If any of you have done the Clean 9 diet or are thinking of doing it, you'll know that the thought of living on 600 calories per day for a week can be very off putting, so I thought I'd share my 600 calories Clean 9 meal plan with you. On the detox you have 2 shakes per day as well as your 600 calories so it actually adds up to 1200 calories per day. Its advised in the plan to have your 600 calories in one evening meal however I was spending a lot of time at home and I'm a big snacker so I broke mine into several small snacks throughout the day.
One of my main goals form the detox was to kick my sugar habit so to stop me from cracking I got some natural, healthy substitutes to my jellies, chocolate and biscuits. I discovered Natasha's Raw & Living Foods. The whole range is available in all good health food shops, I love their Kale Crunchies in spicy tomato and their Cacao & Coconut slice. They are full of natural goodness and pack a real flavor punch but they are high in calories so be very careful with portion sizes. They are pretty expensive but with roughly 9 portions in the Cacao and Coconut slice they go a long way. They are sweetened with agave syrup so it meant I was getting something sweet and chocolaty without the sugar. My other go to snack for something a little sweet and filling are an old favourite of mine, Bounce energy balls. I discovered their protein balls years ago. They have loads of different flavors, I love the coconut and macadamia, cacao and mint and the apple cinnamon flavors. They are sweetened with agave syrup, they are gluten free and have roughly 9g of protein depending on the flavor. They have roughly 175 calories per bar once again depending on the flavor so they account for a third of your 600 calories but they do fill you up.
I would generally break up my 600 calories into 3 or 4 snacks making sure that my last snack had no starchy carbs. Here are a few samples of my daily food plans.
Day 1
1 banana and 1 slice of wheaten bread 240cal
1 bowl of homemade vegetable soup 140cal
1 small tin of tuna in brine and 2 unsalted rice cakes 108cal
20g Kale Crunchies approx 100cal
2-4 litres of water
Day 2
1 large bowl of homemade vegetable soup 200cal
20g Kale Crunchies 100cal
1 small tin of tuna in brine and 2 unsalted rice cakes 108cal
1 portion of Cocao and Coconut slice and 4 small Brazil nuts 150cal
2-4 litres water
Day 3
20g kale crunchies 100cal
4 Brazil nuts 100cal
1 half butternut squash tortilla 300cal
1 portion Cocao and Coconut slice 90cal
2-4 litres water
Day 4
1 bowl homemade vegetable soup 140cal
1 half butternut squash tortilla 300cal
20g Kale Crunchies and 3 small Brazil nuts 160cal
2-4 litres water
Day 5
baby potatoes, tuna, spring onion and mayonnaise 300cal
1 unsalted rice cake and 1 poached egg 225cal
1 Bounce protein ball 175cal
2-4 litres water
Day 6
1 half butternut squash tortilla 300cal
1 small tin tuna in brine and 2 unsalted rice cakes 108cal
1 homemade turkey burger 144cal
200g broccoli 56cal
2-4 litres water
Day 7
1 half butternut squash tortilla 300cal
1 homemade turkey burger 144cal
200g broccoli 56cal
1 large piece Cocao and Coconut slice 100cal
2-4 litres water
So there's my 600cal daily food plan for the Clean 9 diet. Are you surprised with how much food you can have for 600calories? Would you like the recipes I used? Have you ever heard of Natasha's raw & living foods or Bounce energy balls? Let me know in the comments below!
Zee xx
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