Whole30 ideas for a non-Whole30 mind

I get it, I do. You're busy, you're stressed and the last thing in the world you want to do is re-think dinner. Check and check.

So I thought, "Hey! How about just a few changes to get someone started!"

Here's a few:


Buy coconut oil. Use it instead of any other fat you cook with/eat.
Buy cashew butter. Use it instead of peanut butter.
Buy bananas. Let them over-ripen. Cut them up, freeze them in baggies.
Buy coconut milk. Use it instead of all dairy.

When you want a snack, throw bananas in a blender with coconut milk and cashew butter or real fruit juice. YUM!

These require no effort, just a different purchase at the store. Will this fix everything in your life? No. But it WILL get you on the right track and maybe someday you'll be able to add a few more things to this list.

Good luck!!

Whole30 Day 4

I've always had a knack for ordering. Very often whomever I'm with will just wait till I order and say, "oh ya, that!" Even if they had something else in mind.

This is not different for packed lunches. And it isn't different while on Whole30. Today I'm traveling. Knowing I am usually hungrier when I travel, I thought ahead. Here's what I brought:

3 clementines

1 orange

strawberries

cashews

spinach*

grape tomatoes*

peperonchinis*

avocado with lemon*

frozen thoroughly cooked and seasoned chicken strips*

As you'll notice, a very nice combination of protein, fat and fruit/veg. Yes a lot of citrus...my CSA order came in and I figured I could bring them all to eat over the weekend.

I brought it all in baggies for easy combination when I was ready to eat. As I started to combine the salad items (those with an *), my fellow passengers began looking at their food and back at mine. I knew what they were thinking..."man that looks good!" Many watched me eat it.

Eating healthy doesn't have to be boring. It doesn't have to be bland. It's okay to make people jealous!

What are your travel food whole30 ideas?