Monday, June 27, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Biggest Loser and Paleo Diet
I just read an interview of Kai from Season 11 of the Biggest Loser. I had no idea the contestents were treated so poorly! I've watched the show for many seasons, and didn't think the weight loss techniques were sustainable, but holy cow! The intereting thing though, this article led me to read other articles about the Biggest Loser, and I found that that Courtney and Irene from Season 11 were eating a Paleo diet getting ready for the finale. I also learned that the Australian version of the Biggest Loser is using a Paleo diet instead of all the grains you see on the American version. I wonder if those contestants are treated just as poorly otherwise thought? I like the show, but don't want support something that is so horrible to the people, who just want to get their lives back.
It's interesting that the contestants usually say the show is a lot harder than it looks from watching it. Read Kai's interview and you'll see why!
http://jezebel.com/5564997/bigger-loser-finalist-says-show-gave-her-an-eating-disorder
It's interesting that the contestants usually say the show is a lot harder than it looks from watching it. Read Kai's interview and you'll see why!
http://jezebel.com/5564997/bigger-loser-finalist-says-show-gave-her-an-eating-disorder
Monday, June 13, 2011
Week 2: More Groceries, More Cooking
It's been a week and I feel like I'm shopping for groceries all the freakin' time. It also feels like I'm cooking all the freakin' time. My husband asked me this weekend if this diet was going to cost us a lot more money. I told him I was tracking it, so we would know in a few months.
Went to Costco this weekend with my sister. Spent around $400 on groceries and household items like toilet paper. I got a bunch of canned fruit for backup when we run out of fresh fruit. It's not paleo because it's in light syrup, but it's a not a main staple for us either.
I also did an order from Amazon Fresh because I couldn't get everything I needed at Costco. My family is in love with the Greek Gods Honey Yogurt... my kids and I polished off a 24oz. container this morning for breakfast. Yum!
Our refrigerator is bulging at the seams!
I also made two batches of cookies last night from The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook
. I made the chocolate chip cookies and the snickerdoodles. I used macadamia nut oil instead of grapeseed oil. I did use the agave nectar in both recipes to see what they would taste like; even though I know that agave nectar is mostly fructose, which I need to eliminate from our diet. I'm definitely still in experimental mode... I figure I'll generally make the recipes as written, then try substitutions when I find one I like. The kids each had a cookie this morning and liked them.
One of the complaints I have about the cookie recipes is that the cookies really stick to the parchment paper. I tried spraying the parchment paper with coconut oil and I'm not sure it did much good. I had to let them be completely cooled off before using a spatula to get them off the pan. Which meant using four pans to cook all the cookies.
For me, I've only tried the dough of the cookies so far. The chocolate chip cookie dough without chocolate is not that great. But once you add some dark chocolate into it, it is yummy! So, that is not an ingredient that can be skipped. I also made sure to specifically put chocolate in each cookie instead of just mixing it in and let it play out. The snickerdoodle cookie dough was good as is.
The nice thing about having my husband on board is that he took leftovers from dinner last night and made us our lunches for today. He's always said he wants to support me in my weight loss but never really knew how (he's skinny, so he's never had this problem). Now that he is eating the same as me and helping out with some meal prep, it finally really is helping. And, I feel compelled to make sure the meals are correct since more than me is counting on them.
Here's my amazon grocery list for today:
Pantry & Household
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ordered/delivered Price($)
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1/1 32.71 Let's Do Organic Coconut Flour, 16-OuncePouches (Pack of 6) @32.71 ea
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1/1 32.71
Refrigerated
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ordered/delivered Price($)
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12/12 45.84 Greek Gods Traditional Yogurt, Honey 24 oz @3.82 ea
1/1 2.29 Baby Carrots, Organic, 1 lb Package (United States) @2.29 ea
3/3 14.37 Wilcox Specialty Vita Egg Omega-3, 18 ct @4.79 ea
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Pantry & Household
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ordered/delivered Price($)
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24/24 60.96 Vallyfresh Premium White Chicken Meat, 5 oz @2.54 ea
2/2 2.58 Chiquita Bananas, 3 Count Bunch, Ripe (Ecuador) @1.29 ea
1/1 2.09 Chiquita Bananas, 5 Count Bunch, Green (Ecuador) @2.09 ea
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43/43 128.13
Here's the cookbook for the cookies:
Went to Costco this weekend with my sister. Spent around $400 on groceries and household items like toilet paper. I got a bunch of canned fruit for backup when we run out of fresh fruit. It's not paleo because it's in light syrup, but it's a not a main staple for us either.
I also did an order from Amazon Fresh because I couldn't get everything I needed at Costco. My family is in love with the Greek Gods Honey Yogurt... my kids and I polished off a 24oz. container this morning for breakfast. Yum!
Our refrigerator is bulging at the seams!
I also made two batches of cookies last night from The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook
. I made the chocolate chip cookies and the snickerdoodles. I used macadamia nut oil instead of grapeseed oil. I did use the agave nectar in both recipes to see what they would taste like; even though I know that agave nectar is mostly fructose, which I need to eliminate from our diet. I'm definitely still in experimental mode... I figure I'll generally make the recipes as written, then try substitutions when I find one I like. The kids each had a cookie this morning and liked them. One of the complaints I have about the cookie recipes is that the cookies really stick to the parchment paper. I tried spraying the parchment paper with coconut oil and I'm not sure it did much good. I had to let them be completely cooled off before using a spatula to get them off the pan. Which meant using four pans to cook all the cookies.
For me, I've only tried the dough of the cookies so far. The chocolate chip cookie dough without chocolate is not that great. But once you add some dark chocolate into it, it is yummy! So, that is not an ingredient that can be skipped. I also made sure to specifically put chocolate in each cookie instead of just mixing it in and let it play out. The snickerdoodle cookie dough was good as is.
The nice thing about having my husband on board is that he took leftovers from dinner last night and made us our lunches for today. He's always said he wants to support me in my weight loss but never really knew how (he's skinny, so he's never had this problem). Now that he is eating the same as me and helping out with some meal prep, it finally really is helping. And, I feel compelled to make sure the meals are correct since more than me is counting on them.
Here's my amazon grocery list for today:
Pantry & Household
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ordered/delivered Price($)
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1/1 32.71 Let's Do Organic Coconut Flour, 16-OuncePouches (Pack of 6) @32.71 ea
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1/1 32.71
Refrigerated
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ordered/delivered Price($)
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12/12 45.84 Greek Gods Traditional Yogurt, Honey 24 oz @3.82 ea
1/1 2.29 Baby Carrots, Organic, 1 lb Package (United States) @2.29 ea
3/3 14.37 Wilcox Specialty Vita Egg Omega-3, 18 ct @4.79 ea
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Pantry & Household
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ordered/delivered Price($)
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24/24 60.96 Vallyfresh Premium White Chicken Meat, 5 oz @2.54 ea
2/2 2.58 Chiquita Bananas, 3 Count Bunch, Ripe (Ecuador) @1.29 ea
1/1 2.09 Chiquita Bananas, 5 Count Bunch, Green (Ecuador) @2.09 ea
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43/43 128.13
Here's the cookbook for the cookies:
Thursday, June 9, 2011
More Groceries
Whenever I use Amazon Fresh, they send me a list of everything that I ordered. So, I'll post the list whenever I use them. Otherwise, it will be more of a general summary.
With that said, I made another order to Amazon Fresh today. We're out of yogurt already (it is super yummy!) and I need more vegie steamers for the kids' lunches. We are also out of fresh fruit.
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Qty Unit Price Extended Price Item
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1 $2.09 $2.09 Chiquita Bananas, 5 Count Bunch, Green (Ecuador)
2 $1.29 $2.58 Chiquita Bananas, 3 Count Bunch, Ripe (Ecuador)
1 $3.99 $3.99 Red Raspberries, 6 oz (California)
1 $4.79 $4.79 Strawberries, Organic, 1lb Package (United States)
2 $3.69 $7.38 Birds Eye, Steamfresh Green Bean, 12 oz (Frozen)
1 $4.99 $4.99 Hill Meats, Deli Sliced Honey Ham, 8 oz
1 $5.99 $5.99 Columbus, Deli Sliced Roast Beef, 8 oz
1 $5.39 $5.39 Applegate Farms, Organic, Deli Sliced Oven Roasted Chicken Breast, 8 oz
6 $3.82 $22.92 Greek Gods Traditional Yogurt, Honey 24 oz
2 $3.29 $6.58 Birds Eye, Steamfresh Mixed Vegetables, 12 oz (Frozen)
2 $3.29 $6.58 Birds Eye, Steamfresh Sweet Peas, 12 oz (Frozen)
2 $3.29 $6.58 Birds Eye, Steamfresh Broccoli, Carrots, Sugar Snap Peas & Water Chesnuts, 12 oz (Frozen)
2 $3.29 $6.58 Birds Eye, Steamfresh Asian Medley, 12 oz (Frozen)
2 $3.29 $6.58 Birds Eye, Steamfresh Broccoli Cuts, 12 oz (Frozen)
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Item Subtotal: $93.02
Total grocery bill this week: $369.28
With that said, I made another order to Amazon Fresh today. We're out of yogurt already (it is super yummy!) and I need more vegie steamers for the kids' lunches. We are also out of fresh fruit.
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Qty Unit Price Extended Price Item
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1 $2.09 $2.09 Chiquita Bananas, 5 Count Bunch, Green (Ecuador)
2 $1.29 $2.58 Chiquita Bananas, 3 Count Bunch, Ripe (Ecuador)
1 $3.99 $3.99 Red Raspberries, 6 oz (California)
1 $4.79 $4.79 Strawberries, Organic, 1lb Package (United States)
2 $3.69 $7.38 Birds Eye, Steamfresh Green Bean, 12 oz (Frozen)
1 $4.99 $4.99 Hill Meats, Deli Sliced Honey Ham, 8 oz
1 $5.99 $5.99 Columbus, Deli Sliced Roast Beef, 8 oz
1 $5.39 $5.39 Applegate Farms, Organic, Deli Sliced Oven Roasted Chicken Breast, 8 oz
6 $3.82 $22.92 Greek Gods Traditional Yogurt, Honey 24 oz
2 $3.29 $6.58 Birds Eye, Steamfresh Mixed Vegetables, 12 oz (Frozen)
2 $3.29 $6.58 Birds Eye, Steamfresh Sweet Peas, 12 oz (Frozen)
2 $3.29 $6.58 Birds Eye, Steamfresh Broccoli, Carrots, Sugar Snap Peas & Water Chesnuts, 12 oz (Frozen)
2 $3.29 $6.58 Birds Eye, Steamfresh Asian Medley, 12 oz (Frozen)
2 $3.29 $6.58 Birds Eye, Steamfresh Broccoli Cuts, 12 oz (Frozen)
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Item Subtotal: $93.02
Total grocery bill this week: $369.28
Day 3
Cumulative weight loss: 2 lbs
Goal: lose 66 lbs.
I weighed myself on Monday and realized I have 66 lbs to lose to get to my goal weight. It feels like a lot, but it also feels doable. Especially after ready Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
over my vacation; I feel like I have the right knowledge to finally get thin again and stay thin.
The other thing that gives me great hope is that my whole family is doing this new lifestyle too. I threw away a bunch of flour and oatmeal yesterday. I gave a bunch of food away. I've given some food to the dogs. My cupboards are very close to being all paleo.
It also helps that I'm packing lunches for my husband and I. I also make double the breakfast, so we can both have it. The kids are getting some of the same stuff in their lunches, but they can't reheat anything at school, so there are some differences.
Day 2 Recap
Yesterday was a really good day. I made us Greek Salad from Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals: Delicious
and had all the ingredients in separate compartments to be mixed together at lunch time. It worked out really well.
Last night we had the zucchini carbonara from the same cookbook. I don't like bacon, and didn't realize that carbonara bacon is super bacon-y! My husband loved it. I scraped off the bacon and it was ok.
Day 3 - It's hard!
This morning was a complete disaster. I hadn't prepared our lunches the night before, so had to come up with something while trying to also cook breakfast, make the kids' lunches and tend to our toddler twins needs. My husband delayed his shower to help, which is the only reason i got them to school with 1 minute to spare. I made scrambled eggs for breakfast. I then cut up some chicken and used Rob Wolfe's method of throwing that into a pan with oil, vegies and a spice and cook for 10 minutes. It wasn't ready after 10 minutes, so I had to cook for longer. I couldn't figure out what to give the kids, since I don't have the kitchen fully stocked yet for their lunches. I ended up giving them peanut butter sandwiches, vegies and fruit for lunch. Soon, sandwiches won't be an option when we're out of bread... so I've got to figure this out. I need fast meals to prepare when I can't do any pre-prep. I need to get a schedule for food preparation that works in our lives.
Here are the books I mentioned today:
Goal: lose 66 lbs.
I weighed myself on Monday and realized I have 66 lbs to lose to get to my goal weight. It feels like a lot, but it also feels doable. Especially after ready Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
over my vacation; I feel like I have the right knowledge to finally get thin again and stay thin.The other thing that gives me great hope is that my whole family is doing this new lifestyle too. I threw away a bunch of flour and oatmeal yesterday. I gave a bunch of food away. I've given some food to the dogs. My cupboards are very close to being all paleo.
It also helps that I'm packing lunches for my husband and I. I also make double the breakfast, so we can both have it. The kids are getting some of the same stuff in their lunches, but they can't reheat anything at school, so there are some differences.
Day 2 Recap
Yesterday was a really good day. I made us Greek Salad from Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals: Delicious
and had all the ingredients in separate compartments to be mixed together at lunch time. It worked out really well.Last night we had the zucchini carbonara from the same cookbook. I don't like bacon, and didn't realize that carbonara bacon is super bacon-y! My husband loved it. I scraped off the bacon and it was ok.
Day 3 - It's hard!
This morning was a complete disaster. I hadn't prepared our lunches the night before, so had to come up with something while trying to also cook breakfast, make the kids' lunches and tend to our toddler twins needs. My husband delayed his shower to help, which is the only reason i got them to school with 1 minute to spare. I made scrambled eggs for breakfast. I then cut up some chicken and used Rob Wolfe's method of throwing that into a pan with oil, vegies and a spice and cook for 10 minutes. It wasn't ready after 10 minutes, so I had to cook for longer. I couldn't figure out what to give the kids, since I don't have the kitchen fully stocked yet for their lunches. I ended up giving them peanut butter sandwiches, vegies and fruit for lunch. Soon, sandwiches won't be an option when we're out of bread... so I've got to figure this out. I need fast meals to prepare when I can't do any pre-prep. I need to get a schedule for food preparation that works in our lives.
Here are the books I mentioned today:
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Starting Over
We went on vacation last week with the intent of not worrying too much about what we ate and knowing we would re-start the Paleo diet when we got back. Well, we're back. The good news is, when I started this blog, I was lamenting that I didn't start from the beginning. So, now I get to do that. And, I get the advantage of a 6-month dry-run.
Last night, I went through the Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals: Delicious, Primal-approved meals you can make in under 30 minutes cookbook. I had to plan breakfast, lunch and dinner for the rest of the week for our family of 4.
Today is Day 1.
I chose pre-dawn delivery from Amazon Fresh and my groceries were waiting on my doorstep at 6am when I got up. Here's what I ordered (I already had a few ingredients that I needed for the recipes I picked):
Refrigerated
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ordered/delivered Price($)
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4/4 17.96 Greek Gods Traditional Yogurt, Honey 24 oz @4.49 ea
1/1 1.59 Red Bell Pepper, 1 Pepper (Canada) @1.59 ea
3/3 14.37 Wilcox Specialty Vita Egg Omega-3, 18 ct @4.79 ea
1/1 1.29 Green Bell Pepper, 1 Pepper (United States) @1.29 ea
2/2 2.78 Cucumber, Medium, 1 Cucumber (Mexico) @1.39 ea
4/4 15.08 Tillamook Butter, Sweet Cream, Unsalted, 1 lb @3.77 ea
1/1 3.49 Fresh Express Heart of Romaine, 10 oz @3.49 ea
1/1 4.99 Spaghetti Squash, 1 Large Squash (Mexico) @4.99 ea
2/2 9.98 Columbus Sliced Pancetta, 3 oz @4.99 ea
1/1 1.09 Parsley, 1 Bunch (Washington) @1.09 ea
4/4 19.96 Baby Squash - Zucchini, 8 oz Package (Mexico) @4.99 ea
2/2 7.98 Cauliflower, 1 Large Head (California) @3.99 ea
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Frozen
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ordered/delivered Price($)
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1/1 9.49 Ground Lamb, Product of USA, Frozen, 1 lb @9.49 ea
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Pantry & Household
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ordered/delivered Price($)
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1/1 28.54 Seventh Generation Baby Wipes Refills, Chlorine Free and Unscented, 70-Count Packs (Pack of 12) (840 Wipes) @28.54 ea
1/1 19.77 Huggies Overnites Diapers, Size 5, Big Pack, 56 Count @19.77 ea
2/2 6.58 Red Hot House On-The-Vine Tomato, 1.5 lb Package (Canada) @3.29 ea
1/1 12.79 Health Best, Pecans, Raw, 15 oz @12.79 ea
1/1 3.29 Spectrum, Filtered Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, 16oz @3.29 ea
1/1 9.39 Health Best, Walnuts, Halves & Pieces, Organic, 14 oz @9.39 ea
1/1 7.79 Peloponnese Mediterranean Specialties Gourmet Black Olives, Pitted Kalamata , 11.1 oz @7.79 ea
3/3 8.97 Vallyfresh Premium White Chicken Meat, 5 oz @2.99 ea
1/1 1.29 Chiquita Bananas, 3 Count Bunch, Ripe (Ecuador) @1.29 ea
1/1 9.89 Artisana, Raw Tahini, Organic, 16 oz @9.89 ea
1/1 2.09 Chiquita Bananas, 5 Count Bunch, Green (Ecuador) @2.09 ea
1/1 11.89 Esp Mancha Oro Saffron, .02824 oz @11.89 ea
2/2 3.58 Hass Avocado - Ripe, 1 Small Avocado (United States) @1.79 ea
1/1 8.99 DeLallo 100% Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil, First Cold Pressed, 16.9 oz @8.99 ea
1/1 26.77 Wild Planet Sustainably Caught Wild Skipjack Light Tuna, 5 Ounce Cans (Pack of 12) @26.77 ea
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46/46 271.67
Ok, so that's the list. Here's how I'm doing.
For breakfast, I made the Berry Crumble for myself. My husband made fried eggs and bacon for himself and my son. My daughter had 2 bananas and 2 hard-boiled eggs. Getting my 2.75 year old twins to switch to Paleo is going to be the hardest, so we'll see how that goes.
I also made tuna salad for my husband and chicken salad for myself for lunch. I also packed some for the kids, but I don't know if they will eat it. I also gave them some ham, broccoli and peaches to round out there lunch. For my husband, I packed him some snacks of Larabars, macadamia nuts, pecans, fruit and hard-boiled eggs. I'm not sure what he's going to want during the day. For myself, I packed greek yogurt, hard-boiled eggs and blueberries.
For lunch, I had my chicken salad and the yogurt.
Recipes: I made the Berry Crumble and the Tuna Salad from the Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals cookbook. I also used the tuna salad recipe and substituted canned chicken for my chicken salad.
So far, this cookbook is my go-to cookbook. It has great recipes and they are fast. Both are criteria that I need in my life as a full-time working mom of toddler twins.
Last night, I went through the Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals: Delicious, Primal-approved meals you can make in under 30 minutes
cookbook. I had to plan breakfast, lunch and dinner for the rest of the week for our family of 4.Today is Day 1.
I chose pre-dawn delivery from Amazon Fresh and my groceries were waiting on my doorstep at 6am when I got up. Here's what I ordered (I already had a few ingredients that I needed for the recipes I picked):
Refrigerated
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ordered/delivered Price($)
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4/4 17.96 Greek Gods Traditional Yogurt, Honey 24 oz @4.49 ea
1/1 1.59 Red Bell Pepper, 1 Pepper (Canada) @1.59 ea
3/3 14.37 Wilcox Specialty Vita Egg Omega-3, 18 ct @4.79 ea
1/1 1.29 Green Bell Pepper, 1 Pepper (United States) @1.29 ea
2/2 2.78 Cucumber, Medium, 1 Cucumber (Mexico) @1.39 ea
4/4 15.08 Tillamook Butter, Sweet Cream, Unsalted, 1 lb @3.77 ea
1/1 3.49 Fresh Express Heart of Romaine, 10 oz @3.49 ea
1/1 4.99 Spaghetti Squash, 1 Large Squash (Mexico) @4.99 ea
2/2 9.98 Columbus Sliced Pancetta, 3 oz @4.99 ea
1/1 1.09 Parsley, 1 Bunch (Washington) @1.09 ea
4/4 19.96 Baby Squash - Zucchini, 8 oz Package (Mexico) @4.99 ea
2/2 7.98 Cauliflower, 1 Large Head (California) @3.99 ea
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Frozen
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ordered/delivered Price($)
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1/1 9.49 Ground Lamb, Product of USA, Frozen, 1 lb @9.49 ea
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Pantry & Household
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ordered/delivered Price($)
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1/1 28.54 Seventh Generation Baby Wipes Refills, Chlorine Free and Unscented, 70-Count Packs (Pack of 12) (840 Wipes) @28.54 ea
1/1 19.77 Huggies Overnites Diapers, Size 5, Big Pack, 56 Count @19.77 ea
2/2 6.58 Red Hot House On-The-Vine Tomato, 1.5 lb Package (Canada) @3.29 ea
1/1 12.79 Health Best, Pecans, Raw, 15 oz @12.79 ea
1/1 3.29 Spectrum, Filtered Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, 16oz @3.29 ea
1/1 9.39 Health Best, Walnuts, Halves & Pieces, Organic, 14 oz @9.39 ea
1/1 7.79 Peloponnese Mediterranean Specialties Gourmet Black Olives, Pitted Kalamata , 11.1 oz @7.79 ea
3/3 8.97 Vallyfresh Premium White Chicken Meat, 5 oz @2.99 ea
1/1 1.29 Chiquita Bananas, 3 Count Bunch, Ripe (Ecuador) @1.29 ea
1/1 9.89 Artisana, Raw Tahini, Organic, 16 oz @9.89 ea
1/1 2.09 Chiquita Bananas, 5 Count Bunch, Green (Ecuador) @2.09 ea
1/1 11.89 Esp Mancha Oro Saffron, .02824 oz @11.89 ea
2/2 3.58 Hass Avocado - Ripe, 1 Small Avocado (United States) @1.79 ea
1/1 8.99 DeLallo 100% Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil, First Cold Pressed, 16.9 oz @8.99 ea
1/1 26.77 Wild Planet Sustainably Caught Wild Skipjack Light Tuna, 5 Ounce Cans (Pack of 12) @26.77 ea
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46/46 271.67
Ok, so that's the list. Here's how I'm doing.
For breakfast, I made the Berry Crumble for myself. My husband made fried eggs and bacon for himself and my son. My daughter had 2 bananas and 2 hard-boiled eggs. Getting my 2.75 year old twins to switch to Paleo is going to be the hardest, so we'll see how that goes.
I also made tuna salad for my husband and chicken salad for myself for lunch. I also packed some for the kids, but I don't know if they will eat it. I also gave them some ham, broccoli and peaches to round out there lunch. For my husband, I packed him some snacks of Larabars, macadamia nuts, pecans, fruit and hard-boiled eggs. I'm not sure what he's going to want during the day. For myself, I packed greek yogurt, hard-boiled eggs and blueberries.
For lunch, I had my chicken salad and the yogurt.
Recipes: I made the Berry Crumble and the Tuna Salad from the Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals
cookbook. I also used the tuna salad recipe and substituted canned chicken for my chicken salad.So far, this cookbook is my go-to cookbook. It has great recipes and they are fast. Both are criteria that I need in my life as a full-time working mom of toddler twins.
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