Lurong Paleo Challenge- Week 6

Only 3 weeks left in the challenge! It kinda feels like it just got started though. I am hoping to see more results in the next 3 weeks as the challenge comes to a close!

Post-WOD meal: Paleo pancakes and 1 cup blackberries 

I forgot to take a pic of mine, but I made a double batch today and tossed them in the fridge for the week. They are very yummy all by themselves and I just put them in the little toaster oven for a few minutes in the morning.

Breakfast: Bacon and Egg Cups with another cup of blackberries

I have previously posted this recipe. It's so easy that I can't stop making these!

Lunch: Butternut Squash Noodles in Creamy Tomato Sauce with Chicken

So I accidetally bought butternut squash instead of yellow squash. I hope it doesn't mess up the taste too much. I also added chicken to get some protien. I had to make a double batch of the sauce to cover all my noodles and it made a TON.

Dinner: Shredded Beef on Bib lettuce with Avocado and Pico De Gallo

This shredded beef recipe comes highly reccomended from Terre, so I had to try it! Since my lunch is a little carb heavy with the butternut squash, I figured dinner needed to be nice and light.

Snack: Bacon Wrapped Dates

These were super fun to make and sooooooooo delicious! I am going to try to limit myself to 2-3 of these as a snack.

I also made the bacon brussel bites today on a whim to see if I was still allergice... and no reaction! My hands didn't break out after handling them and I feel fine after eating them. That means that it could have been the Velvet Deer Antler stuff from the Lurong people. I am going to give it another week and start taking it again and see what happens.

Jenn

Lurong Paleo Challenge- Week 5

Let me just preface this post with this comment......our dishwasher broke Saturday night, hence it took me almost 8 hours to prep today as I had to wash everything by hand. But it got done!!

Tara came over while I was prepping and got this pic of me. I don't know why I was making that face, but as you can see, I like being comfy (complete with hair having a deep conditioning treatment) while I prep.

Ok! So here we go with meals.....

Breakfast- Apple Cider muffins 

These were delicious!! I am going to pair them with some blackberries on my way out the door in the morning.

Morning Snack- Bacon Egg cups (I made these last week so check there for the recipe). I'll be having some cantaloupe or pinapple with these.

Lunch- Day 1 & 2  Shrimp and Cabbage Avacado Salad

So I thought I would make it easy and just buy some shrimp at Wegmans and then make this fresh side salad to go with it! It smells good, though I have not yet tasted it.

Day 3-6 - Pulled Pork and Sweet Potato Fries

Soooo my pulled pork does not look like this and it has a super acidic taste. I pulled the meat out and threw the rest of the sauce and stuff away. Yipes. Don't think I'll be making this one again.

These fries were a-freaking-mazing!!!! Seriously. I threw them together last minute and only used cumin, paprika and cinnamon with some pink salt for seasonings. Quick, easy, and tasty!!!!

Dinner- Chorizo stuffed poblano peppers

Ok, so these recipes are a bit off....You only need 1 lb of chorizo. I ended up freezing the other half of the mixture because I had waaaaaay too much! The smell amazing and my dad was getting all up in my crock pot while these were simmering.

I am pairing these with the roasted cauliflower that I made last week.

I don't know why I thought I needed more food.....I guess the recipes said they made less than they acutally did. I also made paleo chicken fingers and BLT bites. So...much...food. I ended up freezing most of the chicken fingers and will eat those next week. The BLT bites I am going to have as a snack!!

Lurong Paleo Challenge- Week 4

Ohhhhh the prep was real today. Four hours of prep, not including grocery shopping, but I think it will be worth it. 

I have a backwards schedule this week since I will be in clinic early for my OR rotation and going to the WOD after, so I made some special breakfast items that I can indulge in.

Running-out-of-the-house-breakfast: 

I doubled this recipe and made 16 of these delicious little fluffy delights. They baked up so nicely and they have a wonderful flavor and texture. I will be eating these with some blackberries and some nuts on my way out the door.

Mid-morning-breakfast-so-I-can-take-a-late-lunch: 

These are bacon egg cups that I just kinda saw on Pinterest and thought I could make myself. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. I cut the bacon strips in half and lined the cups with 3 of the halves, baked it for about 5 minutes before I put an egg in each little basket. I finished baking for another 12 minutes and voila! I will be having these with some cantaloupe!

Lunch- 

Paleo tuna salad in an avocado! 

For the mayo.....

And then I just mixed some of this up with some tuna and chopped up some celery. I am going to have this with a sweet potato with ghee and cinnamon.....still can't think of another carb to have that I like as much.

Pre-WOD snack: 2 hard boiled eggs with hot sauce. Pro.....tein.

Dinner:

Stuffed peppers!!!! I found this recipe on pinterest.....

These smelled so good that my dad snagged one as soon as they came out of the oven and he loved it. I am excited to try my own dinner!!

I am pairing these with roasted cauliflower. 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees, put some coconut oil in a baking pan, and start cutting your cauliflower into bite-sized pieces. Spread them in the pan and toss over a bit of coconut oil and move all the pieces around so you have them covered. Throw on smoked paprika, sea salt, black pepper, and minced garlic to taste. Roast in oven for 25 minutes. 

I was eating this by the handful out of the pan it was so good!

I haven't had the time to do the calorie count, nor the protein, carb, and fat count, but I think I am pretty close to where I need to be :)

Jenn

Lurong Paleo Challenge- Week 3

Wow. So I am seriously slacking! Midway through week 3 and I am just now getting around to posting my meal plan......I'll make it quick.

Pre and Post WOD breakfast- So Gabe, my morning coach, suggested I have some fat before coming in since I was getting light headed and worn out right at the beginning of the WODs. I now have 1 tbsp of almond butter before leaving the house and I am feeling much better during my workouts :) Thanks Gabe!! After the work out, much to Roy's dismay, I am still doing my pumpkin protein shakes. They are easy and yummy and I need pumpkin spice in my life. I'm working on coming up with another option. It might have bacon in it.....

Breakfast- I did paleo egg cups again! They are quick and easy and portable. Love it. This week I did the spinach and onion and switched to red peppers and sausage! Yummmmm.  So much flavor. Pairing this still with 1.5 cups of blackberries and raw cashews.

Lunch- Paleo Orange Chicken

So this was super easy and quick to make and it smells and tastes great. I over cooked the chicken because I forgot I was going to have to reheat it over the week....so now it is a bit tough but still tastes great. I have been pairing this with my sweet  potato, ghee and cinnammon. I take the leftover orange sauce at the bottom of the container and pour it over my potato. So good! 

Taking Roy's suggestions of bumping up my fats, I have raw cashews with this too.

Dinner- Wild Caught Salmon with Veggies

Stop yourself right now and look at this. SUPER SIMPLE, delicious, and healthy. So I bought the fish, took me less than 5 mins to prep the veggies while I preheated the oven to 400 degrees, I set up my pans as you see above and I tossed some lemon herb flavored coconut oil over everything, basil, dill weed, oregano, and minced garlic and put it all in the oven for 20 mins. Easiest thing I made all day! And it has so much flavor. Guess what.... I eat some raw cashews with this too lol.

Alternate meal- I had to do something else because the orange chicken and the salmon only covered 4 out of 5 meals needed for the week so I made the Paleo Buffalo Chicken Soup that came highly reccomended from Fawn.

Sooooo good. Soooooo hot! Makes a ton of soup and I eat about 2 cups of it per serving. Guess what I have with it....nuts! 

Other things- Bacon Brussel Bites for a snack

So these are amazing. I may or may not be allergic to brussel sprouts. I may or may not have eaten an entire plant by myself over the weekend.....

 I don't know why I find it so amusing that it comes like this. Anyway! Delicious and easy to make and they really hit the spot!

 I was so over doing hard boiled eggs and tabasco so I threw some organic salsa over the top instead (double checked the lable 3x to make sure it didn't have sugar or any other crap in it). This was really refreshing to have for dinner!

Ok so that is my 3 week update. I haven't even started looking at recipes for next week. Ugh. I need to kick myself in the butt and get it in gear :P

Jenn