2/1/2012

Woooo! It’s the first of the month. I can’t believe it’s already February! Today marks only 1 week left of our Paleo Challenge!

 

Lunch

-1/2 piece of roasted pork chop

-sauteed zucchini

-“mashed potatoes” (steamed cauliflower, bit of butter, coconut milk, salt and pepper blended up until smooth). I’ve tried to make these before with coconut oil instead of butter but got complaints they were too “coconuty” go figure

-Salad (romaine lettuce, macadamia nuts, peppers, cranberries, grape tomatoes, homemade Balsamic vinaigrette)

 

Dinner

-Paleo Taco Bowl (ground turkey taco meat, small baked sweet potato, romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes)

-small cup of Orange Juice with 1 spoon of chia seeds

Snacks

-small piece of dark chocolate

-pineapple, apple, orange

-2 eggs scrambled and a verrryyy small bowl of rice porridge (I’m starting to feel crummy too so it’s a must)

 

Here’s 1 week until the end of the challenge and 2 weeks until Valentine’s day!

1/31/2012

Lunch

-Paleo Taco Bowl (ground turkey taco meat, small baked sweet potato, romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, salsa)

-cup of fresh pineapple (yum!)

Dinner

-mug of Italian sausage and Kale soup

-Salad (romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, peppers, macadamia nuts, cranberries, homemade balsamic vinegarette)

-Fruit Salad (pineapple, orange, banana)

Snacks

uuugghhh i ate herra snacks today…bad, bad

-Yogi Chai Rooibos tea

-1 whole package of olive oil nori

-handful of baby carrots

-some more pinepaple

-Trader Joe’s Just Dried Apricots (they were yuck-ville so I sprinkled some li hing powder on it (not paleo!)

-handful of pistachios (luckily un-shelled so I stopped myself)

1/29/2012

1/30/2012

I forgot to take pictures today…I’ve been slacking

Lunch

-Bowl of Italian sausage and Kale soup

-Salad (romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, macadamia nuts, homemade balsamic vinegarette)

 

Dinner

-Roast pork chop with sauteed zucchini and steamed broccoli

-oranges and apples

 

Semi Cheat

With a sick person in the house, I made some rice porridge (ground pork, rice, potato, peas) and snuck a small bowl of it cause I’ve been feeling pretty crummy too and it looked too good to pass up!

 

1/28/2012

Breakfast

-3 scrambled eggs, small sweet potato

Lunch/Dinner

-small sweet potato topped with turkey taco meat (onions, peppers, taco seasoning, ground turkey), romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, avocados, salsa

sooo good!

 

1/27/2012

Breakfast

-leftover banana pancakes with a small baked asian sweet potato

Lunch

-small bowl of mexican chicken soup with half an avocado

Dinner

-“Fried rice” with sauteed zucchini, stir-fried beef, grape tomatoes and a fried egg on top

Snacks

-big plate of kale chips while watching Twilight..the 2nd to last one

1/26/2012

Breakfast

1 banana with spoon of almond butter

-Yogi Goji Berry Green Tea

Lunch

-“fried rice” with some thai ground turkey on top (ground turkey, soy sauce, and thai basil)

Dinner

Mexican Chicken soup with half an avocado

 

On a whim I attempted to make some banana pancakes. It was super easy and very banana-y! If I think about it enough I’m just eating a banana-y omelet. I could’ve put some almond flour in it to make it more “pancake” like but didn’t want something too heavy.

3 ripe bananas, 2 beaten eggs, 1 spoon almond butter 1 spoon flax seed.

Mixed up and then cooked in some coconut oil

1/25/2012

Here’s to the end of a bad day that makes me not look forward to tomorrow :[

Breakfast

-1 banana eaten with spoon of almond butter

-Yerba Mate Chai tea

Lunch

-“fried rice” with stir-fried beef and bean sprouts (seasoned with salt and pepper)

 

Dinner

-Bowl of Mexican Chicken soup topped with guacamole (1/2 avocado, lime juice, cilantro, onions)

Snacks

-2 pieces of Trader Joe’s Just Dried Mangos

-1/2 Fuji Apple

-handful of raw cashews

-more tea

crazy tuesday

Like always, the first week back to work from “vacation” (thanks to 2012 snowpocalypse) is always a crazy one. Yesterday was definitely Manic Monday and Tuesday, well…it was damn crazy. So much catching up to do with so little time! Siiiiigh.

But I shouldn’t complain because as much effort and time I put into my work, I love my job and every ounce of my sweat, blood, tears and energy is worth it! Tonight proved exactly why I do what I do. I attended a city council meeting earlier tonight and it was rewarding watching some of my students speak to the council about the importance of tobacco-free parks. Definitely made my heart smile! 🙂 Hoorah for youth and student empowerment!

Breakfast
– Smoothie (spinach, 1/2 banana, frozen blueberries, almond butter, water)

Lunch

Leftovers: tilapia fillet seasoned w/ garlic & herbs, steamed broccoli

Dinner

Garlic & herb chicken sausage w/ onions, cooked in coconut oil.
Scrambled eggs w/ garlic, cayenne, parsley and spinach.

Dessert: paleo coconut fudge

Snack
– 12 oz. Americano (my first coffee of 2012!)
– mandarins
– raw almonds
– Trader Joe’s pitted prunes (non-sorbate)

1/23/2012

Breakfast

-1 banana with handful of raw almonds

-Trader Joe’s Sugar and Spice Black Tea

Lunch

-biiig container of stir-fried “noodles”

-3/4 Fuji apple

Dinner

-Mexican Chicken soup with guacamole on top (avocados, lime juice, salt, Sriracha)

-last small piece of banh tet with cha

-apples and oranges

Snacks

-1 baked sweet potato (scrubbed clean and baked for 35 minutes at 325 degrees). Oh man…it feels good to eat something starchy and this sweet potato tasted so sweet! It was pretty much my dessert.

-another handful of raw almonds

-small cup of Smoothie

 

I think I may eat a small bowl of “fried rice” later….I wrote this post to detract me from doing so, we’ll see how that works.