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Cajun Grilled Marlin and Squash with Brown Rice

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January 1, 2012

Happy New Year 2012!

Whole Food Cleanse-Day 1

Evan and I decided to kick off the new year with a whole food cleanse. We are ditching booze and processed foods for 14 days. This will be a challenge as we both like our carbs and I enjoy a glass of wine while Evan has his cold beer in the evening. And we both love cheese-on everything! But who doesn’t, right?

Not only will this cleanse help to detox our bodies, this will also be a great way to hopefully fit back in my skinny jeans. Like many, we gained a few pounds during the holidays. I knew I had but was in denial until I saw a few unflattering pictures of myself from this last trip to the Big Island with a muffin top coming out of my jeans. Lovely. Not good-especially if you go to the beach as much as I do.

If you would like to join us in this challenge, I’ll provide a day-to-day diary of what we ate and an easy and yummy recipe to help you through the cravings for processed foods. This cleanse it simple to follow-just stop eating anything out of a package or box and get back to the basics of natural whole foods.

Let’s track our progress together.

Wishing you all happy and healthy new year and always!

Whole Food Cleanse: Day 1 Menu

Brunch(we woke up late ): Garden greens scrambled eggs, brown rice and fruit and berries

Snack: carrots, almonds and a banana

Dinner: Cajun Grilled Marlin and Squash with brown rice

Grilled Cajun Marlin and Squash

Prep Time: 6 minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Total Time: 12 minutes

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

2 small fillets of Marlin (0.5 lbs)
1 organic zucchini
1 organic yellow squash
1 lime
2 t olive oil
1 T garlic, minced
Organic no salt seasoning
Cajun seasoning
Chipotle seasoning

Instructions

Cut zucchini and squash lengthwise into 1/2" slices
In a small bowl squeeze in juice from 1/2 the lime and pour in olive oil
Brush on lime juice and olive oil mixture onto both sides of the veggies and fish
toss garlic on the veggies
Generously sprinkle spices on both sides of the veggies and fish
Place squash and zucchini on a vegetable grilling tray in a single layer.
Grill both fish and veggies on medium heat for 5-6 minutes flipping once
Serve with brown rice and lime wedge

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Super Food Ingredient: Squash

Squash is rich in a variety of nutrients including beta-cryptoxanthin which counteract the cell damage that leads to heart disease and cancer.
They are also known to have anti-inflammatory properties that may relieve pain of many age-related conditions.