I shared Part I of "How I survive Paleo and Whole 30" HERE. It has been one of my most popular blog posts. I thought I would do a follow up post and share more of my favorite Paleo recipes and a couple are even Whole30 approved. I go on and off from eating a strict Paleo diet to eating about 90% Paleo. I recently started it up again and this is how I see the quickest changes and results in my body. From how my stomach feels, my self perception, to how I look on the outside. These are some of my tried and true Paleo recipes...the recipes I share with all of my friends! I ... Read More
Paleo Broccoli Salad- My go-to Party Salad
Do you have a recipe that you get asked to bring to every party you go to? Or you are always assigned to bring the same thing? Well you are talking to the salad girl. Yep that's me. I always get assigned a salad. And typically it is "Brooke bring your broccoli salad". I am proud to say that one of our good friends who isn't a salad eater requests this broccoli salad every time we go to their house. Even my husband will eat this salad and he does not do salads. Actually I take that back- he is "trying" to do salads. But lets be real, this broccoli salad is the only one he ever asks ... Read More
Paleo Coconut Pineapple Easter Cake and Printable Cake Topper
I am joining Annie from Zevy Joy and a talented group of bloggers today to share some Easter inspiration! My daughter made me worried yesterday saying Easter was this coming Sunday! After brief panic I realized...it is not, we have about two weeks. But her little mistake started a fire under me to get Easter baskets put together and make a plan for our Easter Sunday. We go to church every Sunday, but really look forward to church on Easter Sunday. After church when we lived in Utah we would go to brunch on one side of the family then dinner at the other and Easter egg hunts at both. Now we are ... Read More
Whole-30 and Paleo- Family Meal Prep for the week
I wanted to do a follow up from my last post "How I Survive Whole-30 and Paleo" with my weekly family meal prep. I do not make separate meals for myself from what I make for my family. I DO make a few tweaks to what I eat from the meal, but the basis of the meal stays the same. The BIG key to surviving Whole-30 and a Paleo lifestyle is a little preparation. And actually how to survive the "hangry" part of the day for the entire family. For two weeks in a row I carved out some time at the start of the week to prep some meals to feed us for the entire week. Dinner time can be the most ... Read More
Whole 30 and Paleo- How I survive
I can list about 10 people I know who are are trying to eat better and are giving Whole 30 or Paleo a try with the new year. I have shared before on THIS post that I have eaten Paleo for about 3 years. I was not as strict while I was pregnant and while I have been nursing. I didn't want to restrict anything for risk of losing my milk, I ate oats, dairy and wheat when I wanted it. Now that Finn is 9 months I have started again to be a 95% Paleo eater. I have to admit I did try macro counting for about two solid months. I got burned out on that real fast, I don't have the time to weigh all my ... Read More