Whole30 Round 3 Week 4 - Meal Plan

Round 3 Week 4: 1/28/19 to 2/3/19

Monday

Meal 1 - Huevos Pericos Scarambled Eggs mixed with Ground Turkey - Whole30 Cookbook

Meal 2 - Leftovers from the weekend or Salad with veggies and cooked chicken 

Meal 3 - Mexican Chicken Soup

Snack - Coconut Date Rolls or Apples and Cinnamon 

Tuesday 

Meal 1 - Huevos Pericos Scarambled Eggs mixed with Ground Turkey

Meal 2 - Leftovers from the weekend or Salad with veggies and cooked chicken 

Meal 3 - Lemon Chicken Thighs with Green Beans - Whole30 Cookbook

Snack - Ants on a log (Homemade Nut Butter..recipe below, Celery and raisins)

Wednesday 

Meal 1 - Meal Prep Breakfast Taco Scramble - Skinny Taste Recipe 

Meal 2 - Leftovers from the weekend or Salad with veggies and cooked chicken 

Meal 3 - Paleo Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole with added bacon on top - Paleo Running Momma

Snack - Coconut Date Rolls or Apple and Cinnamon 

Thursday

Meal 1 - Meal Prep Breakfast Taco Scramble - Skinny Taste Recipe 

Meal 2 - Leftovers from the weekend or Salad with veggies and cooked chicken 

Meal 3 - Herbed Chicken and Vegetables with Cauliflower Rice - Whole30 Cookbook 

Snacks - Banana, Apple, Almond Butter and Coconut Flakes in a Bowl 

Friday

Meal 1 - Breakfast Fried Cauliflower Rice - Paleo Running Momma 

Meal 2 - Leftovers from the weekend or Salad with veggies and cooked chicken 

Meal 3 - Slow Cooker Date Apple Chicken Drumsticks with Veggies and Baked Potatoes

Snacks - Ants on a log (Homemade Nut Butter...recipe below, Celery and raisins)

Saturday

Meal 1 - Breakfast Fried Cauliflower Rice - Paleo Running Momma

Meal 2 - Leftovers from the weekend or Salad with veggies and cooked chicken 

Meal 3 - KAITLYN’S BIRTHDAY DINNER! Paleo Crockpot Chicken with Plums, Carrots and Apples 

Snacks - Coconut Date Rolls and Apple with Cinnamon 

Sunday

Meal 1 - Leftovers or Eggs with Turkey Bacon and Avocado 

Meal 2 - Leftovers or Super Bowl Snacks 

Meal 3 - Super Bowl Snacks or Meals 

Snacks - Dips with Carrots, Celery or Plantain Chips 

Another week almost down which means we are getting closer to our goal.  As of today we are officially 11 days away from completing our January Whole30 challenge.  That is very exciting, y’all have come such a long way in a short amount of time.  I’m excited for this coming week as we have Super Bowl next weekend which means lots of yummy food, great commercials and hopefully an awesome football game.  Who say’s you can’t eat healthy while watching football and still have a great time?  I have provided some websites below to help with meal planning to get y’all through that exciting day.  Enjoy and have lots of fun this week!!!  HAPPY SUPER BOWL WEEK!!!

Here are the websites for some of the recipes listed above:

https://www.skinnytaste.com/huevos-pericos-colombian-scrambled-eggs/

https://www.skinnytaste.com/meal-prep-breakfast-taco-scramble/

https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/breakfast-cauliflower-rice-paleo-whole30/

https://www.skinnytaste.com/how-to-make-nut-butter/

https://paleoflourish.com/paleo-slow-cooker-apple-honey-chicken-drumsticks-recipe (I did swap out Date Syrup for Honey in this recipe to make it Whole30 compliant)

https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/paleo-chicken-broccoli-rice-casserole-whole30/

http://asquirrelinthekitchen.com/aip-paleo-slow-cooker-chicken-stew-with-plums-carrots-and-apples/

I also wanted to include some easy Super Bowl snacks, dips and meals to help for the big game next weekend.  Here are a few websites I found that may be helpful when planning next weekend.  

https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/20-best-paleo-game-day-recipes/

https://www.realfoodwithdana.com/whole30-super-bowl-recipes/

http://thehungrymommy.com/whole30-super-bowl-food-ideas-recipes/

Whole30 Round 3 Week 3 - Meal Plan

Round 3 Week 3: 1/21/19 to 1/27/19

Monday

Meal 1 - Leftover dinner or Eggs with roasted potatoes and onions

Meal 2 - Leftovers from the weekend or Chipotle 

Meal 3 - Leftover over Crockpot Pumpkin Chili and Buffalo Chicken Dip

Snacks - Apple with cinnamon and almond butter

Tuesday

Meal 1 - Breakfast Fried Cauliflower Rice 

Meal 2 - Hot Chicken and Broccoli Salad

Meal 3 - Chicken and Zoodle Soup - Whole30 Slow Cooker Cookbook

Snacks - Lara Bars, Banana with almond butter, cinnamon and unsweetened coconut flakes

Wednesday

Meal 1 - Breakfast Fried Cauliflower Rice

Meal 2 - Leftover Hot Chicken and Broccoli Salad 

Meal 3 - Fajita Turkey Skillet - Whole30 Fast and Easy Cookbook

Snacks - Ant on a log (Celery, almond butter and raisins)

Thursday

Meal 1 - Breakfast Fried Cauliflower Rice

Meal 2 - Leftover Hot Chicken and Broccoli Salad 

Meal 3 - Fennel Soup with Spinach and Spicy Sausage - Whole30 Fast and Easy Cookbook 

Snacks - Mixed fruit salad with raw almonds or cashews

Friday

Meal 1 - Easy Apple Cinnamon Paleo Hot Cereal 

Meal 2 - Leftover Hot Chicken and Broccoli Salad 

Meal 3 - Thai Turkey Burgers with homemade Fries - Weight Watchers Cookbook

Snacks - Hard Boiled Eggs with raw carrots and celery

Saturday

Meal 1 - Easy Apple Cinnamon Paleo Hot Cereal 

Meal 2 - Leftover dinners from the week

Meal 3 - Cajun-Style Chicken Legs with Roasted Okra and Peppers - Whole30 Fast and Easy 

Snacks - Lara Bars, raw veggies, apple with cinnamon and almond butter

Sunday

Meal 1 - Leftover dinner or Fried Eggs with Turkey Bacon and Sweet Potato Hash 

Meal 2 - Leftover dinners from the week or Chicken Salad and mixed greens 

Meal 3 - Five Spice Chicken Wings with carrots and celery 

Snacks - Lara Bars, raw veggies, fruit salad, hard boiled eggs or whatever is easy

Welcome to week 3, I’m changing things up again this week as I don’t want to be bored with our food.  Last week was a much better week as my family enjoyed more of those meals.  However this week has been insane already and I’m a little behind on my meal planning and prepping so I had to throw some easy stuff together to get us by.  Next week I will bring back some of our family favorites to finish off the last week.  Now that my meal menu is done, I made my grocery list this morning and went on Prime Now to place my order for this weeks stuff since I’m pushed for time.  My order is scheduled to arrive this afternoon which is awesome then I can start preparing dinner for tonight.  I will have to my meal prep each day for that day instead of the week but that’s okay I will fit that in my mornings to get me through.  Most of my recipes are from my Whole30 cookbooks but I have posted a few recipes below that are from websites just click on the link to pull a copy and print if you are wanting to try it. Have a fantastic happy and healthy week!

https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/breakfast-cauliflower-rice-paleo-whole30/
https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/apple-cinnamon-paleo-hot-cereal-whole30/

Whole30 Round 3 Week 2 - Meal Plan

Round 3 Week 2: 1/14/19 to 1/20/19

Monday

Meal 1 - Breakfast Egg Roll in a Bowl
Meal 2 - Harvest Chicken Salad with Herbed Aioli
Meal 3 - Glazed Sheet Pan Chicken with Butternut Squash and Apples
Snacks - Apple with cinnamon and almond butter

Tuesday
Meal 1 - Breakfast Egg Roll in a Bowl
Meal 2 - Harvest Chicken Salad with Herbed Aioli or Leftover Dinner
Meal 3 - Paleo Shephard’s Pie
Snacks - Lara Bars, Banana with almond butter, cinnamon and unsweetened coconut flakes

Wednesday
Meal 1 - Butternut, Apple and Chicken Sausage Hash
Meal 2 - Harvest Chicken Salad with Herbed Aioli or Leftover Dinner
Meal 3 - Chipotle Turkey Meatloaf with roasted green beans (olive oil, salt and pepper)
Snacks - Ant on a log (Celery, almond butter and raisins)

Thursday
Meal 1 - Butternut, Apple and Chicken Sausage Hash
Meal 2 - Harvest Chicken Salad with Herbed Aioli or Leftover Dinner
Meal 3 - Chicken Stir-Fry with Veggies and Garlic Sauce
Snacks - Mixed fruit salad with raw almonds or cashews

Friday
Meal 1 - Spinach Artichoke Breakfast Casserole
Meal 2 - Harvest Chicken Salad with Herbed Aioli or Leftover Dinner
Meal 3 - Mexican Cauliflower Fried Rice
Snacks - Hard Boiled Eggs with raw carrots and celery

Saturday
Meal 1 - Spinach Artichoke Breakfast Casserole
Meal 2 - Leftover dinner
Meal 3 - Use up any leftovers from the week or grill some chicken and throw on a salad.
Snacks - Lara Bars, raw veggies, apple with cinnamon and almond butter

Sunday
Meal 1 - Spinach Artichoke Breakfast Casserole
Meal 2 - Leftover dinner
Meal 3 - Crispy Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings with raw carrots and celery
Snacks - Lara Bars, raw veggies, fruit salald, hard boiled eggs or whatever is easy

Welcome to week 2, I wanted to change things up this week as my family was done with sweet potatoes already so I decided to create my menu using one of my favorite webites Paleo Running Momma.  I have made many of her recipes and my family seems to enjoy them all so I wanted to use some old ones we like and try a few new ones with a good variety for this week.  I have posted all of the recipes below just click on the link to pull a copy and print if you are wanting to try it out.  Have a fantastic happy and healthy week.

Here are the links for the recipes listed above:
https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/breakfast-egg-roll-bowl-paleo-whole30/
https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/butternut-apple-chicken-sausage-hash-paleo/
https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/spinach-artichoke-breakfast-casserole-paleo-whole30/
https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/harvest-chicken-salad-herbed-aioli/
https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/sheet-pan-chicken-butternut-apples-paleo-whole30/
https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/paleo-shepherds-pie-whole30-dairy-free/
https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/paleo-chipotle-turkey-meatloaf-whole30/
https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/mexican-cauliflower-fried-rice-paleo-whole30/
https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/baked-buffalo-chicken-wings-paleo-whole30/

Whole30 Round 3 Week 1 Menu Plan

Round 3 Week: 1/7/19 to 1/13/19

Monday

Meal 1 - Loaded Paleo Breakfast Hash 

Meal 2 - Leftover chicken Verde with cauliflower rice 

Meal 3 - Zucchini-Basil Chicken Hash
Snacks - Hard Boiled Eggs, Raw Almonds and Apples

Tuesday

Meal 1 - Loaded Paleo Breakfast Hash 

Meal 2 -  Leftover dinner 

Meal 3 -  Thai Turkey and Carrot Noodle Bowl

Snacks - Banana with almond butter and raw carrots

Wednesday

Meal 1 - Loaded Paleo Breakfast Hash 

Meal 2 - Leftover dinner
Meal 3 - Lemon-Ginger Salmon and Asparagus

Snacks - Hard Boiled Eggs, Raw Almonds and Apples

Thursday 

Meal 1 - Loaded Paleo Breakfast Hash 

Meal 2 - Leftover dinner
Meal 3 - Nutty Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

Snacks - Banana with almond butter and raw celery

Friday 

Meal 1 - "Bacon Burger and Fries" Paleo Breakfast Bake 

Meal 2 - Leftover dinner
Meal 3 - Orange Chicken with Cauliflower Rice

Snacks - Hard Boiled Eggs, Raw Almonds and Apples

Saturday 

Meal 1 - "Bacon Burger and Fries" Paleo Breakfast Bake 

Meal 2 - Leftover dinner
Meal 3 - Skillet Rosemary Quarter Chicken with Potatoes and Onions

Snacks - Banana with almond butter and cucumbers

Sunday 

Meal 1 - Eggs, Sausage and Home Fries 

Meal 2 - Leftover dinner
Meal 3 - Smoky Sweet Potato Chili 

Snacks - Island Breeze (Post -workout smoothie)

I'm ready to get round 3 week 1 under way..all these yummy recipes are from two of my newest Whole30 cookbooks.  I can't wait to cook and try them all out, I'm hoping my family loves them too as I will be cooking them Whole30 dinners for the next 30 day's.  I hope everyone has a happy and healthy cooking week!!!

Whole30 Round 3 Meal Planning - #JanuaryWhole30

Whole30 Round 3 has begun and you know what that means lots of time spent preplanning for the next 30 day's.  If I have learned anything for this program it's to be PREPARED the last thing you want to do is get all excited about starting something new and then not being ready, it's very stressful and can set you back.  When I had my luncheon with the ladies last week I was direct in telling them that they need to make sure they are prepared and ready to go for today because if they weren't they would fail, that is how important being prepare really is.  The nice part is after we all met on Friday everyone went home and started working on their meal plans, I was so proud and happy when I started receiving questions through text messages as I knew these ladies were serious and wanting to be ready.  I had spent a few hours last week preparing my meal plans for all 30 day's so that way I didn't have to worry about it each week.  All I have do now is write out my grocery lists and prep each week which is what I like to do.  This process is not for everyone and that's okay too, I told my group of ladies that they should just focus on planning for this upcoming week, get their groceries done and prepare as much as they can as long as they have breakfast and "emergency snacks" ready they will great.  The rest of the meals could be prepared and cooked each day, however if they are working or won't be home I recommend they prepare those meals the night before so once again they are ready.  The first week is always the toughest and most overwhelming as this is all new and it seems like a lot to do so we are taking one day at a time.

I ended up creating my grocery list on Saturday headed to Kroger's and did all my shopping as I wanted to have most of Sunday to prepare everything. I found a lot of good deals and used a lot of coupons which made shopping so much more affordable.  The rest of Saturday was spent watching the Dallas Cowboys game so no meal prepping that night.

Woke up yesterday morning feeling good and excited to start meal prepping, I knew I had a few hours ahead of me but it will be worth it next week when I need to eat and make dinners for us.  I first prepared and diced all my ingredients for my Smoky Sweet Potato Chili for the crock pot that way it could cook all day and be ready for dinner and lunches this coming week.  I then took all my veggies put them in a sink full of cold water and let them sit for about 15 to 20 minutes as a pre-wash.  After they sat in the water I hand washed them in cold water, shook them to dry a bit and then
laid them on sheet pans covered with towels to let them air dry before cutting, slicing and dicing them.  I don't like putting wet veggies or fruit in baggies or jars when they are wet as they can mold quickly.  Once I got them all laid out and set up I got my cutting board and "junk" bowl ready to start the long process.  3 hours later and I was finally done, I had all my veggies cut up, grapes washed and ready to go and even made my breakfasts for this week.  Rich was able to pack his lunch once everything was prepared and I was ready for week now.

3 hours seems like a long time and I won't lie it really was but that's part of this process to be successful.  I also followed up with all the ladies to make sure they too were preparing and everyone was getting groceries and started cooking, that was music to my ears.  Now the fun really begins as we starting this journey together, I'm so proud of all the ladies who are joining me along this awesome journey to become a healthier version of them selves.  This is my first time Coaching and Mentoring on this program but I'm very happy that they trust me and want to continue this journey with me.  I can't wait to see how the next 30 day's go and share my daily and weekly experiences with you all.  Please follow me on Facebook, Instagram and my blog to keep updated on my journey worth sharing!

Whole30 Round 3...begins tomorrow 1.7.19

It’s a new year which means it’s time for #JanuaryWhole30 I have been wanting to do another round but since last fall but with a lot going on and all the holiday’s I figured it would be best to wait until the new year so tomorrow I start with round 3.  I could not be more excited to get back to eating normal wholesome food, I have been following a Paleo style food plan since my last round in May and it’s been really good for me.  I have still been losing weight, I even made it through the holiday’s down a few pounds verse me going completely off and gaining a bunch of weight.  I have never felt so good but I still have some more work to do which is why I want to do another round. 

A few weeks ago I sent a message out on Facebook to see if anyone would be interested in doing this next round with me, I really didn’t think anyone would respond which was totally fine with me as I did my last round on my own and then I had a few friends who reached out and said they would do with me.  I couldn’t believe it, I was almost surprised but excited to have others join me on this awesome journey.  Since most of the ladies who reached out to me to join were not familiar with the program I decided to host my very first Whole30 Kickoff Luncheon at my house that way I could take the time to go over the program, meal planning and answer any questions they may have before committing to this journey.  Everyone was in to come and check it out, so I cooked two Whole30 meals, printed out a bunch of materials from the Whole30 website, created meal plans, measurement sheets and extra notes for everyone coming.  This was a real opportunity for me to share my experience and journey on this program and how much it has changed my life.  After spending a few hours go over the program, meal planning and answering questions I wasn’t sure if they would still be interested in doing it with me but they all said yes they wanted to move forward and do it.  Well now I was on cloud 9, I was even more excited to do this round as I now have many others doing it with me.  I feel very lucky and thankful that I will be able to mentor and coach all these ladies through this amazing journey.

Tomorrow it all begins once again...here I come Round 3 and I’m ready to kick some butt.  My goal this time around to is to be an example for others by leading and mentoring them daily.  I will also be starting my triathlon and half marathon training so this will really help me learn what foods work for me during my training for the next several months.  I want to gain some of the “Tiger Blood” energy back, sleep better and just overall get myself back on a normal eating plan.  Since I haven’t really gotten back to eating regular sugar I don’t think that will be a problem as I only eat Coconut Palm Sugar, Maple Syrup and Honey which I really watch.  My biggest struggle will be potato chips as I love crunch and salt but it will be good for me to give those up for the next 30 day’s.  I will continue to journey when I can about my Non-Scale victories, my daily food pictures and workouts that I can get in.  I will then follow up with my results after this round is done along with a blog post about all the others that joined me and how to worked for them. 

Let’s get this party started.....here I come Whole30 Round 3!