If you are not familiar with Whole 30 check it out. This is my 3rdish go at it. The first I did one year ago- which I completed. And then last fall I tried to do a Whole 20 and then follow it up with a Whole 30 (I had an event in the middle of that time.) I made it through to the event and fit into my fancy dress very nicely- but I feel completely off the wagon after that. I let life get in the way of caring for myself at that point. So here I am- post holidays and feeling all that beer hugging on my middle- where all of chub likes to hang out. I know Whole 30 works- but it's how you follow up afterwards is what makes all of the difference!
So to start things off I made two dishes I love. The first was bison chili. I doubled the recipe and added carrots to give it more bulk. This chili freezes wonderfully and is easy to take to work. And more importantly the family loves it- even my picky little girl. I am thinking of adding parsnips or sweet potatoes next time to make it stretch a little further. Bison is delicious- but expensive!
While I prepped the veggies for the chili, I was also preparing this delicious pork loin roast. I didn't go fancy as the recipe suggests and just used a boneless pork loin roast. And I added veggies in the pan. Last time I did half white potatoes (for the hubby) and half sweet, along with yellow onion. The sweet potatoes were AMAZING. So I knew I wanted to to do it again. This time I added (no white potatoes this time), leeks, parsnips, carrots, sweet potatoes and yellow sweet onions. I filled the pan full, and it is a big roasting pan.
It turned out delicious! The rub made a nice little "bark" and the veggies were sweet and caramelized. I think the roast was cooked a little too long or I could have covered it with foil for the last half hour to moisten it up a bit. It was still off the hook, nevertheless.
It was my first time trying parsnips and leeks. Well I think I have tried leeks before, I just didn't know what they were! I have to say they both are mighty tasty.
Back to Whole 30- I am now on day three and I feel great. Yesterday I had a little bit of a sugar fit, but otherwise I was ok. I get extremely hungry and a couple of times I almost grabbed something that is on the no-no list without even thinking about it. But otherwise, I feel better already. I need to take some pictures within the next couple of days. I would like to do it now- and then at 30 and then at 60 days. Yes- 60 days. I am not doing a "Whole 60" necessarily- but I do plan to be strict paleo for 60 days. I will explain my goals in another post.
Happy eating!
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