I can’t believe I made it through my 1st weekend and already into day 6! Whooo Hoooo!
Although my food choices are very similar each day, I’m sure I’ll be getting very bored very soon.
Meal #1: Very Typical. 2 Eggs, avocado, chicken sausage.
Meal #2: Single pack of Trader Joe’s Almonds
Meal #3: Small pre-cooked grilled chicken breast with pre-cooked veggies from the Food Movement. These pre-portioned foods have saved me in a pinch.
Meal #4: I finally got in the kitchen and cooked. : ) Unfortunately I was starving (note to self: stop waiting too long to eat.) So here’s what I put together completely on a whim:
Beautiful pic of one of my favorite veggies... Kale (My former 20 yr-old self can't believe I just said that! I used to be a fast-food junkie and the only veggies I ate were french fries! I've come a loooong way.
- I sauteed coconut oil and onions in a sautee pan.
- Then I added the organic (91% lean, grass fed, of course) ground beef.
- Cooked it all the way through, then added taco seasoning blend, some tomato paste, a little water, and a whole head of chopped up kale.
There you have it. Dinner was served in about 15 minutes.
My ultimate intention was to put it all over a bed of salad greens, but as usual, since I wasn’t shopping with a list… I forgot the greens at the store. : (
Ended up being delicious and satiating. Even though I added a whole head of Kale, it felt like it needed some more veggies.
Which one of these do you think contains sugar? I opened them both, but ended up throwing one of them away because of sugar content.
Lets talk about seasonings here.
Eating this way really doesn’t have to be hard. Seasoning make everything taste good. So if you are anything like me and don’t have a clue how to mix and combine seasonings, just buy them pre-mixed. There’s nothing like a label that says “Southwestern Chipolte Grill”, or “Kick-ass New Orleans Chicken Rub” to give you easy ideas. Do I have a clue what the different spices are? No. But they all taste good together. The most important thing is to read the labels and keep an eye on a few things:
1. Make sure you can read all the ingredients and that your 3rd grader can, too.
2. Check the sodium levels. I’m never overly concerned with this number, but if you find one with 0-90mg vs one with 600-800mg… steer toward the former.
Here are a couple of my favorites that you can purchase from one of my favorite websites: vitacost.com
breakfast:
omelet with mushrooms, onions and 2 eggs sauteed in coconut oil with 1/2 avocado on the side
snack 34 carrot and celery sticks with 2 tbsp almond butter
lunch beet-tofu burger with 1 tbsp tahini
green salad leaves and 1 tomato with 1 tsp olive oil and 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
dinner 1 cup red lentils cooked with cloves, cumin, tomatoes, fenugreek, cilantro
sauteed zucchini
that should say 3-4, not 34!
pre-workout: 10 cashews
post-workout: 2 scrambled eggs w/ basil; 2 slices bacon; 1 scoop amazing grass in water
lunch: 3 c carrots & shredded cabbage salad w/ 3oz chicken and oil & vinegar (geez I miss dressing); kombucha
PM snack: 1/2 acorn squash w/ olive oil & almond butter
PM snack 2: 1/2 yam
Dinner: Had to go out to dinner unexpectedly. Picked a chicken rotisserie place to maximize options.
virgin bloody mary w/ veggies & a beef jerky stick
3oz rotisserie chix - white meat
2 oz steak
1 oz tuna tartare
1 small piece of yucca (cooked in oil, not sure what kind)
2 oz ceviche
sauteed veggies (1 & 1/2 c)
How are you feeling/doing at this point in the 30-days… your food looks spot on… so thank you for sharing b/c it’s a great example of what/how to eat. But besides your food… how are you doing energy wise? Emotionally? OutLook? etc….?