Fruit Feast or Fruit Fast?
The Fruit Feast is this week! Even as a vegetarian I have an initial negative reaction, “You want me to limit my diet!” But I love vegetables: carrots, cauliflower, kale, spinach and broccoli. I have heard over and over, that your body smells according to what you put in it. Google it and you’ll get 2.6 M sites discussing this. I am sure each of has had an experience of eating something and our body not liking it and moving it out FAST! Occasionally calling in sick the next day due to last’s dinner exploration. We intuitively know what we put into our bodies has a huge impact and not just how we smell.
How do you define fruit?
Another form of resistance for me is to get technical and challenge the restrictions. Now, this is not your produce man’s definition – which is usually based on fruit bearing tree; avocado, apple, banana, orange, or berries. But fruit defined by the botanical definition:
- In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate seeds.
More simply, a fruit is the part of the plant that starts as a flower and disperses seeds. A good rule of thumb if it has seeds its likely a fruit. Some of my favorite fruits often categorized as a vegetable at the grocery store are:
- Tomato
- Peppers (hot and sweet)
- Zucchini – any squash
- Eggplant
- Olives
- Artichoke
Reality
Usually with a little planning and a fully stocked pantry my first day goes ok. The challenge of eating only fruit – inspires me to try new recipes and the idea of WINNING keeps me highly motivated. Then I hit the wall. Cravings, resistance to being told what to do…. This is where my plan and fully stocked pantry become key in my success.
Yes, I usually get a little cranky, especially when someone eats French fries around me but I stick to my plan and suddenly 3 days is over in second. At the end of the feast I am re-inspired to try new recipes and my perspective is altered in how I define “What’s for dinner”.
The first time I did the fruit feast I had a daily rule that I would have 1 piece of fruit a day. After the fruit feast, I realized my rule was limiting, and rewrote it – I can have all the fruit I want in a day!
Good luck on your fruit adventure. Here are some recipes that have been collected by our community. I hope they inspire you on your feast.
I am always looking for new ones so please share with us ☺
Resources – recipes I’ve collected and explored
- Sweet
- Medjool dates
- Oranges
- Recipes
- Baked Apples – On cold mornings I love a warm breakfast but these can also be enjoyed any time of day and put more dates on it for a sweet dessert. When I make these for breakfast, I’ll bake a 3-4 apples in the evening or on the weekend and keep them in the fridge and heat them up each morning.
- Poached Pears
- Fruit salad
- Savory (SALT)
- Artichokes hearts
- Olives
- Roasted eggplant
- Recipes and ideas:
- http://allrecipes.com/recipe/236311/baked-eggplant/
- Tomato soup
- Rachel Pond contributed this recipe during the last 40 Day program and I give it 5 out of 5 stars – simple, fast and easy – oh and YUMMY!
- Sautéed half a yellow onion (diced) with 3 cloves crushed garlic cloves in olive oil.
- Pour 2 large cans of organic diced tomatoes into the vitamix.
- Throw in a handful of basil leaves. Two handfuls of raw cashews. Toss in the sauté. Blend until hot… about ten min. So good!
- Gazpacho
- Jennifer Cox turned me onto this recipe during my first 40 Day fruit feast. It’s a great recipe that needs almost no modification ☺ You can adjust the coarseness of the vegies – I mean fruits to your preference.
- http://healthyblenderrecipes.com/recipes/raw_vegan_tomato_gazpacho_soup
- Apple Slaw
- Shredded apple, pomegranate seeds, dash of vinegar, chopped red bell pepper, cilantro
- NO TIME
- Frozen Zucchini and eggplant in tomato sauce
- Trader Joes has frozen eggplant and zucchini, place in microwave safe dish and defrost (1-2 minutes depending on the power of your microwave) top with tomato sauce (or puree diced tomatoes) and heat 30-45 seconds until warm
- Wash and cut up fruit in advance so you have a quick and fast go to snack, especially if you are going to be away from home. Set yourself up for success.
- PLAY! Play with textures, cutting fruits in different ways can dramatically change the mouth feel. A spiralizer or mandolin are great tools for this.
- Ask – have a craving – want tips or help modifying a recipe – just ask together we are an amazing recourse.
- http://www.becomingformless.com/the-cleansing-diet/
- http://butterflygirljackie.blogspot.com/2012/05/40-days-fruit-fast-day-1.html
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