Cian is napping once more so here I am to update. I am feeling much better today. Still a bit sniffly with a tickle in my throat, but it is going away as the day goes along.
Yesterday we went on another shopping trip. We were almost completely out of food. It is a bit harder to procrastinate making shopping trips when eating this way, because there isn't stuff sitting in the cupboards that I can use to fill in the blanks. When it is gone, it's gone! No rice or bread makings or canned stuff to get us through a few more days. We got another week or so worth of food and it came to $84. I am not really thrilled about how much this seems to be costing. Hmm...at this rate our monthly grocery bill will be around $400. We are going to start going to farmer's markets in the area to see if we can get better quality produce for less $$!
Last night for dinner we had Paleo Correct Meat Loaf. Since store bought ketchup has so much sugar, salt and often high fructose corn syrup in it, we no longer eat it so any meat loaf had better be good on its own! Luckily, this one was. Tim put a bit of hot sauce on it (yes, TimV, hot sauce is allowed...I know you were worried about that! :P), but I just ate it plain. The recipe follows:
Paleo Correct Meat Loaf
2 lb extra lean ground beef
½ c fresh parsley, chopped
2 red onions, finely chopped
2 tsp cumin
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp pepper
½ red pepper, chopped
3 omega 3-enriched eggs, beaten
½ c fresh cilantro, chopped
2 T flaxseed oil
Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Spread mixture evenly in an 8½ x 11” baking dish. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes or until well cooked. Serves 8.
I wish I had gotten a picture of it before it was cooked...it was so colorful! :) Along with the meatloaf we had fresh veggies and for dessert we had Frozen Mashed Bananas. It was surprisingly good, and I am not a big fan of bananas! Here's the recipe:
Frozen Mashed Bananas
3-4 ripe bananas
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Peel and mash bananas in bowl. Add vanilla extract. Chill in freezer 20-30 minutes then stir.
It tasted like banana/vanilla ice cream! I added a bit of cinnamon to mine for an added layer of flavor and to cut a bit of the sweet banana. It turned out great.
As the week has gone along, I have gotten a bit more creative with ideas. For example, I have discovered a really delicious "Paleo sandwich". Simply core an apple, cut it into slices (as though you are going to dry them), smear almond butter on one slice and put another slice on top. Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired. Yum!
We are still feeling great and my cravings have stopped (for now at least). Tim was mentioning that he has noticed it is MUCH easier to stay awake while he is sitting in a class they are putting him through at work. Everyone else is falling asleep after lunch, but he is alert and feels good. Normally he is dozing off with the worst of them. :P
I also have stopped breaking out. Yay! My skin is beginning to clear already.
I had better get back to my day. Adios for now.
Yesterday we went on another shopping trip. We were almost completely out of food. It is a bit harder to procrastinate making shopping trips when eating this way, because there isn't stuff sitting in the cupboards that I can use to fill in the blanks. When it is gone, it's gone! No rice or bread makings or canned stuff to get us through a few more days. We got another week or so worth of food and it came to $84. I am not really thrilled about how much this seems to be costing. Hmm...at this rate our monthly grocery bill will be around $400. We are going to start going to farmer's markets in the area to see if we can get better quality produce for less $$!
Last night for dinner we had Paleo Correct Meat Loaf. Since store bought ketchup has so much sugar, salt and often high fructose corn syrup in it, we no longer eat it so any meat loaf had better be good on its own! Luckily, this one was. Tim put a bit of hot sauce on it (yes, TimV, hot sauce is allowed...I know you were worried about that! :P), but I just ate it plain. The recipe follows:
Paleo Correct Meat Loaf
2 lb extra lean ground beef
½ c fresh parsley, chopped
2 red onions, finely chopped
2 tsp cumin
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp pepper
½ red pepper, chopped
3 omega 3-enriched eggs, beaten
½ c fresh cilantro, chopped
2 T flaxseed oil
Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Spread mixture evenly in an 8½ x 11” baking dish. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes or until well cooked. Serves 8.
I wish I had gotten a picture of it before it was cooked...it was so colorful! :) Along with the meatloaf we had fresh veggies and for dessert we had Frozen Mashed Bananas. It was surprisingly good, and I am not a big fan of bananas! Here's the recipe:
Frozen Mashed Bananas
3-4 ripe bananas
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Peel and mash bananas in bowl. Add vanilla extract. Chill in freezer 20-30 minutes then stir.
It tasted like banana/vanilla ice cream! I added a bit of cinnamon to mine for an added layer of flavor and to cut a bit of the sweet banana. It turned out great.
As the week has gone along, I have gotten a bit more creative with ideas. For example, I have discovered a really delicious "Paleo sandwich". Simply core an apple, cut it into slices (as though you are going to dry them), smear almond butter on one slice and put another slice on top. Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired. Yum!
We are still feeling great and my cravings have stopped (for now at least). Tim was mentioning that he has noticed it is MUCH easier to stay awake while he is sitting in a class they are putting him through at work. Everyone else is falling asleep after lunch, but he is alert and feels good. Normally he is dozing off with the worst of them. :P
I also have stopped breaking out. Yay! My skin is beginning to clear already.
I had better get back to my day. Adios for now.
