, my Saturdays and Sundays are sometimes not so #EatClean as they should. Therefore, I rely on my Tone It Up Bounce Back Smoothie to snap me back early Monday morning. 
But this weekend I felt so bummed about bad eating choices that I made an impulse decision to  do a juice cleanse. If I make it through today, I would like to do this for 3 consecutive days. 

The breakdown…
I don’t have a juicer. And I am not forking over $200 for someone to juice for me. So how in the world will this work? My trusty blender. Sometimes I think I spend more quality time with it than my fiance. {JK haha} 


Go on a Google trip and you will find one billion opinions on juice vs. blend. What I took away from it {in the four minutes I spent reading…..} is that when you juice you lose some of the fiber. Since I don’t mind the slightly chunky texture of blended drinks and have no aversions to increased fiber…I am down with blending. {I use the “liquify” setting on mine}

Meal 1 Smoothie {breakfast}: The Green Starter

• 2 stalks of kale leaves
• 1/2 sliced and frozen cucumber
• 1/2 banana 
• 3 strawberries
• 1 1/2 cups of organic carrot juice
• 1 scoop brown rice protein powder
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
• 2-6 oz water as needed