What did you eat today?

B:2 eggs over easy, 2 slices uncured bacon, bowl of blueberries and oranges, coffee, 4 oz. almond milk

L: tuna in oil over red lettuce, yellow grape tomatoes, avocado, chocolate vinegar, an apple
S: 1/4 cup of nuts and cranberries, 1/2 cup of blueberries

D: taco salad made with ground turkey, chipolte sauce, avocado, tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, on lettuce and splashed with buffalo sauce
2 squares dark chocolate

I am fighting an illness... not terrible, just a full head, and some achy feelings. I was starving this morning, but not so hungry in the afternoon. Hopefully, I'll feel better in the AM, as I am planning on going on a hike with my cycling group, who I have seen once since last year at this time

I'm joining in again. I just found out some potentially bad news about my back and I know that a squeaky clean diet will be very important as I try to recover from whatever this turns out to be...

B: sweet potato, jalapeno and sausage hash topped with a fried egg, fresh blueberries, black coffee
L: left over chicken wings (cooked in BBQ seasoning and bacon fat), guacamole, plantain chips
S: mixed raw nuts (cashews, macadamia, almonds and pistachios)
D: orange roughy in an Asian inspired marinade, sauteed veggies or greens (depending on mood) and a baked sweet potato.

Hope everything turns out okay with your back GLC.

I have not posted here in a little while. I am still eating paleo with a few stray meals here and there. I do feel my best when I keep on track.

GLC, your breakfast sounds great!!

B: shredded wheat, milk, coffee
snack: 1 banana
L: ham and swiss sammy on wheat bread
D: spagetti with meat/tomato sauce, salad, with vinaigrette dressing, 1 glass red wine

Today:

B: eggs scrambled with kale, uncured side pork, coffee with cream
1 hour group workout
L: citrus carnitas, baby spinach and watercress
S: chili, sauteed bok choy, tiny pear

Wednesday

B: eggs scrambled with sausage, rutabaga and onions, clementine, black coffee
L: banana, 1/2 pear, beef jerky (grass-fed/sugar free), mixed nuts
D: big huge salad topped with chicken (need my veggies for the day!!)

Lunch was unplanned since I ended up having to make a bunch of calls and couldn't even get away to heat up what I'd brought with me!

I need to learn how to tolerate coffee without my little bit of heavy cream.... :)

I've considered trying rutabaga but so far haven't done so. What do you do with it, roast it?

B: reading GLC's breakfast made me crave hash... see lunch; for breakfast I had 3 turkey sausages, and 4 slices of lox stuffed with a very small amount of veggie cream cheese. If anyone can think of a non-dairy filling, let me know. I am having enough trouble not having a whole wheat bagel once a week! Had a small bowl of blueberries and strawberries
I went to the store and bought a few things.
L: one sweet potato, mixed up with 3 slices turkey breast, kale, and egg whites, with an orange
S: handful of walnuts
D: lamb meatballs over zucchini, with mint pesto and a salad with lettuce, grape tomatoes, green onion, vinaigrette

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B: reading GLC's breakfast made me crave hash... see lunch; for breakfast I had 3 turkey sausages, and 4 slices of lox stuffed with a very small amount of veggie cream cheese. If anyone can think of a non-dairy filling, let me know. I am having enough trouble not having a whole wheat bagel once a week! Had a small bowl of blueberries and strawberries
I went to the store and bought a few things.
L: one sweet potato, mixed up with 3 slices turkey breast, kale, and egg whites, with an orange
S: handful of walnuts
D: lamb meatballs over zucchini, with mint pesto and a salad with lettuce, grape tomatoes, green onion, vinaigrette

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Vegan Goat Cheese? http://www.cestlavegan.com/2009/10/p...w-goat-cheese/ If you're avoiding canola, I bet it would be good with just about any oil - perhaps a nut oil? It comes out lemony - which might be nice for salmon. Maybe with some dill?

Catrin - for the rutabega - I shredded it and then browned it in a pan of bacon fat with finely diced onions...kind of like hash browns. It was the leftovers that I tossed into the eggs. Yum! I got the idea from here:
http://paleomg.com/rutabaga-egg-nests/
I started drinking my coffee black by putting it in a travel mug with a lid so that I couldn't see it. And you want good quality, strong coffee, too. Once I did that for 30 days, I stopped liking cream in it. I also know of a lot of people who love coconut milk in their coffee. I never did, but maybe that's an option for you?

Crankin - I've heard of vegans making cheese and spreads and stuff out of cashews. I've never done it but I'm going to attempt a 'cheesecake' as my birthday treat for this weekend: http://mynewroots.org/site/2011/01/r...w-dreamcake-2/
Perhaps there is a good 'cream cheese' recipe out there somewhere?

I will look at the ingredients in the vegan cream cheese. If it's full of soy or weird additives, I am fine with using a small amount of cream cheese. Just being realistic for myself.
Wow, I have always been a black coffee drinker. I can barely taste the coffee with more than a drip of milk or cream in there. A few years ago, I got DH to stop pouring sugar and a ton of milk in his coffee. He lost 10 lbs.

The one I posted (vegan goat cheese) is made from raw cashews, canola oil (I'm sure you could sub this), lemon juice, water, salt and pepper. Pretty straightforward, nothing weird - and very tasty. My entire family enjoyed it over the holidays (made it for an appetizer for a cheese allergic family member).

B: huge breakfast two eggs, pork green chili sauce, hashbrowns, beans, tortilla - ate about 1/2 and it was still huge!
L: none
While playing tennis a few bites of a cliff bar
D: beef stroganoff, egg noodles, asparagus, biscuit, 1 glass red wine
2 chocolate chip cookies

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The one I posted (vegan goat cheese) is made from raw cashews, canola oil (I'm sure you could sub this), lemon juice, water, salt and pepper. Pretty straightforward, nothing weird - and very tasty. My entire family enjoyed it over the holidays (made it for an appetizer for a cheese allergic family member).

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I didn't look at the recipe you posted until today, but I'm totally trying that! AND the almond feta she made as well. I don't really miss cheese at all, but it adds such a depth of flavor to salads that I'd like to have an option available. I used to just use a little of the real stuff, but if this is good enough, I won't need to. Thanks for posting it!!

Thanks for the link GLC, I need to try rutabaga. I'd forgotten about coconut milk, I DO like it but prefer cream. I do use good quality coffee, but will likely need to make it less strong if I am going to back off of cream for a month. I don't put sugar in it so that isn't an issue.