I'd love to have some accountability buddies if anyone would like to do this with me! For 30 days, you focus on eating healthy whole foods. The program rules can be found here, and you stick to the meal template found here. It's very strict, but totally worth it, imo. The foods that you eliminate completely for the 30 days are:
- Sugar/sugar substitutes of any kind
- Alcohol
- Grains
- Legumes (Soy is off-limits!)
- Dairy
- Carrageenan, MSG or sulfites
- No “Sex With Your Pants On” (SWYPO): recreated 'whole foods/paleo' baked goods or snacks. While some things are across the board off-limits (egg/banana 'pancakes', grainless muffins and wraps, etc.), I think SWYPO foods are highly individual. Cauliflower 'rice' or 'tortillas' aren't going to be a problem/trigger food for me, whereas veggie 'chips' or trying to replicate anything cheesey absolutely would be.
My garden was started late, but I'm hoping that it will help provide healthy fresh veggies this summer. We are getting eggs regularly, but they are phoenix eggs and very small. 4 would probably be one serving. Still, I'll use those farm-fresh eggs when I can. We have a freezer full of deer meat that I plan to take full advantage of, and we even have a bit of our harvested pig left (though not much). I hope to find a local source to buy a couple of rabbits.
I'm always so surprised by how much I eat while I'm on the program. Cooking gets very hot – and so does Missouri – so I plan to cook large batches of things on rainy days and maybe some late nights. I'm doing as much prep work ahead of time, including freezer meals, so that I have things ready should we have a busy day or if I get sick again. The meal plans never work out quite like I hope, so this time I'm just going to list things I plan to make over the next week or two. I'll fix them as time allows.
Pre-prep
Salsa
Beef broth
Chicken broth
Hardboiled eggs
Chicken breasts
Browned ground beef
Amazingly Good Paleo [Venison] Jerky and [Venison] TeriJerky
Chorizo
Mason Jar Salads
Veggie hash
Steam-sauté veggies
Baked potatoes/sweet potatoes
Week 1-2 Menu
Breakfasts
Silky Gingered Zucchini Soup
Golden Cauliflower Soup
Slow-Cooker Breakfast Meatloaf
Spicy Salmon Frittata
Broccoli Spinach Frittata
Lunches
Tuna Cakes w/Green Olives
Eat Your Greens Detox Soup
Simple Shrimp Ceviche
Magic Shrimp
Ahi Tuna Salad
Dinners
Crockpot Cilantro Lime Chicken
Tuesday Night Chicken
Paleo Meatza Pies
Paleo Tex Mex Casserole
PaleOMG Pizza Spaghetti Pie
Pre- or Post-Work Out meals
Spicy Chorizo Scotch Eggs
Citrus Bison Meatballs w/Crispy Sweet Potato Noodles
Paleo Sweet Potato Chili
Paleo Mediterranean Steak
Roasted Rosemary Almonds