Chicken Salad

Paleo Chicken Salad

2 1/2 cups cooked & shredded chicken breast meat (leftover rotisserie chicken works great & saves time)

1 cup seedless grapes, sliced in half

1/2 -1 cup chopped raw pecans or slivered raw almonds, toasted

1/2 cup finely sliced celery

2 tbsp very finely diced sweet onion

1/2 cup Paleo mayo (more or less to your taste, I use just enough to wet my chicken salad without everything swimming in mayo)

1/2 tsp sea salt 

1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper

1/2 tsp celery seed

*optional: 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon

dash cayenne pepper

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and serve over fresh greens or wrapped in lettuce.

Sweet Potato Casserole (Grain Free, Paleo, Primal)

Bake the sweet potatoes at 400ºF for 45 minutes, until soft. Then remove the skins before using in this recipe.

Serves 8

For the Potatoes
3 cups baked sweet potatoes (about 5 large potatoes)
1/4 cup honey
2 large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup unsalted butter or ghee, melted
1/2 cup coconut milk (or heavy cream)
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon Celtic sea salt

For the Topping:
1 cup almond flour
2 tablespoons coconut flour
2 tablespoons honey
1/8 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
4 tablespoons butter or ghee, melted
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF and adjust rack to middle position. Place sweet potatoes, honey, eggs, butter, coconut milk, vanilla and salt in a mixing bowl. Mash potatoes and stir until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Pour into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish.

Place almond flour, coconut flour, honey, salt and butter in a medium mixing bowl. Stir until combined. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle pecan mixture in an even layer over the sweet potatoes. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.

http://deliciouslyorganic.net/sweet-potato-casserole-grain-free-paleo-primal-gaps/

Food Journal

Meats:

Vegetables:
1 cup spinach

Fruits:
1 apple
1 banana
1 cup strawberries


Liquids:
splash of coconut water
1 cup coffee

Fats:
1/2 can coconut milk
1 Tbsp almond butter

2 cups sweet potato and turkey soup

Simple and Healthy Asparagus Spinach Soup

Simple and Healthy Asparagus Spinach Soup

Ingredients:
2 1/2 to 3 cups, chopped fresh asparagus
1 large onion, diced
2 very large garlic cloves, chopped
2 good handfuls baby spinach
4 cups Vegetable or Chicken Stock
1/4 cup heavy cream
Olive Oil for sauteing (about 1/4 cup) or butter for a richer soup
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste

Directions:
In a large soup pot with lid, add olive oil and saute up the onion and the garlic over medium-high heat, about 5 minutes.

Add the asparagus and spinach and stir well. Continue cooking about 4 minutes.

Add stock and bring to a boil.

Turn down heat to a simmer, cover pot and cook 25 minutes.

Remove from heat, allow soup to cool slightly and blend soup in batches in a blender.

Stir in cream, salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with garlic toasts brushed with goat cheese...

Thanks to:
http://www.careskitchen.com/2011/03/simple-and-healthy-asparagus-spinach.html

Paleo Update

So my wife and I went through the whole 30 for the month of January. I ended up feeling pretty much awesome. My workouts improved, I slept all night, I felt good and overall was a pleasant experience. My wife didn't feel much of anything different other than she was hungry the entire time.

This last weekend I endulged in a bunch of crap and I feel like I had the flu this morning. My guts were irritated and I felt lethargic. I haven't been able to sleep well the last couple nights either.

My experience is that I must react to gluten pretty heavily. I will be continuing the real food style of eating.

WOD
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50 KBS (55lbs) then

bear crawl 25 m
20 sit-ups
broad jumps 25 m
20 squats
5 rounds

11:57

Food
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2 eggs
1/2 Tbsp butter
3 cups coffee
Progenex Recover

WOD

Today was Roy -

Roy

15 deadlifts (225/155)
20 box jumps (24/20)
25 pullups

5 rounds

33:59

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I was really worried about the 225# DL but it turned out to be really good. I felt good through all of it until the last round. I could tell I was getting fatigued so I started doing sets of 1 or 2. They still felt strong I just needed more break in-between.

Pullups were good until the last set. Box jumps were no problem like normal.

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Paleo is going great. I messed up and drank 3 beers on Friday. Other than that I've been strict paleo since January 2. No dairy, no processed foods, no anything other than REAL food. It's been great. I'm over the feeling bad part. I know I'm not supposed to weigh myself but I did. On Jan. 2 I weighed 199 and this weekend I was at 201. It's weird but I think I'm getting stronger and leaner. I feel incredibly good.

Turkey & Sweet Potato Soup

I heard this is good.
http://www.icookfree.com/cook/recipes/turkey-sweet-potato-soup


Recipe: Turkey & Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients
 •2 Tbsp coconut oil
 •2 onions, sliced
 •1 lb ground turkey
 •1 Tbsp curry powder
 •1 tsp salt
 •1/2 tsp pepper
 •1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
 •2 cloves garlic, pressed
 •2lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
 •2 cups chicken stock
 •2 cans diced tomatoes
 •1/2 cup nut butter (sunbutter, almond, or peanut)
 •1/2 cup coconut milk

Instructions
 1.In a large soup pot, melt coconut oil over medium-high heat.
 2.Add onions and turkey. Cook until no longer pink.
 3.Add swwet potatos, stock and tomatoes.
 4.Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
 5.Add remaining ingredients and stir thoroughly.
 6.Return to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.

Thanks to I Cook Free for the recipe.