whole 30: week 3.

we are winding down the last few days of the whole30 and i kind of can't believe it. in many ways, it's been way easier than i expected. it's also been really rewarding and awesome. in week 3, we didn't go as crazy with planning and prep and still managed to stay compliant and eat delish foods. i also was able to put on some jeans i haven't worn in like 8 months, so that was a big win for me! we did get sorta bored in week 3 because we repeated a lot of meals (cole slaw) and we grilled a boatload of chicken and sausage early in the week, which was convenient, but also made me feel like that's alllll we ate.

emma asked if our kidlets are eating this way too, and the answer is...kinda. i have bread in the house for them to have sandwiches for lunch a couple days a week. they are still eating cheese. the day i made chicken coconut curry, they had applegate farms chicken nuggets with alexia tots and fruit. so...definitely not 100%, but maybe 80% for ek and 60% for hollis? it's way too hard to monitor it at school, so they are still having goldfish and popsicles or whatever other treats they get served. but they are making strides - especially ek. and hollis has taken some bites that he hadn't before, so...baby steps...

food!

wednesday:
meal 1 - leftover kale & sausage quiche with sweet potato crust; leftover broccoli and asparagus.
meal 2 - cabbage slaw with chicken; gazpacho (the kids helped me make it - fun!)
meal 3 - salad with baby spinach & kale, chicken, olives, carrots, onion, cashews; sunshine sauce as the dressing

thursday:
meal 1 - one egg and chicken/apple sausage with sauteed baby bok choy
meal 2 - salad with grilled chicken, carrots, radishes, onion, orange peppers, and blueberry walnut vinaigrette (homemade, of course)
meal 3 - paleo shepherd's pie (ground beef, carrots, onion, celery, topped with sweet potatoes); side of cole slaw

friday:
meal 1 - eggs and sauteed spinach/kale; half an avocado
meal 2 - chicken salad with a hardboiled egg and homemade mayo; leftover veggies
meal 3 - ny strips with salad of baby kale/spinach, oranges, avocado and beets; roasted carrots

saturday:
meal 1 - leftover beet salad wtih eggs and whole30 compliant bacon (pederson's from whole foods - yum!)
meal 2 - more slaw with leftover pork tenderloin and romesco
meal 3 - chicken & apple sausage with sweet potatoes and roasted broccoli

sunday:
meal 1 - jb made me a mother's day brunch with an omelet stuffed with chicken/apple sausage, spinach, yellow bell pepper and a side of bacon
meal 2 - tuna salad with a side of an apple and some kalamata olives
meal 3 - spaghetti squash with homemade tomato sauce and turkey meatballs

monday:
meal 1 - turkey and eggs; sauteed spinach; cherries
meal 2 - leftover spaghetti squash and meatballs
meal 3 - cauliflower rice with crockpot coconut curry chicken (yummmm)

tuesday:
meal 1 - chicken apple sausage with sauteed yellow squash and cherries
meal 2 - a random pile of stuff from the fridge: tuna, raspberries, mini bell peppers, french beans, hardboiled egg, leftover squash, cherries, olives, and pesto mayo
meal 3 - zoodles with grilled shrimp and pesto

wednesday:
meal 1 - sweet potato, chicken apple sausage, eggs, avocado
meal 2 - salad with chicken, onion, carrots, cherry tomatoes, spinach, olives, mini peppers, radishes, dressed with evoo and an apple on the side
meal 3 - we had a date this night, so i grabbed leftovers - more sausage, squash, sweet potato, french beans, and mayo