Clean eating - Let's try this again!
spiderlashes5000
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Just looking for conversation w/ folks who eat:
paleo
primal
whole 30
vegan
whole food
dairy-free
grain-free
"clean"
or other eating styles that eliminate or reduce foods that are deemed unhealthy, metabolically-harmful, mucous-producing, overly-processed or inflammatory.
No need for anyone to defend their choices.
Just healthy food inspiration, food porn (pics), reminders why we chose these eating styles, maybe links to research or recipes, questions, rec.
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I loved eating paleo but fell off the wagon when I visited my parents/went back to NYC for a week in April and didn't have my usual stuff and was thrown off my routine.
So I'm getting back on this horse but think I might need to turbo charge by omitting fruits for a while to drop the extra weight I picked up by eating junk.
Lunch will be a grilled chicken and field green salad w/ a little bacon, red onion and cucumber w/ balsamic vinaigrette...and an iced tea.
What's for dinner, everyone?
paleo
primal
whole 30
vegan
whole food
dairy-free
grain-free
"clean"
or other eating styles that eliminate or reduce foods that are deemed unhealthy, metabolically-harmful, mucous-producing, overly-processed or inflammatory.
No need for anyone to defend their choices.
Just healthy food inspiration, food porn (pics), reminders why we chose these eating styles, maybe links to research or recipes, questions, rec.
***
I loved eating paleo but fell off the wagon when I visited my parents/went back to NYC for a week in April and didn't have my usual stuff and was thrown off my routine.
So I'm getting back on this horse but think I might need to turbo charge by omitting fruits for a while to drop the extra weight I picked up by eating junk.
Lunch will be a grilled chicken and field green salad w/ a little bacon, red onion and cucumber w/ balsamic vinaigrette...and an iced tea.
What's for dinner, everyone?
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I need to get back to the SCD diet. I do much better grain free, and I really need to go full dairy free. I always feel like there's one missing piece, and it's always dairy and I always fail at cutting it out.
Why the heck don't we listen to our bodies? My tastebuds always win
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Smashed Steak Skewers with Cherry Barbecue Sauce (Inspired by The Croods)
Here’s what to hunt and gather to make 16 skewers:
For the Cherry Barbecue Sauce (Makes 1⅔ cup of sauce):
- 2 teaspoons ghee or fat of choice
- ½ cup minced shallot
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 (1-inch) ginger root, peeled and finely grated (I use a Microplane)
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- ¼ cup coconut aminos (or wheat-free tamari)
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- ¼ cup apple juice
- 10 ounces frozen cherries, roughly chopped
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
For the Smashed Steak Skewers:- 1½-pound flank steak
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons melted ghee
- ¼ cup scallions, thinly sliced (optional)
Instructions here...I always hated store-bought mayo. But this stuff is great!
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NP/LP: CJ Daily Fix, KMF Whenever / Giovanni TTTT
RO/LI: Aussie Moist, CJ Argan & Olive Oil, Hask Keratin Protein
DC/PROTEIN: KC Stellar Strands / CNPF
STYLER: CJ Curl Queen
COLOR: henna, amla & indigo
:thumbdown:: glycerin in high/low dews, polyquat-10 & 11, parabens
I made them w/ coconut oil, coconut flour, coconut milk, two bananas, eggs, salt, agave, unsweetened cocoa powder, semisweet chocolate chips and pecans.
(I personally added the unsweetened cocoa powder to the recipe to rely less heavily on the chocolate chips, which are not paleo. And I also added the pecans for some texture.)
They turned out really well! No coconut taste IMO but a slight banana taste...which is fine w/ me.
OK these are not actually the brownies I made or even likely to be paleo brownies but I just wanted a pic of brownies!
That said...I need to lay off the sweet stuff, either way. I need to dial all carbs way back for right now!
I'm making a meatloaf right now. I use 1lb lean ground beef and 1lb ground turkey. Put lots of veggies in a food processor, kale, zuchini, carrots, onions and celery tonight. Saute the veggies to soften them a bit. Then bind it all together with 4-5 eggs. Season to taste of course. It makes a very hearty meal on it's own... don't really have to pair anything with it but usually a side of green beans makes it feel more complete.
Does it taste vegetably?
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE vegetables. But I'm not sure about eating meat that takes like a vegetable! LOL
What didn't you like about Paleo?
This intermittent fasting is hard! Your paleo might be my IF!
That cheery BBQ sauce is almost something like a glaze I make for pork chops. I modified it from a Paula Dean recipe. That sauce is so easy and tasty. I will try it like that on beef sticks the next time I grill some.
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