Most\u00a0of us probably need to ask ourselves that more often. \u00a0Crappy food does nothing for us. \u00a0It doesn’t nourish us, it causes havoc on our digestion, and we pay money for that.<\/p>\n
That’s just silliness.<\/p>\n
This past week also made me realize that my body is over crap food. \u00a0When I eat it, my body reacts right away, like, “Ugh why are you doing this to me? We were eating so well and it was soooo good! \u00a0This is horrible.”<\/p>\n
I usually end up eating an apple or something to try and make my body feel better.<\/p>\n
This week\u00a0the goal is to only eat out once or twice. \u00a0Most likely that will be on Sunday because we are traveling down to Boulder for the day. Boulder has more variety of options for food\u00a0and I’m excited to see what all is available to us!<\/p>\n
On to eats!<\/p>\n
BREAKFAST:<\/span><\/p>\n Veggie bowl! \u00a0I cut the corn kernels off of the cob and sauteed that in ghee\u00a0with some chopped purple cabbage, shredded carrot, and some chopped onion. \u00a0Seasoned with salt, pepper, and chili powder. \u00a0Very yummy and colorful breakfast!<\/p>\n I prepped some sweet potatoes for the week. \u00a0I peeled and chopped two very large sweet potatoes, tossed them in a little olive oil and roasted them at 400 until they were just shy from being tender. \u00a0Then I used them for breakfasts for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n This sweet potato bowl has roasted red pepper chicken sausage. \u00a0Everything was heated up in a skillet in a little lard<\/a> and seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.<\/p>\n Having the pre-roasted sweet potatoes on hand makes things so much faster and easier to create breakfast during the week.<\/p>\n Lots of scrambled eggs, more sweet potatoes, and a few slices of bacon. \u00a0Easy and filling!<\/p>\n Probably the saddest breakfast! \u00a0A large piece of fried chicken and some nectarine slices. \u00a0I had some leftover fried chicken in the freezer\u00a0that needed used up. \u00a0I didn’t eat the coating, it’s tasty but a little too heavy. \u00a0 This was the end of the week and I was running out of foods!<\/p>\n I had some plantains that needed used up as they were getting a little too ripe. \u00a0I tried my hand at making some pancakes with them. \u00a0I’m on the right track with the batter, I just need to tweak it a little bit more.<\/p>\n Having these for breakfast, while delicious, my body needs a little bit more in the mornings. \u00a0Protein and fiber from veggies or fruit. \u00a0This didn’t fill me up for long and by noon I wanted to gnaw my arm off.<\/p>\n Ham and swiss hand pies with grain free crust. \u00a0I need to work on this a bit more to get the crust right so that it isn’t quite so dense and can be rolled out.<\/p>\n There is a French bakery here that makes the most amazing ham and cheese croissants. \u00a0I tried to make clean eats version but\u00a0it still needs a lot of work! \u00a0Also, I’m not at all\u00a0saying that this compares to French pastries in anyway because it doesn’t. \u00a0I wanted to experiment and see if I could make a hand pie\u00a0turnover thing. \u00a0Close but not quite there!<\/p>\n DINNER:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Last week I mentioned that we were going to have pho for dinner <\/a>and we did. \u00a0It was so yummy! \u00a0I get the chicken pho with chicken broth. \u00a0The chicken is a little on the sketchy side so I try to avoid it and load up with onions and bean sprouts instead. \u00a0It was delicous!<\/p>\n I had the leftovers for breakfast the next morning and that wasn’t so delicious.\u00a0It turned sweet and a little strange.\u00a0I’m going to stick with a smaller portion next time we order out.<\/p>\n I also got some fried rice which was actually amazing. \u00a0It was full of flavor and not in the slightest way greasy. Now I know they used a less desirable oil to cook this in but for a treat I was pleased with it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This was my big kitchen fail of the week. I attempted to make a quick grain-free pizza. \u00a0I’m not sure what happened but the crust turned out awful. \u00a0It smelled and tasted like cooked shrimp. \u00a0EW \u00a0I added baking soda and vinegar to this dough hoping to get a little more rise but I think that might have been the issue. \u00a0Those two things didn’t react well with the other ingredients and so we had a very horrible tasting pizza. \u00a0Ugh.<\/p>\n We tried to remedy that with takeout pizza which also wasn’t the best. \u00a0We tried a new pizza joint in town that was rumored to have great gluten-free crusts. \u00a0After researching, I learned that it’s a pre-made crust (from a company in Loveland but still, not house made) and is frozen. \u00a0It’s smaller in size and costs $3 more.<\/p>\n For my money I would be getting\u00a0a frozen pizza crust that isn’t even the same size as a regular pizza AND it costs more than the regular pizza.<\/p>\n Sorry but I’m not that dedicated to the cause.<\/p>\n Gluten doesn’t give me digestion distress, it only causes me to be a little bloaty and feel sluggish. \u00a0These are things I actually can live with if the pizza is worth it.<\/p>\n This pizza is not worth it. \u00a0We got the regular crust and just were not impressed with the pizza overall.<\/p>\n Roast chicken (sort of) and mashed potatoes and turnips. \u00a0I learned a lot from this meal.<\/p>\n 1. You can cook a whole chicken in a slow cooker and it won’t take nearly as long as you think. \u00a0This chicken was ready in about 5 hours. \u00a0Sure the skin won’t be crispy but the chicken is tender and has a more intense chicken flavor to it.<\/p>\n 2. My body hates turnips. \u00a0As soon as I ate them my stomach bloated up like an inflated balloon, and I was gassy the rest of the night. \u00a0TMI?\u00a0You’ll live.<\/p>\n I haven’t had a reaction like that to a vegetable before so that was definitely an interesting experience! \u00a0But no more turnips, ugh.<\/p>\n![\"Sauteed](\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/sauteed_corn_cabbage.jpg\")
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