What's eating you? Part 1

Got milk? Ha, what a terrible joke. Sorry. 

Someone asked me about being paleo and nursing. I have been successful nursing/pumping/expressing for 9 months on a paleo diet. Though it hasn't been super-duper strict (basically because I have no time to prepare meals like I used to and eating tons of fruit) I still am paleo. I'm back to the straight and narrow for a few weeks and can tell a difference.

I have to say that Paleo eating is SIMPLE, if you have time. It's also SUPER expensive, if you don't plan, and it's STUPID ( i don't like using that word) if you think you can't eat Paleo!

Here's why....then I'll get to the breastfeeding part-

I'm going to talk to myself right now.....

Hypothetically speaking.....

What did you have for dinner last night?

-steak, greenbeans and mashed potatoes- 

Awesome choices- to make that meal paleo change the white potato to sweet potato and the green beans to squash. DONE.

What about breakfast? 

- cereal with milk, orange juice and breakfast bar 

 Here's where it gets tricky....

 no cereal

no milk

no juice from concentrate

 and no processed ANYTHING.

What do I eat?

-Make your own cereal

- 1/4 c raspberries

-1/4c blueberries

-1/4c almonds

-1/2 banana

-1/2 pecans

For MILK, use unflavored, unsweetened almond milk (NO SOYYYYYYYY; another rant later).

Or use applesauce (specifically applesauce you make yourself).

De-Freaking-Licious!!!

Or try this recipe from Marks Daily Apple

No oatmeal 

Get the drift? If not here is the low-down on Paleo. Try and make your next meal paleo and let me know what you think. If you don't know how to PALEOIZE it, comment. There are no useless questions!!!

How to make a meal paleo

1. Eat the colorful stuff from the produce section of the store. Produce means fresh (I won't get picky and say you can't have greenbeans and lentils and things. That is later.)

2. Eat the meat

3. Avoid anything that has more ingredients then what exactly it is. (ie. Twinkie. ingredients- sugar, high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated blah blah blah...NO; carrots. Ingredients- CARROTS YES.. Ka-peesh??)

Sunday sunday!

Well after a few days away from home, I wanted to cook a great meal for my hubs. He suggested wings and I just did my thing! I used all the seasonings below from a recipe I found. (googled paleo chicken wings)  

         Ingredients:

• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons lemon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 package of fresh chicken wings- found with the other fresh chicken at your local grocer
• olive oil (or grape seed oil) spray

Directions:

1)       Preheat oven to 220°C (425 F) and line 2 baking trays with foil.

2)      Combine flour, onion powder, garlic powder ,paprika powder, peppers and herbs in a large plastic bag- I found that using the bag didn’t really coat the wings evenly. My suggestion would be to combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. I didn't use the plastic bag, just used a big mixing bowl and tongs.

3)      Spray the chicken wings with the oil, and dip each wing in the almond flour mixture until evenly coated (or if you opted for the bag, place wings in the bag and shake evenly to coat).

4)      Place onto prepared baking trays. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

5)      Spray chicken with oil again. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until crisp and cooked through.

6)      Add your *optional* hot sauce of choice and serve with a salad. Enjoy!

   Paired with sweet potato fries.
Cut, and tossed with coconut oil, cayenne and cinnamon and baked at 400F till soft, maybe toss on the broil to make crispy.
  My plate!