Whole 30 Day 1

For Day #1 of Whole 30 (round two) we decided to be adventurous and head up to WinterPlace Ski Resort in WV!

Before we left, we had a smoothie & bacon for breakfast.

Smoothie:
Almond Milk
Frozen Banana Chunks
Fruit

Whole 30 approved bacon found at Whole Foods

Since we were going to be on the road and away from home, we planned ahead and packed snacks, lunch & a gallon jug of water.

[Side Note: Another thing I try to do at least 5 days a week is drink a gallon of water a day. It seems daunting but it is so so good for you and makes a huge difference in so many ways - check this article out! http://www.noexcusemom.com/one-gallon-water-challenge/]

For lunch my husband made the most yummy lettuce wraps ever! They literally blew PF CHANGS lettuce wraps out of the water!

Josiah was clearly too occupied with his yummy creation to smile for the picture =)

Whole 30 Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

2 skinless boneless chicken breasts (ground chicken)

1 large red bell pepper

1/2 large sweet onion

*Coconut Aminos (or Soy sauce substitute)

*Fresh Ginger (or Chinese Ginger powder)

*Fresh Lemon Grass (or Lemon grass powder)

1 clove of fresh garlic minced

coconut oil (or olive oil)

toasted sesame seed oil

1 spring onion (or chives)

1 head of Boston Lettuce (or iceberg)

Preparation

Start by dicing chicken breast and veggies into small cubes. Heat oil in a large saucepan or wok and add chicken, season with salt and pepper and sauté until 50% is cooked then add garlic, lemon grass and ginger, add coconut amino to taste. Once chicken is colored and fragrant, remove from heat and place in a small bowl. Wipe out wok with a damp cloth and add more oil, heat and add veggies, sauté 3-5 minutes over high heat until slightly softened, season with coconut aminos and return chicken to wok (there will be some liquid in the bottom of the bowl from chicken, do not allow more than half of the liquid to return to the wok).

Sauté all ingredients 2-3 minutes longer

*add ginger, lemon grass, coconut aminos to taste.

Spoon over Lettuce cups, drizzle with sesame seed oil and top with spring onion. Serve immediately.

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For Dinner, we had Chili

Whole 30 Chili

Ingredients

2 pounds minced beef or lamb.

2 garlic cloves minced

2 large onions (1 white 1 yellow)

2 large red bell peppers

2 large green bell peppers

2 large yellow bell peppers

2 large tomatoes or 1 cup of fresh salsa/Pico de Gallo

1 cup beef or chicken stock

1 can tomato paste

The following spices should be added to taste.

Cayenne pepper

Anchor chili powder

Dried oregano

Dried basil

Celery salt

Smoked paprika

Dried red chili flakes

Salt and pepper

Preparation

To start dice all veggies, then saute onions, bell peppers in a large sauce pan over high heat. Season with salt and pepper. When softened transfer to a large pot or crock pot.

Start Browning mince in a pan, with garlic and salt/pepper, once mince is 70% browned drain and return to sauce pan and continue browning, add tomato paste and half of chicken stock, stir in spices to taste until satisfied. Add all remaining ingredients to pot and allow to simmer 30 minutes stirring occasionally. Or cook in crock pot layer veggies, beef then top with salsa, cook on low for desired amount of time (usually 3 to 6 hours, stir together before serving)

And just because who doesn't love pictures? Here are some pictures from our trip, we had a blast!