Week 1 consisted of:
- Ditching processed fats for healthier options
- Eliminating grains at breakfast
The first task was pretty easy for me, as I have been working on switching to cooking with healthier fats for a few weeks now already. I have been using Coconut Oil. I found this in the baking aisle of our local grocery store, right near your canola and other oils. If you have trouble finding it in your store you might check if they have a separate health-food aisle.
I like using the coconut oil for cooking so far. A small amount goes a long way, so even though it is a bit more expensive than other oils, I still feel like I am getting my monies worth. It smells a bit like coconut (which I like), but doesn't retain any coconut flavor (that I can tell) once heated, so there are no issues using it with savory foods that you might not want tasting like coconut.
The second task was much harder.
I did really well for the first half of the week. I was content to eat bacon and eggs each day. By Thursday, however, I was tired of cooking in the morning and tired of eating the same thing every day.
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| Everyday? Not working for me. Going to need to be more creative. |
It makes it hard that I am SUCH a big cereal person. I LOVE eating cereal for breakfast. Quick. Easy. Yummy. Cereal is my go-to. I even eat it for lunch or dinner many days.
So kicking my cereal habit routine is a real struggle.
I think one thing that will help me do better with grain free breakfasts from here on out is a new e-cookbook I was able to download for free (Thanks for the heads-up on that deal, Amy)!
Quick N' Easy Paleo Breakfasts will be a great resource for thinking up a variety of easy breakfast ideas. I've also downloaded some other Paleo ebooks that were free on Amazon. I will try to let you know what I think of them. Planning ahead will be the key to my success with this, I think.
Week 2 starts tomorrow and we will be cutting beans & legumes and grains out of dinner. I'll let you know how it goes!
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