I see a lot of pins on pinterest for "paleo" meals - a lot of time they are reincarnations of grain- or sugar- laden favorites. Which is fine on occasion... Personally I'm currently planning on making TWO paleo friendly GF desserts to celebrate my successful completion of the Whole30 :) But it's also important to remember the meal template... the Hartwigs know what they are talking about. I have had great success when following the template. I have found in these 30 days that if a meal doesn't have all the recommended elements (protien, fat, veggies often including starchy ones and sometimes fruit/nuts), you will end up hungry before it's time for the next meal and require a snack (I am not an advocate of starvation).
The Meal Template
Seems daunting at first but it's easy once you get the hang of it. For example, my W30 compliant, template fitting lunch from yesterday:
Leftover chicken (protein)
An avocado (healthy fat)
1/2 large sweet potato (starchy vegg)
Spicy tomato and mango salsa (vegg and fruit)
+ of course a couple glasses of water
I was full till dinner :)
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Sunday, January 3, 2010
(NJ) Cheesesteak Sandwiches
We purchased a box (45lbs) of local, grassfed beef from a local farmer via a friend about a month ago. As we were making our way through our stash of ground beef, strip steaks, and roasts, we came upon packages of chipped beef on New Years Day and decided to make cheesesteaks.
The ingredients of this recipe are simple: good quality meat, sliced super thin. Onions, peppers, mushrooms...whatever you have and whatever you want. We only had onions for this preparation but it would be great with peppers & mushies.
The directions are even simpler: brown the meat on medium/low heat with a little s&p. As it cooks, push it onto the thinly sliced onions, leaving 1/2 of your pan for red meat in need of cooking to go. Once it is all cooked, spread around to make sure the onions are well browned & add cheese. I use cheese sparingly because the meat tastes so good, and to avoid unnecessary calories!
The ingredients of this recipe are simple: good quality meat, sliced super thin. Onions, peppers, mushrooms...whatever you have and whatever you want. We only had onions for this preparation but it would be great with peppers & mushies.
The directions are even simpler: brown the meat on medium/low heat with a little s&p. As it cooks, push it onto the thinly sliced onions, leaving 1/2 of your pan for red meat in need of cooking to go. Once it is all cooked, spread around to make sure the onions are well browned & add cheese. I use cheese sparingly because the meat tastes so good, and to avoid unnecessary calories!
Serve on large fresh roll, add ketchup! Champagne optional ;) Happy New Year!

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