Paleo Day 1 in Review

Goooood morning!!!!

I am quite proud to say that I had a PHENOMENAL day 1 back on the paleo diet. I wanted to share my first day successes with you as well as some recipes too!

Luckily, yesterday was a snow day. This helped me get my week started off right as well as meal prep. I usually meal prep on Sundays, but this week we were doing a home improvement project in our downstairs bathroom. As a result, I simply didn't get the time I needed to plan ahead.

In the morning, I started myself off with a paleo spin on coffee. I LOVE COFFEE!!!! I used my handy dandy Keurig to brew a strong cup of Tully's Madison blend (a new one that is a little bitter, but an excellent extra bold coffee). Instead of the normal Splenda/Fat Free French Vanilla, I switched to Unsweetened Original Almond Milk (1 tbsp) and Organic Agave. I am not going to lie to you - it isn't as good. But it certainly did the trick with the caffeine :).

Since I was off, I decided to cook a BIG BREAKFAST! I cooked 4 egg whites scrambled with a little bit of unsweetened original almond milk, oregano, basil, parsley, garlic sea salt, cracked pepper. I topped them with avocado slices and homemade Paleo Sriracha Sauce (20 minutes and you have it for the whole week!). I also cooked low-sodium turkey bacon as well. Here was the delicious, filling result:

I highly recommend it! For the record, no butter was used, just coconut oil spray to grease the pan for my eggs.



For lunch, I had Shakeology (the only non-paleo exception I am making). I made it with one cup of Unsweetened Original Almond Milk, one scoop of Chocolate Shake-O, a handful of ice and 1/2 of a frozen banana. It was quite tasty! For a mid-morning snack prior, I had a small 1/2 cup serving of pomegranate arils (full of antioxidants AND savory too).

After my shake, I prepped a few snacks. First: paleo bread. Yes, I am Italian. I LOVE BREAD. The thought of no bread makes me so, so sad. So, I made some paleo approved bread that is easy to make and incredible on the taste buds. Here is the final product:

Here is the recipe:

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I also made a quick and easy snack - paleo sweet potato chips. You simply slice a medium-sized sweet potato thinly, toss in 2 tbsp of organic extra virgin coconut oil (or olive oil), add rosemary and garlic sea salt (or any seasoning of your choice). Lay on cookie sheet greased with coconut oil spray, not overlapping but touching is okay. Bake at 400 for about 15 minutes, flipping after 7 minutes. AMAZING!

The left is before, the right is after. Crunchy, satisfying, and guilt free. Helped me cure my snow day munchies, that's for sure!

Finally, dinner! I made this scrumptious entree:

Paleo Roasted Pork Tenderloin (I adapted it for the crock pot). I sliced fresh brussel sprouts in half, coated them in 2 tbsp of organic evoo, sea salt, and pepper; then, I baked them in oven at 400 for about 15 minutes. Sliced and toasted some paleo bread with butter as well. I highly recommend it!

I had homemade chocolate chip cookies at home, and didn't even try one. Great NSV :).

Happy Paleo,

Kerri

Welcome back...

Hello, everyone! Starting March 3rd, I am picking back up where I left off last August. Truth be told, I did not continue the paleo lifestyle past my thirty day challenge last summer. I loved the results, but keeping up this diet is a little more expensive and also difficult to stick to. However, nothing is going to hold me back this time. I am 3000% determined!!!

The only modification I will be making is for my Shakeology in the morning, with almond milk. However, I am going to be 100% paleo with everything else.

Stay tuned for more recipes, motivation, and ideas on what products are the best!

Happy paleo,

Kerri