[To be clear, I'm no expert and I'm no doctor. I've tried and failed at this whole health and weight loss journey more times than I care to admit. However, I do know that there's power in community and I have benefited by watching and learning from others.]
Are you in learning mode?
- I highly recommend actually reading the Whole30 book. It is well worth the $16.99, and you actually learn the medical/scientific thought process behind eating this way. It's entertaining to read, and there are lots of great recipes. You'll thank me later.
- I say both Whole30 along with Paleo because I have done the purist version of Whole30 and learned a few things along the way where I'll make modifications/allowances
- Here are my 2 favorite cookbooks: #1 and #2
- Let's not forget the beauty of Pinterest! I do a search almost weekly for Paleo and Whole30 recipes. [If you want to check out some of my other boards/saved recipes - jesj1225]
- I get a lot of great ideas through Instagram as well. I'll share favorites along the way - but one of my top is @paleomg. [I'm @ jesj120 if you want to follow along with my journey there...be forewarned, I post about food, but I also like my babies...a lot.]
First we shop....
**Note:
- If you want to use almond milk (highly recommend it!), you must look at ingredients! Even some of the best brands look to be organic/natural, but still contain carrageenan. You don't want to ingest that stuff, trust me. Or don't trust me and look it up yourself, either way - don't drink it.
- When possible, I buy organic
- Based on everything I've read and learned in talking to people who are experts - don't skip supplements. I live by the always take a multivitamin, a probiotic, and an omega3 (mine also has vit D). And buy good supplements, as in from someplace like Whole Foods or Fresh Thyme, or a co-op. And it's important to switch up your probiotic - don't buy one brand on repeat forever. The end. *hopefully you know this by now, but this is all just my own personal opinions based on all I've read and from conversations with my uber-fantastic PA who is part naturo-path/part western medicine.
- Not pictured here is the organic/virgin coconut oil I do most cooking with (I really like the Simply Balanced brand from Target, but there are many great brands out there) along with coconut aminos, which is a soy free substitute for soy sauce...and is ah-mazing. Go buy some. Or don't, and miss out.
- I use sriracha and raw organic honey in some of my cooking. I call that out because it's not technically Whole30 approved.
Weekly Staples:
- Each morning = latte w/ coconut milk
- Snacks = apple w/ almond butter, organic raw cashews, organic raisins, lightly salted almonds (make sure you read your labels - if there's anything other than almonds and salt, no go!)
- Breakfast
- Lunch *for the sauce, I do a less fussy version and add about 1/2 the pineapple juice and just add it to the pan vs making sauce separate
- Dinner - spaghetti squash and the marinara/tomato sauce recipe from the Whole30 book (I add 1lb of organic grass fed ground beef
- Breakfast - 1 fried egg (cooked in coconut oil) + 2 strips bacon
- Lunch - same as Tuesday
- Dinner - fish tacos (Juli Bauer's cookbook linked above) + cilantro lime cauliflower rice
- Breakfast - same smoothie as Tuesday
- Lunch - left over spag squash + sauce
- Dinner - roasted sweet potatoes, poached eggs, bacon (breakfast for dinner!)
- Breakfast - 1 fried egg (cooked in coconut oil) + 2 strips bacon
- Lunch - Salad bar at work
- Dinner - clean out the fridge/leftovers (do this in prep for grocery shopping Sat am)
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