Paleo Ice Cream - Weight Loss Journey Week 51 - Day 5 - 7

Week 51
Day 5 - Sunday
11/01/2015

No more smoothies

Breakfast: Smoothie
(Mixed Berries, Banana, Kale, Almond Milk and Chia Seeds)

I really think that I should stay clear from smoothies unless I need something quick on the busy days.  I just don't think that this is enough to keep me going for the day.

What is wrong with me? 

Lunch: Egg Baked in Tomato with Kale, Egg Baked in Avocado, Sweet Potato Fries & Roasted Pumpkin

I know that you probably think I am crazy for having a hot lunch on a really freaking hot day and you would be right.  But I just didn't want salad today and I wanted to have dinner prepared as much as possible. 

The eggs baked in tomatoes are great, but please don't try the egg baked in avocado! Disgusting! Don't waste your avocado and have it fresh, trust me!

Paleo preppin

This is where I like to cook as many vegetables/meat as possible as I know that when dinner comes around I usually can't be stuffed!

Mmmm...it's no peanut butter but it's close

Afternoon Snack: Apple & Almond Butter

Dinner is so easy when you're prepared

Dinner: Steak, Roasted Pumpkin, Sweet Potato Chips, Eggs & Kale baked in Tomato & Avocado

All I had to do tonight was cook some steak and heat up the veggies left from lunch and dinner was done!

Glasses of water: 8

Week 51
Day 6 - Monday
12/01/2015

Yum!

Breakfast: Poached Eggs with Kale, Onion, Tomato, Zucchini, Mushroom & Avocado

This was so delicious and so much better than having just a smoothie.

Kunara Organic Marketplace - Coffee with Almond Milk

I visited the Kunara Organic Marketplace today (website here). This place is HUGE! It's basically an organic supermarket and it even has an organic butcher and cafe.  

Why can't I just have a sandwich?

Lunch: Honey Mustard Beef Stir-Fry

I was feeling slack for lunch today so I just cooked up some steak and some pre-cut stir-fry veggies I bought from the markets.  I just mixed through some mustard, honey and olive oil.  I love eating healthy and I do feel better for it, but sometimes I wish I could just have a freaking sandwich! So much easier! 

YOYO COYO! :)

Afternoon Snack: Coyo - Acai & Blueberry 

Ingredients: coconut milk, tapioca, pectin, coconut nectar, stevia, acai berry, blueberry.

I picked up some Coyo (website here) coconut ice cream at Kunara.  It is Paleo friendly and it is nice to be able to have a treat every now and then.  I have had the Vanilla and Nutmeg version, which was delicious, but they were sold out :(  So I decided to pick up the Acai & Blueberry and Chocolate (Cacao).  

The Acai & Blueberry was good, but the coconut flavour was too strong in this one.  The consistency is really creamy. 

Spicy!

Dinner: Salsa Chicken & Avocado Pancakes

I really like the flavour of this chicken dish and it's really easy to make.  I will post a recipe up for this soon and the avocado pancakes.  Basically the pancakes are half a large avocado and two eggs. 

Glasses of water: 8

Week 51
Day 7 - Tuesday
13/01/2015

So yummy!

Breakfast: Banana, Date & Nut Porridge

Sometimes you get sick of eggs or a smoothie for breakfast and I can't remember the last time I had cereal!  I decided to make this for breakfast and I'm so glad I did, it's delicious and really simple.  I will post a recipe for this one too, I promise.  It's just banana, date, almonds, honey and almond meal.

I can't be effed to make lunch, lunch

Lunch: Scrambled Eggs & Avocado

(Zucchini, Carrot, Onion, Capsicum, Kale, Garlic & Tomato)

You don't have eggs for breakfast, so you have them for lunch.  I haven't been feeling too well lately, so my enthusiasm for cooking is at an all time low.  This was really quick, simple and tasty.

YUM!

Afternoon Snack: Apple, Carrot, Almond Butter with Sultanas & Coconut

I think I have found my new favourite snack today.  Carrot, almond butter, sultanas and coconut.  Yep, sounds strange but it's delicious! Trust me on this one :)

I didn't have to cook = WINNING! 

Dinner: Gluten Free Pizza with Marinated Olives, Capsicum, Sweet Potato, Bacon, Spinach, Tomato Paste & a tiny bit of Cheese

Remember how I was saying that my enthusiasm for cooking is at an all time low? Even though this isn't Paleo, I wasn't passing up the offer of someone else cooking dinner for me!  

This was made on a gluten free pizza base, so it doesn't contain grain, however, it's still full of processed ingredients which is definitely not Paleo.  But if I eat something that isn't Paleo, I don't worry.  I'm trying to eat the healthiest I can and if sometimes I have to eat pizza, then I have to eat pizza. ;) 

Glasses of water: 8

Yay for ice cream! :)

Desert: Coyo - Cacao Ice Cream

Ingredients: coconut cream , cococnut nectar , tapioca ,organic agave ,organic cocao. 

This was the other version of Coyo I picked up from Kunara.  I liked this one better than the Acai & Blueberry, but there still wasn't enough chocolate.  I think the one I like the most is the Vanilla & Nutmeg.  I would definitely recommend the Coyo ice cream it to my fellow Paleo eaters. :)

Eating Out - Weight Loss Journey Week 50 - Day 7

Week 50
Day 7 - Tuesday
6/01/2015

Eating Out ;)

I think Pan-fried Tomato has become a thing with me lately...

Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Avocado and Pan-fried Tomato

Keeping it pretty simple today as I needed a quick breakfast to start the day.  This was three eggs, three tablespoons of water and seasoning. 

The Paleo Place - Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie - $8.00

Lunch: The Paleo Place
Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie
(Banana, almond butter, cacao powder, mint, vanilla extract)
Paleo Chicken Burger
(Chicken thigh, tomato, lettuce, avocado, bacon, relish on Paleo bun with sweet potato fries and mayonnaise)

 I'd heard of a new Paleo cafe that had opened on the Sunshine Coast, called The Paleo Place (website here), so I decided I'd check it out for lunch today.  For anyone who has eliminated things from their diet like dairy, grains etc. you know how challenging it can be dining out.  It was so lovely just to walk in, sit down and know that you can have anything on the menu without alterations or having to look at every single ingredient. 

One of my favourite combinations is chocolate and mint.  Mint choc-chip ice cream is was my favourite and it's probably been a few years since I've had that!  So there was no way that I wasn't trying this smoothie!  The consistency was great, lovely and thick and icy, which I appreciated on a hot day.  I also appreciated the ingredients and the use of fresh mint.  However, I wasn't a fan of this smoothie.  To me, it just tasted watery and all I really could taste was the mint.  For a smoothie with "chocolate chip" in the name, I was expecting more of a chocolate hit.

The Paleo Place - Chicken Burger - $15.00

I was really excited to try this one!  For those on Paleo or grain free, you can appreciate how it's almost impossible to find a burger!  The sweet potato fries were delicious, I believe that they were cooked in coconut oil as I could taste a hint of coconut too.  The mayonnaise was actually pretty good, I think that there may have been some apple cider vinegar in there. 

The burger was delicious!  The bun was really tasty, I assume it was made from almond flour.  The consistency and flavour were lovely.  You can't go wrong with chicken, bacon, avocado and there was a very tasty relish on there too. 

The Paleo Place - Chicken Burger

The only negative I have with this burger is that it had no bottom!  I cut the burger in half for easy eating only to find lettuce at the bottom and nothing else.  I think that a burger should have a top and a base, otherwise I don't know if I would call it a burger.  Surely I'm not the only one who was expecting this?  It wasn't that they forgot mine either as the person I was with had the same thing and I saw other customers orders come out the same.

Burgers can be messy to eat at the best of times but this definitely makes for messy eating.  They do provide a knife and fork with the burger, so I'm guessing that is how you're intended to eat it.  But when you have to eat it with a knife and fork, I think you miss out on all the layers combined.  I guess I'm old school and I think that a burger should be consumed with two hands, even in a cafe.  

What do you think?

Mmm spicy!

Dinner: Spice Rubbed Chicken (Recipe here) & Salad 

I wanted to try something a little different tonight.  I had some chicken breast but I didn't want to have it just plain and I wanted something really tasty, that was still healthy and Paleo friendly.   It turned out really well and was delicious!

Paleo preppin'

As I've said before, I like to prepare meals in advance and cook all the meat at once.  Paleo can be a lot of work, especially when you usually have the convenience that is Lite n' Easy!  I decided instead of making them all the same flavour, I would make half honey mustard and half with a spice mix I threw together.  This way, even though I would be eating chicken for the next few days, it wouldn't seem so boring.

Glasses of water: 6