Today I woke up and help leftover Moroccan Chicken from last night. It was a small portion, but I thought it would be enough. I also got a craving for a sweet potato so I made one for myself and Alexis. Of course my husband reminded me 10 times not to forget to turn off the stove. Don't worry, I did and I called him after to let him know. He was very relieved.
I then went to the chiropractor and realized when I got home that the sweet potato I had for breakfast was not the best choice to keep my blood sugar stable. By 10:40 am I was feeling those familiar signs of low blood sugar so I quickly had a snack of some canned salmon and yes, a half a Lara Bar. It helped for a little and then kicked in again so I had an early lunch. It consisted of a great salad with carrots, onions, some zucchini I threw in (Scott said that zucchini doesn't go in salads, but I strongly disagree), and some avocado, tomatoes and celery. It was actually pretty filling.
So, the whole sweet potato thing is kind of questionable. They are allowed, but in smaller portions. They aren't recommended for people who are trying to lose weight or regain health. They are recommended for those who workout as a great pick me up. I however, love sweet potatoes and will try to balance them with some higher fat/protein meals when I chose to have them.
We had an outing at AJ's school that serves a pizza dinner so Scott threw together a Frittata pizza for me. It had eggs, bacon, zucchini, onions and some other veggies in it. I had no idea how he would get it to look like a pizza without the bread but low and behold he did! It was fabulous straight out of the oven and now we have breakfast for tomorrow. The outing was at AJ's daycare/preschool and I brought Alexis (Scott stayed home with the baby). They always serve pizza, which I can't understand because all of the kids who go to school there always have pizza for lunch because Friday is Pizza Party Friday there (Aj loves Fridays). Then they go to the family night and have more pizza. So yesterday AJ had 2 pieces of pizza at lunch and 2 at dinner. It is hard to complain though because the food which includes pizza, carrots, dessert and juice or lemonade is free. They also always have a craft that the families can do together. Having family nights is such a good idea and we have really enjoyed them. I must admit when I was getting the pizza for the kids it smelled and looked so good my mouth just started watering. I know, I know I couldn't have eaten it anyway before the challenge, but today it just really looked tempting-no I did not partake =)
yummy frittata
I can't believe that tomorrow is Day 7 and the end of my first week of the challenge. I am secretly excited to plan a new menu (I will use the Everyday Paleo sample menu template and tweak it) and shop for ingredients. I also know that it is time consuming to go through each recipe and keep track of the ingredients we need. I also get a bit anxious about the cost of the ingredients. I am sure we will pick up some time and money saving tips as we progress through this challenge.
