Whole Family Whole30 Wk1

This week our family faced temptations of Donut Sunday at church, free treats and pizza at work, being away from home during meal time, and last minute changes in the menu. We overcame them all with great success! By having our plan in front of us, great meal portions with satisfying foods, we were able to not be caught in a moment of desperate hunger. This week our children have been gracious, trying new foods and finding new likes. Their attitudes have been more pleasant and attentive. As a family we seemed to have more energy to start the new year with fun projects and a whole house cleaning. My husband and I have less fatigue = more energy, stayed healthy while encountering people in high flu season, feel well rested, can multi-task with no brain fog = better focus. All that is the real highlight, but in addition the two of us both lost 5-7 lbs each!

This is our first week on the Whole Family Whole30 Meal Plan (click for details & other weeks). Check the Meal Plan for links to the recipes and add them to your Pinterest board or recipe box! Look below for changes or add-ons we made marked with a (*) to accommodate for our family's size and tastes. A few pictures feature the child size portion, baby food version or leftovers for my husband's work meals.
*Grocery List and Menu PDF TO PRINT here!

Wk1 Day1
B: Blueberry Coconut Chia Pudding
    *We used chia, almond milk, coconut flakes, frozen blueberries and a little orange juice
L: Baked Chicken w/ Pineapple Salsa (or Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs) 
    *add a side of cauli-rice, whole green onion, greens, and/or dried apples  
Snack: Tea & sliced apples
S: Lemon Pepper Cod / Tilapia
with Steamed Spinach and Summer Squash Sauté

Hubby's Take-Out

Wk1 Day2
B: Egg Muffins with Hot Cinnamon Apple Slices (recipe)
L: Strawberry Chicken Spinach Salad w Poppyseed Dressing
*Baked extra chicken with Hawaiian Chicken Day1. Cut up for salad. Toasted almonds in coconut oil.  
Snack: Salami wrapped pickles
*You could add Ghee or leave plain
S: Taco Salad with (leftover) Pineapple Salsa
Hubby's Take-Out

Wk1 Day3
B: Hard Baked Eggs, Grapes & Banana, and Homemade Turkey Sausage (or Chicken Apple Sausage)
*Make ahead: Bake Eggs in Muffin pan 350* for 30min. Soak in cold water until chilled. Store dry in fridge.

L: Bell Pepper Crust Deli Sandwiches with Jicama, Cucumber and Guac
Snack: Pistachios, Raisins and Lime Water
S: Oven Roasted Turkey with Broccoli and Mashed Potatoes (or Cauli-rice)
Hubby's Take-Out

Wk1 Day4
B: Fried Cinnamon Bacon-Pineapple-Apple with Sweet Potato (chips)
*Baby had the bacon mix pureed then added some apple sauce.
L: Ham (or leftover turkey) Lettuce Wraps with Winter Fruit Salad

Snack: Veggies and Guac  
S: Slowcooker Beef Roast with Bacon Brussel Sprouts

Hubby's Take-Out

Wk1 Day5

B: Eggs and Spaghetti Squash Hashbrowns w remaining fruit

*Drain your Sp Squash well, and DONT use a waffle iron - (what a mess).

L: Leftovers

Snack: Dried Bananas and Cashews

S: Very Veggie Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes

w homemade ketchup

Wk1 Day6

B: Sliced Peaches with Sausage

L: Mango Chicken Drummies w Sweet Potato Fries

Snack: Frozen Grapes (pin)

S: BBQ Pulled Pork Lettuce Cups w Green Beans and Dill Pickles

*We bought Kirkland Pulled Pork from Costco. A Great item to have on hand for a quick meal!

Wk1 Day7

B: Scrambled Eggs w sweet peppers, avocado and bacon

w Sliced Apples

L: Tuna Cucumber Salad

*2 Cucumbers, 4 Lg Cans Tuna, 1 Bell Pepper, 1 bunch Radishes, 1/2 Onion, 2 Carrots, 1c Paleo Mayo-Tartar

Snack: Dried Apple Slices and nuts

S: Curry Chicken Stir Fry

w extra Broccoli (or Cauliflower-Rice)

*HINT: Freeze unused spinach, summer squash, grapes, diced peppers, and onions before they go bad. Dehydrate overripe bananas and other fruits. Bake sweet potatoes and zucchini into chips. Bulk meat can be premade and frozen into next week's quick meals such as meatloaf, meatballs, marinated chicken, etc.

For more tips, see this link!

GROCERY LIST

*List includes items to make dressings and sauces.

SEEDS, NUTS & SEASONING

All Spice

Almonds

Apple Cider Vinegar

Cashews

Cinnamon

Chia Seeds

Cloves, ground

Coconut Flakes (unsweetened)

Coconut Oil

Coconut Aminos

Curry Powder

Fish Sauce (opt)

Garlic (fresh or minced, & powder)

Ghee (Clarified Butter)

Ginger, ground

Italian Seasoning

Lemon Pepper

Mustard, gluten free (Dijon)

Olive Oil

Onion Powder

Paprika

Pistachios

Poppyseeds

Red Wine Vinegar

Salt & Pepper

Seasoned Salt (opt)

Seasoning of choice for drumsticks

Slivered Almonds

Taco Seasoning (recipe)

Tumeric

MEAT, FISH & PROTEIN

Almond Butter

Bacon (Low Sodium Pork)

Beef Roast

Chicken Breasts

Chicken Drumsticks

Deli Meat (Salami & Ham)

Eggs (aprx 2-3 eggs/person per meal)

Fish Cod and/or Tilapia

Ground Beef or Turkey

Oven Roasted Turkey

Pulled Pork

Tuna

Sausage (pork to season, or chicken apple)

OTHER

Almond or Coconut Milk (Whole30 compliant)

FRUIT & VEGGIES

Apples (fresh & dried)

Avocados (and/or Guac)

Bananas (fresh and opt dried)

Blueberries, fresh or frozen

Broccoli, fresh or frozen

Brussel Sprouts

Carrots

Cauliflower, fresh

Celery

Cranberries, fresh or frozen

Cucumbers

Dates, Medjool

Grapes

Grapefruit

Green Beans

Green Onions

Jicama

Kiwi

Lettuce (Short or Long Romaine heads)

Limes

Mangoes, frozen

Orange (for juice)

Peaches, fresh or canned in juice

Pickles, Dill

Pineapple

Potatoes (or more cauliflower)

Pomegranate

Radishes

Raisins

Red Onions

Spinach

Spaghetti Squash

Sprouts, onion or alfalfa (opt)

Strawberries

Summer Squash / Zucchini

Sweet Peppers (grn, red, yel, org)

Sweet Potatoes (for chips & fries)

Tomato Paste

White Onion

Winter Fruit