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.