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Whole30 - Part Two, Take Two (Or Whole21?)

Beautiful winter morning on the day we left MA. This is Mark's parents' backyard :)

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, we were not successful during our attempt to do a second Whole30. I started making a conscience effort to eating cleaner and working out more under the "Operation Beach Bod" title. I think this was my subconscious way of allowing myself to indulge over the Christmas week and not feel like I was ruining another attempt at a Whole30. But as of 12/31/12, Mark and I are no longer playing games and we are going to follow the Whole30 rules for the next 21 days. Why 21? Well we are leaving for Puerto Rico on January 20th and we are going to enjoy the Caribbean delights!

So here we are at a Whole30 - Part 2, Take 2. Or should we just call it Whole21?

Whole21 Eats - Day 1 
12/31/12

Meal 1: sorry no picture, but we had two eggs + all natural sausage links + an orange

Meal 2: I woke up with a horrible cold so I was craving something comforting and I was also not in the mood to cook anything. I simply threw a sweet potato in the microwave for 5 1/2 minutes and enjoyed that with some ghee and rosemary.
Meal 3: I started to get really hungry around dinner time so I made myself some mocha rub steak and some roasted cabbage.

To make the cabbage, I cut into wedges and drizzled with olive oil, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper. I then roasted in the oven at 450 degrees for 15 minutes, carefully flipped, then roasted for another 15 minutes. It's pretty tasty.
The cabbage before hitting the hot oven!
Did you know that cabbage is an excellent source of vitamins K & C, as well as very good sources of folate, fiber and manganese? Outside of coleslaw, I've never eaten too much cabbage, but now I'm going to keep it in rotation! 

I was also pretty snacky throughout the day so I snacked on oranges and baby carrots throughout the day.

Overall - successful day!

Now if only this annoying cold would go away I could actually work out!


Whole21 Eats - Day 2
1/1/13

Happy New Year!

Meal 1: We started the New Year with a big, hearty breakfast: Sweet Potato and Sausage Frittata!


It was super filling and super yummy!

Meal 2: I had some left over sweet potato and avocado from earlier so I just munched on that.

Meal 3: Garlic Chicken with Roasted Veggies over Mixed Greens - always an easy meal to throw together!


And as I type this, I'm having an orange. I'm hoping the extra Vitamin C will help me get over this cold faster! It really sucks (excuse my language) being sick for the third time in about 6 weeks. What's up with that?!

2 days down - 19 more to go! We can do this!
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Sweet Potato and Sausage Frittata Recipe

 

 We decided to start off the New Year with a big, hearty breakfast so I decided to make a frittata with some of my favorite ingredients: sweet potato, sausage, cilantro and avocado. Frittatas are super easy and can be made with whatever ingredients you have in your fridge!

 Sweet Potato & Sausage Frittata Recipe

 Ingredients:

6 eggs (we use organic, cage-free)
1/2 large sweet potato, cooked and diced
6 all-natural pork sausage links, cooked and diced
1-2 TBSP fat of choice (we used ghee)
1-2 TBSP of freshly chopped cilantro
1/2 ripe avocado, diced
ground cumin, to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Heat a medium sized cast-iron skillet over medium heat and set your oven broiler on high.
2. If you're working with leftovers for the sweet potato and the sausage, you can skip this step. If not, make sure to cook the sweet potato in the microwave, and cook the sausage links in a separate pan. Chop both the sweet potato and sausage into bite-sized pieces, once cooked.
3. In a medium sized bowl, whisk the 6 eggs with  salt, pepper, a sprinkle of ground cumin, and 1 TBSP of the fresh cilantro.
4. Once the cast-iron skillet is heated (I wait until it starts to smoke just a little), add 1-2 TBSP of fat of your choice. We used ghee, but you can use coconut oil, olive oil, etc.
5. Pour egg mixture into the oiled cast-iron pan and add both the sweet potato and sausage pieces.
6. Once the egg is just set on the bottom and sides, carefully place the skillet into oven. The broiler will cook the top of the frittata, without you having to flip the massive thing!
7. Keep an eye on the frittata as it can cook pretty quickly with the broiler on high. In about 3-4 minutes, your frittata should be nice and golden brown on top and fully cooked.
8. Remove from oven, let rest for a minute or so and then serve! I topped our frittata with fresh avocado and the rest of the fresh cilantro.

This meal was incredibly delicious and very filling! It's a great serving of protein, good carbs, and good fats to keep you satiated for many hours!

Enjoy!
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