Try some of these healthy recipes with alongside some of your traditional favorites to ensure a hydrated day.
The secret to experiencing the healthiest and easiest fast is to stay hydrated. Eating foods that are high in complex carbohydrates and water are important. That means water rich foods like cucumbers, apples, watermelon, lettuce, zucchini, and eggplant, combined with protein and carbohydrates. Not necessarily pizza and pasta though, those foods do not keep you full for long. Whole grains, sweet potatoes, lentils, and beans provide fiber, protein and carbohydrate combinations to keep you nourished for longer periods of time. Try some of these recipes with alongside some of your traditional favorites to ensure a hydrated day.
Mulligatawny Soup with Brown Rice
Don’t be afraid of the full flavors in this soup. Its rich and filling and the flu-fighting ingredient of chicken broth will hydrate you when you need it. The whole grain brown rice in this soup is the perfect complex carbohydrate needed on a fast. As an alternative, make chicken noodle soup. Choose your favorite chicken soup recipe, but make sure the vegetables are cut up into small pieces, and serve it with lots of shredded or cubed chicken from the soup and noodles too.Servings: 6Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Best Roasted Chicken
One of the easiest and most delicious dishes. Don’t just make this before a fast!
Servings: 5
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey
These are delicious, sweet and savory. More filling and nutritional than white potatoes too.
Servings: 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Marinated & Grilled Zucchini
Zucchini is a super hydration food. This warm zucchini is wonderful on its own or atop a crunchy green salad.
Creamy Cucumber Salad
The flesh of cucumbers is primarily composed of water. The dressing is tangy and sweet but keeps you hydrated.
Homemade Applesauce
Applesauce is sweet and hydrating and extra-delicious over some non-dairy ice cream for dessert. The homemade version makes the house smell amazing and if you use local fresh apples or a store-bought seasonal varietal, it is extra scrumptious.
