I know—another juice cleanse. I’m spoiled. When I get the chance to review juice cleanses for the blog, it’s like being eight years old and opening up an American Girl Doll on Christmas morning (Samantha or Felicity, to be exact—I would not be that excited about Molly). As you all have I’m sure noticed by now, I love juicing. If I had the budget (or patience to make my own at home), I would absolutely do a three-day juice cleanse every month because I’ve never finished one without feeling amazing. This Ritual Wellness cleanse was no exception!
Ritual Wellness 3-Day Juice Cleanse: The Deets
I did the Seasonal Reset 3-Day Cleanse, which consists of six juices per day: three green juices, a seasonal watermelon berry juice, a spicy lemonade, and a “dessert” nut-based juice to end the day feeling full and satisfied. They’re 100% organic and cold-pressed. In addition to the six juices in the Reset, I opted to add in Shred, two extra juices each day to be consumed before and after workouts. I’ll go into details on that a little later. With Shred each day, the 3-day cleanse would be $270 ($216 without). Ritual Wellness is California-based, but ships nationwide.
I loved all the juices! The “dessert” juice was thicker than ones I’ve tried in the past so you really end the day feeling satisfied. The first day, I was almost too full after drinking it (but couldn’t stop, it’s too flippin’ tasty). Here’s what you drink each day (not including Shred):
- GREEN LEMON | Kale, romaine, spinach, celery, cucumber, green apple, lemon
- WATERMELON BERRY | Watermelon, coconut, apple, strawberry, lime
- GREEN GINGER | Kale, romaine, spinach, celery, cucumber, green apple, ginger
- SPICY LEMONADE | Lemon, cayenne, raw agave
- SWEET GREENS | Kale, romaine, spinach, celery, cucumber, green apple
- CASHEW CRUNCH | Cashew, filtered water, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, raw agave
What Makes This Cleanse Different: Shred
As I mentioned before, with Ritual Wellness, you have the option to add their Shred component to any cleanse. Shred is two extra juices, one to drink pre-workout and one post. I always workout during cleanses without an issue, but I was a little nervous this time around because I now teach spin, which requires a ton of energy for me. Taking spin classes is fine while juicing because you can just kinda sit in the back and pretend to turn up the resistance on your wheel if you’re tired (you know what I’m talking about, slackers!), but teaching is a whole other story. I felt a lot better about doing a cleanse knowing I’d have those extra juices each day.
PRE SHRED | The pre-workout Red Energy juice is beet, carrot, pear, apple and celery. If you like root veggies and beets, you’ll love it.
POST SHRED | The post-workout Almond Mylk juice is similar to the “dessert” juice in that it’s nut-based. Almonds, cinnamon, vanilla and raw agave—it’s heavenly. At 370 calories, it’s the most caloric of the juices, and really gives you that post-workout protein fuel you need.
My Experience
I actually didn’t end up drinking all 8 juices on any of the three days. Without the Shred juices, the cleanse comes out to 900 calories a day which is, of course, less than what’d I consume if normally eating. With Shred, it’s 1,470 calories a day, which is probably right around what I’d normally eat, depending on the day*. It actually worked out great because I had some leftover juices and was able to turn my 3-day cleanse into a 3 ½ day cleanse! You might be thinking why would you want to torture yourself like that, but honestly, when you finish a cleanse, all you want is more juice! It sounds crazy, but you’ve reset your eating habits and your body craves more of the good stuff.
*Just to clarify since I’ve gotten a few comments/questions about that calorie intake: I just mean that a 1,500(ish)-calorie day is not abnormal for me if eating regularly, unlike a 900-calorie day, which would never happen outside of a juice cleanse. Some days, especially super active days, I definitely eat more than that (2,000 cal range if I had to estimate–I never count).
DAY 1 | The first day, I just drank the 6 core juices (no Shred). I never feel a lack of energy on day one, so even though I took a class at Btone, I knew I’d be fine without the pre and post-workout juices.
DAY 2 | On the second day, my boyfriend and I did a lunch break Barry’s Bootcamp class. I had just drank juice 3 (Green Ginger), so I didn’t feel the need to have the Pre-Shred, but I brought the Post-Shred with me in my cooler bag and was pumped to drink it after the workout—I needed it.
DAY 3 | The last day was what I was nervous about: teaching spin on day 3 of a liquid diet. Eeek. I drank the Pre Shred half an hour before class as well as about 1/3 of the Post Shred just to be safe, and class went great! I did feel a little lightheaded afterwards, but I just drank the rest of my Post Shred, sat on the couch for a bit, and then was fine. Because I had added the Shred juices into the day, I ended up not drinking one of the green juices.
POST-CLEANSE | Because I had a green juice, two beet juices and a nut milk leftover, I extended the cleanse into the next day, drinking the juices and then in the afternoon adding in some fruit and a couple salads. It was the perfect ease back into normal eating!
As has been my experience with cleanses in the past, afterwards my skin was clearer (tons of nutrients + tons of water = radiant skin) and I had no cravings for junky and sugary foods—not even cake pops from Starbucks, to which I am literally addicted. In general, drinking enough water is something I really need to be better about, and the cleanse definitely got me on track with that (you drink water between each of your juices).
A big thanks to Ritual Wellness for three days of organic goodness—and a break from cooking and washing dishes! 🙂
Hey there! I'm Nicole, a group fitness instructor, healthy lifestyle blogger (you probably figured that one out by now) and Certified Personal Trainer living in Boston, MA.
Hi, Nicole! First, I just want to say that I LOVE your blog. I’m so glad I found it! But I just have a question: you seem like you do a lot of physical activity throughout your day; 1,400 seems kind of low for someone who works out a lot. As someone who works out a lot, I’m always curious about how other active people fuel themselves, so I was just curious!! Thanks! 🙂
I’m wondering the same thing! I work out frequently as well and eat between 1800-2200 calories a day (and I’m 5’4″ 115 pounds).
Some days it’s definitely more (especially if it’s a day when I teach a bunch in addition to doing a workout on my own–then my stomach is a bottomless pit haha), I just meant that 1,500-calorie (ish) days happen, too, when I’m eating normally–unlike 900-cal days, which would nevvvver happen if I wasn’t on a juice cleanse. 🙂
I’m learning how important it is to fuel your body! If you’re working out, say, 40 minutes per day and 5 days per week doing workouts with a variety of intensities, you’re likely burning an average of an extra 400 calories per day. Replacing those calories with yummy fuel is one of the major perks of building strong muscles! That would put you into the 2,000 calorie ranger per day. Good news for snackers like me!
Great to hear, thanks! Always interesting to know how other people change their eating habits based on activity levels 🙂
Hi Susie! Thanks for the sweet words about my blog! 🙂 On days when I’m particularly active (teaching classes and working out on my own), I definitely eat more (2,000ish if I had to guess–I don’t count). I just meant that 1,500-calories days happen, too, when not juicing. If I don’t workout until the evening, I find myself not being as hungry throughout the day, whereas if I do a cardio-intense workout first thing in the morning, I am ramming food down my throat nonstop all day haha.
Thank you for your reply! I’ve just always been curious about doing a juice cleanse, but I’m worried that it wouldn’t be enough calories, and I would end up eating my arm off or bursting into tears by noon ;-). But I always like to hear about how other active people fuel their workouts – I promise I wasn’t judging when I left my comment!
Oh my gosh a three day break from shopping, cooking and cleaning the kitchen would be awesome! I would have so much free time. 🙂
Glad you felt some benefits and thanks for sharing!
SO much free time, it’s glorious! 🙂
A juice cleanse a whole lot more appealing than taking a bunch of pills. This actually looks and sounds pretty good, especially since it is only 3 days. The post-shred drink sounds super yummy, too!
I’ve been wanting to try a juice cleanse and find it hard to make my own, pure laziness. I really want to try this juice cleanse and shred drinks. I workout like you do and they sound yummy! I’ve tried a few of the Suja juices and they are pretty tasty just hard to find.
Sounds like you had a great experience! I once did my own juice cleanse by going to a juice store and choosing my own juices each day, which I have to admit was kind of difficult and took a lot of motivation. I’d love to try a pre-bottled juice cleanse sometime, and this one looks much better for me, because it provides more calories than most!
i’ve never done a cleanse but this one looks great! i need to shed those extra summer lbs from working out less, eating bbq’s more, etc.
Wow…those juices look so good. I’ve never done a juice cleanse, but I would be interested in trying one just to see how it made me feel. Thanks for posting these reviews.
My husband and I have done a couple of juice cleanses but we made the juices ourselves. While delicious and we felt great after, it was a lot of work. Having the juice already made would be glorious!!