The Cleanse: Day Seven

A full week through, and I'm almost to the half-way mark. I'm beginning to turn my thoughts towards how I will transition out of the cleanse and back into day-to-day nourishment. I think it's pretty likely that my days of eating potato chips for dinner are gone. The food-combining principles are a bit much to hold on to indefinitely, but if I notice my guts going haywire the next time I have rice and beans or tofu with rice and veggies, I'll pay attention.

This evening I feel pretty tired, but I had a lot of fun playing badminton out in the park today, so it's mostly a good tired. I am noticing a touch of dizziness as well, which could be due to lots of things, but I wasn't as careful with my water intake today, and being out in the sun for awhile, that reason seems like a decent candidate.

Today I tried sorrel for the first time. It's a bitter, sort of lemonesque leafy green which I mixed in with some other greens and used as a bed for the quinoa tabouli I made for the next day or so. The recipe for the tabouli reminds me of a similar recipe out of one of the Molly Katzen cookbooks, only Molly's recipe had feta and toasted walnuts as well. While I'm free to eat walnuts now, I'm not supposed to combine them with a grain to keep digestion simple. Hmmph.

I bought some dried organic pluots at the Farmers' Market today, and they make a delicious snack. No additives or preservatives, and they sure cure a sweet tooth!