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Whole 30 Favorites

January 30, 2015 by Cassie 19 Comments

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Happy Friday!  Hope you have all had a safe, warm, and wonderful week.  I am closing in on the end of a round of Whole30 and thought I would share some of my favorite recipes and foods.

I made these turkey pesto meatballs, and our whole family liked them! I paired them with compliant sauce (all natural and no added sugar) I found at Costco.  I also served mine over spaghetti squash, and had a generous side salad.

whole30 meatballs

This butternut squash and sweet potato soup was my favorite the first time I did Whole30 (November of 2013), and it was once again a favorite.

whole30 soup

And I pretty much believe you can throw anything on a salad- I am fond of grapes, mango, dates, and apples to add sweetness.  For protein I used eggs, ahi tuna, and chicken.  (I don’t eat beef or pork, so those options were off the table).  Every salad was seasoned with salt and sprinkled with olive oil…. I started doing that with the first round of whole30 a year and a half ago, and found I love it.  I rarely use actual salad dressings now.

This salad was made with lots of veggies, a hard boiled egg, and mango.  And it’s colorful and pretty to look at, which is always a plus!

whole30 salad

Some major changes for me….  The last time I did this the only thing I cheated with was coffee…. I continued my use of splenda and milk in my coffee.  This time, I quit using splenda and I used only a splash of coconut milk at first, and then just started drinking my coffee black.  While I miss my milk and sweetener, I have discovered just how toxic splenda was for me…. without going into too many details I will just tell you that my stomach is a lot happier without splenda near it.  I will go back to adding a tiny bit of milk in my coffee and use either real organic sugar, honey, or organic maple syrup to sweeten my coffee once this is over.  But I am so thankful to be rid of splenda in my life.

I have been so lucky to have a great small supportive facebook group during this adventure, and we’ve all been there for each other… moaned about missing wine, having to make our kids pancakes and brownies, hitting a wall…. and so much more.  At the times where I felt like I wanted to cheat, just have one bite, or one glass of wine, I thought about my friends in my group and I didn’t want to let them down, and more importantly, I didn’t want to let myself down.  We also started a pinterest board where we could share some of the Whole30 recipes we found.  You can check it out here.

And I know all of you want to know….. did I lose weight?  Well to be honest I didn’t weigh myself at any time.  Our scale’s battery is dead and I took that as my scale saying to me, “nah, girl, you don’t need to know right now…. ” so I just skipped it from day 1.  And I didn’t worry about my weight because I wasn’t doing Whole30 for that reason…. I was doing it to feel better and to clean up my act.  That being said, my jeans that I could barely button at the beginning are now fitting perfectly.

Our last day is Tuesday, Feb 3.  I have a wine bottle ready and waiting.  I will drink to that!

Happy weekend!

 

 

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  1. [email protected] says

    January 30, 2015 at 7:23 am

    I’ve been wanting to make those meatballs for Lilly. They look so good.
    Have a great weekend.

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    • Cassie says

      February 1, 2015 at 6:35 pm

      they are awesome!!!

      Reply
  2. Carmel says

    January 30, 2015 at 10:18 am

    I ditched artificial sweeteners a couple years ago and noticed a huge difference almost immediately. No more brain fog. I think the real stuff like honey or maple syrup tastes better anyway!

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    • Cassie says

      February 1, 2015 at 6:34 pm

      it’s so crazy what it was doing to me. ick.

      Reply
  3. designPOST interiors says

    January 30, 2015 at 2:50 pm

    I’m so glad you gave this recap. Honestly I don’t know exactly what the Whole 30 is …clean eating? No dairy or sugar? Fill me in!

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    • Cassie says

      February 1, 2015 at 6:35 pm

      here is the link to check it out! i am so happy i stuck with it this time!
      http://whole30.com/

      Reply
  4. Shelley | Crazy Wonderful says

    January 30, 2015 at 4:27 pm

    I’ve had the book sitting on my nightstand for two weeks now and I have yet to crack it open. I desperately need to!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      February 1, 2015 at 6:34 pm

      i just started it and an really excited to get into it and am also anxious to see fed up!

      Reply
  5. Kristin @ Bliss at Home says

    January 31, 2015 at 11:06 am

    Yum! They all sound so good! Thanks for sharing and happy weekend! xoxo

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  6. Gretchen says

    January 31, 2015 at 2:34 pm

    Great job–enjoy your wine!!

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  7. Kirby says

    February 1, 2015 at 1:07 pm

    I haven’t done artificial sweeteners in years–I’m one of those who are paranoid that all those years of sucking them down will come back to haunt me. I will be checking out your pinterest board, for sure!

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    • Cassie says

      February 1, 2015 at 6:33 pm

      so many things will come back to haunt me…. i don’t want to think about it.

      Reply
  8. Fiona, Lilyfield Life says

    February 1, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    well done Cassie, I so need to get back on track. thanks for the motivation xx

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  9. Krystine @www.KrystineEdwards.com says

    February 2, 2015 at 10:24 pm

    This Looks amazing and you’re such a rock star!

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  10. Bethany @ Dwellings By DeVore says

    February 5, 2015 at 3:36 pm

    I definitely need to try those meatballs! We are going to start a whole 30 in a few weeks after my daughter’s birthday and I’m always looking for new recipes!

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    • Cassie says

      February 6, 2015 at 2:23 pm

      that sounds like perfect timing! after you have cake. 🙂

      Reply
  11. Kenz @ Interiors By Kenz says

    February 7, 2015 at 9:56 pm

    We are big fans of Whole30 in this house. I really like the concept of not weighing yourself. It’s so easy to get caught up in the number itself.

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      February 9, 2015 at 2:13 pm

      i totally agree!

      Reply

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