Challenge of the Week: Have a Fruit or Vegetable at EVERY Meal!
So…how did you do with our No Bread Challenge last week? I’ve got some really great emails back from people who committed and not only feel great, but lost 2-3 pounds last week! (Not bad for only cutting our 1 food item for only 7-days.)
We all know that eating fresh fruits and vegetables are CRITICAL to a healthy and balanced diet.
Yet…all too often, we’re sitting down to eat cereal with milk, meat and potatoes, or a sandwich with processed lunch meat and cheese with a colorless slice of tomato on it.
Here’s the REAL Deal…..
DAIRY = ACIDIC & MEAT = ACIDIC
Fruit & Vegetables = Alkaline
Since most of the foods we typically eat (as Americans) are acidic: milk, meat, breads, etc… our pH is chronically acidic.
The more acidic your blood, the more tired you get, the more your immune system lowers, and the more susceptible you are to developing colds, flus, and much more serious diseases.
Your body spends all it’s energy and time “fixing” the problem rather than spending its energy and time on”optimizing” your body.
Something you probably didn’t know:
Foods that you THINK are acidic to your body like grapefruit, oranges, and lemons actually have an alkalizing effect in your body.
So…even though they are acidic BEFORE you eat them, doesn’t mean they have that affect on your body.
So….this week, I Challenge YOU to eat a Fruit and/or Veggie at EVERY meal.
You will find you have SO much more energy through the day- and who doesn’t need that!?
It’s not as easy as you may think, so having fresh cut up fruit and veggies in the fridge will keep you prepared!
***On a side note, you want to focus on eating your fruits earlier in the day because of the sugar content 
Let me know if you are up for the challenge by leaving a comment below!
I can definitely do this one! The bread last week was hard. I did not realize how much bread I was eating!
It’s crazy how you realize how much of something you actually eat when you cut it out of your diet. That happened to me with dairy! Great job on accepting this week’s challenge Dana!
No fruit later in the day? Never heard of that one. Calories can’t tell time LOL
Hey Christine! Calories can’t, but your body definitely can. When you have sugar, insulin increases in your body. Insulin inhibits the release of HGH…and since 80% of it is released at night, it’s better not to eat any sugars within 3-4 hours of bed.
I’m in for this one!
Oh yeah- we got John in for a Challenge!?!
I love this one! I eat so much fruit you could plant me and grow an orchard!!!
I’m in!! But will have to start tomorrow… have to go stock up at Freshfields Farms.
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I’m definitely in on this one — seems easy to do for the last week of the 21-day challenge!
That is AWESOME Kimberly
Keep up the great work!
I’m in!! Starting belly blast next week ! Can’t wait to get 100% after surgery and broken toe!!! Ugh! I miss bootcamp!
Looking forward to starting this challenge! I have been working on making my body more alkaline so this post comes at a good time. Thanks!
Of course I’m up for it! I look forward to these very informative challenges! I’m reading this late but at least I ended the day with a green smoothie!
I’m in. This one I think I can actually do with 100% success. So is an orange between 2-4 in preperation of boot camp not a good thing?
Hey! I would eat about 45-90 minutes before camp- not 2-4 hours