Today Jennifer from Italy posted a comment asking if you can substitute grade A or C maple syrup for the grade B syrup recommended for the Master Cleanse, and if it’s alright to chew gum when you’re doing the cleanse.
Ciao Raylen,
I am writing to you from Florence Italy where I have lived for 13 years. I have started the Master Cleanse and today is my 4th day. I am doing really well, but have an emergency question…I purchased Grade B maple syrup in the states, but apparently too little (I had not read the quantity in the recipe when I purchased). I have only been able to fine Grade C here in our health food stores…..is that ok? The same? Do I have to compensate in any way? The people in the stores have no clue as they do not carry Grade B only A and C….
Also…can I chew gum on the Master Cleanse? I have not because I did not think so, but this white tongue thing…..
Thank you so much for your time!
a presto!
Jennifer
As far as using grade A or C maple syrup it depends on the grading system. In the US we no longer have grade C for retail use, instead grade C is now “commercial grade” syrup.
As long as the maple syrup you’re using is all natural, and not some name brand like Mrs Butterworths you should be fine.
You also asked about chewing gum on the master cleanse, and that’s also fine as long as you don’t swallow the gum. A mistake some people make is to label the Master Cleanse a fast when in fact it’s a detox diet. The master cleanse lemonade has quite a few calories (about 100 per glass), and most of that is sugar from the maple syrup so a few pieces of gum throughout the day won’t hurt.
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i was very happy to come across this website , i want 2 know where 2 find b grade maple syrup or atleast show me how 2 make it in home .
can you use bottles real lemon juice
Ash, if you have a Whole Foods grocery store where you live you can find Grade B maple syrup there. Trader Joe’s also has it, again, if you have that store near you. Just to let you know, and if this applies to you, there’s a Master Cleanse iphone app that is really good. It has a shopping list of ingredients, nutritional virtues of all ingredients used, a pre-cleanse preparation guide, instructions while on the cleanse, a post-cleanse guide, tips, and a very nice feature is a weight tracker and progress tracker so you can see the weight you’re loosing. I know the Master Cleanse is first and foremost a body/mind detoxification program, but hey, losing weight is just one of the nice perks of doing the master cleanse!
i am going to start the master cleanse diet and in was wondering if grade a maple syrup was fine becuse i cant find garde b and im aunt said i will die!!! if i dont eat anything is that true.
Is it ok to use 100% organic lemon juice from whole food store in place of the freshly squeezed lemons?
Hi I am wanting to start the M.C. Diet but I am a bit confused about the whole laxatives and Salt water flush. When do I take a laxative and should it be tea or a pill form? Do you have to do the SWF if you are doing the laxatives and if so when and how often do I do the SWF? HELP!!!
Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s are good suggestions if you have them where you live. You can find really good grade b syrup online though and at good prices.
Check out http://www.maplesyrupsource.com/grade_B_maple_syrup.php
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