Week 4 (2021)

I can’t believe I’ve made it through 3 weeks!! It totally flew by and I’m determined to follow through! This week, one of my gal pals wanted to try some of my meals so I was excited to cook some Whole30 dishes based on what she liked. Let me preface, meal prepping is A LOT of work. If I had a big kitchen and people to help me prep and cook, I may consider meal prepping on a bigger scale. But for now, it’s just going to be for me and maybe a friend 😂

This week I prepared the following dishes:

Bacon Avocado egg white muffins — recipe listed under Tuesday, January 26th
Meatloaf & mashed potatoes, recipe here
Bun-less garlic ranch burger & fries — Burger recipe here
Mustard chicken & Brussel sprouts — found this recipe here
Chocolate energy balls — these are so good! See super easy recipe here

Monday, January 25th

Breakfast

I actually did a dirty fast this day with just a glass of Vital Proteins Collagen mixed with water & my fave Celery Juice. I honestly was not a fan of the Watermelon Mint flavor… if you want to try a Whole30 approved collagen powder get the Strawberry Lemon. SO GOOD!

Lunch

I had the garlic burger & fries. The homemade ranch was okay and I only liked it on my burger so I ended up using this Whole30 compliant ketchup for my fries. I’m so glad that Whole30 is okay with baked fries. I cooked these bad boys in the airfryer and it came out delish!

Dinner

I just found the secret to making juicy chicken. It’s to brine your chicken overnight! It makes it sooooo tender! This mustard chicken is going to be a staple. Simple recipe here!

Tuesday, January 26th

Breakfast

DELICIOUS Egg white avocado bacon egg muffins. I think these are better than the ones from Starbucks!! Recipe below

Muffin recipe: Cook 5-6 pieces of Whole30 compliant bacon in airfryer @ 400F for 8-10 minutes until crispy. Crumble and set aside. Chop 1 large avocado and fill the bottom of each muffin liner. Top with crumbled bacon and fill with liquid egg whites to almost the top of the liner. It’s about 1/4 cup of liquid eggs per muffin. Bake @ 350F for 25 minutes

Lunch

I had leftover mustard chicken and brussels sprouts. I ended up adding a little bit of dijon mustard on top of the chicken to give it more of a mustardy flavor!

Dinner

I went out to a sushi restaurant for dinner called KAI - Legacy West. I brought my own soy sauce (Coconut Aminos) to dip my sashimi in. Honestly, it’s not the same as regular soy sauce, but it fixed my cravings. I did have a seaweed salad as an appetizer, and I’m not sure if it was compliant. Seaweed alone is compliant so I figured why not. I’m pretty sure there is some miso or soy sauce in it which makes it non-compliant.

Wednesday, January 27th

Breakfast/Lunch

I had Vital Proteins Collagen mixed with a glass of water and leftover meatloaf and mashed potatoes. I know it’s weird that I’m having an entree for breakfast, but I LOVEEEE savory foods and don’t mind it.

I skipped lunch and worked out instead. I did have a post workout Whole30 compliant beef jerky!

Dinner

I had leftover garlic burger & fries with Whole30 compliant ketchup. (sorry I was starving and did not take pics!)

Thursday, January 28th

Breakfast/Lunch

Egg white avocado and bacon muffins for the win!

Dinner

I had meatloaf & mashed potatoes!

Friday, January 29th

Breakfast

I skipped breakfast but still had my celery juice & collagen powder drink!

Lunch & Dinner

I had leftover mustard chicken & Brussels sprouts😋

Saturday, January 30th

Breakfast

I ate the last of the egg white avocado and bacon muffins!

Lunch - skipped bc I got so busy!

Dinner

I went out to the Rustic which is a restaurant that has a live band. It’s a really cool place if you like country music!! So I totally cheated and had a Vodka water and vodka with unsweet tea. I couldn’t help it, I was on a date and the music was flowing and it was such good times. So for dinner, I opted for the most Whole30 compliant LOOKING item on the menu which was the Shrimp & Avocado Salad. I’m pretty sure it was Whole30 compliant because the dressing was just lemon juice and EVOO.

Sunday, January 31st

Breakfast

I had some avocados that I needed to use so I pulled out a frozen sweet potato slice to make an avocado toast. You can find the sliced sweet potatoes & breakfast sausage at your local Central Market! (Note these are the same pics from last week bc I forgot to take pics 😬)

Avocado toast recipe: put one slice of Caulipower sweet potato slice in air fryer @ 400 F for 8 minutes each time or until cooked or desired crisp. Mash a whole ripe avocado, add a splash of lemon juice, sprinkle salt, garlic powder & onion powder to taste. Cook 2 Tribali chicken sausage in pan, remove and then cook 2 sunny side up eggs. Assemble avocado toast & sprinkle everything but the bagel seasoning and you got a big Whole30 compliant breakfast!

Lunch - skipped lunch got busy cooking

Dinner

My date made a salmon Whole30 dinner! It was delish! 😊 I believed he did some research on what ingredients to use 😝. He served baked salmon with cauliflower and carrots. He also put together a semi-whole30 compliant dessert with coco whip, frozen berries & strawberries. I brought over some grain free chocolate cookies to add to it! Cookie recipe here

Thoughts from last week on Whole30

I didn’t stick to Whole30 very well the last week and I totally caved and had 2-3 alcoholic drinks over the weekend. On the bright side, my skin is still clear and I’m not bloating! My clothes fit SOOOOOO much better. I can actually fit into my jeans from 5 years ago. Overall I think it was a win and I feel great!!

These are my results on day 31 on 2/04/21