Day 5 of the 2013 Food Lover's Cleanse

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New Year's goals shouldn't mean juice fasts and deprivation. Reboot your diet (and love it) with BA's third annual two-week meal plan
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    January 6, 2013- Breakfast

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Breakfast

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Omelet with Fresh Herbs and Goat Cheese

Make an omelet (or a scramble) with 2 eggs, 1 Tbsp. crumbled soft goat cheese, and assorted chopped herbs, such as parsley, tarragon, mint, and/or chives.

Lunch

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Radicchio and Persimmon Salad with Hazelnuts and Goat Cheese

Toss 4 cups radicchio and 1 Fuyu persimmon (the flat variety), peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks, with 1½ Tbsp. Sherry Vinaigrette. Top with ½ oz. crumbled goat cheese and 2 Tbsp. toasted hazelnuts. You can substitute arugula, spinach, or a good dark salad mix for the radicchio, and use walnuts, pumpkin seeds, or sunflower seeds in place of the hazelnuts. If you didn't find goat cheese, eat salad with purchased grilled chicken breast.

Snack

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Mango Lassi

A dead-ripe fresh mango is more delicious than any frozen fruit. But if you can't find one, use frozen mango, which will make a thicker, slushier shake. If your mango isn't ripe, just add a squeeze of honey to the lassi.

To make, combine ¾ cup mango chunks (frozen or fresh and very ripe), ½ cup Greek yogurt, ¼-⅛ tsp. ancho chile powder, scant ⅛ tsp. salt (optional), and ¼ cup water in a blender; purée until smooth.

dinner

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Arugula Salad with Orange Slices and Sherry Vinaigrette

2 cups of arugula per person, tossed with slices from one orange and 1Tbsp. of the sherry vinaigrette.

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