Spring Cleanse

When it comes to spring cleaning, the house is not the only thing that should be put in order. The body, too, can use a good scrub down and clearing out. In order to do that, foods are avoided or cut out altogether, to give the liver a chance to rest and replenish itself. In the spring cleanse I chose to try (emphasis on try), we were not allowed dairy, eggs, wheat, sugar, caffeine, alcohol, corn, soy, potatoes and - pretty much nothing besides veggies, fruits, molasses and rice products (there are a surprising amount of rice-based foods like elbow macaroni, crackers, noodles - and well, rice - thank God). While I started out with the obvious dinners of beans (allowed!) and brown rice, veggie stir fry and pad thai dishes (all nuts except peanuts are also allowed), when I joined a food swap I discovered a whole other level to spring cleanse recipes. Five of us cooked dinner for each other on a designated night, then delivered the meals (we all live in Mancos, CO, so a drive across town takes three minutes). The following are some of those recipes, with photos. I know they helped me stick to the cleanse - for the most part - ahem.
Happy eating!