Whole 30, Days 1 and 2

I don't expect to post daily (since I sucked at that plan last time) but we'll just see how things develop this time.

Yesterday's Meal One (M1) was eggs, green beans and a small amount of hash browned potatoes. The potatoes were Alexia Yukon Select with onion, garlic and white pepper that we got at Foodland.  Unfortunately, MOST hash browned potatoes have extra stuff added, so be sure to check the label!  Like I said yesterday, he won't have potatoes super often, even though they are allowed.  But I knew Day One would be a big transition, so I wanted to make sure he was full and ready to face the day.  For lunch/dinner at work, I packed him chicken seasoned with Montreal spices (be sure to check your spice blends for hidden sugars!), baby carrots, red pepper strips, frozen broccoli to heat up, mixed nuts (no peanuts!!), boiled eggs and a banana.  He was a little hungry when he got home, so he had some of the chai tea with almond milk from yesterday's recipe.  It wasn't the greatest, to be honest.  I'll probably play around with the spice blend and see if I can do better for him.  But part of the problem was that it was almond milk instead of dairy, so he'll just have to adjust to that.  He also had some more nuts.  We are pet sitting right now, which means our options are limited.  But I go home tomorrow, so I'll cook up some meats to have available for him if he comes home from work hungry (since doubling up on nuts isn't the best option for losing weight!)

Today, he had eggs, stir fry veggies (with garlic coconut amino acids in place of soy sauce) and half an avocado for M1.  Getting those healthy fats in is important!  For work (lunch and dinner) I packed Buffalo Chicken (combine 1 cup Frank's hot sauce and 6 Tbsp coconut oil, mix it with shredded chicken - makes several servings, of course!), baby carrots, red pepper strips, frozen broccoli, mixed nuts, boiled eggs (remember what I said about limited options right now?) and a fruit cup.  These fruit cups were a fun find!  They are Wawona Organic Mixed Fruit Cups and were in the freezer section at Costco, although this was the first time I've seen them there.   They have peaches, pineapple, mango and strawberries, in white grape juice.  No sugar, artificial colors or flavors.

I'm looking forward to getting back into my own kitchen and trying out some new recipes for him!  Next week's menu includes fun stuff like a variation of peanut butter and jelly burgers (since, you know, he can't have peanut butter OR jelly!) and Asian Lettuce Wraps.  I'll also be whipping up another batch of homemade mayo, so he can have some salmon or tuna salad.