Detox diets needn't leave you feeling famished and tired. Try this realistic one-week detox diet meal plan to cleanse your system and improve your well-being. Begin your day with half a lemon squeezed into hot water, caffeine-free tea or fruit juice, then incorporate the following nutritionally-balanced meal plans to keep you functioning at your best while you flush out the toxins from your body naturally.

Day 1

Breakfast: Sandwich, ham and lettuce on wholemeal bread, and 1 glass of soya milk.

Lunch: Fish noodle soup and 1 wedge of papaya.

Snack: 1 cup of apple chips.

Dinner: Curried mixed vegetables, stir-fried garlic wholegrain rice and 1 kiwi fruit.

Day 2

Breakfast: Tuna spread on rye toast and 1 glass of carrot juice.

Lunch: Chicken porridge and half a mango.

Snack: 100g bar dark chocolate.

Dinner: Baked salmon, fresh vegetable salad with low-fat mayonnaise and corn soup.