Little Effort, Lots of Food

 

Breakfast

Omelet with "Toast"

 

Omelet

Cook 1 Egg + 2 Egg Whites

1/2 Avocado & Diced Tomatoes w/ Green Chilies  on Top

 

 

Danielle Walker's Against All Grain

World Famous Paleo Sandwich Bread:

Ingredients:

1 Cup Smooth Cashew Butter

(mine was homemade, THANKS MOM!)

4 Large Eggs

2tbsp Honey

 (Opt out if you do not want a sweet bread)

2.5tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

1/4c Almond Milk

1/4c Bobs Red Mill Coconut Flour

1tsp Baking Soda

1/2tsp sea salt

 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees and grease

an 8.5 x 4.5 bread loaf pan

2. Separate Egg yolks from Egg whites in separate bowl

3. Beat egg yolks, cashew butter, honey, vinegar

and milk using mixer.

4. Beat egg whites in separate bowl until peaks form

 (I used a food processor)

5. Add dry ingredients to cashew mixture until combined

6. Add egg whites to mixture and beat until fully mixed

7. Pour mixture into pan and IMMEDIATELY place in oven

for 45-50 minutes

 

 

Lunch

 

Coconut Crusted Salmon Salad

Coconut Protein Shake

 

Shake:

MusclePharm CoCo Protein

Spinach

Shredded Coconut

Frozen Peaches

 

Salad:
Lettuce

Carrots

Blueberries

Coconut Crusted Salmon

Apple Cider Vinegar (as dressing)

 

**Coat salmon in shredded coconut and cinnamon.

** Grill on greased George Foreman grill

 

 

Dinner

 

Apple Chorizo Bake

Steamed Broccoli & Dinner "Roll"

 

Apple Chorizo Bake

4-5 Large Sausages

Chopped Sweet Potatoes

Chopped Apples

2 tbsp Minced Garlic

2tbsp Olive Oil

Thyme / Salt / Pepper

 

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. In a bowl, coat sweet potatoes and apples with garlic,

oil, and seasonings

3. Place mixture in oven-safe casserole dish

and bake for 20 minutes

4. Take mixture out of oven and top with Sausages (can be frozen)

5. Bake for another 25-30 minutes,

until sausage is fully cooked

 

Dinner "Roll"

See Single Serving English Muffin Recipe!

 

4 Ingredient Paleo Pizza Crust

SUPER-SIMPLE PALEO-PIZZA

GLUTEN /  SOY / NUT / SUGAR / DAIRY FREE 

Chris and I managed to get

our PIZZA fix last night, while still sticking to the plan!

INGREDIENTS
1/4c Coconut Flour

1tsp Baking Powder
12 Egg Whites
1tso Sea Salt / Herbs

DIRECTIONS
- Whisk Egg Whites
- Add flour, baking soda, & seasonings.

- Whisk to avoid clumps

- Pour into a pre-heated non-stick
skillet over low heat
- Flip once bubbles start to form

TOPPING DIRECTIONS:
- If using meat, pre-cook before placing on crust
- Once all desired ingredients are applied
- Bake for 10 minutes at 350

(( I topped mine with - garlic / artichokes / spinach 
pineapple / sausage ))

SO DELICIOUS!
Chris referred to the texture as "touching
a cloud" or a "pizza pancake"  HA! 
So no, these pizzas will not be crispy unless you make them very thin.
However I haven't tried making them that way, so I cannot
make any promises!! 


IF YOU PARTAKE IN CREATING A "pancake paleo pizza" 
PLEASE HASHTAG #KaysWay, 
so I can see your beautiful creation :)

Slow-Cooker "Spaghetti" and Meatballs

GRAIN-FREE, SLOW-COOKED 

"SPAGHETTI" & MEATBALLS

Whatcha' need

1 Spaghetti Squash

1 can of Tomato sauce

1lb Ground Turkey

1tbsp Olive oil 

1/2tbsp Minced Garlic

Oregano & Pepper

Directions

1. Pour tomato sauce, olive oil, garlic and seasonings into crock pot.

2. Cut spaghetti squash in half and place (face down) in crock pot/tomato sauce

3. Roll ground turkey into desired shape and size for meatballs

 and scatter throughout tomato sauce in the crock pot (mine fit about 15 meatballs)

4. Cook on HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 6 hours.

5. Once finished, scrape insides of squash for "noodles" and top

 with sauce and meatballs!

GRUB ON-THE-GO

 

I've put my Paleo practice to the test

quite a few times already at multiple restaurants.

I'm sure most of you have either heard of

or visited these chains before : ) 

 

My experience was a lot easier than I had presumed!

 

When looking at the menu (BEFORE HAND: Always look at the menu before you decide/arrive to prepare yourself and have options already laid out), I knew I would not be able to order any type of "wrap" "burrito/taco" "crepe" "pancake" "BBQ" ...you get the point. My acquired plan of action became looking at the "ENTREE PLATE" sections along with side options and possible substitutes.

 

TAKE A LOOK!

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TGIFridays

 

Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad

"Grilled balsamic-marinated all-natural chicken breast served over

 freshly chopped romaine with sliced avocado, grape tomatoes, hard-boiled egg,

applewood-smoked bacon and crumbled bleu cheese with your choice of dressing."

 

** No Cheese / Low Fat Balsamic Dressing (On The Side!!)**

 

 

United Center - Buffet

 

Balsamic Glazed Chicken

Salad (with balsamic dressing)

Sweet Potatoes // Asparagus // Broccoli

 

* Fruit for dessert (FIND YOUR INNER WILL POWER PEOPLE!)**

 

 

Panera Bread

 

TIS THE SEASON !! it's bacccckkk, yahhooo.

Strawberry Poppy seed Chicken Salad

"Chicken raised without antibiotics, romaine, fresh strawberries, blueberries and pineapple, mandarin oranges and pecans with fat-free poppy seed dressing. "

**Sub for Balsamic Dressing and NO SIDE**

 

 

Wildberry Café

 

Create Your Own Omelette

Eggs / Avocado / Chicken Sausage / Broccoli

 

*Sub for fruit instead of toast & pancakes*

 

 

Corner Bakery

 

All American Scrambler

Freshly scrambled eggs with three strips of applewood smoked bacon.

 Substitute chicken apple sausage for an additional charge.

 

*Sub for Chicken Apple Sausage and Fruit side**

 

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" Counting calories becomes completely unnecessary

 when your food doesn't come with labels "

 

GET YOUR FREE GRAZE BOX: KAYLAC4MP

WHAT'S THE CRAZE ABOUT GRAZE?

Christmas in my life, happens every other Monday

when the mail-man comes. I am not kidding you.

Ask my mom, my roommates, my boyfriend

…shoot you could even ask the mail-man himself. 

FOR ONLY $6

you get 4 EXCLUSIVE SNACKS,

tailored to your liking, 

& delivered to your door

 (on time, literally every other week.)

TAILORED TO YOUR LIKING:

You have the option of avoiding unwanted ingredients or 

identifying with a specific dietary preference.

ALL MY VEGANS, VEGETARIANS, 

GLUTEN SENSITIVES, 

PALEO ENTHUSIASTS, LACTOSE LOVERS, 

and HEALTH CONSCIOUS GO-GETTERS..

listen up, it's as simple as the click of a "view and trash" button: 

DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR:

After you pick and choose your snacks and decide

on the frequency of deliveries, you then have this cute little

box en-route to your mailbox.

WHAT IF I HATE THE SNACKS?!

Well, you simply log onto your account and tell them that

you absolutely HATE it and to NEVER EVER send it to

you again, basically..

as simple as a click of the "trash" button when rating

your current box's snacks : )

(that is the box I received this week #PALEO)

OKAY I WANT IT, I WANT MY BOX NOW!!

WHAT DO I DO!?

First, calm yourself.

Second, visit www.graze.com

Third, use promo code

KAYLAC4MP

** see that? "offer reserved only for friends of grazers" **

So basically,

 you're welcome for being you Grazer friend.

if you don't know, now you know.

ENJOY!

3 INGREDIENT GRANOLA BARS

3-INGREDIENT

 GRANOLA BARS
(Paleo-Friendly, duh)

INGREDIENTS

4 Cups of Nuts and/or Seed

( I used chopped pecans, walnuts and almonds)

20 Dates

1/4c Egg Whites

2tbsp Cinnamon and Vanilla

DIRECTIONS1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients

3. Prepare 9x13 pan, line with wax paper or

non-stick mat and spray with cooking spray.

4. Press nut mixture into bottom of the pan

5. Bake for 16-18 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes.

6. Use pizza cutter to slice the bars into rectangles

3 Minute Paleo-Friendly English Muffin

THE WAIT IS OVER..

after 5 days of Paleo, I have already discovered

ways to ease my bread cravings. Haha!

 

MICROWAVE-ABLE PALEO

ENGLISH MUFFIN

 

 

 

INGREDIENTS:
1.5tbsp Almond Flour

2tbsp Coconut Flour

1 egg

1tsp butter

1/4tsp Baking Soda

Pinch of Salt

2tbsp Water

 

 

DIRECTIONS:

1. Mix all ingredients together in a ramekin

2. Microwave for 1.5 minutes

3. Flip muffin over

4. Microwave for another 1.5 minutes

5. Toast in toaster oven

6. Add preferred sandwich essentials

 

I added 1/2c Egg whites, Salsa, and Spinach

and a sliced green apple on the side : )

 

Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Bowl

CHIA BREAKFAST BOWL

(pale friendly)

Ingredients

Frozen Blueberries

2tbsp Chia Seeds

1tbsp Flax Seeds

1c Almond Milk

TOPPINGS

1/2 Graze "Super Fruit" Punnet

Cashews

Walden Farms SUGAR FREE ZERO CALORIE Pancake Syrup

Directions

1. Blend all ingredients together

2. Let sit for about 20 minutes, this lets the chia seeds expand and

thicken the mixture

3. Top with desired toppings! 

**TIP:

** If you would like your breakfast bowl to be more thick,

add more chia seeds and let sit longer

Pursuit of Paleo - Day #1

Today, two parts of my life changed

1. I completed my Bachelors degree from UW-Madison and have officially moved back home to Illinois. YAY! I could not be more thrilled to continue my education on Digital Marketing & Analytics and see what life has in store next :)

2. My partner and I have decided to take on the challenge of embracing the "caveman's diet" aka. make our greatest attempt to live a paleo lifestyle.

We set the date of May 17th to begin our lifestyle change for a few reasons. If your going to change one thing, might as well change two? Haha jk. But in actuality, being home has much less distractions, temptations, and "but I only have one week left" excuses, than being away at college. Don't get me wrong, i LOVE college, but it is not exactly the easiest place to say no to margaritas and burrito bowls. NOT TO MENTION, WISCONSIN is not the easiest place to say no to CHEESE! 

This also gave us time to perform some research on the Vegan/Vegetarian/Keto/IIFYM vs Paleo, the history and purpose of a paleo lifestyle, and the logistics of what to do and what NOT to do. We also had the pleasure of witnessing incredible transformations and listening to stories about friend's triumphs, tips and tricks. With this knowledge under our belt, we have gained an immense amount of motivation and determination. We don't expect to know every single rule and create a flawless lifestyle. Mess-ups and cheat meals are bound to happen, we are humans, but we are eager to give it our best shot! 

TODAYS MEALS:

Breakfast: eggs, spinach, broccoli // cantaloupe, pineapple, grapes // sausage patty

Lunch: turkey // broccoli, cauliflower, carrots // pineapple, cantaloupe, melon - Tea

Snacks: Brazil nuts & sunflower seeds & pecans

Dinner: (PICTURED) 
Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad
 lettuce, dried cranberries, pecans, and chicken with Balsamic Vinegar