Here we are guys! Week two! I’m not gonna lie, this week has been rough. At the beginning of this week I slacked on my eating and indulged myself in bread and other non-Keto friendly, allergy foods. The results? I got sick! Well, not deathly ill but, enough to make me think long and hard about taking a chance and eating a Reese’s cup or a sandwich with bread. If you’re just now finding my blog, I recently discovered I was allergic to both wheat AND peanuts. I have a post coming about living with various food allergies so stay tuned for that!
This week was all about simplicity for me. I wanted to make a meal(s) that were both filling and comforting. I wanted to change my thinking from”we’re on a diet” to “we’re eating healthy”. This week I had two mini shopping days. We’ll refer to these as day one and two. Day one, I picked up my essentials I needed for my long-awaited Keto chili! Day two, I picked up some other Keto friendly products I wanted to try. I’ll insert photos as well as list what I bought each day.
Shopping list and menu:
So for day one I bought everything needed for my chili. I got my recipe from https://pin.it/df34y5h5jtiaub. Check them out! This recipe was the bomb! The only thing I tweaked in this recipe was I added ground fat-free turkey meat instead of sausage. Aside from my chili materials I stocked up on some more cheese sticks and deli meat, I grabbed some coconut flour and cream cheese to experiment with (I’ll post that later today).
So for day two, I was able to go to Walmart which I think will be my Keto-meca ! I saw a TON of Keto friendly products I wanted to try I just didn’t have enough hands. 😩
During this trip I picked up some organic ground flaxseed, to add more fiber back into my diet. Monk fruit in the raw, to try that out in various recipes. I must admit I was sad to see there were no bigger bags of stevia, which is what I’ve been using lately. Dole berries and kale smoothie mix to up my veggie intake and help replace some nutrition I could be losing. Lastly, I grabbed some sunflower butter and celery. As I mentioned above, I have a peanut allergy and I struggled with finding a substitute for peanut butter or any nut based butter product since I am also allergic to a multitude of nuts.
I’ve noticed this week specifically, I’ve struggled with bread and sweets. I’m not sure what to do in the way of fulfilling those wants without binging or abandoning my diet. I’ll keep you posted on what I find out.
As always, I’ll include pictures of what I ate this week. Keep in mind, I typically have the same thing for all meals everyday with the exception of how many eggs I consume, what I run out of, etc. Just an FYI, if you ever wonder why I only post a certain amount of photos each week.
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