BluePrintCleanse Review

I survived my three day juice fast with BluePrintCleanse and overall, I have a very mixed reaction to it. The cleanse involved drinking six juices each day (a green juice, a pineapple/apple/mint juice, another green juice, a spicy lemonade, a beet/carrot juice, and finally a cashew milk). The pineapple juice and the cashew milk were delicious and I intend to try and replicate them myself. The spicy lemonade was decent, the beet juice was not very good, and the green juice was just awful. In fact, the green juice was so awful that I was only able to have a few sips of each before I would start gagging and wouldn't be able to finish it. I actually love salads and veggies, but these green drinks tasted to me like I was chewing on the front lawn.

Other than the terrible tasting green juices, the cleanse went smoother than I expected. I was hungry, but not nearly as hungry as I thought I would be. I did have vivid fantasies about cheese and chocolate pudding, rather than healthy salads like the BluePrint website suggests is likely.

Overall, I'm glad I did it. Since the cleanse, I've been more mindful of my eating habits and have been eating mostly healthy foods. I did lose a little weight, but I know that juice fasting is not meant primarily for weight loss. I wouldn't try BluePrint again, mostly because of the price (and also those terrible green juices). If I do try a juice fast again, I will make my own homemade juices and hopefully find a way to make a palatable green juice.

For dinner today, I made a homemade miso soup with tofu, cilantro, spinach, and scallions. I served it over soba noodles and garnished it with roasted cashews. It was delicious and quite pretty, but I forgot to take a picture of it until I had already finished and put away the leftovers.

I also baked a delicious banana bread!

Have you ever had a green juice? Did you enjoy it?