drank lots of water and coconut water today. this stuff is amazing...if you haven't tried it you need to. It is essentially natural "sports drink" full of potassium and electrolytes!
RECIPE:
Paleo Veggie Meatballs...
1.5 white meat ground turkey
1lb grass fed extra lean beef
2 zucchini
1 jar roasted red peppers
4 or 5 cloves of garlic
2 handfuls of spinach
1 sweet potato
2 eggs
lots of red pepper flakes (depending on heat preference although when cooked like this they are mild)
1/2 c almond meal
Grate zucchini and sweet potato with a cheese grater or food processor. In blender or food processor, combine red peppers (drained) garlic, and spinach; can be pureed or finely chopped depending on your preference. Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix with hands until thoroughly mixed. Form into meatballs (mine were a little smaller then a tennis ball). Bake in a baking dish tightly covered with foil for 40 mins. Remove from pan since there will be water in the baking dish that has cooked out of the veggies. Cover with sauce and enjoy! This will make about 15 to 20 meatballs.
Tomato Sauce:
1 large can chopped tomatoes
1 large onion, finely chopped
5 cloves of minced garlic
1.5 lb of sliced mushrooms
1 can tomato paste
red pepper flakes
good red wine
olive oil
(1/4 lb grass fed lean beef-optional)
If using beef, brown in a pan. Leaving fat from meat, (if not using meat add olive olive to pan) and add onion and cook till soft. Add garlic but do not allow it to brown or it will taste bitter. Add red pepper flakes and mushrooms and saute until soft. Add tomato paste and mix well with ingredients. Add chopped tomatoes and red wine to taste. Allow to simmer over low heat for 30 to 40 mins. Season with fresh black pepper (and salt if you like) to taste.
NOT happy with the breakdown of the meals today. I don't like eating that much at each meal. Need to scale it back and be eating the smaller meals. Definitely feel much better when i have a smoothie to start the day. Gotta make it happen again regularly.
2/28
IF 18 hours....
Meal 1: 3:30pm
wine tasting... so red wine
4 shrimp
asian pea salad
Meal 2: 8:30pm
pork tenderloin
asparagus with morels and button mushrooms
Meal 1: 7am
protein smoothie- using less coconut milk now so it is exactly 2 blocks, also adding Mila(omega 3's)
Meal 2: 1pm
2oz turkey
2 tangerines
Meal 3: 3pm
primal pac
squeeze pac almond butter
Meal 4:8:15
2oz chicken
3 cups spinach
1/4 cup mango salsa
1/4 cup reg salsa
4 big strawberries
1 vodka and water (hurt like HELL to put my hand in the ice bath...needed a distraction)
I am going back and forth about the amount of fat to eat in a day. Keeping it lower in the morning, and none in post wod meals. will continue to experiment...
starting tomorrow I am going to try and be more strict again with the blocks... have been sticking to it for the most part but I wanna try and go back to a little less fat again for a while and do 10 blocks all around...
Meal 2: 12:30 (I was starving and ate too much)
3 cups spinach with...
1/2 avocado
2 oz chicken
1 cup beets
1/4 cup salsa
4 big strawberries
handful of raisins and almonds....
Meal 3: 3pm
perfect food bar
dark chocolate
IF till tomorrow morning...
For some reason I was super hungry today. Definitely made some bad choices with the chocolate and shouldn't have had the raisins and almonds either. As "punishment" will be fasting till tomorrow morning.
Meal 4: 7pm (at Pi pizza, took A LOT Of self control NOT to eat any pizza)
2 glasses of pinot
spinach salad with italian sausage (they didn't have chicken and this was the only paleo option)
half a meatball
