Feeding kids while on the Master Cleanse

Lots of books and Master Cleanse experts say that before you start the Master Cleanse to rid your house of all foods.  Well that would be a great idea if I didn't have 3 small children to feed 3 times a day.  That was the hardest for me during my last Master Cleanse. I had to prepare food for my kids all day and not even take a tiny bite, but I did it. You can too!  Here are some tips for being around food or even worse cooking while cleansing.

1. Meal plan for the entire cleanse 

 Make sure that you have a solid plan of what you will be preparing for the kids for the next 2-4 weeks.  Make a large grocery store trip and stock up for the entirety of the cleanse so that you don't have to face the grocery store on an empty stomach

2. Make freezer meals  

There is a gold mine of free crock-pot and freezer meals on Pinterest, if you spend a day prepping meals and freezing them a day or two before you start your MC, it will be easier for you to just throw in the oven without spending too much time in the kitchen.

Try these blogs for ideas and recipes

http://joelandkitty.com/4o-freezer-meals-in-about-4-hours/

http://largefamilyslowcooker.blogspot.com/

3. Do Not feed the kids YOUR favorite foods

    If your kids are anything like mine, they have a very different palate than yours.  Feed them things they like (healthy things) but try to avoid cooking foods that you crave.

4. Stay away from the drive-thru 

It may be very tempting to run to McDonald's to grab your kids lunch but those fries will be calling your name from the back seat and you have to have iron clad strength to keep from jamming a hand full of America's Favorite fries in your mouth.

5.Purge your home of food "extras"

No one NEEDS to eat ice cream, cookies or potato chips.  Even if your kids like these foods, get rid of them for a few weeks at least.  That pint of Chunky Monkey will be calling your name from the garage freezer at 2 am and there is usually little that any of us can do against a middle of the night graving.  So trash it, give it away, don't buy it.  Let Grandma and Grandpa take the kids out for ice cream if they really need a treat, but you stay home and sip on your sweet sweet lemonade!

6. Watch "Food Porn"

This is my Hubbys favorite thing to do while on the cleanse. While the kids are sitting down for their delicious dinner, he and I will plop down on the couch with our lemonades in hand and watch the Food network.  Be warned that this may not work for everyone, but it helped us.  We mostly watched "Drive-ins, Diners, and Dives" and salivated over all of the amazing greasy foods we weren't eating.  It got us through some really tough times, I'm not sure how, but it did.

I hope that this helps you to prepare your home to have a successful Master Cleanse.

Happy Prepping