Paleo for Beginners- Day 2

Day 2- where is our energy?

We were so lethargic today especially since I am used to sugar in everything. No sugar and all veggies makes Johnny a dull boy. I have had sugar withdrawals before, but not like this. I snuck some apple cinnamon granola from the pantry when Lee was not looking. 

Picture from book.

We were excited to wake up early at 7 am to start cooking. By the time your done with breakfast, its time to eat lunch...A little much work for my taste on a regular basis, but thats why we are here right?

Breakfast this morning was called Egg Custards. We used egg whites this go round, because the yolks were gnarly on my digestive system yesterday. We added some cured bacon (too salty), chives and mushrooms whipped together for a muffin type egg souffle. We made them in cupcake tins, but small porcelain baking dishes will be on my birthday list from now on. It was a great concept, but too much bacon and salt being added. I think this couple loves eggs and heavy salt because our next dish was exactly the same. We are cutting back on the salt. 

Lee's Stirfry

Lee made a great beef stir fry for lunch since our asparagus were looking unhappy we pushed this dish up on our order list. Chinese food is gross to me, but it was fine. Should have used lamb, and added more seasoning since we were cutting back on the salt too much. I think Chinese food is bland to begin with so its a wash. Lee loved it. 

We were so tired all day with no carbs. Lee made us a banana, protein chocolate powder, blueberry, chocolate coconut milk smoothie. I added a little almond milk and ice cubes to relieve the thickness. It was a great pick me up. 

My Ahi Tuna

We bought some Ahi tuna from the market for the dinner recipe and lazily thought...so much food today, we'll just make sashimi out of this...WRONG! Yuck! it was like eating a fish from the ocean. I spit it out quickly and decided to sear this sucker like the directions said. Japanese sushi chef is clearly not in my future. I made an amazing seared Ahi Tuna Salad.

Tuna are among the top endangered species right now for extinction. They are so delicious, but the hunting and value of this fish has made it a target for black markets. 

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/eating/2011/09/10_fish_youre_eating_that_are.php?page=2

Please check back to follow our adventure. Hopefully what works for us could work for you.

Namaste

Dani