Today was the second time I made all of the food we ate as fresh and organic as I could. This week was the first week I was not a bit overwhelmed trying to be better at this going organic life style. I went to Trader Joe's knowing that they did not have the almond or coconut flour I would need before entering the store, but the sprouted bread from there was a must have as well as the turkey meatballs and other essentials. I hit Sprouts and knew they had the produce and flours I needed as well as coconut oil.
Success for me is getting through the store with all my items without my kids fighting...bascially 30 minutes or less! :)
In this photo we have white cheddar crackers that I will eventually find a small fish cookie cutter for, but the kids nearly scarfed the whole batch regardless of them having a cute shape. I got the recipe from Maria's Nutritious and Delicious book, but here is a link to her protein crackers and why I am not feeding the girls boxed crackers ever again. I want to make these crackers next with her avocado dip from the book....yum!!
The second photo is just tomatoes with fresh mozzarella, fresh basil and balsamic vinegar from Trader Joe's. We had chicken dogs (nitrate free) from Applegate Farm's with this for lunch purchased at Sprout's.
The 3rd photo is the coconut flour cookies I made for the second time this week...the girls are so in love! I posted about these earlier in the week!
The 4th photo is cabbage pasta I used turkey meatballs from Trader Joe's and a low sugar pomodora sauce with my own fresh basil added. So good!
Last, was actually the first thing we ate today. Protein pancakes the kids were begging for more of tomorrow were a hit! I used unsweetened coconut milk instead of almond and the vanilla protein powder from Arbonne.com since that is what I had on hand. They did not even ask for syrup or butter on them! Organic strawberries and a scrambled egg was the rest of the meal. Even my husband said they were great!
I used to use Bisquik for pancakes, but after reading this link, I threw it away fast!
The one single photo is the smoothie I almost forgot I made today. 1 and a half cups fresh or frozen strawberries, 1 and a half cups coconut milk (or any milk you like), 1 cup yogurt...we use unsweetened Greek kind to reduce sugar, some blueberries, a banana, 7 ice cubes, a tsp. of no sugar added strawberry preserves, just blend and enjoy! This was a snack today.
The last thing they had today was not pictured because it was coconut milk vanilla icecream and they were not wanting to wait to eat it while I took photos. :)
Happy Eating!
xo
Shannon
I always add spinach to our smoothies too. It gives it a rather murky green color, but tastes very good.
ReplyDeleteI'll be curious to hear how your eating goes when you are away from home. Do you still eat at restaurants or at other people's houses? How do you manage that when it is harder to control?