Two days until Meghan’s Green Smoothie Cleanse! See my blog post from earlier this week.

The cleanse starts on Sunday. Sign up today!

Gearing up for it, Meghan talks about Brussel Sprouts in her blog today. Yeah, I know you might not like them but they can taste good (or maybe I just like them). Meghan’s post also features a clip from The Cosby Show.

I’ve been eating raw for two meals out of three most of this week. Last night after getting full at dinner (healthy, consisting of salmon and vegetables) I had a second, unhealthy dinner. I need to remember to eat during the day and eat more. That part of the Green Smoothie Challenge will be a challenge. I’ll have to be constantly drinking.

To participate, download the e-tutorial and leave a comment in her post.  The cost is only $12. I like that she charges a small fee for her e-tutorials and classes. By charging she applies – and implies – value to what she’s offerign while maintaining her position as a business, but by making the charge small it’s financially accessible to almost everyone.

Meghan is a nutritionist and, in talking to her and reading her blogs for months, I trust her. Some people say that eating raw is detox enough, others are into the Master Cleanse (or similar) system. A smoothie cleanse is in between.  You’re neither starving yourself nor eating whole food. You can drink multiple servings of fruit at one time. At the risk of sounding like Jack Lalaine, imagine the nutritional benefits!

Why smoothies rather than juicing? Meghan explains:

Why Smoothies and not Juice? The difference between a smoothie and juice is that juice has the fibre removed, where as a smoothie has the fibre left in. This means that in this cleanse you won’t necessarily experience the same hunger as you would with a juice cleanse and may also not experience the same lightheadedness, headaches or nausea that can come from more extreme juice or water fasts and cleanses.

Also- quality juicers are expensive and most people have blenders or access to a blender so it makes this cleanse more accessibly and viable to more people. All about inclusion!

There’s more Q & A on that web page. Check it out, even if you’re just curious, and then decide. I don’t advocate just anything but I advocate this. You know that I’ll be blogging my experience.

Edit: I want to add a Twitter exchange that I’m having with Gary (user names omitted):

Me: Ready for a spring cleanse? It’s only three days and it’s tasty. Check out Meghan’s blog: http://bit.ly/1894Ge

Gary:  I’m pretty skeptical of these cleansing schemes. I look forward to your post cleanse report.

Me: Meghan’s a nutritionist. I trust her. There’s no starving involved. You get lots of nutrients while resting digestive system.

Gary: It’s the whole concept of cleansing I’m skeptical about. There is little science to show significant benefits

Me: Plenty of anecdotal evidence makes a lot of sense.At minimum,taking a break from cooked & processed foods & only eating organic.

[With that last one I was trying to fit as many words as I could into 140 characters or less, trying to say that at minimum one can eat raw and organic for a few days.]

Gary: Cutting back processed foods, yes. I’m slowly purging them out of my life . Getting rid of toxins is what our liver is for

[At this point I'm afraid of sounding preachy because he's right, but I also believe in the value of cleansing. So, after careful thought, I came back with:]

Me: Sure. But what harm can be done by eating/drinking super-healthy for a few days?

Gary: Why not eat normal healthy all year round? Dubious of cleanses that have me buy a shake mix / product. A fruit smoothie wknd, ok.

[I'm reaching here:]

Me: There’s no shake mixes or product involved here. Totally agreed on eating healthy year-round but most people don’t.

Eat well, be well.