Menu planning 19 - 25 January

A slightly delayed plan, as I discovered after returning from the supermarket on Monday that a few necessary ingredients were missing, needing a reshuffle!

Monday - Balsamic Chicken

Tuesday - Green Pork & Mushroom sliders - although we made large burgers, but probably would make them smaller next time

Wednesday - Salmon with lemon and onions

Thursday - Bacon wrapped meatloaf

Friday - Fish curry

Saturday - Freezer diving - teen is cooking!

Sunday - Pork loin with apples

Whole 30 - day 17

The real challenge day  - a joint birthday celebration with a bring and share lunch and birthday!

The easiest part was taking what I wanted to eat, the hostess had said she would provide salad, so I just needed something to go with it.

Breakfast - Bacon, poached eggs and mushrooms

Snack -5 Brazil nuts

Lunch - Butternut squash soup then Asian Meatballs and a green salad

Snack - a slice of fresh pineapple

Dinner - Butternut squash soup with left over meatballs!

Whole 30 - day 16

Breakfast - Bacon, scrambed egg and mushrooms fried in ghee

Lunch - Chicken salad

Snack - 5 Brazil nuts

Dinner - Pulled pork from Civilised Caveman

Supper - 2 satsumas

Whole 30 - day 12

Breakfast - Breakfast meatloaf, poached egg with mushrooms fried in ghee

Lunch - Chicken salad and a clementine

Dinner - Citrus pork loin steaks (I made the marinade without honey to ensure it is acceptable)

Supper - berries with flaked almonds and coconut

Menu planning 12 - 18 January

Monday - Baked tuna

Tuesday - Citrus pork chops
I just made these without the honey to make them acceptable for Whole 30

Wednesday - Chicken not pie
I've pre-cooked some chicken breasts as the pre-cooked pieces we usually have contain dextrose!

Thursday - Asian meatballs
(making double so we have something to take to a bring and share meal on Sunday)

Friday - Sesame encrusted fish

Saturday - Pulled pork

Sunday - a bring and share meal with friends - I'll take some soup and the Asian meatballs

Whole 30 - day 11

Breakfast - Breakfast meatloaf (sliced it had 11-12 slices), poached egg and mushrooms fried in ghee

Lunch - Salad with left over chicken from day 10

Dinner - Baked tuna with carrots and broccoli

Supper - berries with flaked almonds and coconut

Whole 30 - day 10

Breakfast - bacon, poached egg and mushrooms fried in ghee

Lunch - ham salad [not my first choice, but this did appear to be without sugar or nitrates] a satsuma

Dinner - Coconut turmeric chicken with carrots and cauliflower

Super - small cup of curried cream of broccoli soup

Whole 30 - day 9

Breakfast - Bacon, poached egg and mushrooms fried in ghee

Lunch - Curried cream of broccoli soup, 6 almonds, 6 cashews
This makes a large pot of soup, so several portions can be frozen

Dinner - Beef & Prune bake with carrots and cauliflower
I made this with water rather than stock as stock cubes are not permited, and with no cheese on top

Supper - mixed berries with flaked almonds and coconut

Whole 30 - day 8

Breakfast - Chicken and mushroom omelette
[the main disadvantage is you can only cook one at a time]

Lunch - Curried Parsnip, ginger and apple soup, 1 satsuma

Dinner - Garlic lemon fish with carrots and broccoli
[This has the advantage that you can cook it from frozen by just cooking for an extra 5 minutes, ensure that the fish is in one layer for even cooking]

Supper - mixed berries with flaked almonds and coconut milk

Whole 30 - day 7

Breakfast - Bacon, poached egg and mushrooms fried in ghee
[unsmoked bacon doesn't usually have sugar in the ingredients, but smoked often does]

Lunch - Chicken salad with wine vinegrette

Dinner - Spinach Zucchini Ravioli
[we thought that although this tasted fine, it was a 'restaurant meal' as it was quite fiddly to make - maybe trying it as a lasagne maybe a better option]

Supper - 1 satsuma

Whole 30 - day 6

Breakfast - Debbie & Andrew's 97% pork sausage, poached egg and mushrooms fried in ghee
[I have discovered that the chilli in the sauages has sulphites in it, so although it is only a tiny part, I probably shouldn't be eating these, so I will be looking at some alternatives]

Lunch - Chicken salad [chicken left from a roast and the leftovers frozen] salad contains - bistro salad, grated carrot, spring onions, radishes, cucumber, celery, sultanas, sunflower & pumpkin seeds with a wine vinegarette

Snack - 1 satsuma

Dinner - Pineapple chilli from Civilised Caveman Cooking

Supper - 1 satsuma

Whole 30 - day 5

Breakfast - Debbie & Andrew's 97% pork sausage, poached egg and mushrooms fired in ghee

Snack - 2 satsumas

Lunch - Leftover kheema from day 2 with added grated carrot and sultanas

Snack - 4 Brazil nuts

Dinner - Not stuffed mushrooms with carrots

Supper - 1 satsuma

I tried a wine vinegar soda as suggested by Jack Monroe of A Girl called Jack - but I think I'll stick to tea in future!

Menu Planning 5 - 11 January 2015

I am 'eating clean' during January as part of Whole 30, which removes the bulk of potential allergies, and then reintroduces them slowly afterwards, so no dairy, sugar or grains. This has meant we have charged our breakfast, and I'm having to look carefully at dinner recipes too.

Monday - Almond crusted Salmon

Tuesday - Not Stuffed Mushrooms

Wednesday - Pineapple Chilli

Thursday - Spinach Zucchini Ravioli

Friday - Fish with almond sauce

Saturday - Beef & prune bake

Sunday - Coconut turmeric chicken

Sharing on Mrs M's Menu Planning Monday

Whole 30 - day 4

Breakfast - Debbie & Andrew 97% pork sauage, poached egg and mushrooms fried in ghee
[getting better with the eggs!]

Snack - 2 satsumas

Lunch - leftover Coconut curried pork (from day 3) with salad (bistro salad, carrot, celery, radishes, cucumber, spring onion, sultanas, sunflower & pumpkin seeds) with wine vinegarette

Snack - 4 Brazil nuts

Dinner - Almond crusted salmon with carrots and cauliflower from A Blossoming Life

Supper - 2 satsumas

What I have learnt today - when going to coffee mornings it is probably a good idea to carry your own fruit teabags, if you don't want black coffee (we drink weak black tea and people can rarely make it how we like it, so I don't ask any more)

Whole 30 - day 3

Breakfast - Bacon (grilled), poached egg and mushrooms fried in ghee
[eggs are getting better, but still needs a little work!]

Snack - 2 satsumas

Lunch - Prawn salad (bistro salad, carrot, celery, cucumber, radish, spring onion, sultanas, sunflower & pumpkin seeds with a wine vinegarette)

Snack - 4 Brazil nuts

Dinner - Coconut curried pork (cooked in the slow cooker) with carrots and broccoli

Supper - 2 satsumas

Whole 30 - day 2

Breakfast - Bacon, poached egg and mushooms fried in ghee
[need to work on the timings for poached egg, as it's ben a while since we had them!]

Lunch - Smoked salmon salad (with bistro salad, carrot, celery, radish, cucumber, spring onion, sultana, sunflower & pumpkin seeds) 2 satsumas

Dinner - Spiced kheema from nomnompaleo with sweet potato mash, sprouts and carrots

Supper - 4 Brazil nuts, 2 satsumas

What I have learnt today - always take a bottle of water with you when you do out! We went shopping this morning and my teen ended up in McDonalds. As I can't drink their coffee black, I didn't have a drink, so I must remember to take a bottle with me next time!

Whole 30 - day 1

So starting at the beginning

Breakfast - Debbie & Andrew 97% pork sausages and mushrooms fried in ghee (would normally have an egg too, but we don't have any!), 2 satsumas

Snack - 4 brazil nuts

Lunch - Prawn salad with wine vinegarette (bistro salad, carrot, radish, cucumber, spring onion, celerey, sultanas, sunflower & pumpkin seeds), 6 cashew nuts

Dinner - Caribbean fish soup from EatGood4Life (although I'm not sure what makes it Caribbean!)

Supper - 2 satsumas, 6 almonds

My main challenge is finding recipes that are family friendly that are dairy free.  We would normally have a fish dish on a Friday evening, but a lot contain cheese, so I have been looking for some new recipes.

Whole 30 - the beginning

I have decided that I will start the year with a Whole 30 programme.

The main purpose of this is to reset your body, particularly if you have food related allergies.

You eat real food, meat, fish, vegetables and fruit, natural fats, nuts and seeds - basically food with few ingredients. You avoid sugar, alcohol, grains, legumes, dairy, as well as MSG or sulfites. As well as this you don't have any baked goods, as often these are the items that have caused the problems.

The main plan is to focus on making good food choices. You need 30 days to create the healing cycle from inflammatory foods.

I intend to use this blog to record how the month will go, probably not with photos, but a diary of meals.