Saturday, February 11, 2012

Eating Healthy

Lately I've been on a mission to eat healthier and non-processed!  The non-processed thing is so hard.  Americans lead fast paced lives, working long hours and cramming as many activities as possible into our lives.  This leaves little time to cook a homemade meal, not to mention one that doesn't involve a box or frozen good.  Frozen and box items are just so darn convenient!  I've recently seen some buzz on Facebook and other outlets about the Paleo Plan.  I decided to check out the website and liked what I saw.  It's a diet high in fresh fruits, vegetables, lean meats, and seafood and low in foods that cause numerous health problems such as refined sugars and grains, dairy, trans fats, salt, high-glycemic carbohydrates, and processed foods.  The website is full of information and recipes.  You can even take it a step further and sign-up for $10/month and they will send you a weekly meal plan along with a grocery list.  I especially like the grocery list because it's designed to help you buy only what you need so there isn't a lot of waste.  If I decide to do the meal plans I will keep you guys updated on how I like it.  Last night I tried one of their recipes and it was definitely a keeper.

Zucchini and Ground Beef

The recipe calls for coconut oil which I had never used.  I was a little hesitant because I don't like the flavor of coconut but the oil really didn't have a flavor and there wasn't even a hint of coconut flavor in the dish.


Here are a couple of in the process photos




And the finished product which I paired with a Kalamata Focaccia round from Farrel Family Bread.  I know, I know, bread is a grain but it's going to be awhile before I can totally give up bread and at least this kind is organic :)

4 comments:

  1. Wow good for you! It looks yummy.

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  2. Yum! Looks good! Let me know if you decide to do the menu plan. I'm curious!

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  3. That's great! It seems perfect for you in that it still allows for plenty of red meat (from what I understand). I'm anxious to hear what you think going forward.

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  4. We use coconut oil at our house for cooking lots of things, like stir-fry. Yum! I'll add the zucchini and beef to April's menu plan. Mmmmmmm!

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