Food

Great Looking but How Tasty are They? So many wonderful-looking recipes are posted on Facebook! And now that You-tube provides the means to create time-lapse, visual instructions, they look even more enticing. But how tasty are they? Are they easy to prepare? Or, if...

Whole30 Day 30 This is it! The last day of Whole30. I've eaten healthy, natural foods for one month and completely eliminated sugar and artificial and natural sweeteners from my diet. I've prepared all of my meals and snacks with unprocessed meats, chicken, pork, and...

Whole30 Day 29 You can tell from my food diary that I've not been very creative about  my meals lately. I'm definitely suffering from Whole30 fatigue and am just hanging in there. I'm having food cravings for almost anything that I'm not supposed to eat, even though I...

Whole30 Day 28 Two more days! I'm getting restless to finish up this month and begin adding back some of the foods I've eliminated. I'm pretty sure I'll start with dairy. If that goes well, I'll begin adding some brown rice and quinoa. I'm going to try to eliminate...

Whole30 Day 27   I've been amazed to find that all of the commercially prepared chicken and beef broths contain sugar or some form of sweetener. That's even true of  vegetable broths and bouillon cubes. I've made my own chicken broth several times, but that...

  Whole 30 Day 26 I love to fix barbecue chicken thighs and legs in the crockpot, but I couldn't find a barbecue sauce without sugar. I finally found the recipe posted below and made my own sauce. The results were excellent. The recipe makes 3 cups and I only...

Thirty Days Has September...January Has Thirty-One Oh, my gosh! I had totally forgotten that January has thirty-one days. I knew that February comes in on Monday. And in the back of my mind I was thinking, Okay, I started Whole30 on January first...A month is 30 days,...

  Whole30 Day 24 We got through the snow without power outages here in Winston or on any of the Baptist Retirement Homes campuses--even Asheville. The sun came out and the sky was brilliant blue in contrast with the white earth. Bill could relax and not worry...

  Whole30Day 23 This blog is gonna' be short and sweet today. I'm bored with Whole30 and about to go stir crazy here in this house waiting for Bill to make sure all the shifts are covered at Brookridge before he comes home. When you are in the long term care...

Whole30 Day 22   Breakfast--Eggs fried in clarified butter, fresh berries with coconut cream Lunch--Pork chop and sugar snaps from last night, dates Snack--Plantain chips, apple Dinner--Ground beef with taco seasoning over julienne strips of zucchini; lettuce and...

My attitude has improved and I've been successful in counting calories without being obsessive. At day 21, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I'm beginning to wonder how I will handle the freedom of not being on Whole30, but trying to focus on immediate...

Whole30 Day 20 A new day and a fresh start! I made an effort to count calories and to stay under 1300, plus calories burned from exercise. That will vary from day to day, depending on whether I reach my 10,000 step goal. Breakfast--2 eggs and potatoes from last night,...

  Whole30 Day 19 I went in to Dr. Bravo's office this morning for my bimonthly treatment of Remicade for rheumatoid arthritis. Shelia is my favorite infusion nurse--a single mom from Canada, who rides motorcycles, does yoga, and entertains me with stories about...

It's Monday, the traditional day to implement new habits and goals. Mine are to cut back on snacking portions and stick to the less calorie-laden foods on the Whole30 list. Breakfast--Eggs fried in clarified butter, berries with coconut cream. (Not only does the...

Breakfast--fried eggs with hash browns made from leftover potato from last night. Lunch--Tossed salad with rotisserie chicken, avocado, Whole30 ranch dressing; roasted plantains. Snack--roasted plantains, cashews (nervously consumed during the second half of the...

  Breakfast--Omelette, bacon, and sliced tomatoes prepared by Bill. It's so nice when someone else cooks! Lunch--Remainder of scallops and veggies from last night; mixed berries topped with coconut cream. Snack--plantain chips, cashews, dates Dinner--Grilled...

Fifteen days. Halfway through the Whole30 program. It seems like a lot longer than 15 days! Breakfast--omelette with veggies from last night (onions, zucchini, mushrooms), cooked in clarified butter. Lunch--Tuna salad over a bed of greens and crisp veggies, oil and...

  Whole30 Day 14 Two weeks into the Whole30 program and I'm starting to reap the benefits! My joints are not as stiff and I'm moving around with greater ease. My clothes are finally beginning to fit a little bit looser and I've resisted the temptation to get on...

  Whole30 Day 13   Breakfast--Fried eggs with potatoes from last night, sautéed in clarified butter; homemade apple sauce. Lunch--Luncheon with friends--grilled salmon over a bed of greens and veggies, with oil and vinegar for dressing. Snack--Roasted...

Breakfast--Eggs fried in clarified butter; asparagus Lunch--chicken tenders,sweet potato, Brussels sprouts Snack--Lara bar Dinner--shrimp scampi, baked potato with clarified butter,spinach with sautéed garlic Reached my goal of 10,000 steps on Fitbit. Today was...

Whole30 Day 11 Breakfast--Eggs fried in clarified butter; ham; berries Lunch--Ate out with my Crisis Control buddies--baked chicken, asparagus, side salad with oil and vinegar; added  a handful of roasted plantains when I got home to round out the meal. Snack--Lara...

Whole30 Day 10 Here's a great chicken recipe from the Barefoot Contessa that I was able to use for three different meals last week. Perfect Roast Chicken The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, 1999   https://amzn.to/2uFRawA 5-6 pound roasting chicken Large bunch of fresh...

Whole30 Day 9 After yesterday's drama, I woke up refreshed and feeling great. I honestly believe this diet regimen is having a positive effect my joints. All through December, I was feeling awfully stiff and sore, but in the past few days, that has all gotten better....

Day 8 Pitfall!!!! Oops! I experienced my first real pitfall today, and just when I was feeling so good about my progress. I'd clocked 5,000 steps on my Fitbit, fixed a satisfying breakfast, and was getting dressed to go out and run some errands. When I pulled on my...

Whole30 Day 7 I've made it through the first week and am beginning to settle into the regimen. Food prep is still time consuming, but I'm learning shortcuts such as cooking two portions at once, and which grocery stores carry the items I need. I'm not as frantic for...

Whole30 Day 6 Breakfast--I met with a bit of a challenge in that I began attending a Bible study on Acts that meets at 7:30 AM in the home of one of the members of my church. To kick off the year, the hostess asked us to bring breakfast dishes to go with the...

Breakfast--Half of a Frittata, made with 6 eggs, onion, baby spinach, and tomato sautéed in clarified butter (Saved the other half for tomorrow's breakfast); Clementine. Lunch--Chicken from last night; chopped raw veggies with vinaigrette dressing Snack--Went a little...

Whole30 Day 4 Breakfast--Eggs fried in clarified butter; other half of potato from last night, sautéed with onion. Lunch--First time to eat out! At Sherwood Restaurant, chose a Cobb salad without cheese and brought my own salad dressing with me. Delicious!...

DAY 3 Breakfast--3 eggs fried in clarified butter, blueberries and raspberries. Lunch--I was starved when I got back from church and downed a handful of cashews, then incorporated more cashews into a chicken salad, which I ate with a tossed salad and vinaigrette...

DAY 2  Lots of positive feedback from friends and family now that I've gone public about my goals. Thanks, everybody. Feeling a little leaner but not not meaner. (I'm sure that will come in time.) Breakfast--eggs cooked in clarified butter, bacon, and slice of...

  Whole30 Day 1 For the next thirty days, I'll be following the Whole30 eating program, which focuses on unprocessed, natural foods such as meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruits, and fats. I will eliminate all sugar, bread, grains, beans, and dairy during this...

Fit and Healthy in the New Year Christmas is over and it's time to get serious about healthy living again. How do I know? My cholesterol is up; my joints are aching; and, my wardrobe has been reduced to sweat pants and a nice soft tee shirt to cover all the bulges. I...