Every day for 21 days, Dr. Joey Shulman is sharing a meal plan filled with detoxifying and anti-inflammatory foods and ingredients that are delicious and nutrient dense. She will also provide a daily health tip and a superfood suggestion of the day. Click here for more details and to see a list of the meal plans posted so far.
Here are Dr. Joey’s meal plan, daily health tip and superfood suggestion of the day!
Meal plan
Upon waking: Lemon and water
- 1/2 squeezed lemon
- Warm water
Breakfast: Steel-cut oats with flax
- 1/2 cup cooked steel-cut oats
- 1/2 sliced banana
- 1 tbsp ground flax
- Dash of cinnamon
Boil water and add steel-cut oats. Cook until water is almost fully absorbed.
Once cooked, add cinnamon, banana and ground flax.
Enjoy!
Lunch: Chickpea salad
- 2 cups mixed greens
- 1/2 cup roasted or raw chickpeas
- Cucumber, celery, tomatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup steamed spinach
- 1 tbsp goat cheese
Snack:
- 3 Ryvita crackers and 1 tbsp peanut butter
Dinner: Low-carb nacholess salad
- 1 /2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1/2 lb cooked ground chicken
- 1/2 cup sliced black olives
- 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1/2 cup shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 350°F.
On a foil-lined baking pan, spread a layer of shredded lettuce. Distribute chicken, olives, tomatoes and green onions. Sprinkle with cheese, then bake for three minutes or until cheese is bubbling. Remove immediately and transfer to a serving plate. Serve with guacamole or low-fat cottage cheese if desired.
Superfood of the day: lemon
In addition to being high in vitamin C and good for the skin, lemon water aids with digestion. Having a cup of lemon water (warm or cold) each morning is the perfect way to start your day.
Health tip of the day
Upper body strength a little weak? Try doing 10 push ups per day to strengthen arms and core.
Courtesy Dr. Joey Shulman
www.drjoey.com
@drjoeyshulman