After several weeks of eating too much sugar, starches (rice and potatoes), and pasteurized dairy, I’ve decided to go on a modified Maker’s Dietcleanse. This week, I’ll be eliminating all grains and starchy foods (including beans and lentils), all sugars, most fruits (except lemons, limes, and grapefruit), all vinegars except for raw apple cider vinegar, and nuts. I’ll be eating tons of vegetables (primarily raw or lightly steamed), generous amounts of cultured vegetables, eggs, poultry, beef, lamb, bison, raw pumpkin seeds, raw sunflower seeds, coconut oil, and olive oil. I’m also trying to take extra EPA-DHA fish oil, green drinks, probiotic supplements, and loads of water. I’m really excited about this because I know I’ll feel amazing by the end of the cleanse, which will last about six weeks. Here is my menu for this week:
Monday
Breakfast: Broiled bison patty, raw cucumbers, red bell peppers, and pumpkin seeds
Snack: lightly steamed broccoli and sunflower seeds
Lunch: Broiled bison, raw carrots, red bell peppers, celery, and seeds
Dinner: Roasted chicken, Carrot Salad with Basil Vinaigrette, Cabbage for People Who Hate Cabbage, and cultured vegetables
To do: Boil eggs, prep raw veggies, make more cultured vegetables
Tuesday
Breakfast: none 
(I’m having a full-body thermography done, and I can’t eat before it)
Snack: devilled eggs, raw celery, carrots, red bell peppers, and cultured veggies
Lunch: leftover chicken, lightly steamed broccoli, leftover veggies, pumpkin and sunflower seeds
Dinner: Crockpot Ragout (made with lean ground beef, onion, celery, carrots, green beans, kale, and cabbage, but no potatoes), green salad with lots of veggie toppings, cultured veggies
To do: Make turkey breakfast sausage, prep raw veggies
Wednesday
Breakfast: Turkey breakfast sausage, raw veggies, seeds, cultured veggies
Snack: veggies and seeds
Lunch: Ragout leftovers, raw veggies, cultured veggies
Dinner: Turkey Taco Salads w/ Zucchini, 5 Minute Salsa, avocados, cultured veggies
To do: prep raw veggies
Thursday
Breakfast: Hearty Mexican Scrambled Eggs, raw veggies, and cultured veggies
Snack: veggies and seeds
Lunch: Taco salad leftovers, cultured veggies
Dinner: Grilled Lamb Patties, Fattoush, maybe a version of tabbouleh made with raw hemp seeds instead of bulgur, and cultured veggies
To do: prep raw veggies
Friday
Breakfast: Turkey breakfast sausage, raw veggies, seeds, cultured veggies
Snack: Devilled eggs, raw veggies, cultured veggies
Lunch: Leftover lamb, fattoush, and tabbouleh
Dinner: Turkey Burgers with Dijon-Dill Sauce, green salad with lots of raw veggie toppings, cultured vegetables
To do: prep raw veggies
Saturday
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, raw veggies, cultured vegetables
Snack: veggies and seeds
Lunch: Leftovers, cultured veggies
Dinner: Leftovers, cultured veggies
To do: prep raw veggies
Sunday
Breakfast: Turkey breakfast sausage, raw veggies, seeds, cultured vegetables
Lunch: ??
Dinner: ??
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Your menu sounds great!
Wonderful in fact!
I love kale; it’s in one of your recipes.
I wouldn’t begin to know where to get bison! WOW, adventure cooking!
Donna,
Mmmm. I love kale too! Three years ago I had never had kale, and now it’s one of my favorite vegetables. I can’t wait until it shows up at the farmers’ markets here again. Last fall and winter, it was only 1$ for an enormous bunch. That’s a deal!
About the bison (same thing as buffalo), it’s surprisingly easy to find. I get it at my local HEB. It’s out of the way, though, and hard to see. I just ask for it, and the butchers point me in the right direction. Bison is a great protein choice not only because it’s lean but also because even conventionally raised bison are never given antibiotics or hormones and are grass-fed until the last couple of months before slaughter. It tastes very much like beef.
Thanks for the comment!
Wow I read the Maker’s Diet and incorporated a few things that have changed my life, but this is amazing. I hope the cleanse goes really well and that you are able to do it for 6 weeks! Blessings on your journey!
Audra,
Before you get too impressed, I should mention that I didn’t get to this point overnight!
It’s been a year-and-a-half of experimenting and changing. Fortunately, it’s become easier over time to deal with major dietary restrictions, so it doesn’t feel like a horrible burden anymore (at least, not most of the time). Instead, I feel excited because I know from experience how much better a cleanse can make me feel.
Thanks for the encouragement and for reading! Blessings to you too.
Audra,
By the way, I love your name. It’s beautiful.