Wholistically Holly: Whole30- Getting ready

As many of you know, I'm a huge fan of Whole30. If you're not familiar with the plan, it's a whole foods based nutritional reset. No sugar, grains, legumes, alcohol, dairy, soy, and additives for 30 days. Each meal consists of a protein, veggies, and healthy fat. We had great success out first two rounds and I am in need of a reset post pregnancy. So here we are!

There is a lot of planning and prep that goes into a Whole30. It can be intimidating and I've spoken to many people who won't try it because of that. I'm hoping that sharing how I prep will help others who want to give Whole30 a try.

I already read both books and I am familiar with the program so I jumped right in with meal planning.

Now this is what I like to call a flexible meal plan. We switch things around and sub things out when needed. But I absolutely HAVE to have a meal plan when doing Whole30. It helps me stay on track and I don't have to play guessing games for what to eat.

I also have all of our Whole30 staples ready to go. These include:

Ghee- this is butter that has been cooked down to remove the milk proteins, which makes it lactose free and therefore Whole30 friendly. We use this to cook with.

Coconut aminos- a soy sauce replacement

Primal Kitchen's mayo and salad dressing- these are sugar and additive free. You can always make your own, but I like having some on hand.

Califia Farms Better Half/Nut Pods coffee creamer- I usually just blend coconut oil into my coffee but Jeremy likes creamer so we but these. They are dairy and sugar free.

Bragg's nutritional yeast- a yummy seasoning! It almost has a cheesy taste 🙈

Coconut oil- for everything. Cooking, coffee, poured on top of veggies, etc.

As we get closer to actually starting, I will do food prep also. Our start date is July 8.

I am going to link all the recipes we will be using below. Some of them I have to swap in compliant ingredients, so keep that in mind if you are doing a Whole30.

If you would like to know more, let me know!!

Recipes:

Buffalo ranch chicken meatballs- http://holisticallyengineered.com/2013/01/whole30-buffalo-ranch-chicken-meatballs.html

Chicken sausage skillet- http://cavemamas.com/aidells-chicken-apple-sausage-medley/

Fajitas- http://laughingspatula.com/sheet-pan-fajitas/

Shepherd's Pie- http://therealfoodrds.com/shepherds-pie/

Egg roll in a bowl- http://www.mostlyhomemademom.com/2014/07/eggroll-in-bowl.html?utm_source=bp_recent&utm-medium=gadget&utm_campaign=bp_recent

Apple juice chicken- http://myfridgefood.com/recipes/entree-chicken/apple-juice-chicken/

Bangers and Mash- http://whole30.com/2015/04/bangers-and-mash/

Breakfast casserole- http://bravoforpaleo.com/2014/09/24/paleo-breakfast-casserole/

Paleo BLT- http://carbswitch.com/2015/04/08/carbless-meals-carbless-recipes/2/

Whole30 nachos- http://cavemamas.com/aidells-chicken-apple-sausage-medley/