You can get the husks from any suopermarket, from the health fod aisle, for about $4 for a massive bag.

And no, the sahke doesn't taste terrible at all........it just tastes like a thick smoothie........the reason you need to drink it quick is becuase it is thick......if you leave it in a glass too long, it thickens so you cant actually drink it!

Here is a 7 day kickstart that I have done, that works a treat:

The 7 Day Kickstart Plan

The Soup Recipe

• 6 large onions, chopped
• 2 green capsicums, chopped
• 3 carrots, washed, trimmed and sliced
• 1 head of cauliflower trimmed and chopped
• 2 cans of tomatoes
• 250g mushrooms, sliced
• Half a head of cabbage, trimmed and chopped
• 1 packet French onion soup mix
• 1 litre vegetable juice
• 2 stock cubes (optional)
• 12 cups (3 litres) water
• Season to taste with salt, pepper, parsley, curry, garlic powder, etc.

Directions:
~ Slice onions, put in a pot and start to sauté with a small amount of cooking spray.
~ Add capsicum and carrots and cauliflower
~ Add tomatoes, stir, and then add mushrooms and cabbage.
~ Add soup mix and stir well.
~ Add vegetable juice and water and bring to a simmer
~ Add stock cubes (and curry powder etc) if required
~ Simmer for 2 hours on low.

Day One:
Fruit: Eat all of the fruit you want (except bananas). Eat only your soup and the fruit for the first day. For drinks- unsweetened teas, cranberry juice and water.
Day Two:
Vegetables: Eat as many fresh, raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. Try to eat leafy green vegetables and stay away from dry beans, peas and corn. Eat all the vegetables you want along with your soup. At dinner, reward yourself with a big baked potato with butter. Do not eat fruit today.
Day Three:
Mix Days One and Two: Eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you want. No Baked Potato.
Day Four:
Bananas and Skim Milk: Eat as many as eight bananas and drink as many glasses of skim milk as you would like on this day, along with your soup. This day is supposed to lessen your desire for sweets.
Day Five:
Beef And Tomatoes: Up to 500g of beef and up to six fresh tomatoes. Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water this day to wash the uric acid from your body. Eat your soup at least once this day. You may eat grilled or baked chicken instead of beef (but absolutely no skin on the chicken.
Day Six
Beef and Vegetables: Eat to your heart's content of beef and vegetables this day. You can even have 500g of beef or chicken, with leafy green vegetables. No Baked Potato. Eat your soup at least once.
Day Seven:
Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juices and vegetables: Again, eat as much as you like. Be sure to eat your soup at least once this day.

HTH