I was so excited to team up with Urban Remedy for this post because I think you guys are going to love their wellness kits—think juice cleanse, but with food. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I’m a big fan of juicing and have reviewed several cleanses for P&I, but I understand that not everyone shares that same enthusiasm. Urban Remedy’s healthy meal kits take care of the three main concerns I hear regarding cleansing:
- No chewing for three whole days? It’s too extreme. With the Cindy Crawford’s Essentials kit you get all the benefits of raw, plant power and you can chew them. When I’ve done juice cleanses in the past, I’ll always miss the act of eating—it’s not hunger; I just want to chew. Problem solved!
- Sugar overload! No thanks. Some (emphasis on “some”!) juice cleanses admittedly do have a lot of sugar in them if they’re primarily fruit juice. The juice that comes in the Cindy Crawford’s Essentials kit from Urban Remedy is mostly veggies and low-glycemic.
- I can’t go without coffee. Nope. No way. For regular coffee drinkers, a juice cleanse can mean caffeine withdrawal headaches and fatigue. If you’re not ready to commit to that, these meal kits may be just the thing for you—they come with cold brewed coffee (optional)!
I should probably back up and start with the basics. Urban Remedy had me at “hello.” Or, more specifically, at their tagline: Food is healing. I love that! In addition to offering raw, ready-to-eat meals, snacks, juices, tinctures, and juice cleanses, Urban Remedy has healthy meal plan kits that provide you with three day’s worth of organic, low-glycemic, plant-based goodness. There are four kits to choose from: Beauty Kit, Immunity Kit, Metabolism Kit and Cindy Crawford’s Essentials (the one I did). At $224.99 for a one-time purchase, it’s definitely not cheap—but also right about what you’d expect to pay for a juice cleanse. And I can’t say enough good things about my experience—it truly is like giving your body a gift. Plus you get a break from cooking and doing dishes…
As you can see, each day is packed with juice, salad, smoothies, and plant-based snacks. It comes out to roughly 1,500 calories a day, and I found everything to be extremely flavorful. The dressings and sauces really turn what’s otherwise a bowl of shredded veggies into a satisfying, delicious meal. I never went to bed hungry, and had lots of energy throughout the three days to workout and teach. Having all the meals and snacks in grab-and-go containers made it super easy to bring food and juices with me to the studio. 
If I had to pick a favorite, the Mint Cacao Chip Smoothie was a definite highlight of each day. I need to figure out how to recreate it at home! The cacao nibs added an amazing texture, and it was so filling and delicious. 
Another thing I loved about the kit was the flexibility. You pick what you want to eat each meal from the selection they send; you can choose to get a daily dose of caffeine; and you can opt to go 100% for three days or spread the meals throughout the week to supplement your regular diet.
If you haven’t heard of Urban Remedy, I highly recommend you check them out! I would absolutely do another of their healthy meal kits, and would love to try one of their juice cleanses as well. If you like the idea of “cleansing” but don’t think three days of liquid is right for you, one of these meal kits would be perfect.
Have you done a raw food cleanse like this before? Would you try one?
Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Urban Remedy. While I was compensated for my time, all opinions—as always!—are my own.
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.
I have never done a cleanse before, but if I were to start this sounds like it would be up my alley. I worry that a lot of juice cleanses have too much sugar which this addresses. I also like you can have some food and don’t have to give up coffee. Great kit!
These salads actually look really good – love the incorporation of spiralizing, it’s my favorite way to get my veggies!! I’ve never done a cleanse and wouldn’t try one personally, but I know lots of people love them – it mentally prepares them for getting healthy, which is a good thing!! =)
Jill
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Wow! I just did their 3-Day Beauty Kit cleanse and loved it BUT Cindy’s essentials look right up my alley. Cold pressed coffee? Mint chip smoothie? Hummus and veggies? Yes! I’ll definitely have to try hers next time. Great review!
beautiful review post! i love your photos. did you photograph on a white background? perfect!!
Thanks, Hillary! I did–and unfortunately only had a small white poster board so I had to photograph each separately and then blend them together in Photoshop. Goodbye, 4 hours of my life. haha 🙂
Hi Nicole, I love the images that you create- what do you use to make them? Love that handwriting! Yours has quickly become my fave blog!!
Aw thank you! I make everything in Photoshop and search for fun fonts on dafont.com and fonts101.com (all free downloads!)
All of those look delicious! Im going to have to find some lunch before I get too hungry 🙂 What a cool plan.
I’m going to jump on the image bandwagon and say that I love your pictures. Way to go!
My stomach is growling looking at these pictures, it all looks so tasty!
I would love to try this cleanse. I’ve never done one and definitely would want it to be one with food to chew. Great photos!
This actually looks like something I could do! I’m always too nervous to commit to the no eating thing. Thanks for sharing!
xo, Jen
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This is a great alternative to the juice cleanse! I love that real food is included and it looks like a lot! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
~Bre
I have tried juice cleanses before and have never been successful usually binging by the end of day one. This one looks so tasty! I may splurge and try it for my birthday.
This 3 day cleanse looks amazing!I want to try it sooooo bad.
I’m doing my first one at the end of this week by another company. I can’t wait.