Bullet For My Skinny Jeans

I have been asked to share what is on the dinner menu in my home this week!  

We are attempting to tackle the obstacle of eating organic, but also experimenting with both the "Zone/Paleo" combo plan and the "Bullet Proof Diet." 

Both of these diets are similar in that they push organic meals made up of good fats, proteins and vegetables with very little grains. They also both agree on limiting your intake of foods that cause inflammation, which ultimately lead to diseases and cancers.

Bullet Proof is a tad bit more hard core and a little off the grid in comparison to Paleo. The man lived with Tibetan Monks and did experiments on himself using tests on his brain and blood etc, so his findings are interesting to say the least. He highly recommends getting a blood panel done to find out what foods you should avoid because we are all different.

He says things like, onions and garlic cloud the mind and make it difficult to meditate so try not to eat them regularly or at least not before a big exam. *

 He has a two week plan, which I figured it couldn't hurt to try. Some of my friends would be happy to hear that day 6 and 13 of the diet are no protein days and he actually eats basmati rice! He also puts grass-fed butter in his coffee so...*

Simply put we are eliminating anything processed, sugar, beans, legumes, grains, alcohol and most dairy and replacing them with:

good fats (grass-fed butter, coconut oil, ghee, eeoo in moderation, almond butter), 
lots of greens and other high anti-oxidant power veggies, 
protein (beef, salmon, chicken, eggs), 
good quality teas and coffee, 
coconut milk
filtered water and dark chocolate or cocoa powder! 

The author of The Bullet Proof Diet also suggests having three meals a day all within a 7 hour period. I've heard of not eating past 5pm before, but the three meals a day is new. 

As all parents know, kids are seriously the most difficult creatures to feed on the planet. I have one who begs to have something one day then tells me he doesn't like it the following day. 

What I do with my kids is I make them try everything I've made. I don't force them to eat it though once they've tried it and genuinely don't like it. If I can tell they don't like it, I will give them an alternative that is less scary, but still healthy. 

 I'm a huge fan of the kale, pear and apple packets at Costco. I make a ton of hard boiled eggs for them to snack on. I recently had the idea to food process some of them and mix them into Aunt Annie's organic mac and cheese to give them much needed protein and fat.


I found that having a healthy dipping sauce (homemade) for them to dip meat in makes it more fun for them to eat it as well ( there are a ton of sauce recipes online and at the back of The Bullet Proof Diet book). I'm not going to lie, they also have organic chocolate milk in the morning and snack on Gogurts and naked popcorn, which is not part of the plan, but I haven't figured out how to eliminate them as they have become staples in my kids' diet. 

I'm not giving them cookies, chips, soda, juice, or candy so that's a start. There are plenty of yummy Paleo and Bullet Proof deserts to choose from that use raw honey and cocoa powder and pumpkin...Too bad I don't have control over what other parents send for their snack days to my five year old's kindergarten class! I've heard sugar causes behavior and attention span problems; it truly is an evil substance...

 So here goes the experiment. Some I have made before and others I will post pics of once complete. I'm trying to make meals out of left-overs as well in an effort to save time and money. I also make enough for my husband to take to work for lunch so it's A LOT OF FOOD...Feel free to Google recipes or email me!


Monday 1/26: Quinoa pasta, organic tomato basil sauce with organic ground beef



Tuesday 1/27: Bullet Proof Taco salad

Wednesday 1/28: Leftover taco meat in paleo tortillas with tomatillo sauce and kale and sweet potato chips

Thursday 1/29: Slow cooker Chicken or steak, Sweet Potato, 505 green chili stew (my creation)

Friday 1/30: Roasted Tomato Soup with white fish (I actually got this one from a Giada cookbook)

Saturday 1/31: Bullet Proof Dahl and Rice

Sunday 1/1: Pizza because my husband starts a month long challenge at the cross fit gym tomorrow!

Monday 1/2: Salmon with lemon, capers, and rosemary

Tuesday 1/3: Leftover Salmon butter bites with baked carrot fries

Wednesday 1/4: Bullet proof meatballs with creamed cauliflower and grass-fed butter

Thursday 1/5: Use leftover cauliflower mash for Chipotle chicken and cauliflower soup with nitrate/nitrite free bacon

Friday 1/6: Leftover soup with green chili and poached eggs

Saturday 1/7: Twice baked sweet potatoes with bullet proof guacamole and green olives. 

Remember: You Are What You Eat!

* The Bullet Proof Diet by Dave Asprey



  

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