25 Aug 2008
Blue Print Cleanse on the Cheap
To follow up on response to Mascarah and my earlier postings (1, 2), this weekend I did my own Poor Man’s* Blue Print Cleanse. Liquiteria was the source of my bottled juice goodness and my weekend menu looked as follows:
Saturday
- 2 ‘All Greens’: Cucumber, Celery, Spinach, Kale, Parsley
- 1 ‘The Killer’: Green Apples, Ginger, Lemon, Cayenne Pepper
- 1 ‘Grasshopper’: Apple, Pear, Pineapple, Mint, Wheatgrass
- Remaining figs and strawberries from last week’s groceries
Sunday
- 2 ‘All Greens’: Cucumber, Celery, Spinach, Kale, Parsley
- 1 ‘The Killer XX’: Green Apples, Ginger, Lemon, Cayenne Pepper
- 1 ‘Grasshopper’: Apple, Pear, Pineapple, Mint, Wheatgrass
- 2 Organic Fuji Apples
The total damage was $59; well, $62 if you count the apples. That is less than 1 $65 day on the Blue Print Cleanse. To be fair, if I drank a full 6 bottles each day instead of eating the fruits a la the BPC menu, the cost would be more like $45 / day. But still, that’s 30% cheaper. You would, however, have to get the much coveted Bottle No. 6 - Cashew Milk with Cinnamon, Vanilla, Agave - from Jubbs since Liquiteria only juices the fruits and veggies.
In terms of menu, I made the above purchases to best mimic BPC’s Level II: Foundation. Anyone who has done it can see the parallels in the juice ingredients. I, however, appreciate the ginger bite in ‘The Killer XX’ more than BPC’s Master Cleanse Lite and the hidden shot of Wheatgrass in ‘Grasshopper’.
In conclusion, I definitely prefer my less expensive, semi-DIY version of the Original Cleanse. While I respect and enjoy the convenience of having someone hand deliver the juices in lunchbags and ice packs, it’s not worth the additional $20 / day expense to me. The Liquiteria / Jubbs alternative will still let me be somewhat lazy next time around if I don’t want to break out my Breville.
Of course, however, I would reach this conclusion after my BPC Monday through Wednesday 3-Day Juice supply arrived. This experiment was only supposed to be a way to last me through the weekend. I didn’t realize how awesome my nutritional creativity would be. So I suppose this final cleanse will like breakup sex.
Hey BPC, it’s not you, it’s me.
xoxo
*Poor, of course, is relatively speaking. And yes, perhaps I should have said Person’s or Woman’s, to be more accurate.
This is great! I was just about to bite the bullet on the BP cleanse, but I’d much rather seek a less expensive alternative. Thanks! I plan to try it this weekend! If anyone knows of any Liquiteria-type places on the West side, let me know.
