Ready, Set, SEXY!
With a little prep you can eat your way slim and sassy!
You can switch any breakfast lunch and dinner to make things easier. Just adjust your shopping list. Many of the pantry items you will have from the weeks before. Just cross those items out on the next week if you don't need them.
Spend a some time preparing:
Chop onions and put into a bag for the week
Mince garlic and store in fridge for a week, or buy already minced
Prepare Paleo Ranch and Pesto for easy dips and taste enhancing items.
READ the Labels!!! No sugar, stay away from soy and xanthum gum. It's a sad fact but our food isn't really food anymore. The less ingredients the better.
Recipes Week 1
Paleo Ranch
Pesto:
1/2 cup macadamia nuts
1 bunch cilantro, rinsed
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and black pepper to taste
Ginger Citrus Skillet Chicken
Serves 5
4 Tbsp Coconut Oil
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts cut into bite size pieces
1/2 cup sliced white mushrooms
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
4 green onions, sliced
1/4 cup chicken broth-Imagine foods organic only
1/2 tsp fresh ginger, grated
juice from 1 medium orange
1 tbsp dried basil
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 bunch kale, diced with tough stems removed
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1. In a large skillet, heat 2 tbsp coconut oil over medium heat and saute the chicken for 5-7 minutes
2. To the chicken, add the sliced mushrooms, red pepper and onions and saute for another 2 mins.
3. Add the remaining ingredients except for kale and almonds, stirl well and bring to a simmer. cook for 2 more minutes
4. Remove all ingredients from the pan and set aside. In the same pan, add the remaining 2 tbsp oil and the kale. Saute kale until tender, about 4 minutes.
5. Serve the chicken on top of the kale and add sprinkle of almonds on top.
Recipes Week 2
Pesto Baked Eggs
Baking Ramekins or muffin tins
Eggs-as many as you need
Coconut Oil
Pesto-See Pesto recipe
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Grease your ramekins or tins with coconut oil
3. Crack one egg into each
4. Drizzle at least 1 Tbsp pesto on each egg
5. Place ramekins on baking sheet if using and bake 20-25 minutes or until the eggs are set and the whites do not jiggle when you shake the ramekins/tins
5. Use a butter knife, gently loose the eggs from the sides of the ramekinds and quickly flip over onto a plate to remove. top with more pesto and enjoy.
Grain Free Porridge
2 Tbsp Almond Butter
1/4 Cup Shredded coconut
6 Tbsp warm water or full fat coconut milk
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp raw honey or maple syrup
1. Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl.
2. Transfer to sauce pan and heat over a low flame until it reaches your desired temperature
Grilled Pineapple and Squash
1 Whole Butternut Squash
1/2 pineapple skinned and sliced into inch long pieces
1/4 cup melted grass fed butter or coconut oil
1-2 Tbsp cinnamon + Cumin + Spice (chili)
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Remove the skin from the squash with peeler; then slice in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Slice into 1 inch pieces, but long enough to grill and roast for 30 minutes until tender
3. Brush squash and pineapple with oil/butter and sesason. Place on Grill over medium heat
4. Grill for 3-5 minutes
Mini Meatloaves
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork
1 1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 garlic cloves minced
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dried parsley
1 cup finely diced carrots
1 cup finely diced spinach leaves
coconut oil
1. Preheat to 350
2. Mix together the meat, all seasonings, and veggies
3. Grease a muffin tin with oil
4. Measure out 1/3 cup meat mixture into each muffin space
5. Spread a generous amount of no sugar ketchup on each and bake for 15-20 minutes or until they are no longer pink in the middle
Tomato Soup with Chicken
1 Small Yellow Onion finely diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
5 cups diced tomatoes (canned is ok)
1 13.5 oz full fat coconut milk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2-3 cups cooked chicken
1. In a soup pot cook onion in coconut oil over med-med high heat until onions start to carmelize
2. Add garlic and cook 1-2 mins
3. Add the diced tomatoes and cook for 7-10 minutes, stirring
4. Add the coconut milk, salk and pepper and heat to simmering
5. Pour the soup into blender and blend till smooth
6. Pour soup back into pot. top with chicken and serve
Why Bulletproof Coffee?
When
butter comes from cows eating green grass, it contains high levels of
conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a compound that gives excellent
protection against cancer and also helps your body build muscle rather
than store fat.
Butter
is a rich source of easily absorbed vitamin A, needed for a wide range
of functions, from maintaining good vision to keeping the endocrine
system in top shape.
Vitamins:Butter
also contains all the other fat-soluble vitamins (D, E and K2), which
are often lacking in the modern industrial diet.
Minerals ...
Butter
is rich in important trace minerals, including manganese, chromium,
zinc, copper and selenium (a powerful antioxidant). Butter provides more
selenium per gram than wheat germ or herring. Butter is also an
excellent source of iodine.
Fatty Acids ...
Butter
provides appreciable amounts of short- and medium-chain fatty acids,
which support immune function, boost metabolism and have anti-microbial
properties; that is, they fight against pathogenic microorganisms in the
intestinal tract.
Butter
also provides the perfect balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fats.
Arachidonic acid in butter is important for brain function, skin health
and prostaglandin balance.
Glycospingolipids ...
These
are a special category of fatty acids that protect against
gastrointestinal infections, especially in the very young and the
elderly. Children given reduced-fat milks have higher rates of diarrhea
than those who drink whole milk.
Cholesterol ...
Despite
all of the misinformation you may have heard, cholesterol is needed to
maintain intestinal health and for brain and nervous system development
in the young.
Wulzen Factor ...
A
hormone-like substance that prevents arthritis and joint stiffness,
ensuring that calcium in your body is put into your bones rather than
your joints and other tissues. The Wulzen factor is present only in raw
butter and cream; it is destroyed by pasteurization.
Why NO man made oils?
