Week 2 - Meal Plan

The first few days on Paleo, weren't easy.  Our hunger seemed unstoppable and the tension between us was escalating as we consisted off mostly almonds, almonds, and more almonds. We decided week 2 would be different.  So after a 2 hour stop at the grocery store and $300 later, we felt more prepared than ever to take on our second week as Urban Cavemen. Here's the meal plan:

Breakfast 

Homemade Paleo Pumpkin muffins (everyday)
Almond butter + apple sauce (everyday)
Fresh fruit smoothies (everyday)
Eggs (3 days)
Crepes (3 days)

Lunch 

Chicken salad
Pear + Butternut squash soup

Dinner

Green God Bowl
Cuban salmon w/ rapini
Irish Stew
Tilapia w/ green beans + cauliflower
Pork Tenderloin w/ broccoli
Asian chicken w/ sweet potato mash + cucumber salad

Snacks - almonds, cashews, apples and grapefruits

As we complete this journey, we'll make sure to post all the recipes.  Until then, you'll have to keep following along. Happy Monday :)

Day 2 - Tilapia w/ Cauliflower + Green beans

Day 2 proved to be harder than expected. Stomach growls were constant and the thought of eating another almond was on par with eating a piece of chalk, so enter 7PM and time for a big Paleo feast.


4 pieces of fresh Tilapia
1 caulilflower, chopped
1lb of green beans
4 cloves garlic, chopped
cherry tomatoes
1 lemon, squeezed
Tumeric
Salt & pepper

Green beans are questionable for some hardcore paleos out there, but I trust Wikipedia in that they are in fact a vegetable and not a legume.  This cheap, filling, super easy to whip up and totally west coast meal comes in at just under $15 for 2, proving that Paleo can be equally as delicious as it is healthy.

Day 1 - Rainforest Stir Fry

By 6PM, I was running on nothing but a grapefruit and pure adrenaline. I arrived home to the best surprise, a steaming hot and fresh off the stove Rainforest Stir Fry.

4tbsp olive oil

2 chicken breasts

4 roma tomatos, cut in wedges

2 red onions, peeled and cut in wedges

1 chopped baby bok choy

1 spaghetti squash, baked and stringed

1 green jalapeno, sliced

1 batch spicy mango sauce (pure mango juice, tamari, olive oil, freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, lemon juice, salt and water)

Inspired by a recipe from one of our favourite restaurants in Toronto, ironically a vegetarian spot, we've adapted this recipe to make it Paleo friendly and west coast edgy. Dig in!

Day 1 - Breakfast

It all started with an alarm, 8 hours of sleep now behind us, it was time for our first Paleo meal of the challenge.

Fresh smoothie w/ 1 banana, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 pear, blueberries, splash of blackcurrant juice, & cinnamon

Almonds

1/2 avocado 

Strawberries

2 scrambled eggs w/ jalapenos 

Lemongrass green tea

Omega3 & Vitamin D-3 supplements

After some hurried bites and a little CBC news, it only took 20 minutes to realize my plate was empty and my stomach full.  Breakfast 1/30, easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.