Success and Menu

Well, its the start of week three on the low carb Paleo diet. I went to the doctor yesterday and she was happy that I had lost weight. According to the offical doctor scale I am down 7lbs, but my scale says 8lbs. Not too much difference. Some things I like about this diet: obviously the success I've had, I love to cook so I like the cooking part and there are subs for almost everything I would crave. Something I have discovered is that the fresh meat, fruits, veggies and even eggs taste so much better than the stuff you get at the grocery store.
This past week, I posted what I was going to be cooking for Jon and I for our dinners and I posted a recipe for almond flour muffins. Well, the taco salad hasn't been tried yet- I looked over the part that said it had to be cooked in the crock pot. No issue with the crock pot, we were just in a hurry that evening so I made something up by adding fresh tomatoes, onion some spices and one cup of salsa. Turned out really yummy. The other recipe I got to was the breaded chicken strips. Those were really yummy and we are going to keep that recipe to use another week. I haven't gotten to the chicken curry yet, we planned on it last night but it was really warm in the apartment so I didn't feel like standing over the hot stove for the time it takes to make it (about an hour). The almond flour muffins are a new favorite! I suggest doubling the recipe if you want a larger muffin and use blanched slivered almonds (hyvee has them by the lb for cheaper than buying them packaged) in a food processor or coffee grinder to make your own almond flour.

Here is the menu for this week:

http://www.thefreshdirection.com/2013/08/simple-burrito-bowls.html
I am going to add ground beef to this recipe, and take out the rice and beans so its Paleo.

http://www.recipebest.com/2013/07/beef-with-broccoli.html
Jon loves steak and he has asked to cook something this week, so I chose something I knew he would like. There isn't really a recipe for this one, just pictures (kind of annoying), but I think it will turn out yummy.

http://paleovsvegan.com/jasons-deli-style-taco-salad/
When I went back to this blog to get the link, I had to click on Paleo to get to this recipe. Again, it is not Paleo! However, the things that make it non-Paleo can be removed to make it Paleo. Beans, cheese, grains and dairy products are not allowed on the Paleo diet.

Of course I will be making more almond flour muffins, this time adding some blueberries to a few just to experiment.