3 recipes perfect for your post-Thanksgiving detox plan

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Thanksgiving is one of the biggest holidays in the American calendar, but it is also true for a lot of people that the commemorative festivities are also the biggest cheat days in terms of their diet. There is just so many calories that went in and, not to mention, some unhealthy stuff to go along with.

So, now that the guilt has settled in within us and has seemingly added insult to injury that are our bloated tummies, it is the perfect time to go about some of our reliable detox measures. If you don't have one, here are three recipes perfect for your post-Thanksgiving detox plan.

1. You can start the day with a warm bowl of chocolate banana oatmeal to help you get through the day and also help you deal with that bloated stomach because of the fibers in the oatmeal. And, instead of a cup of coffee, try a mug of hot water and lemon, which nutritionists say can help flush out toxins and waking up your digestive tract, PopSugar wrote.

2. Next on the list is courtesy of nutritionist Lisa Moskovitz, R.D., founder of the New York-based private nutrition practice Your NY Dietitian. She said that "adults typically consume 4,000 calories on Thanksgiving. And the foods we traditionally eat are loaded with salt, saturated fat and refined sugars, which is why you'll feel fatigue and bloating for days after."

She recommends this crunchy spinach & chicken salad for lunch, which has an abundance of antioxidants and high-fiber. She added that these water-filled veggies are your best bet in flushing out the salt and other toxins from the body while helping improve energy levels and concentration, wrote Men's Fitness.

To prepare the salad, you would need 1-2 cups raw spinach; a quarter cup each of artichokes, beets, tomatoes; chickpeas, half cup; pumpkin seeds, and half an avocado. You can top this with grilled chicken and use olive oil and lemon juice with crushed garlic for dressing.

1. Last on the list is from New York City's Dimes café's chef Alissa Wagner. This dinner recipe includes omega-3- and protein-rich salmon, which is complemented with liver-cleansing curried cauliflower and vitamin K-rich Mustard greens.

The ingredients you need are 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets; 1 shallot, quartered and layers separated; 1 tsp. coriander seeds; 1 tsp. cumin seeds; 1/2 cup olive oil; 3/8 cup white wine vinegar
1 T curry powder; 1 T Hungarian hot paprika; 2 tsp. salt, plus more to taste; Black pepper to taste
10 oz. salmon fillet, skin on, cut into 2 pieces; 2 T vegetable oil; 2 T water; 2 cups mustard greens, torn into bite-size pieces; and 1/4 cup cilantro leaf. You can check out the cooking instructions in the Vogue website.