Hello Friends. What a failure I have been at posting lately. Drew (for those of you who haven’t gathered this by now.. he’s the ‘ol man’ in my life {super classy making a biker reference.. got it}) was gone for a week, home for two days, gone for a month, home for a week, gone for a week. Have I mentioned how I adore the army? No? Weird…Drew is the sole reason I even dove into the Paleo lifestyle. He complains and I usually listen. Unless it’s laundry. I’ll never change my inability to get laundry done time efficiently. So sometimes when he is out of town I cheat hard on my diet. Sometimes I rock it. Sometimes I drink lots of beer. Whatever the case usually is, I have just been extremely busy in and out of the house over the last 8 weeks that the blog fell by the wayside.
Now that I feel I have defended my suck-y blogging skills, I’ll get to the good stuff. My gym, God love their enthusiasm, has decided to partake in the “whole life challenge”. (www.wholelifechallenge.com )
I didn’t want to sign up because it’s all about points. You earn points and lose points. Each day is a competition with yourself and those on your “team”. My downfall will be the alcohol. Apparently each drink is frowned upon and you lose a point. Guess I better start “reflecting to myself in a journal entry {insert face emjoi with a gun next to it} So I can earn a couple glasses of wine each week.
Wait.. I guess I’m still rambling and not on to the good stuff. Sheeshh I talk a lot when drew isn’t home.
The point of this blog is that I am going to (attempt) to plan my meals 4 or 5 days at a time and share what I will be eating. Almost every recipe will be “advanced” in the level because I usually create Paleo recipes (huh, who would have thought). It’s super easy to modify for beginner and intermediate. Throw some dairy on it or enjoy a glass of wine. Send me picture so I can drink vicariously through you.
I am going to put the time and effort into creating recipes, plans, and grocery lists so it should be pretty simple for you to follow.
I challenge anyone who wants to see a difference in their body to sign up and joing our team (Redpoint Crossfit). You don’t have to do crossfit, live in NC, go to a gym or know anything about Paleo foods to do it. It’s $39 and there are prizes for various accomplishments. As I told my dear friend. We will suffer together. And by the end hopefully it will no longer feel like suffering.
You can find out more at www.wholelifechallenge.com
OH .. You want a recipe today? Here is my extremely simple buffalo chicken. When we are feeling lazy but still want to eat healthy and only feel like throwing a bag of frozen veggies in the microwave as a side, this is my go to!
Ingredients:
2 lbs chicken breast cut into strips or chicken tenderloins
1 can Trader Joes coconut milk (Or any coconut milk with NOTHING added)
1/3 + 3 tbs Franks Red Hot
2 tbs paleo mustard (Dijon is best, I don’t use it though)
1 tsp garlic powder
Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375
Place chicken on sheet with parchment paper
Season lightly with salt and pepper
Cook for 20-25 minutes or until cooked thoroughly
While chicken is cooking, mix coconut milk (it’s best from the fridge as its completely liquid. At room temperature is solidifies), Franks Red Hot, mustard and garlic to a sauté pan over medium heat. Stir occasionally and let simmer while chicken cooks.
Once chicken is cooked, add to sauté pan, reduce heat to low and let sit for 7 minutes. Then, remove from heat completely and let sit for 5 minutes to let sauce thicken.
I served this with a quick strawberry spinach salad. Threw it together in 5 minutes, including paleo dressing. You can find the recipe on www.prettyprettypaleo.com