My Blueprint Juice Cleanse Review – Expectations And Results
The Blueprint cleanse is a popular juice cleanse, with a lot of different options.
The program can be from 1 to 6 days in length, and is available in 5 different strengths.
Each level has a fancy name:
- Invigorate for introduction level
- Renovation for Beginner
- Foundation is Intermediate
- Excavation is Expert
- Inspiration, classified as intense
Basically, you choose the number of days based on how long you want to cleanse for. Choose your strength based on what type of cleanse you are looking for, from introductory to intense.
I decided to go with a 3 day Renovations cleanse option this time. Not too long, not too short.
Okay, enough details, let's get into my blueprint cleanse review.
Criteria
When evaluating a juice cleanse I like to keep the following 3 things in mind:
Most important to me is the results. How much weight did I lose? How do I feel afterward? Were there any side effects?
How hard was the program?
Was it worth the cost? I have no problem paying a high price for something as long as I am getting good value in return.
Product Overview
The Blueprint cleanse is a 1-6 day cleanse. It comes in 5 different strengths or levels. The biggest difference from level to level is the number of green drinks included.
To give you an idea the Invigorate level has 1 green drink per day. At the other end of the spectrum, the Inspiration level has 4 green drinks.
The introductory Invigorate and intense Inspiration cleanses are only available for 1-3 days. All the other levels can be purchased in a 1-6 day package.
All the packages are available for sale online from Blueprint.
You can also buy 6 packs of individual flavors from Amazon. This is a good option if you want to taste the juice before committing to a longer cleanse program. Or if you want to buy more of your favorite after a cleanse.
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Pros and Cons
Blueprint suggests a 3 day prep period before starting the cleanse. Kind of a pre-cleanse before the main event.
My only issue with this was the lack of details on how to go about it. There was only a vague mention of eating fruit and raw vegetables. I would have liked a little more guidance in this area.
For the main event, I was to drink 6 bottles of juice a day for the 3-day duration of the program.
By the way, if this 1-6 Day juice cleanse is too short for you, but you don't want to get into the full 30-Day program, try going in between with this 9-Day route.
The first bottle of the day was a green juice. It tasted very green, not very good at all. I may not have enjoyed it, but I was able to drink it all without too much trouble.
The second was Pineapple/apple/mint, which was way better. I actually liked the minty tangy taste. At this point, I was remembering how I like the fruity taste of 4-Gauge I used to have before my workout routine!
Up next was another green bottle, still not my favorite. Followed by a bottle of spicy lemonade. Not too bad, but not as good as the PAM Juice.
The next bottle was a carrot/apple/beet mix. It wasn’t terrible but it definitely had a noticeable earthy vibe to it. I would say it was ok overall.
Finally, the last bottle was cashew/vanilla/cinnamon. I liked this almost as much as the PAM Juice. A nice creamy flavor.
Overall the taste was decent. I wasn’t a huge fan of the green drinks, but the other ones were pretty good.
You might want to take this into consideration when deciding which strength to try. The higher the level the more green juice you have to drink.
Over the course of the program, I lost 6 pounds. Most of that was likely water and stored carbohydrate from eating so little, not fat.
The downside is that I gained half of that back within the first week after the cleanse.
That is typical. NCCIH notes that juice and detox diets cause early weight loss from low calorie intake, and the weight tends to return once you eat normally. Some people try a full-on colon cleanse next, but colon cleansing has no proven benefit and can cause side effects, some serious.
While on the cleanse I felt fine and had plenty of energy, with no side effects. That won’t be true for everyone: people with diabetes, kidney problems or other health conditions should talk to a doctor before a juice fast. If you buy raw, unpasteurized juice, keep it cold; the FDA warns that untreated juice can carry harmful bacteria, especially risky for children, older adults, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.
Losing weight doesn’t have to be hard on yourself. Eating right and exercising matter most, and supplements such as an HMB supp play a small role at best.
In terms of hunger, I found the pre-cleanse much harder than the cleanse itself. And in case you want to consider, there are also some of the great meal replacement shakes that even personally, I'd give a try.
Conclusion
Overall I don’t think I can give this cleanse the thumbs up.
I felt good while on it and lost some weight. However, I quickly gained it back again afterward.
Take a look at some other blueprint cleanse reviews. I think you will see that most people tend to agree with my assessment.
It is a way to try out juice cleansing, but there is no good evidence that cleanses remove toxins. Considering the cost and the short-lived weight loss, I think there are better options out there.
Product images sourced from Amazon.com
Sources
- “Detoxes” and “Cleanses”: What You Need To Know, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
- What You Need to Know About Juice Safety, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
