Like most former urbanites, I miss being able to jump on a hot new trend, rather than waiting for it to catch on in smaller cities.

The latest trend I want to jump on is a hip new juice detox plan called Blue Print Cleanse.

The idea is that a complete juice cleanse package -- a supply of designed-to-detox fruit and vegetable juices -- is delivered to your doorstep. Drink them (and only them) as directed and your body will rid itself of toxins, such as sugars, caffeine, alcohol, pesticides and any damage done by that cheeseburger you ate last week.

Right now, Blue Print Cleanse is only available in New York and it's hard to tell if this concept in detox will, as the saying goes, play in Peoria.

The company says that it uses 100 percent vegan, raw, mostly organic and completely unprocessed apples, celery, cucumbers and other fruits and vegetables. They also opt for a hydraulic press (instead a juicer) to extract three to five times the vitamins and minerals found in other juices.

People can choose the length of time (one, three, or five days) and level of intensity (renovation, foundation, or excavation), and Blue Print provides six juices to drink throughout the day.

Like most hot new trends, this one doesn't come cheap. It costs about $75 per day for a supply of juices. Don't ask me why I'm tempted to spend that kind of money when I already have fruits, vegetables, juice recipes and a decent blender. And in my kitchen right now are lemons, cayenne pepper and maple syrup, the three ingredients needed to whip up a batch of the Master Cleanse recipe, last year's favorite detox potion.

Still more baffling is I know that nutritionists generally have concerns about juice fasts. WebMD has a helpful article about the myths surrounding detox fasts.

For one thing, juice fasts don't help us shed weight in the long run. We might see a temporary weight loss, but ultimately, fasting messes with our metabolisms, making it harder to drop pounds.

Also, experts say that our body's own mechanisms for handling toxins -- such the liver and kidneys -- are far more effective than anything we can consume.

With that in mind, taking a step back from the latest juice fast du jour seems like a wise choice. Maybe it's not so terrible having to wait until a big city craze trickles down to me.