tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21586917775918575172024-03-12T23:05:34.384-05:00Easy, cheap, and healthy tooRecipes for healthy food that also manage to be fast and inexpensive. For college students, busy moms, or anyone else who doesn't want to spend their life in the kitchen.Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-81761518144532222492018-04-24T20:49:00.000-05:002018-04-24T20:49:13.952-05:00TexMex Cornbread Pie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ok, so this is what most people would call Tamale Pie. But does it have anything to do with tamales? Not the way I make it, or the tamale I like. Since I do not write for pay or clicks, I'll call it what I want then. Today I'm jotting down the 'recipe' we used tonight because it turned out well! I just realized that we could have cooked the meat in the dutch oven and made fewer dishes. I'll have to do that next time.<br />
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You will notice that there's no cheese - we add ours on top, but you are welcome to put some in the filling if you like.<br />
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Filling:<br />
1 lb ground bison<br />
1 small onion, chopped<br />
2 cloves garlic<br />
1 1/2 Tbs chili powder<br />
1 Tbs cumin<br />
2 tsps paprika<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
1 can diced tomatoes (I use no salt added)<br />
1 can black beans<br />
1 1/2 cups frozen corn<br />
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Topping (an adaptation of <a href="https://www.homesicktexan.com/2007/01/iron-pan-perfect-cornbread.html" target="_blank">Homesick Texan's cornbread</a>):<br />
1 cup cornmeal<br />
1/4 cup all-purpose flour<br />
2 tsps baking powder<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
1 egg<br />
1 cup buttermilk (or whey left over from yogurt making)<br />
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1. Preheat oven to 400º F. Saute onion until it's starting lose color, then add in ground meat, spices, and garlic. Cook until meat is done.<br />
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2. Transfer meat to cooking dish (I used a 9-inch dutch oven), stir in tomatoes, beans, and corn. Add cheese if you're using it.<br />
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3. Mix the topping ingredients all together, then pour over filling.<br />
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4. Bake at 400º F 30-40 minutes, or until cornbread is cooked through. (alternatively, just cook the cornbread separately so that you can start it while you're cooking the rest.)</div>
Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-51958597373235240612017-09-21T19:24:00.001-05:002017-09-21T22:16:38.309-05:00D + 1: baking! <p dir="ltr">I had rice and oatmeal today. So yummy. I also indulged in a little paleo baking with this cassava pizza crust. Easy, even if a long process. The result is a little gummy, but still super tasty. No complaints here! </p><p dir="ltr">And so far no trouble with the rice or oatmeal, even though I really don't expect there to be. Yay! </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Yes, if they are concerned about potential food sensitivities and don't want to do a full on elimination diet. I am happy to know that none of the things I've been avoiding was making me feel bad in ways that I hadn't realized! It was also good to get a reminder that sugar and dairy aren't really my friends, even though they try to pretend that they are. They're so damn seductive.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I would give a few warnings, though. First, I find the online forums too negative and harsh to be useful for me. In one question, someone admitted they were new, and were wondering about crunchy foods. People who responded (including a moderator) quickly assumed that the asker was looking for snacks and were really rude about snacks being TERRIBLE FOR YOU. Well, that's not what the question was, and the topic of snacking, while discouraged by the whole30, is not a rule. Besides, that kind of question is between you and your doctor. Other questions I saw were met with a similar puritanical attitude, let me be more whole30 than you. I was looking to feel better, not be chided by trolls with nothing better to do. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Second, only do it if you can accept that you might not get any results. Most people do, but the whole30 leaves in things that bother a lot of people, like I realized the tree nuts were doing to me. In addition, while what we eat is extremely important, there are other causes to illness. I've heard from several people that did the whole30 and other eliminations for migraines, but never found a trigger. Research suggests that many migraineurs (so fancy) have a food trigger, but not all. So it might not help, and you need to be happy with knowing you don't need to fear cake if nothing changes for you. Or be happy knowing that cake WILL be a problem, and learn to avoid it. If you don't know, don't do it. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Third, this is a *paleo* diet. If you are looking for a robust elimination diet, you need to keep looking. White rice, select steamed veggies, and chicken is the strictest version. By keeping some of the top 8 allergens, like eggs and tree nuts, this is certainly not an all purpose elimination diet. </p>
<p dir="ltr">One thing Mr More Calories said at the beginning was that several people had told him how much they love how they feel on the whole30, but why don't they do it more? I think that staying mostly compliant is totally doable, so my guess is that the effort (or perhaps cost) is more difficult than they personally find to be worth whatever benefits they got from it. </p><p dir="ltr">I'm glad I tried it, and ready to eat a few things I miss. And I'll work on keeping the vegetables up for sure. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Was it useful and informative? Yes.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Even though I feel largely the same, I don't regret it. There are some small ways I feel different, but not things I'd say are worth all the extra hours of food prep and menu planning. (I always plan my menus, but it's usually much quicker!)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Learning that nuts bother my stomach was useful. Getting a strong reminder that even the sugar in fruit doesn't go well on an empty stomach was good. (though Mr. More Calories was quick to point out that I'd decided that once before. Well, my sweet tooth usually doesn't care. Hmph.)</p>
<p dir="ltr">All that practice saying no to free food at the office was good. There are things people bring that I don't even really like, but I eat them because they're free and there and not bad. Don't do that. Eat a small part of things you like, and leave the rest. </p><p dir="ltr">There may be more things, but now it's time for bed! </p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CcuHZbukmOk/Wbm6FtENFgI/AAAAAAAAC4o/9cyGHR-mbFwft_OECNnncY9zBYDtNR4FACHMYCw/s1600/1505343999635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CcuHZbukmOk/Wbm6FtENFgI/AAAAAAAAC4o/9cyGHR-mbFwft_OECNnncY9zBYDtNR4FACHMYCw/s640/1505343999635.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 23:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Breakfast : 2 hard boiled eggs, bacon, and.... Something green</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch: left over pesto squash and chicken sausage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinner : chopped salad with chicken and a ginger sesame dressing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 24:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, I piece bacon, half a sweet potato</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch : left overs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinner : steak salad from modern market (no cheese, no dressing) so glad they list all of their ingredients! </div>Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-47044690006258400942017-09-12T19:28:00.001-05:002017-09-12T22:19:22.125-05:00Day 22: skipped my apple a day! <p dir="ltr">Before starting this I thought that the idea of limiting fruit was kind of silly, because it's really different from added sugars. Well, for the lady two days I've eaten baby carrots and meat (and guacamole today) when before I like have eaten an apple. I even had to go to the fridge to grab the carrots when the apple was at my desk. In fact, I think that a couple bites of banana was all the fruit I had today. So there you have it, folks. I have curbed my interest in sugar to the point that I have almost given up fruit by accident. I would have never expected that! </p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VVxAdKDq1CQ/Wbh7sKXJIRI/AAAAAAAAC4U/Nq7V4jOuaxoY07edQb7FV6WnKG5puVC_QCHMYCw/s1600/1505262437062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VVxAdKDq1CQ/Wbh7sKXJIRI/AAAAAAAAC4U/Nq7V4jOuaxoY07edQb7FV6WnKG5puVC_QCHMYCw/s640/1505262437062.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Breakfast : hard boiled eggs with bacon and salad (forgot my dressing, so sad!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch : left overs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinner : zoodles, tomato sauce, and shrimp</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snacks : meat stick, baby carrots, guacamole</div>Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-88466639320641289282017-09-11T19:45:00.001-05:002017-09-12T22:11:28.154-05:00Day 21: three weeks!! <p dir="ltr">I didn't post this yesterday, but you can admire my beautiful dinner picture now. Even Mr More Calories enjoyed the spaghetti squash. I had cooked everything and he came into the kitchen, saw it, then started searching the counters. </p><p dir="ltr">Me: what are you looking for? </p><p dir="ltr">MMC: Where's the magic? </p><p dir="ltr">Me: the what? </p><p dir="ltr">MMC: The magic! (I give him a confused look) (he gestures to the squash) the magic! How did you do that? </p><p dir="ltr">It was pretty funny. He also learned that peanuts are legumes this month. Crazy how we each know things that we think are obvious, but that the other has no idea about</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TElnltZ4sik/WbcuU2CTAQI/AAAAAAAAC4E/xrtuSaecRV43l7wlcmRRlPVHsp44UbMKwCHMYCw/s1600/1505177153541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TElnltZ4sik/WbcuU2CTAQI/AAAAAAAAC4E/xrtuSaecRV43l7wlcmRRlPVHsp44UbMKwCHMYCw/s640/1505177153541.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Breakfast : 2 hard boiled eggs with... Something?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch : left overs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinner : spaghetti squash with 'pesto' and crock pot pork that I had frozen</div>Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-90510235609724553292017-09-10T17:26:00.001-05:002017-09-10T21:57:04.011-05:00Days 19 & 20: third weekend down! <p dir="ltr">More kid fun this weekend! I am getting better at it. I still wanted all the cookies while walking one down the cookie aisle to pick out dessert. And I wanted to try the coconut chocolate chip cookies we made. But I just ate my safe foods and continued on. </p><p dir="ltr">We also had brunch at a friend's house and they were super cool about us bringing some stuff, and they made other food I could eat. Looked up whole30 recipes and all! And made tasty coffee, it was a nice meal and hang out all around. </p><p dir="ltr">I feel a little better today, but I'm also afraid it's some crazy fluke and don't want to say more. It might not even be food related. But we'll see how I feel tomorrow and go from there! </p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WSDWUsyfKsM/WbKRsycGoZI/AAAAAAAAC3g/DekWDJgHUEkdHVm1TD7rULaB5e4JJ0OygCHMYCw/s1600/1504874916154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WSDWUsyfKsM/WbKRsycGoZI/AAAAAAAAC3g/DekWDJgHUEkdHVm1TD7rULaB5e4JJ0OygCHMYCw/s640/1504874916154.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Breakfast : 2 eggs, a hot dog, mixed baby greens</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch : left overs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinner : steak salad from a restaurant! No cheese and my own dressing</div>Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-89569376584154965982017-09-07T19:22:00.001-05:002017-09-07T22:09:31.987-05:00Day 17: no more nuts! <p dir="ltr">Well, at least no more nuts for 14 days. My stomach feels better today, but that might just be because I was a little sick yesterday. Tomorrow will tell more. I bought some single packaged meat sticks to eat instead of nuts. Hope it helps! <br>
</p><p dir="ltr">One of my minor complaints that I was hoping might go away has gotten a little worse. Not terrible, just notable. 🤷♂️ maybe one day I'll get things figured out. Til then I'll see what staying off of nuts does. </p>
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This weekend the nephews stayed through Sunday and their mom (my sister) got to hang out, too! It was slightly easier to not eat their food while in MY house with few options for them and a lot of options for me. Mr. More Calories's parents also came into town, so they got to meet more of my family, too.<br />
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One helpful thing was that Mr. More Calories had noted my increasing stress this week with trying to DO ALL THE THINGS and picked out a few restaurants where I could eat and we could feed the boys. So I had a bison patty on top of a dressing-free baby kale salad at a burger place we love while they all enjoyed burgers and fries. I did miss the blue cheese and hot sauce that I normally eat on that burger, but the salad was better than I expected. Then for dinner we went to a paleo restaurant and the boys enjoyed their rice flour chicken tenders and cassava flour pancakes while my sister and I shared whole30 compliant tacos and thai green curry.</div>
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Other than that, I have out dinners planned out for the week and will mostly have leftovers for lunch. That really is the easiest thing. I'm getting pretty good with sweet potatoes, egg, nuts, and fruit for breakfast, too. I might roast up some sweet potato and apple to have it in a different format this week. Variety is good.<br />
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I still don't really feel much difference. I know it usually takes a minimum of two weeks to see real differences, and 3 to 4 weeks isn't uncommon. I just hate being patient. I admit that it's oddly kind of empowering saying no to all the things I want to eat, but I also find myself wanting to eat everything I see, like butterfinger baking bits and hatch pepper lime sandwich cookies. Mmmm, I'm sure they're delicious together!</div>
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Breakfast: Paleo Porridge with pecans and peaches</div>
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Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-76792823166692061982017-09-02T20:09:00.001-05:002017-09-02T20:09:52.593-05:00Day 12: I can haz cupcake? <p dir="ltr">Watching the nephews again, and having the same issues as last weekend. But now I want one of the cupcakes sitting on my counter. A lot. Sigh..... </p>
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Dinner: ceviche, sweet potato, broccoli Thai curry </p>
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I made bars again, and the texture was better! I also tried a store-bought RX Bar, and I wasn't that impressed. They really are super sticky in a weird way. And kind of hard. Dates are soft, how did they do that? </div>
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I didn't check the nutrition info on this because it's Whole30! No counting calories! But it's got 48 grams of protein in the full recipe from the egg white alone, and then there's the nuts, too. Guess I need to figure out how to up the egg whites to match RXBar's statement of 3 egg whites per bar. But maybe that's why theirs are so hard. The final recipe for me was the weight of 9 RX Bars, so it should last a while. </div>
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After work I went to a fundraiser happy hour near my house. Great idea, right? Hang out, free bowling, free food, support a good cause. Just skip the delicious alcoholic beverages, and all is well. Right? Well, turned out that they also had free food. Brisket loaded fries and hummus and pita and caprese skewers and focaccia. Tasty, tasty free food. Oh, and sliced fruit, I did have some of that. I know myself well enough that I brought nuts and dried figs to snack on, but you know what? I don't really like snacking on nuts that much, and after 10 days I am kind of tired of them. They are easy and all that, but they just...... I don't know. I don't want them very much, even though I've always had them with something else. Maybe it's the association that I'm eating them when I don't know what else to eat? Whatever it is doesn't matter too much, because it's not going to change the fact that I would rather have something else. But there isn't really a quick, simple something else that will have some fat to help keep me full. sigh. </div>
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Long story short - I stayed too long for the amount of food I had and had a minor meltdown once i got home because I couldn't figure out what to eat. Luckily I had talked to Mr. More Calories before leaving, and he could tell I was not thinking it through right and he had a pan hot to make me food by the time I walked in.</div>
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Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-75702860997399982282017-08-30T07:33:00.001-05:002017-08-31T08:11:04.028-05:00Day 9: This would be really hard for some people<p dir="ltr">A friend came over for dinner last and we were talking about how much prep goes into food for whole30. I have a good assortment of pots and pans and tools and even bought a spiralizer, which has been great. </p>
<p dir="ltr">But there are so many people who have never even learned how to read a nutrition label (maybe they don't even try whole30?) or don't normally cook. *I* get a little grumpy by dinner time because of the prep, and I've been cooking as long as I could remember. I used to pull out the kitchen drawers to make stairs to stir whatever pot was on the stove. (And I'm just now realizing how rough it is that I felt obligated to do that at 5 or less.) But if you're a slightly slower cook, or not as into it, there would likely be a lot more salads. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It's also more expensive for me than what I normally eat. A $1.25 box of whole grain pasta has 8 servings. Last night's daikon for 'ramen' served 3 for $ 2. I am in a position to do that and it's worth it to me to see if this helps. But I'm well aware that not everyone can say the same. </p>
<p dir="ltr">So I'm sending good thoughts to anyone out there tired of spending so much time on food prep and wish everyone great luck! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Breakfast : paleo porridge, pecans and blueberries <br>
Lunch : salad with leftover pork <br>
Dinner : sausage, potatoes, sauerkraut, <u>broccoli</u></p>
Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-91683770450664061012017-08-29T21:17:00.002-05:002017-08-29T21:17:52.326-05:00Day 8: Got a stomach bug, but made it through without crackers!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I watched my nephews last weekend and when one of them started puking up water, I learned that two of them had been sick on Friday. And the third one ended up being sick on Sunday. So it should not be surprising that I got sick today, 3 days after being exposed. It wasn't really bad and since they each had it for just a day I should be fine tomorrow. That's a nice thought.<br />
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Breakfast: Paleo Porridge, which went much better with the full egg. A lumpier texture, but that could be because I didn't pay as much attention while I was making it. And tomorrow I'll try it re-heated to see if it would be ok as a make-ahead.<br />
Lunch: left over <a href="https://www.asaucykitchen.com/coconut-lime-chicken/" target="_blank">coconut lime chicken</a><br />
Dinner: <a href="http://nomnompaleo.com/2017/07/25/20170725paleo-hiyashi-chuka-cold-ramen-salad" target="_blank">nomnom paleo's cold 'ramen'</a> (was super good!) with some left over 16 hour pork</div>
Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-43949563261823712282017-08-29T20:21:00.002-05:002017-08-29T20:21:58.804-05:00Day 7: So many work treats, and none for me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On Monday during the summer we have a department breakfast at work. This morning there were delicious fried things and Indian dessert (gulab jamun) and so many breakfast tacos. It wasn't as hard as I expected, but i still wanted to know how all the things tasted. </div>
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It didn't help that I tried paleo porridge* this morning, and it wasn't as filling, even with almond butter and blueberries added in. It was tasty, though, so tomorrow I'm trying with whole eggs instead of just the whites. We'll see how that goes. Hopefully better around 10am.</div>
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Breakfast: paleo porridge* with almond butter and blueberries <br />
Lunch: left over shepherd's pie<br />
Dinner: coconut lime chicken, roasted potatoes and sweet potatoes, broccoli slaw<br />
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* many people call it paleo oatmeal, but the only resemblances it has with oatmeal is that it's best warm, goes with cinnamon, and is eaten with a spoon. It's more like thin, fluffy cream of wheat. I liked it enough to try it again, but don't insult my beloved oatmeal. </div>
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Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-17561534398824272152017-08-27T21:14:00.003-05:002017-08-27T21:15:41.536-05:00Days 5 & 6: Just don't lick your fingers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Day 5 was definitely the hardest for me so far because I was making kid food and had to resist my habits of tasting it to see if it was done enough, checking the temperature by tasting it, and licking my fingers to clean them off after breaking cinnamon sugar graham crackers. But I made it!<br />
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I also made it through the CUPCAKE HURRICANE. Ok, that's a tiny bit dramatic. My sister works at a cake and cupcake bakery that happens to be closed on Sundays. On Saturday we came to see her at the end of work and there were a lot of cupcakes left. Including the chocolate cupcakes with chocolate fudge frosting. I don't know what they put in that frosting, but it's amazing. And the peanut butter and jelly cupcakes! So good! Peanut butter frosting and raspberry (I think??) filling in the cupcake. YUM. I am a stress and procrastination baker, so once I am done with my 30 days and start reintroducing things, I may have to try to make those cupcakes with whole30-compliant ingredients. It could work, right? yes? no? maybe???<br />
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Erm, sorry, back to the point. The cupcakes that aren't sold, or taken home by employees, are trashed. Sad, but there's not a ton of choice. (Note: so many cities need an easier way to donate left over food!!) So I offered that if she took home more than usual, I would redistribute them to friends and coworkers. We have made 8 friends happy so far and there are more cupcakes heading to work with me tomorrow! I have been very careful to NOT lick my fingers after transferring cupcakes, too. Even the fudge frosting. And the peanut butter frosting. They are both still in the fridge........ and will stay there until I give them away.<br />
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Day 5<br />
Breakfast: Eggs and... something? Not the boys' toast, maybe a banana?<br />
Lunch: Left over shepherd's pie<br />
Dinner: Tuna with home made mayo in a green bell pepper and salad<br />
Snacks: Homemade egg white, fruit and nut bar ('magic bar' from here on because this saves me so much!), apple, baby carrots, dates, nuts<br />
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Brunch: Steak and potatoes hash, topped with guacamole and a poached egg (yay for whole30 options at restaurants!)<br />
Dinner: 16-hour crock pot pork with roasted cauliflower, blueberries<br />
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Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-84933071946014041912017-08-25T17:18:00.001-05:002017-08-25T23:47:40.010-05:00Day 4: Prepping for the hurricane. And the weekend. <p dir="ltr">I'm a little surprised, I finally read the daily whole30 guide, and I didn't have any particular trouble so far. Too much time on food prep, I was sleep deprived for other reasons, but not a bad 'hang over' feeling or anything. I did dream about eating Naan last night, so that was pretty funny. </p>
<p dir="ltr">In other news, a hurricane is headed for Texas and while I'm live far enough inland that we'll probably be totally fine, there's just enough storm threat that people are acting weird. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm also babysitting from tonight until tomorrow, at the kids' house, which means taking all my food. And resisting the siren call of whatever food I need to make for children. I was proud that I did NOT grab a jelly bean from the table and eat it. But tomorrow I'll need to protect my chicken from the youngest, who's a picky eater but could eat chicken all day long. And I have to find indoor activities to entertain them if this storm really hits. Wish me luck! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Breakfast : hard boiled egg, sweet potatoes, pecans, blueberries. (it's becoming a thing) </p>
<p dir="ltr">Lunch : left over sweet potato hash</p>
<p dir="ltr">Dinner : shepherd's pie, but with the corn and peas swapped out for zucchini and broccoli stems. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Snacks : home made rx bar, nuts, apple, dried figs, half an avocado </p>
Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-62746878246972706842017-08-24T21:05:00.001-05:002017-08-27T21:16:01.537-05:00Day 3: survived a work dinner! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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MMC had a work related dinner at a nice place that we were both excited to go to. Until I realized that dinner is food. Food I would not be eating and an open bar I could not enjoy. But, I went and brought snacks and ate guacamole with baby carrots. And came home and ate more food. I even resisted the pistachio tapioca dessert that people were loving. </div>
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Bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158079569224983677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158691777591857517.post-70254656770940986292017-08-23T07:46:00.001-05:002017-08-27T21:16:14.344-05:00Day 2: No honey for my throat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was gone for 10 days and got lazy about my allergy meds while away. Well, now I'm back and my throat and head are NOT happy about the reduced drugs in my system. </div>
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Normally, I would make a nice tea with some honey to soothe my throat. But of course not yesterday. And today it's bad again. I may not be friendly today. </div>
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On the topic of tea, I went to grab one from my stash at work yesterday and as I unwrapped it, I noticed a little sign "contains soy"!!!!! What are you doing putting soy in my tea!!???! I'm low now, with that one out, so I stopped for more on the way to work. I love working near downtown where I can do that. I don't love when a BAG OF TEA tries to thwart my food experiment efforts. Bastards. </div>
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Breakfast : egg, sweet potato, blueberries, and pecans</div>
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Lunch: salad with tuna and avocado and an apple cider mustard vinaigrette (much better than the balsamic) </div>
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I cut down on the food making time today, and that helped a lot. We'll see how tomorrow is while I accompany Mr More Calories to a work dinner. Yikes. </div>
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