The VFGS are doing a raw food cleanse. Here are my meals for Days 2 & 3.

TUESDAY (Day #2)
Breakfast & Lunch

Green Smoothie Kale, apples, lemon & gingeroot

Raw Apple Pie

WEDNESDAY (Day #3)

Breakfast

Green Juice

Lunch

Berry Smoothie

Dinner

Avocado Salad http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/tomato_onion_avocado_salad/

Dessert

Raw Cheesecake - I used cookie cutters to make shapes...lol

Cecily tries the raw food cleanse…
Cecily’s Equipment Suggestions:
Waring Pro - http://www.amazon.com/Waring-JEX328-H…
Cuisinart SmartPower Duet - http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-SPB-7…

Recipes:
Stuffed Mushrooms

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The Valleywood Fit Girls are kicking off the year with a raw food cleanse/diet challenge starting January 3 thru January 10, 2010 and all are welcome to join us. During this time, we are only consuming only raw food; no meat, no dairy, no alcohol, or processed foods.

Interested? We’ve formed a diet support group on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_160826313963316

This group will serve as a platform to share and support one another on this raw food diet challenge. Please feel free to use this group to share recipes, good/bad symptoms, fitness tips, etc. All are welcome to join the group, whether you are cleansing or not.

**Are you an experienced raw foodists, herbalists, or nutritionists? We need welcome your input!**

– VFG

Youtuber Dan The Life Generator runs into KRS-ONE at Whole Foods in Los Angeles. What a cute video!

While  many experts say you shouldn’t exercise too soon after eating, a recent study shows that it could be helpful.

Happy New Year!

I know  has been a long while since y’all seen me around these parts…

I apologize guys! My busy life and the holiday season overshadowed “working out” and consequently contributed to the extra pounds I’ve gained over the past few months. Working in entertainment, I am constantly surrounded by decadent food and free flowing alcohol…that combined with the hours I spend on the computer each day, I know that my body is toxic and in need of some serious repair! In an effort to take charge of my health, I’ve joined my comedian friend Aida Rodriguez in a full body detox/cleanse from DHERBS.

HAPPY NEW YOU!

Check out my commentary on my first three days:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbnIkOgAv8o

Dear Vita-Searcher,

Good for you for combining diet & exercise to reach your weight loss goals!  As far as vitamins go, there aren’t any that I specifically recommend.  Most bottled vitamins are not as good for us as they appear.  (Refer to my article on this site: “VEGGIE VIXEN VISION: Supplement Schmupplement” for more details.)  As the vegetarian VFG of the bunch, my advice is to eat a variety of fruits & veggies to ensure you get all the nutrients your body needs.  The great thing about produce is, we can eat as much of it as we like & still lose weight! (As long as we don’t beer-batter it & smother it in cheese)

Please keep us posted on your progress,
VFG Tanjareen
“Too Vain To Gain”

Since I’m a big advocate for holistic health, I’m a huge antagonist for drugs.  So when it comes to taking vitamins &/or supplements, my solution is simple; Don’t!  At least not the traditional type you buy from the corner drug store.  Those are manufactured in a chemist’s lab & are synthetic to our bodies.  Which is why they don’t usually improve things very much with our health.  And studies show when taken in large dosages, they actually cause more harm than good (perhaps because they’re man-made.)  God, in her Divine wisdom, already gave us every vitamin & mineral we need via fruits, vegetables, nuts, & legumes.  The secret is to eat a variety.  Skittles got it right when they coined the phrase – “TASTE THE RAINBOW”.  If we make it a habit to eat plenty of organic produce in every color of the rainbow, we’ll give ourselves all the nutrients we need, including protein. Then we won’t need a supplement.  So practice a little ‘variety-ism’.  Don’t just keep eating spinach, string beans, & rice with each meal.  Venture out!  Try purple potatoes, violet eggplant, blue corn, green avocados, dark green kale, sweet red peppers, red onions, pink beans, butternut squash, yellow squash, orange sweet potatoes, orange pumpkin, beige whole grains, & as many deep-colored fruits as you can gather.  FYI-there are lots of tasty recipes online to help you figure out what to do with these once you get ‘em.  But if eating this way is just impossible for you, you have my permission to visit a health food store & purchase your choice of PhytoVitamins (derived from plants.)

**NOTE – Keep in mind that I’m not in the medical profession, I’m an actor!  So PLEASE consult your doctor before making any health decisions.

Health is Wealth
VFG Tanjareen
“Too Vain To Gain”