Detox diets are used as a way to drop weight quickly while removing toxins from the body. Many detox diets recommend you follow a strict diet of raw vegetables, fruits, fruit juices and water, states MayoClinic.com. Since fruit and vegetable detox diets are likely to be very low in calories, you should get the okay from your doctor before you follow one.
The Clean Diet
The Clean Diet is a detox plan based from the book of the same name by New York cardiologist Dr. Alejandro Junger. For 21 days, you are instructed to eat three meals a day: two liquid meals and one solid meal. Organic and nutrient rich fruits and vegetables are the focal point of the diet. The liquid meals are made up of blends of fruits and vegetables. The solid meal can include a lean protein choice and vegetable side. Foods allowed on the plan include cucumbers, carrots, mango, pineapple, melons, apples, leafy green vegetables, squash and blueberries.
Fruit Flush Diet
This 3-day extreme detox plan was created by Jay Robb and promises a weight loss up to nine pounds during this period. For the first day of the detox, you will drink a protein shake every two hours until dinner. At dinner, eat 3 to 6 cups of veggies, a serving of a lean protein with 1 to 2 tbsp. of olive or flax seed oil. Every two hours on days two and three, eat a serving of fresh fruit. For dinner on these days, you'll have 3 to 6 cups of vegetables and a protein shake.
The Hallelujah Diet
This diet was created by Reverend George Malkmus and does not contain any animal products. The reverend has said the basis of the diet plan came from Genesis 1:29 in the Bible. During this diet, eat 85 percent raw food and 15 percent cooked food. Instead of snacks, you are to detox by consuming raw vegetable juices. No refined sugars are allowed on the diet either. Eat an unlimited amount of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains and beans on the diet.
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