favorite recipes

http://livinghealthywithchocolate.com/desserts/paleo-blueberry-muffin-grain-free-gluten-free-low-carb-997/

I doubled this recipe and used 1 cup oat flour and 1 cup almond just to make them cheaper. I also used 1/4 cup flax seed.

my granola I dont have a recipe I just eyeball
about
1/2 cup coconut oil melted
1/2 cup honey
8 cups uncooked oats
1 cup flax seed
1 T cinnamon
mix dry ingredients and add wet ingredients until all oats are covered.
Layer very thinly over several pans

Bake 325 for 10 min, stir and bake 10 more min. Let sit in pans until completely cool


Breakfast cookies
I dont measure but approx
2c oats
1 cup unsweetened cocnut
1 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup honey
1/8 cup chia seeds
1/2 cup raisins
mix all together and form balls with hands. Save and are great for breakfast or dessert.

busy life

We have still been eating alot less process foods. God is so kind to keep encouraging me. I have read many articles on cancer these last few weeks and so many of them say if you avoid processed foods and sugar your risk for cancer is so much less.
So I spend hours in the kitchen on the weekends making muffins and breakfast bars all with completely natural ingredients to feed my kids instead of cereal.

We are all enjoying it.
We had 2 birthdays and Easter so we have had many "cheat" or "bad" days but this is still a line I havent decided how I want to cross. As far as if we want to never eat that terrible stuff or just occasionally and what that will all look like. We are learning as we go.

guidlines

http://cdn.100daysofrealfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/veg-board-with-real-food-rules1.jpg

day 9

Breakfast- egg casserole and banana muffin
Snack- orange
lunch-chicken avacodo onion salt all mixed together and cucumber slices
Snack- we were at a easter party so I ate ham roll ups and rice crispy  treat
Dinner- left over beef stew with a peach for dessert
Snack- we are baby sitting kids and they had a popcorn and movie night and I couldnt resist the popcorn however I was not hungry at all.

Day 8

I woke up at 530 and made these fresh for the kids for breakfast. They were so happy to not have eggs :)

http://paleogrubs.com/banana-nut-muffins-recipe?pp=1

Lunch-

Cucumber roll

Snack- Strawberries, oranges

Dinner- Beef Stew

I just put a roast in the slow cooker with carrots and potatoes water and salt. 

day 7

Breakfast- I was getting tired of the same scrambled eggs so I made this.

10 eggs

1/3 cup coconut milk

4 pieces of cooked bacon

2 green onions

1/2 orange pepper

handful of spinige ripped up

made it yesterday and baked it this morning 350 for 28 min. It was good however I dont like cooked spinage so I would omit that next time. I sprinkled tumeric on it because its a good anti inflammatory.

day 6

Breakfast
2 eggs 2 pieces of nitrate free bacon
small bowl of my "granola" and coconut milk

Lunch- Salad
greens, tomatoes, orange pepers, green onions, green olives, carrots sunflower seeds and cucumbers

Snack- a ton of almonds!!

Dinner- I mixed 1 cup almond flour which is just ground up almonds salt and pepper. I rolled my thinly sliced chicken breast in the mixture and baked for 25 min at 350. They were so yummy I had 3 more after this plate. I steamed the broccoli.

for dessert I had a bowl of whipped cream with caramal sauce!! Steve wasnt home! UGG I fail.

day 5 weekend-fail

this morning woke up make some
Breakfast- 2 eggs and a sausage
then ate a bowl of a concoction I made

Lemon "granola"
chopped finely 1 cup almonds
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
1 cup chopped dates
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice.
handful of chia seeds

Its pretty good filling and sweet.


we ate lunch at my parents
I had a plate full of lettuce tomoates cilantro taco meat black olives and cheese

then the kids decoated sugar cookies and I didnt eat any!! GO ME

Then we came home and I was really hungry and all we had was left over tacos which I had just had for lunch so I didnt want the exact same thing again so I CAVED I ate chips and cheese!!!

Dinner- chips cheese guac, taco meat, olives, onions, salsa ect.
Dessert- yes I also caved and ate a sugar cookie my kids made. However I did let them each eat one more and then we threw the rest in the garbage hoping tomorrow is better.


The problem is when I am others around me are eating stuff I shouldnt I question why I am even doing this and try to rationalize why I can eat that stuff. UGG heres to a better tomorrow.

My main goal in doing this is simply to get my body back to a more healthy way of eating. Less sugar and more food that matters. and Very limiting food that is not beneficial to my BODY  for a healthy life for me and my family.

day 4

Breakfast- 2 eggs and a banana
lunch - hot dog, almonds
snack- dried plums apple
dinner- steak cauliflower, and brussel sprouts veggies and dip
Dessert- strawberries and grapes with wipped cream. I did have a delisious glass of wine with dinner!!


brownies are one of my top 2 favorite desserts and at dinner tonight there were 3 different pans of brownies at the table. With very little struggle I was able to pass them up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is beyond huge I have never ever been able to pass up brownies and if I do I come home craving them so bad I eat everything under the sun trying to satisfy that ooeeyy gooeeyy brownie flavor.
But instead I came home and happily ate a banana and was satisfied and didnt even think about the brownie which before it would have consumed my night.

Also after having a cheat I immediately felt a brain fog and irritability.
Its been important for me to have a variety of different quick snacks available because when I become hungry and want to cheat if I didnt have any options I could eat quickly I am sure I would cheat. However if I want salt I snack on some olives or salted almonds if I want sugar I eat fruit dried or regular. I have also been drinking tea which satisfies my need to have a taste in my mouth along with chewing mint and fruit gums.

day 3

for breakfast I had 2 eggs and a piece of bacon
for lunch I had a chicken breast brussel sprouts
for snack I had ants on a log and some almonds
for dinner we were out being served nachos so I had beef cheese tomotoes and black olives.
I also snuck a few chips.
for snack I had banana and PB

I baby sat this day and our schedule was thrown off with visitors and I cheated and had a few bites of a granola bar. I am so amazed at how putting that little taste of sugar in my mouth made me want to quit everything and enjoy some sugar. I succeded the rest of the day without cheating but it was so much harder since I had that taste of sugar.

Staring whole 30

On March 16th we started eating healthy with Whole 30 as our template. We are doing a few things different so this can work for our family. This is my menu plan for the coming week. This week is our trial and eat up whats in the house.
I am only blogging about this for my own reference not to show anybody how its done or teach.

day 2

lunch was a salad kids lunch was hot dogs and veggies then they were still hungry so they had a bowl of applesauce and a bowl of canned oranges.

breakfast was the same as yesterday with the leftover fried up veggies.

for dinner I had umm well I cant remember. Maybe it will come to me. This is what I get for not posting sooner.

day 1 continued

for snack we had pistachios, almonds, dried apricots and dried plums.

for dinner we had chili since we had no bread or crackers I felt the need to eat something else so I roasted some brussle sprouts.

For nighttime snack I had apple and tea.

Day 1

For breakfast I had fried zuccini, onions, mushrooms and yellow pepper 1 egg 1 chicken sausage and a little sourkraut. The kids had eggs and keifer some choose veggies some passed.

This first week is a starter week and eat the rest of the food from the house. Dairy is not part of our plan but I have alot of keifer left so we will finish that up.

For lunch we had a very high sugar lunch thanks to my cravings. I am highly addicted so this withdrawl week will still have some natural sugar. I had a banana and 2 stalks celery with PB and raisins and a handful of cashews. I was still hungry after this picture of food was eaten so I made myself another stick of celery with toppings and a handful of grapes! Again I know a ton of sugar! OOOPPPS. THe kids ate banana with PB raisins cashews and grapes.