Banana protein pancakes (paleo)

 

This one is a work in progress. Though my dad loved them, I'm not quite ready to publish the recipe and rave about it. 

This particular batch was made with banana, vanilla protein powder, eggs and water. 

To be continued....

 

A twist on poached eggs

 

Quick. Simple. Fast.

That becomes the standard when you are cooking without a kitchen, on a portable gas burner, in your guest bathroom.  

I will appreciate having a kitchen SO MUCH once its all done. 

For this quick meal just add the following ingredients to the pan and bring to a simmer:

Organic Fire Roasted Tomatoes, Fresh Garlic Greens ( you can usually find this at your farmers market), Anaheim chili, and South African Spice Blend ( found at Trader Joes).

 ** Note ** The South African Spice Blend contributes a smoky flavor, so if that's not your thing, omit it. 

Many of you will choose to add salt, but since I'm trying to keep sodium intake to a minimum for the sake of this Paleo Adventure, I kept it out of my dish.

Once the tomato mixture comes to a simmer, add your organic eggs, cover the pan and let them "poach" away. 

Daily eats and week one Paleo results

WOW! Thursday was a long busy day, out of the house from 8am - 9:30pm. 

Breakfast

Breakfast: 3 thin slices of uncured all natural hickory smoked bacon and 1 egg. I need to figure out a better way to cook bacon, im a newbie. Do you drain the oil? How often? Is it better to bake it in the oven? 

Right after breakfast I wanted something sweet, a piece of fruit, but i told myself to wait a half an hour and if i wanted it, I could have it then. Half an hour later the craving was gone and I was to busy to care. I got so busy I couldn't even stop for  a second to have a morning snack.  I could probably address this by better meal planning, including finding more snacks to have on hand. There is always room for improvement.

Paleo Egg Drop Soup

Lunch Homemade Paleo egg drop soup

Paleo Snack

Afternoon Snack Granny Smith Apple w/  almond butter + coconout oil. I was hesitant to try this combination, but its SO GOOD. I think if I add a pinch of cinnamon to the dip next time it will be even better.

Second afternoon snack- raw almonds (10)

I was in a meeting until 7 pm and literally and to run, ok fine run out the door, then drive, to make it to Crossfit by 7:30

Got home at 9:15.... made a salad of: avocado, brussel sprouts, tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, lemon and dried mint, + glass of coconut milk

Fast Forward to Today

It felt like I barely slept last night, maybe I got 5 hours.  I'm not sure why this is happening Is it because I'm working out too late or because my body is so sore?

Paleo Smoothie

Breakfast: A slight variation on my Paleo Smoothie: Kale, Mango, Banana, Peach, Coconut. 

This combination is starting to taste too sweet for me though, I think I need to adjust the kale to fruit ratio.  

You know what would be awesome?  A Blendtec or Vitamix caliber personal blender... the size of the magic bullet or something. I could take it to work, or make smoothies in my bedroom when our kitchen gets demolished on Monday, and I'm left without a kitchen for 2 months. Yikes!

I stopped by the box at noonish to get weighed in before I grabbed lunch.

Results of Paleo Challenge, Week one: 2.8 lbs down, .5% body fat gone. YAY! 

Lunch: Customized Chicken Bowl from Baja Fresh: No rice, no bean, substituted with cabbage and grilled corn; 3 oz of guacamole,  1 oz of salsa.

Breakfast for Dinner

Eggs, folded over. +

Sweet Potato Hash with : Bacon, spinach, tomato, garlic, Anaheim pepper, and Serrano

Dessert: Dried apricots + sunflower seeds