Okay guys. This is the first official recipe post for those of you who are ready to start. Was hoping to post this last night but got caught up with New Years festivities!
NOTE: IF YOU ARE DOING THE CHALLENGE PLEASE TAKE PICTURES OF EVERY MEAL TO KEEP YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE 30 DAYS. You can post the photos here and share recipes you liked with everyone, post on facebook, instagram, twitter, or wherever. But at least take a picture for yourself so you have a photo diary of foods you made and enjoyed and would like to make again hopefully :). I'm sure I annoyed several people with all the food photos I've taken but hey it's helped me so who cares!
Hopefully you all have gone grocery shopping already but if not make sure you stay on the outer aisles for the most part. Paleo diet consists of mostly Fruit, Veggies, Nuts, Meats, and no processed foods. Here is what my shopping trip looked like yesterday. From left to right veggies, fruit, coconut water, lean meats, unsalted seasonings, plantain chips etc...
Read the labels and do your best! As I said I will post breakfast lunch and dinner at least once a week maybe more depending on how much time I have but if you read the post before this one I have given several links that will help you get ideas for recipes. If you have any requests from pictures of foods I've posted on Facebook or Instagram please let me know and I will post. Some things you try you will love some things you try you will hate. For me if I didn't like what I experimented with I just didn't make it again or I made it a different way with different flavors. So here we go. If you have any questions or comments please leave them on here in case someone has a similar question. As for those of you wondering what kind of snacks you can eat... please read the previous post and also think about trying Larabars.
BREAKFAST:
Almond Butter Banana Pancakes with Fruit and Greek Yogurt Drizzle
Pancake Recipe:
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/almond-banana-pancakes/#axzz26SuD2trR
I enjoyed these very much but hubby and little sister said they could take it or leave it so I say make one serving and see if you like it. If you don't next time try something else. I have also seen recipes for pancakes made using almond flour and coconut flour. I have yet to try but they all look delicious. Or if you like you can use these same ingredients and add a little almond flour or coconut flour. as the recipe says fry in butter but make sure its unsalted butter but if you prefer you can use olive oil or coconut oil.
Fruit and Greek Yogurt Drizzle:
Gather some blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries (or berries of your choice) and honey flavored Greek yogurt. Take some of the fruit and mash out the juice. If using frozen fruit microwave for about a minute and then mash it with a spoon I get some juice use that to top your pancakes with fresh fruit. Use some of that mashed fruit and combine with Greek yogurt in a blender or food processor to make the drizzle. Place mashed fruit on pancake then drizzle your topping over it if you wanna get funky add some almond slices on top. Yum!
Fast and Easy Egg Scramble with Bacon and Avocado
LUNCH:
This one is simple and doesn't require a lot of prep work. This is a nice go to meal that you can make a lot of ahead of time and just warm up when you are ready. Not a lot of stirring or mixing or watching. The George Foreman and the oven are my friends when I don't want to do a lot on the stove. The combination of cinnamon, chipolte, and butter make this taste amazing. Chrisbert (the husband) really enjoyed this meal yesterday for lunch.
Grilled Chicken and Baked Chipotle Cinnamon Sweet Potato
Ingredients:
Chicken Breast
Sweet Potato
Avaocado
Fresh and Easy Ground Chipotle Seasoning (you can sub with ground chili or any spice you want like Cumin)
Cinnamon
Unsalted Butter (optional)
Fresh Parsley
Black Pepper
Sea Salt
Your Favorite unsalted Seasoning (ie Mrs. Dash)
Directions:
Chicken
Season Chicken with Black Pepper and Mrs. Dash (or any other unsalted seasoning). Grill for a about 10 minutes or so. If you don't have a grill you can bake in the oven or cook in a skillet.Once cooked sprinkle some fresh chopped parsley on top
Wrap tightly in foil and put oven on about 400 degrees. Bake about 30 minutes or so depending on your oven or until the sweet potato feels soft. Be careful as it bakes some of the juice may come out of the foil so make sure your oven has a piece of foil underneath in case anything drips. Once finished in the oven carefully cut off the skin by putting a single slit down the middle. Take a small amount of unsalted butter and put down the middle (goes great with the cinammon). Sprinkle with cinnamon and Chipotle spice (or whatever spice you have on hand), sprinkle with a dash of sea salt. Sprinkle some fresh chopped Parsley on top.
Avocado:
Just cut into cubes and add on the side for a delicious dish!
DINNER:
Paleo Meatball Veggie Soup
This meal is great for this freakishly cold weather. If you don't want to use red meat you can use ground turkey, ground chicken, or whatever meat you want and make it your own but I was craving beef when I made this and it came out yummy. Also feel free to sub out the veggies I used for the ones you like more.
Ingredients:
Purple Onion
Garlic (I like my breath to stink obviously so I used 5)
Parsnips
Sweet Potato
Butternut Squash
1 box Free range chicken broth (use low sodium if you cant find)
1 can diced unsalted tomatoes
Mrs. Dash
Ground Chipotle (or red pepper flakes will do the trick)
Cumin
Ground Thyme
Sea Salt
Black Pepper
Kale
Olive Oil
Directions:
Chop up your Onion garlic parsnips butternut squash and sweet potato (use as much or as little as you like. there is really no measurement here guys I just took some veggies and threw them in. try one servings worth of each veggie). Season with Mrs. Dash, Cumin, Ground Thyme Black Pepper, and a bit of Sea Salt (you wont need very much). Warm a pot with about two table spoons or so of olive oil on medium heat. Once warm sautee the veggies and stir frequently.
There are two options for the Kale. You can either chop and toss in olive oil and bake in the oven for about 10 minutes on low and throw in last or you can chop it up with the rest of the veggies above and saute together. If you want to use less dishes I say do the later. I just toasted mine to be fancy...lol.
While all your veggies are cooking down take your meat and season with all the seasonings mentioned above and roll into small balls about 1inch circumfrence or less. Warm a skillet on medium heat and place the meatballs in one by one being careful not to turn them so that they get a nice brown coat. Once they start to brown turn them each with a fork. The trick is to season both your meat and your veggies. When you season in layers you get more flavor.
When the meatballs are done continue watching and stirring your veggies and take out the meatballs and place to the side. In the same skillet you had your meat add the chicken broth and stir to get some of the flavor off. Add the can of tomatoes to the veggie mixture and stir.
After about 5 minutes or so of warming the broth transfer it to the same pot that you have the veggies in along with the meatballs. Stir all ingredients together. Let cook together on medium/ high for another 15 minutes or so uncovered then cover and let cook on low for an hour or more to marinate all of the flavors. This should make a few servings for you to have for the next couple of days. You can alternate this for lunch and dinner with the chicken sweet potato recipe.
Good luck guys! Also make sure you have at least two snacks in between meals like a handful of nuts or a larabar or smoothie to keep you from getting hungry and making bad choices. Remember to please post any questions on here instead of Facebook so everyone can see please. Click to subscribe to my blog so you can see all the updates without having to check. (umm... I am actually not sure how you do that still haha. Still figuring out this tricky blogger).
OK I LIED... ONE MORE UPDATE!
A couple new snacks I tried! One was from last night the other just now. Monique I think you will love the gluten free flax "Cereal". First picture is just tomato avocado lots of black pepper and some fancy pork belly stuff from fresh and easy that tastes like prosciutto eaten with plantain chips instead of crackers. Second is this cereal I bought from fresh and easy said it was gluten wheat and soy free so I decided to try it after googling if I could eat flax seeds. There is some debate but for the most part it's a yes so I bought it. Added cinnamon banana sliced almonds a drizzle of honey and had with some almond milk.
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