I am downright craving today. Clearly it is not an actual craving, but rather my brain trying to fill a void. It started with the need for a burger which I cured with a bunless burger topped with Whole30 Burger Sauce. I rounded out the healthier version of my craving with Whole30 Sweet Potato Chips.

Whole30 Sweet Potato Chips go great with any meal. I particularly like to pair Whole30 Sweet Potato Chips with Whole30 approved salsa. It gives the perfect amount of savory with spice. Try the delicious Whole30 Sweet Potato chips and determine how best to fit it into your weekly menu!

Thanks to Paleo Grub for the inspiration.

You will realize that Whole30 Mayo will be the base of many recipes such as Whole30 Burger Sauce and Whole30 Ranch.

The first time I made it, it was an epic disaster. I didn’t realize that light olive oil was different than extra virgin light olive oil. In an attempt to salvage the ingredients, I tried to make it into a cream sauce over spaghetti noodles, but it turned out awful and got tossed after two bites. That night was a scrambled egg dinner night after one disaster.

The second time, I made Whole30 Mayo, it turned out fantastic. If you follow the recipe below and use light olive oil, you will be just fine. Whole30 Mayo is the best mayonnaise I have ever had. I now find ways to incorporate the base into spiced up condiments such as Whole30 Ranch and Whole30 Burger Sauce.

Whole30 Mayo Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cup of light olive oil, divided
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 to 1 lemon, juiced

Instructions for Whole30 Mayo 

1. Place the egg, 1/4 cup of olive oil, mustard powder, and salt in a mixing bowl, blender, or food processor. Mix thoroughly.
2. While the food processor or blender is running (or while mixing in a bowl with a stick blender),  slowly drizzle in the remaining cup of olive oil.
3. After you’ve added all the oil and the mixture has emulsified, add lemon juice to taste, stirring gently with a spoon to incorporate.

*An emulsion is a mixture of two liquids that would ordinarily not mix together, like eggs and oil. By slowly whisking the oil into the eggs, you create an end product that is thicker than the two original liquids.

Thanks to Whole30 for this recipe.

Whole30 Avocado Cilantro Sauce Ingredients

Read more

So here we are one day 10. As the book say day 10 and 11 are the most common days for people to cheat. My goal is to survive the next 48 hours without any slip ups. This should be a challenge as I have plans to go out to dinner and the Blues game on day 11. It is going to be hard, and it falls on the day that I am most likely to cheat! This is going to take some serious willpower. I will keep you updated if my whole30 ends at day 11 or I brave through. 🙂

Now that we have taken a detour for my fears of day 11, let’s get back to today. I had my sister-in-law over. She too is doing Whole30, but this is the first time that I cooked for someone besides Brad. Brad would eat a burnt meal just to keep me from crying,  but tonight I had a real judge. Read more

Today marks a big milestone! It was my first lunch out since starting Whole30, and I didn’t cheat!

I woke up this morning feeling exactly like the book would say, bloated and a bit frustrated that I didn’t see a substantial change. Yes, I understand that it has only been 9 days, but I am an impatient person. I reluctantly got dressed and worried about my business lunch. How was I going to explain to this client that I was on a crazy person diet and could not eat anything on the menu?

To my surprise, that was not the case. I selected a steak salad and had them hold the dressing and cheese. It was hard to give up the “good stuff”, but I couldn’t cheat on day 9. I tossed the salad with vinegar and oil and mixed the Whole30 approved mango, sunflower seeds and avocado. At the end of the meal, I committed to a peer how amazing the salad was and how I didn’t miss my usual order. Hold the phone!!! This sentence just came out of my mouth. I was beyond shocked that I made a healthy decision while everyone else was eating french fries. Read more