Stripping all preservatives from your diet ain't no joke. You literally need to cook just about everything you eat. Luckily I'm 100% not lazy and I'm able to cook multiple things at the same time and usually work on a "go go go go" basis to get everything cooked and done. I need to have this mentality because I generally cook about 8 meals a day (since I cook for my trainer in lieu of a good portion of payment woot woot and lately make more for my awesome roommate). In any event, I would put a $20 bill on the fact that I cook more than anyone I know. I dehydrate, I roast, I bake, I cut, I chop and I scramble and fry. Eggs nightly (for the following morning), a protein for lunch with veggies, snacks and more veggies. This also means that I use more tupperware than any one on the planet. Again, I'll put another $20 on that.
For sure I've been a cooking machine. I have made some staple recipes in the past 14 days that will forever be regulars in my cooking regimen.
First off (and I'm sure I'll have a more extensive post in the near future) - I got a DEHYDRATOR!
This thing is the best contraption I've gotten in a long time. Amongst my favorite items? ZUCCHINI CHIPS! Literally the cheapest, easiest & healthiest treat I've ever made! $3 worth of zucchini yields two different dehydrator rounds of 4 trays of "chips". Just a LIIIIITTTTLE salt (and I say little because my roommate over salted them and it was 10 hours of dehydration gone bad) and throw them on the dealio for 6-10 hours - depending on which dehydrator you have. LOVE LOVE LOVE. I also make 100% raw zucchini bread and carrot cake (in which you can JUICE the carrots and use the pulp that is left over). YAY! I've always been wanting to use the pulp and haven't ever been able to.
Another interesting moment this week was joining the family for a holiday while on Whole30. Over Easter I had to bring Whole30 friendly eats to my family party. Being pretty determined to change my families mind of "veggies" and "raw foods" I put some hard work in Saturday to get everything prepped.
The paleo-friendly items I brought were:
Sweet potato "noodles" from www.inspiralized.com. I love these fake noodles. They're the best! Overall, my family thought they were "interesting" and they liked them, but probably wouldn't make them. My yogi sister however, loved them and enjoyed that I left her some leftovers for lunch the next day!
SWEET POTATO NOODLES with SPINACH and PECANS (I omitted the bacon but I bet it's amazing!)
Another item that was a MUST was deviled eggs. I HAD to have some deviled eggs for EASTER Sunday so I Googled my little heart out and found these babies: Avocado-Lime Deviled Eggs
I highly, highly recommend these. The fam LOVED them and there is literally nothing but the yolks, lime juice and avocado. The recipe calls for Franks Red Hot (which I'll add after Whole30 is over) but even without - they're DELISH! Could they get any cleaner?
The last thing I'll say about Whole30 for this week 2 recap is that WHOLE 30 LOVES BACON! I repeat: WHOLE 30 LOVES BACON! And you know what? So do I! I've noticed that the BEST bacon is at Sprouts for sure. One of my favorite things is lettuce wraps with bacon, tomato, cucumber, avocado and some turkey. YUM YUM YUM - what a lunch!
Do I miss mustard (jalapeno and chipotle) and Mayo? Actually I miss ALL condiments (again, another blog post in the near future on making your own condiments) but I feel like $1,000 bucks and soon to be a million. I wonder if the Tiger Blood is on the horizon? :)
Happy (and clean) eating ya'll...
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