Whole30, day 10

Had no-oat oatmeal for breakfast and chicken with hot/ranch sauce for lunch.  We had the chicken with mushrooms & walnuts for dinner and I made some brussels to go with it

Whole30, day 9

I went to Crossfit class this morning and so I ate a little no-oat oatmeal before I went and then I ate my usual amount for breakfast when I got to work.  I had chicken with my hot/ranch sauce for lunch.  I ate an apple after I got home and some corned beef for dinner.  Sam & I are a piece of cherry clafouti for dessert.  No other snacks.  Not bad.

Greta's afternoon snack

I wish I was 15 again!!!!

Vanilla ice cream

Chocolate ice cream

Strawberries

Nutella

No-potato potato salad

1 head of cauliflower

6 eggs, hard-boiled and diced

1/4 a medium sized red onion, finely diced

3-4 celery stalks, finely diced

dill pickles, diced

About 3/4 cups mayo with 1 tablespoons of dried dill and 1/2 teaspoon of crushed garlic added.

About 1/2 teaspoon of yellow mustard

Black pepper to taste

Cut the cauliflower into large florets and steam until just tender.  Rinse the steamed cauliflower under cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain the cauliflower well and pat dry with paper towels. Crumble the cauliflower into a large mixing bowl, add all of the remaining ingredients including the mayo, mustard, and pepper and mix well. Either eat right away or let chill for a couple of hours before serving. 

Whole30, Day 7

Had a major cooking afternoon.  Cooking a bunch of food at the weekend is time consuming, but really saves time in the week.  We have essentially snacked on food out of the fridge since Wednesday.

Anne came over and we cooked a bunch of stuff together.  She is doing the challenge with me and doesn't have anyone else at home that is participating.  We made this chicken curry clafouti (pictured), mainly for Maggie to eat in the mornings, a buffalo chicken meatloaf that Sam & I can snack on or eat at lunchtime, the chicken/avocado/apple salad that we will eat for dinner tomorrow, we prepped this chicken dish that we will eat on Tuesday, made no-oat oatmeal and then we cooked some chicken just by boiling it.

We also made some paleo mayonnaise that I mixed with hot sauce.  I have been dipping chicken in the sauce and eating as a snack. It is really yummy.

Sam grilled salmon for dinner.  I marinaded it in safflower oil, lime juice and cilantro.  It was really good.  We ate it with salad and the kids had bread & butter with it.

I have now completed a whole week of the Whole30 program.  I'm feeling the same way that I did the last time.  It's amazing how different you can feel when you are just changing a small aspect of your diet.....

Whole30, day 6

We did the Color Run this morning, walked most of it, but it was fun.  I ate no-oat oatmeal before the run, I actually ate it cold because I didn't have time to sit and eat it.  It's OK cold, but not my number one choice of ways to eat it!!  I took it in the car with me & ate about half, then had the other half after the run.  I snacked for the rest of the day.  Had some chicken with buffalo sauce-mixed some red hot sauce with Sam's dressing & it was great. I bought mangoes last week & have been eating one a day-they may be my favourite fruit.  I made a clafouti for dinner/dessert, put cherries in it.  It's our favourite clafouti recipe.  We eat a piece for dessert throughout the week.  We have been snacking on left-overs out of the fridge for the last three nights.  I guess making a large amount of food at the weekend pays off!!

Whole30, day 5

I worked out with Gini Ford this morning and it inspired me to start going back to Crossfit classes again next week.  I had my usual no-oat oatmeal for breakfast.  We went to Pho Grand for lunch and I had chicken with coconut and curry sauce, probably fitted the Whole30 since it was just chicken and vegetables.  I had a mango, chicken and these taro chips for dinner.  Just coated them in olive oil, sprinkled some salt and baked at 400 for 15 mins.  They were great.