We’re going to get a good start on our new year. Our menu will be mostly Paleo but with some cheese snuck in here and there. This time I’m going to work in some form of exercise. I’m posting my general menu ideas for reference.
Anyone joining me? {Come on. You can do it!}
Breakfast: Sliced bananas or sauteed cinnamon apples with pecans and coconut milk Banana with almond butter Chopped nut, seed, and dried fruit cereal with coconut milk Eggs, eggs, and more eggs Sausage or Bacon Green smoothies (banana, OJ or canned unsweetened pineapple, baby spinach, and frozen berries in Vitamix) Sauteed steak and veggies
Pumpkin/apple/bacon biscuits
Lunch: Tuna, lettuce, cherry tomato, and sunflower seed wraps Various soups, salads, or leftovers
Snacks:
Deviled eggs Almonds and dried cranberries Veggies Black olives Celery with almond butter Sweet potato chips
To Go:
Lara Bars
Dinner: Bun-less loaded burgers Grilled meat + roasted veggie (cauliflower, cabbage, sweet potato) + green salad Roasted broccoli with chicken apple sausage and slivered almonds
Pizza salad or taco salad
Pizza with chicken or cauliflower crust
Grilled Lemon Chicken and Faux-tato Salad
Ginger and Cilantro Baked Tilapia Chicken antipasto kabobs (chicken, artichoke hearts, olives, cherry tomatoes (mozzarella))
Slow Cooker Latin Chicken
Egg flower soup and Chinese meat and veggie platter (take-out)
Shrimp and Egg Flower Soup
Beef and veggie stew
Chicken and veggie soup (or pumpkin veggie chicken soup)
Sausage tomato soup
Cabbage soup with chicken and pork
Moo Shu Vegetables
Almond-Crusted Chicken Fingers with marinara sauce and green salad
Indian Chicken Curry Garlic Shrimp and Tomatoes Zucchini Lasagna
Fajitas in lettuce bowl or fajita chicken salad
Spaghetti meat sauce over spaghetti squash Roasted Brussels sprouts, apples, and bacon Avocado, tomato, cucumber, (mozzarella) salad
Chorizo Mini Meatloaves with Chipotle, Tomato Relish
Pulled pork spareribs with coffee/molasses barbeque sauce (for cheat-nights :))
Cook hamburger and onion in olive and sesame oils. Add a teaspoon of coriander then toss in a bag of frozen chopped broccoli. Serve as is or stuffed into a baked acorn squash or bell pepper.
Sautee zucchini, yellow squash, and onions in bacon fat. Add shrimp and crumbled bacon. Add baby spinach at the last minute. Top with lemon juice.
Drinking: Good Earth Lemongrass Green Tea
Lots of water
Desperation: Chocolate milkshakes (frozen banana, coconut milk, cocoa powder, a couple frozen strawberries in Vitamix)
Chocolate date balls (pecans, dates, and cocoa powder in food processor; roll into balls)
Cheating:
Chocolate Mug Cake (with coconut milk and almond flour)
Dates with cream cheese