Back in February of this year, along with my husband, I completed my first Whole30. We did our 2nd one in late July and through both of those experiences I learned that I feel better when I don't eat diary, a lot of grains, or a ton of added sugar. We've also completely changed our style of eating & cooking in the last several months to help us make better choices & hopefully save a little money. For me this means that when I cook, I try to get at least 2 meals out of it. This also means eating the same meal more than once a week and learning to love leftovers. This doesn't mean eating boring or bland food week in and week out. We don't eat the same meals weekly so this is just a very small sampling of the different meals we eat from week to week. I also like to continue making new things & attempting new recipes. We still eat out some & this week in particular required more eating out than we normally like to. We still have the occasional treat, but I try to keep that to a small serving once or twice a week. And lastly, I still make bad choices. Every meal I eat is not the picture perfect paleo plate. I don't plan ahead & get caught without food leaving me with no great options or I just outright pick the food that I know will make me feel like crap, but I do it anyway. The point is that mistakes will be made, but I have to keep going & try to do better the next time. I don't believe in dieting. Eating healthy is a lifelong thing & hopefully I will continue to learn what foods help me be my best self.
*Unless noted, I drink water with all meals & a ton through out the day
*Chicken sausage is Aidell's chicken & apple
*Mustard is French's deli spicy brown
*Almond Butter is salted & crunchy from Trader Joe's
*All apples are Honeycrisp
*Hummus is Sabra or Trader Joe's brand
*Chips are Terra brand Heritage Blend
*Matcha Lemonade is from Trader Joe's & sweetened with honey(a great caffeine option that's not sugary coffee) I have a small amount some days with breakfast & one bottle usually lasts 3 days.
MONDAY
We were gone all weekend & didn't get back home until late Sunday night & there was literally 1 egg left in the fridge. We picked up some made ahead lunches from Trader Joe's & had supper out.
breakfast: 1 over easy egg with an apple and almond butter
lunch: Trader Joe's sushi & spring roll salad (I removed the spring roll wrapper & made it into a salad instead.)
snack: hummus & cucumber
supper: Zoe's greek salad with chicken (Charlie picked up from another restaurant & we met up to eat together.)
TUESDAY
I cook up enough chicken sausage to last us all week & keep it in the fridge, then I just heat it up & cook a few eggs super quick! I used the instant pot to cook pork loin, it's shredded & tossed with our favorite sauce. ( I prefer pork butt for this, but we had loin in the freezer.) I had dinner plans with a friend & we ate at our new Whole Foods. I don't normally have dessert during the week, but these strawberry linzer cookies are a fave of mine so I just had one.
breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs & chicken sausage with matcha lemonade
lunch: BBQ pork with steamed green beans & an apple with a handful of mixed nuts
snack: olives & kombucha
supper: Whole Foods salad bar with minestrone soup & a cookie
WEDNESDAY
Varied up breakfast a bit with some avocado toast. Lunch was the second container of pork & green beans. We had a class at REI that evening leaving no time to cook so we had vegetable soup that was in the freezer from a week earlier. I like to keep a few things in the freezer for occasions like this. We ate early & after the class I was a little hungry so I had a small snack.
breakfast: 2 over easy eggs on avocado toast with onion salt & everything but the bagel seasoning & chicken sausage with matcha lemonade
lunch: BBQ pork with steamed green beans & a lara bar
supper: leftover soup from the freezer
snack: hummus with chips & kombucha
THURSDAY
Same breakfast (By the way, I don't get tired of this meal. It's filling & satisfying & completely Whole30 compliant.) I was extra hungry so I had an apple with almond butter. My meal experiment of the week was miso soup with chicken instead of tofu. Tacos are made with Ezekiel's sprouted tortillas with instant pot salsa chicken, smashed avocado with onions & lime, and a tiny pinch of cheese.
breakfast: 2 eggs over easy with chicken sausage & an apple with almond butter
lunch: miso soup, hummus with chicken & veggies(raw cucumber,peppers, onions) & kombucha
supper: salsa chicken tacos with an apple
FRIDAY
I wasn't feeling well in the morning so I skipped breakfast. Lunch was a salad made with veggies I always keep in the fridge. I also had some extra chicken on hand for protein. It helps to always have ingredients like these so that in a pinch you can make a meal. I was out all afternoon & didn't pack a snack. I was hungry from not eating breakfast & frustrated after a trip to the doctor so I found myself in the chick-fil-a drive thru getting nuggets & my free sweet tea for the month. Definitely not the worst thing ever, but not the best choice either. A Friday night at home always means sous vide steak at our house.
breakfast: -none-
lunch: leftover salad with chicken, veggies, and hummus
snack: 6 CFA nuggets wtih a free sweet tea
supper: steak with shrimp & zucchini
SATURDAY
I planned to hike 11 miles on Saturday so I started off the day with lots of protein & fat to stay full. Charlie met me at around 6 miles with subs from Jersey Mike's. We ate in the car in total silence as we both woofed down our sandwiches.(He had played disc golf in the morning & was also ravenous.) I had a few snacks out on the trail including a favorite treat of mine, the dark chocolate peanut butter cups from Justin's. The hike ended up being almost 12 & a half miles so I didn't skimp on the snacks! Supper was the leftover miso soup & then after taking a lactaid, we went out for gelato. I had chocolate & Charlie got cinnamon. I got a small size & it was so big that I couldn't even finish it!
breakfast: 2 eggs on avocado toast with onion salt & everything but the bagel seasoning and prosciutto
lunch: roast beef sub from Jersey Mike's
snack: apple, Justin's dark chocolate peanut butter cup, RX bar
supper: miso soup
dessert: chocolate gelato
SUNDAY
We went to the Atlanta United game with friends on Sunday afternoon so to start the day I made a big brunch. If you leave out the ketchup & get Whole30 approved bacon, this meal is completely compliant! It's one of my favorite meals ever! At the game I started with 2 hot dogs & then later had a slice of pizza. I took in water to drink, but also had a little of Charlie's coke zero. I had planned to eat at the game, but instead of searching around I picked options to stay cheap ($7 total!) & really wasn't happy with my choices afterwards. I felt like crap for the rest of the evening & ended up going to bed early.
brunch: 2 over easy eggs with bacon & home fries
supper: 2 hotdogs with ketchup & mustard, one slice of pepperoni pizza & coke zero
So that's a week's worth of meals in real life. It's not all mouth watering or beautifully blogged photos, but it is me trying hard to find balance & take care of myself.
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