I love having foods cooked in advance in my fridge or freezer, but cooking on-the-spot doesn't have to be time consuming. One of the ways I save time is by keeping washed fruits and veggies cut up and ready to go in the fridge, or by spending a little more money to get the pre-cut/chopped vegetables at HEB. To me, it's totally worth it for convenience sake!
I whipped up this meal after my run this morning and it took about 10 minutes total. That's it!!
All of the ingredients I used for the meal, minus the avocado. This Aidells chicken & apple sausage is the closest to Whole30 approved sausage I've been able to find at HEB. Sausage and bacon are VERY tricky because almost all have added sugar. READ YOUR LABELS! I recently ordered sugar-free, Whole30-approved bacon from US Wellness Meats and cannot wait for it to be delivered! If you're not familiar with ghee, I highly suggest getting to know the awesomeness of clarified butter. It's perfect for cooking, has an amazing flavor, and contains none of the water or milk protein found in "margarine".
I started by sauteing the sausage and broccoli in the skillet for a couple minutes
Added a touch of ghee, lots of tri-color peppers, and chopped tomatoes
I scrambled in a few eggs and - DONE!
On my plate, I topped it all with fresh pico and avocado and had about 1/4 of a sweet potato (I bake these at the beginning of the week and keep in my fridge and/or freezer). The perfect meal! You can also make several servings at once and store in containers to reheat throughout the next couple of days. By the way, this is a large dinner plate in my picture. Make sure you're reading the Whole30 website for guidelines on how much to be eating and remember, we DON'T COUNT CALORIES! Hooray!
This is something easy you can do any time of the day and switch up to add whatever meat and vegetables you like. Ground turkey and asparagus would be great, as would roasted or shredded chicken or turkey with spinach, mushrooms, etc. There are endless possibilities - that's what happens when you eat real food!
Pre-Workout: shredded meat and some nuts (cashews and almonds)
Post-Workout: hard-boiled egg
Meal 1: pictured above
Meal 2: Chicken salad over spinach leaves, green beans, apples & almond butter
Meal 3: Paleo chili - added carrots; spinach salad with a few walnuts, dried cranberries (NO sugar), and balsamic/olive oil
WATER ALL DAY!
During my run this morning, I noticed right away I did not have the amount of energy I usually have during a workout. THIS IS NORMAL! Everyone experiences the same phases due to the changes happening in our bodies as we cut out the crap that has been causing us harm (often without us knowing it). Our bodies have to learn how to use/burn fat and protein as sources of fuel rather than relying on "easy access" energy sources. Click on the link above to read more about what is happening to your body during these 30 days and how you'll likely experience these changes!
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