Stuck in the 5:00 rush hour traffic of people heading home from work, I mentally went over the displays of fresh produce in the grocery store, deciding what to have for dinner. By the time I reached the Food Lion parking lot, I had decided on a stir fry of bok choy, with cabbage and sweet yellow onions added for some interest. My husband and I started a 2-week total body cleanse today so the menu will be extremely easy for the next few weeks: vegetables, vegetables, vegetables.
My kids groaned loudly as they saw me dish the steaming pile of vegetables onto a platter and set it in the middle of the table. From past experience, they know that when we go through these cleansing ordeals, they will have to resort to scavenging in the pantry for their own non-healthy dinner of Mac and Cheese or a frozen pizza if they refuse to eat the organic greens I serve each night.
The first week will be easy as we eat our way through spinach, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus and romaine lettuce. After that, things will be a bit more challenging and I'll have to throw in some brussel sprouts, kale, and snow peas. I'm sure by the end of two weeks, I will be more than ready to sit down to a meal of pasta with homemade alfredo sauce, accompanied by a crusty loaf of french bread. But for now, please pass the bok choy.
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