Rainbow theory * green week
The Total Health Makeover® follows Marilu’s color-coded Rainbow Theory to categorize recipes. Here’s what you can find in Green Week.
In this third phase of the Total Health Makeover®, Marilu adds more legumes, particularly soy and soy foods. The recipes have more complex flavors, and some require a little more preparation. Remember, Green Week represents centered, balanced, everyday THM. Most people who follow the Total Health Makeover® tend to eat in the blue-green range, with a yellow day or purple day once or twice a week.
By now, you may be getting to know and understand your body … your hungers. You may be learning to recognize your self sabotage tendencies. Maybe you’ve adopted a new exercise routine that you miss when it’s not there. Even better, maybe you’re making the connections with your food, exercise, sleep, state of mind/gusto. And as with any step of this program, the more you listen to your body, the more you’ll find the connections.
If you are not following the 30-Day Total Health Makeover exactly, but still want to “follow the rainbow” to better health, keep eating whole foods.
- Anything that fits into Purple Week or Blue Week fits here too! That includes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and lean proteins like fish and poultry.
- Add more legumes, including soy and soy foods (edamame, tofu, perhaps some soy cheese or soy milk). Legumes are a good source of plant protein. Some people, however, are reluctant to add legumes to their diet for … aesthetic reasons. Yes, if you’ve not eaten them as a regular part of your diet, legumes can be somewhat shocking to the system. But the good news is that your body does adjust to them! If you find them too dense or concentrated, start out with the more easily digestible varieties, like the adzuki (also called aduki) bean. Try out different varieties and see how they feel. Soy foods, especially tofu, can be a little scary at first, but there are lots of delicious THM® recipes that even your family will enjoy.
- Add more seasonings – with a light touch.
As with every step/tip/element in the program – you know what’s best for YOU! If you find the more complex foods to be a bit too complex for your re-emerging taste buds and/or digestive system, remember that you can always pull recipes or menu ideas from the previous weeks
Remember to drink water as your primary beverage. Soy milk (or rice milk or almond milk or oat milk) is good for cereal, or for cooking and baking. But for drinking? Water is best. Keep moving every day. Break a sweat each day, and then keep up your activity for 10 minutes (or 15 if you’re ready to kick it up a notch).
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