Breaking The Master Cleanse Diet

Here are the directions for coming off the Master Cleanse Diet. Be careful to not go too fast.

Vegetarian Transition Process

* Days 1 and 2: Drink several 8-ounce glasses of orange juice, sipping slowly, diluting it if there is digestive distress.
* Day 3: Drink orange juice in the morning, eat raw fruit for lunch, and eat fruit or raw salad for dinner.
* Day 4: You may return to your normal diet.

Omnivore Transition Process

* Day 1: Drink several 8-ounce glasses of orange juice, sipping slowly, diluting it if there is digestive distress.
* Day 2: Drink orange juice during the morning and afternoon. For dinner prepare a homemade vegetable soup (recipe below). Mostly sip the broth, and do not eat much of the vegetables.
* Day 3: Drink orange juice in the morning, have leftover vegetable soup for lunch with 4 rye crackers (no regular crackers or bread), and eat fresh raw vegetables, salad, and fruit for dinner. Do not yet eat meat, fish, eggs, bread, pastries or drink tea, coffee, or milk.
* Day 4 and beyond: You may return to your normal diet, but Burroughs recommends continuing to drink the lemonade concoction at breakfast on a permanent basis. And he really wants you to go vegetarian, if at all possible.

The Omnivore Vegetarian Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

* 2 varieties of beans, 1/2 cup each (kidney beans, lentils, pinto beans, or other)
* 1 medium potato, half-inch cubes
* 1 stalk celery, sliced
* 1 carrot, sliced
* 1 small bunch turnip greens, spinach, mustard greens or other green
* 1 onion, diced
* 3 medium tomatoes
* 1 green pepper, diced
* 1 zucchini, sliced
* 1/2 cup brown rice
* Other vegetables as desired
* No meat
* 1 teaspoon cumin
* 1 teaspoon dry oregano
* 1 teaspoon curry powder
* 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* 1 teaspoon salt
* vegetarian soup powder or cube (optional)

Preparation:

Combine ingredients with 4 cups water, bring to a simmer, cook 20 minutes or until potatoes and beans are tender, adding water along the way if necessary.