Ever since we moved to a convenient downtown location my eating habits have been going downhill. I love that I can pop over to the grocery store when I realize at 11:00pm that I need milk for breakfast the next morning, but I hate my habit of picking up a late night snack of chips or candy while I’m there. I’ve also developed a tendency to choose one of the dozens of takeout options near our apartment instead of cooking something healthy at home – And that’s not good for my physical or financial health!

When I heard about the Wild Rose D-Tox from Air, I thought it might be just the thing to jumpstart a healthier eating plan. I’m not generally into all this new-agey cleanse type stuff (There’s no way you’d ever catch me trying the Master Cleanse!) but this detox isn’t nearly as extreme. I picked up the kit (which includes daily vitamin supplements) this weekend and officially started yesterday. For 12 days I am cutting out all flour, sugar, dairy (except butter), and alcohol. There are a few other exceptions too (e.g. no tropical fruit or peanuts) but there are lots of healthy eating options.

There isn’t a ton of stuff out there on the web about the d-tox, perhaps because it’s a Canadian invention and hasn’t worked its way south yet. I did find a few other bloggers who’ve done it, though, and their reviews seem fairly positive. I was especially excited to find Haligonian Corilee Fox’s great collection of d-tox recipes. I can’t wait to try the oatcake recipe! You can’t buy oatcakes out here on the west coast so I haven’t had one in ages.

So how are things going at the end of day two? Pretty good! Tonight for dinner I made chinese fried rice and sesame-tofu sticks, both from the Wild Rose cookbook. Tomorrow night we’re going out for all-you-can-eat sushi to celebrate Dan’s birthday, where I get to eat as much wild salmon sashimi as my little heart desires. Yum. The hardest part so far is the sugar cravings, which I seem to be mostly holding at bay so far with fruit and a little almond butter.