If you want to get your body looking its best, now is the time to start with this apple cider vinegar diet.
To help you get in shape, Claire Georgiou, nutritionist and author of The Apple Cider Vinegar Cleanse, has devised this seven-day eating plan.
‘This diet is a great way to jumpstart into a more permanent healthy eating plan,’ says Claire. ‘By day three, your body will be in a fat-burning state and your appetite will be reduced.’
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Apple cider vinegar diet: What to do
For one week:
Up to and during the apple cider vinegar (AVC) diet, avoid all:
- processed foods
- sugar
- flour
- takeaways
- deep-fried foods
- additives
- preservatives
- soft drinks
- cakes
- alcohol
- coffee
Morning drink:
Start each day with this ACV drink. Mix together:
- the juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 1tbsp of apple cider vinegar
- 250ml warm, grated ginger (optional)
- 1tsp honey (optional)
With every meal:
Have apple cider vinegar – either where it’s been included in the meal or have 1–3 teaspoons of ACV in warm water.
For the best results:
Use unpasteurised, organic apple cider vinegar with the mother tincture like Nature’s Choice Organic Apple Cider Vinegar or Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar.
The 7-day apple cider vinegar diet plan
Day one:
Breakfast:
Grapefruit cleanser juice
- Peel, chop and juice 1 ruby grapefruit, 1 lemon, 4 swiss chard leaves and 2 carrots.
Lunch:
Beet blend smoothie and vegetable munch
- Blend a handful of cherries, 1/2 beetroot, baby spinach leaves, 200ml coconut water, 1 tbsp chia seeds and 1 tsp honey.
- Mash 1/2 avocado with 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar.
- Serve with celery, carrot and cucumber crudités.
Dinner:
Cauliflower soup and rainbow salad
For the soup:
- Sauté garlic and 1 chopped leek.
- Add 300ml vegetable stock and simmer.
- Add 1/2 head of chopped and cooked cauliflower then blend.
For the salad:
- Mix spinach, beet leaves, tomato, cucumber, grated carrot, shallots, red onion, avocado, 2 tbsp hemp seeds and chopped apple (optional).
To make the AVC dressing
- Blend 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar with 3 tbsp olive oil and 1 tsp honey.
Day two:
Breakfast:
Spiced carrot cake juice
- Chop and juice 3 large carrots, 2 apples, 3 celery sticks, 2.5cm fresh ginger, a pinch of cinnamon, and a tiny pinch of nutmeg.
Lunch:
Berry green smoothie
- Blend 200ml coconut water, a handful of spinach, 1/2 small cucumber, 1/2 celery stalk, 1/2 lemon, a handful of blueberries and 1 tbsp of chia seeds.
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Dinner:
Rainbow salad and roasted broccoli
- Salad with ACV dressing (both from dinner on day one).
- Serve with broccoli tossed in olive oil and seasoned.
Day three:
Breakfast:
Grapefruit cleanser juice
- See breakfast from day one
Lunch:
Energising red juice and vegetable munch
- Chop and juice 2 beetroots, 4 swiss chard leaves, 1/2 bunch of spinach, a handful of parsley, 1 lemon, and 1 small chilli.
- Serve with 1/2 avocado, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 celery stick, 1 carrot, and cucumber sticks.
Dinner:
Cooling cucumber gazpacho and spiced fries
For the soup:
- Blend 1/2 avocado, 1 tbsp red onion, spring onion, 1/2 cucumber, salt, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1/2 tsp cayenne, a pinch of paprika and chilli.
For the fries:
- Peel 2 carrots and 2 parsnips and cut into sticks.
- Drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp ground chilli and 1/2 tsp ground cumin.
- Bake in a hot oven until crispy.
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Day four:
Breakfast:
Citrus juice
- Chop and juice 1 thick slice of pineapple (peeled), 1 grapefruit (peeled), 1 lemon, 4 celery sticks and 2.5cm fresh ginger.
Lunch:
Antioxidant beet blend and roasted broccoli
- Serve beet blend (from lunch on day one) with roasted broccoli (from dinner on day two).
Dinner:
Cream of greens soup and Caprese salad
For the soup:
- Sauté 1 leek, sliced, with garlic and olive oil.
- Add broccoli, courgette, parsley, kale, garlic and 300ml veg stock and blend.
For the salad:
- Mix tomato, cucumber, basil leaves, 1/2 avocado, 6 olives and 2 tbsp hemp seeds.
- Add ACV dressing.
Day five:
Breakfast:
Slim grin juice
- Juice 2 slices pineapple, 4 kale leaves, 2 celery stalks, 4 lettuce leaves, handful parsley, 1 lemon, 2.5cm fresh ginger and 1 chilli.
Lunch:
Golden lime smoothie and Caprese salad
- Blend 200ml coconut water, 1 slice pineapple, juice of 1 lime, handful spinach leaves and 1/2 cucumber.
- Serve with salad and ACV dressing (from dinner on day four).
Dinner:
Baked mushrooms with rocket and fennel salad
For the mushrooms:
- Halve and bake 1 large mushroom.
- Season with garlic and oregano.
For the salad:
- Mix rocket, kale, fennel, cherry tomatoes, red bell pepper, spring onions, 4 strawberries and 2 tbsp hemp seeds.
For the dressing:
- Blend 1/2 avocado, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil and dried oregano.
Day six:
Repeat meals for day one
Day seven:
Repeat meals for day two
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Please note: Pregnant, breastfeeding women and people under 18 years old are not recommended to do this plan.
DISCLAIMER: Before starting any diet, you should speak to your doctor. You must not rely on the information on this website/newsletter as an alternative to medical advice from your doctor or other professional healthcare provider.
