I am also adding in a picture of the cookies I baked the other day. I brought some in to work and they have been a huge hit with even non-Paleo people.
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
First Meat Pick Up
As I mentioned in my last post, we found a local CSA through Florida Fields to Forks for our meet. We received 10 lbs of beef, 7 lbs of pork, 5 lbs of lamb and 2 chickens (total of about 4 lbs each). Though you can't see it all too well, I have included a picture of what our freezer looks like. We had some lamb for dinner and it was just perfect. So far so good. This is our first round of trying it but we will keep you posted on how we like it- so far so good. Not only is the quality better than what we have had so far, but having to spend less time in the grocery store during the weekend is also a plus!
I am also adding in a picture of the cookies I baked the other day. I brought some in to work and they have been a huge hit with even non-Paleo people.
I am also adding in a picture of the cookies I baked the other day. I brought some in to work and they have been a huge hit with even non-Paleo people.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Pancakes....Didn't Nail it! But scored new food sources
So like I mentioned a couple days ago we were planning on trying some pancakes Saturday. They were eh. Part of it may be I like coconut but not tons of it and they really had a strong coconut taste, enough to where my husband who loves coconut even thought it was a bit much. Back to the drawing board with them we go. I promise if we find a recipe that we end up liking (and we will!) we will post it here. Now did I mention that we made chocolate chip cookies that were fantastic? :) Oh yeah maybe once or twice, but seriously they are worth trying!
When we started this change we wanted to do this as best we could all the way- with the best ingredients (meats, fruits, and vegetables) that we could afford on a consistent basis. I am not going to lie our grocery bill has been shooting up and we are only two adults and then a two year old eating. We have easily hit the mid $200s easily for one week. We have wanted to do some sort of farm sharing or direct purchasing of our meat and another way to use local suppliers for our fruits and vegetables.
For our meat we have joined a local CSA through Florida Fields to Forks. We can pick what kind of meat shares we want and then we can pick them up. It was only a $35 fee to join and we will be picking up our first round of meat and the price will bring our weekly bill down dramatically and it is all grass fed fresh meat. I am so excited. Will definitely update after we pick it up on Thursday.
We also found a local organic fruit and vegetable company that will deliver to your door once a week. We will be getting our first delivery from Space Girl Organics at the end of the month and again I plan on updating it with some reviews as soon as we get going with it.
So stay tuned, there are a lot more things coming soon!
When we started this change we wanted to do this as best we could all the way- with the best ingredients (meats, fruits, and vegetables) that we could afford on a consistent basis. I am not going to lie our grocery bill has been shooting up and we are only two adults and then a two year old eating. We have easily hit the mid $200s easily for one week. We have wanted to do some sort of farm sharing or direct purchasing of our meat and another way to use local suppliers for our fruits and vegetables.
For our meat we have joined a local CSA through Florida Fields to Forks. We can pick what kind of meat shares we want and then we can pick them up. It was only a $35 fee to join and we will be picking up our first round of meat and the price will bring our weekly bill down dramatically and it is all grass fed fresh meat. I am so excited. Will definitely update after we pick it up on Thursday.
We also found a local organic fruit and vegetable company that will deliver to your door once a week. We will be getting our first delivery from Space Girl Organics at the end of the month and again I plan on updating it with some reviews as soon as we get going with it.
So stay tuned, there are a lot more things coming soon!
Friday, February 8, 2013
Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
I have lost count of how many days it has been since we started Whole30 and then how many it has been since we have finished and been living "paleo." We have continued to lose some weight since finishing the Whole30 (I am down about 18 total) and are still feeling great! We haven't introduced anything back into our diets permanently. We had yogurt the other night and then felt pretty yucky after so haven't gone back since. I think that we have done a really good job of continuing our new way of living.
Before we started this I had the urge and want to have to have dessert every night. From ice cream, to Frosty's, milkshakes, pieces of cake etc it didn't matter. Things have become a lot better in that area and I don't find myself wanting/needing something every night and especially to that extreme. At the same time I am not going to lie and say I don't like to have a little something where it feels like it is bad when in reality it really isn't that bad. So we took a plunge today and decided to try out one of the recipes I found on Pintrest for chocolate chip cookies. YUMMY! They tasted great and were actually really easy to make. The original pin came from The Bite Sized Baker. The recipe offers an option of maple syrup or honey and we went with the maple syrup. We may look at some other chocolate chips for the future that are a little more Paleo friendly but we went with the Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet mini ones. I highly recommend this recipe though- I know it will be one that we continue to use. This weekend we plan on making some Paleo pancakes. I can't wait to see how they turn out and will definitely update everyone.
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