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Chicken Soup for the Soul

1/29/2015

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BY KAREN THORNE
Karen is an Eating Psychology Coach.  She is the creator of the Conscious Eating Programme:  Changing your thoughts about food to transform your body and your life.
Find out more about Karen's work here.

As you all are aware, I recently became a juicing convert and during the past year have done three juice cleanses.  

As the new year beckoned, I decided it was a good idea to rest the digestive system and do another juice cleanse.  This time, I thought it would be a good idea to raise money for charity at the same time and I started my juice cleanse with excitement.  

I had planned to do it for 7 days and had posted a daily video diary on my Facebook page for accountability.  I don’t know why, but the juices tasted even more tastier than usual and I was enjoying each day and not thinking about eating food at all.  As the week went by very quickly and with ease, I decided to keep on going and do another week!  

Everything was fine and going to plan and I was really impressed how I organised my juicing around my daily activities when travelling and attending meetings.  I planned ahead and made up an extra batch when leaving the house.  

Then, on the 12th day I had a meeting in central London.  Not to worry, I thought, I will have a juice just as I’m leaving home and take a large one ‘to go’ with me.  


It was the day after the night of wild winds and the transport system wasn’t running as it should.  I drank my juice as I was preparing to travel home so felt satisfied that the juice would keep any hunger pangs at bay until I reached home.  

Well, London Transport had another idea!!  It took me nearly 4 hours to do a 30 minute train journey...  By this time, my stomach was screaming for another juice, but I didn’t have any more.  I thought a packet of raw nuts would do the trick but my stomach wasn’t satisfied.  It was now screaming “Feed me NOW!!”

So there was only one thing for it – my Chicken Soup for the Soul!

INGREDIENTS:
  • Organic chicken pieces
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Carrots
  • Tomatoes
  • Red onion
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Scotch bonnet pepper (optional)
  • Fresh Thyme
  • Freshly squeezed Lime juice
  • Tin of coconut milk
  • Seasoning to taste

EASY INSTRUCTIONS: 
Gather all ingredients together and….. chuck in a large pot.  Put the lid on and simmer until cooked.  Then meditate while waiting!

Boy oh boy, did it taste good or what!  I had no feelings of guilt whatsoever for breaking the juice cleanse.  Life happens and it’s how we cope with it that matters. 

Detox specialists suggest it’s not a good idea to eat solid cooked food straight after a juice cleanse.  It is recommended to ease yourself slowly back into eating solid food by eating raw foods first for a few days, then gradually introduce wholesome cooked food.  

For further information and a free Transform Your Relationship with Food consultation, please contact Karen Thorne, Eating Psychology Coach on 07804 529371

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