January 18, 2010 in Events, Nutrition, Real Food Challenge by Turbo
CFW Real Food Challenge Day 1
For Day 1 of our Real Food Challenge, here’s a primer on why we recommend this way of eating.
This week, we’re asking all CFWRFC participants to log what they ate for breakfast. Feel free to log the rest of your meals, but we’ll be focusing on breakfast this week.
Here are a few recipes to get you started.
Mark’s Daily Apple Breakfast Muffins – portable breakfast you can make in advance
Other Breakfast Suggestions from Mark’s Daily Apple – lots of ideas, although some have dairy
Paleo Breakfast recipes from Nikki Young via Lalanne Fitness – lots of egg and smoothie recipes
Please post your breakfast to comments.
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January 18, 2010 at 7:47 am
Breakfast – 3 eggs, 4 slices bacon, 6 grape tomatoes, black coffee
January 18, 2010 at 9:21 am
Breakfast: squash souffle (butternut squash, coconut milk, egg, spices) with ~1/2 tbs butter
(and since I’m at work here’s lunch and supper)
Lunch: Big salad! Mixed greens, assorted veggies, walnuts and a evoo/balsamic dressing.
Supper: Spaghetti (squash) with pork meatballs and homemade chipotle marinara sauce on a bed of baby spinach. I also brought a plain romaine salad with some chicken on top in case I need it.
January 18, 2010 at 10:15 am
I have a juicer so juiced 3 carrots, 1/2 a cucumber, 3 kale leaves, & 5 celery stalks. Also had a protein shake and fish oil.
January 18, 2010 at 10:23 am
Breaky – 1/2 C frozen bluberries, 1/2 C unsweetened coconut, handful of slivered almonds. (Heat in microwave for bout a minute to get the berry juice flowing). Add 1 scoop of protein powder mixed with some water. Voila… cereal. Oh, and 2 pieces of bacon.
Lunch – Ground turkey, red grapes, almond slivers, coleslaw, O/V dressing. Handful of cashews.
Snack – Banana
Supper – 3 drumsticks baked with some almond flour breading and spices. Fried mushrooms/onions/peppers in EVOO.
January 18, 2010 at 10:25 am
Breakfast: Omelet muffins – made with approx 2 eggs handful of red/green peppers and 1 strip bacon. I made these yesterday and I hope I have enough for the week. These are pretty tasty, they even taste good cold.
I also coffee (with some milk), and 1 naval orange.
January 18, 2010 at 10:26 am
I would also like to add http://www.scdrecipe.com/recipes for a resource. Not specific ‘Paleo, but most of the recipes can be used as is, or modified a bit to suit.
January 18, 2010 at 11:45 am
Breakfast for Jodi & I: Preworkout- Went with a smoothie(lots of fruit with some whey protein) so we could get the kids to school on time and make it for the 9am class. Afterworkout had some yummy homemade cabbage rolls
January 18, 2010 at 11:48 am
Breakfast: 3 egg omelette with green onions and mushrooms, black coffee
January 18, 2010 at 12:49 pm
3 scrambled eggs
Some (5 or so flourettes) steamed brocolli
cup of black coffee
January 18, 2010 at 12:54 pm
2 scrambled eggs, red pepper and a V8 juice!
January 18, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Breakfast Smoothie: 1/4 c Blackberries, 1/4 c raspberries, 1 scoop vanilla whey isolate, 1/8 c coconut meat (unsweetened), 1c raw spinach, 2 eggs.
am smack: 2 celery stix, 1 carrot, 1/4 red pepper, 5 pecans.
Lunch: Arugula greens (lots), 3/4 red pepper, 2 T sunflower seeds, 3 oz cold turkey, 1 T salad dressing.
pm snack: 2 oz cold turkey, pecans, apple (if needed)
Dinner : TBA
January 18, 2010 at 12:59 pm
PS, A question for the ones gifted in Paleo understanding. Is a carrot paleo? It’s a root vegetable, so that says no to me, but it’s not starchy like potatoes. Where does it fit? It has higher sugar than other veggies, does that make it a unfavorable?
I realized I was ready for this challenge, when I was up late with Brad discussing where a carrot fits in the hiarchy of vegetables. What do you say?
January 18, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs diced with 1/2 lg tomato & almonds just add pepper. …garden fresh tomatoes in summer would taste much better!
January 18, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Breakie: 3 egg omelette with Mushrooms, green onions and black coffee.
Lunch: Spinach Salad with dried cran and pumpkin seeds
Snack: almonds, apple
Dinner: Halibut, steamed cabbage and a cuke
January 18, 2010 at 1:31 pm
5 eggs 1 cup spinach 2 tbs fish oil…
January 18, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Ok, so we just got into Hawaii yesterday and didn’t feel like running around for food. So I had this morning 2 eggs with 2 smokeys and a kiwi. I know no process food, but it’s the best I could do for today. Will be better tomorrow am.
January 18, 2010 at 2:30 pm
oh it was 3 eggs my husband tells me
? Is beer ok for breakfast…lol
January 18, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Breakfast Smoothie: 1/2c Blackberries,raspberries, 1 scoop Choco whey isolate, 1/2 can coconut milk (full fat),
January 18, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Breakfast – 2 eggs scrambled with a bit of sausage, celery w/almond butter, 1/2 grapefruit.
Lunch – pork tenderloin stir fried with green onion, broccoli, carrot, spaghetti squash and salsa.
Dinner – TBA
January 18, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Breakfast- 2 boiled eggs, cup of coffee ( black)
Lunch- salad made of Leftover roast beef with spinach, a few raisins and nuts, dressing was a bit of lemon juice and olive oil
January 18, 2010 at 3:40 pm
@natalie g
IMO, treat carrots like fruit. Don’t have them as your staple but they are fine in the ‘some’ category. I like carrots, I find they are very filling.
January 18, 2010 at 3:42 pm
@Kelly P.
More protein Kelly!!
January 18, 2010 at 4:09 pm
working on it! o.d.’d on the weekend
January 18, 2010 at 4:10 pm
coffee is not protein huh? ‘Cause I was would have this DIALED!
January 18, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Breakfast – 3 eggs, 75 g diced ham, olive oil, maybe 4 cups of spinach chopped, salsa (mm, salsa), salt and pepper – fish oil
January 18, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Having said that – I bonked this am after 4 rounds of tabata rowing. I went to bed hungry last night after eating probably not enough. Breakfast was apres-bonk. (that means ‘after’ for all us non-Frenchies out there) Feeling better now.
January 18, 2010 at 5:18 pm
@Conrad
Doesn’t everyone bonk after tabata rowing?!!
@Kelly P.
What do you mean coffee isn’t a protein???!!!
January 18, 2010 at 6:15 pm
breakfast for me and steve- eggs/egg whites, chicken breast, broccoli and almonds then post workout protein shake
January 18, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Pre-lunch snack: another cup of coffee with a little milk.
Lunch: chicken breast baked with black pepper and hot sauce (I hope hot sauce is OK; I read the ingredients and I could technically make it myself) and an avocado.
Snack: large handfull of almonds.
Dinner is going to be BBQ steak, steamed brussal sprouts, and salad (not sure about salad dressing yet).
January 18, 2010 at 7:08 pm
3 eggs for breakfast
January 18, 2010 at 8:01 pm
Upon waking up: Shake – Whey isolate + coconut milk + a banana
Breakfast: 5 egg (2 whole, 3 whites) and spinach omelet w/ Salsa
Question: Just bought some almond meal last night to begin making more adventurous paleo dishes. Most call for at least 1 cup. A cup of almond meal has like 640 calories and they’re mostly from fat. Is this not overkill for one meal?
January 18, 2010 at 8:51 pm
cucumber, cauliflower, broccoli, 4oz of lean beef. I’m on nights so this is breakie for me.
January 18, 2010 at 9:51 pm
eggs and yogurt for breakfast
salad and 2 cans tuna for lunch
roast beef and roasted veggies for supper
almonds between lunch and supper as snack
January 18, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Ahh breakfast…….
Power failure in St. B this morning meant I was woken up by my dog instead of my alarm. So what you ask? Well when you wake up at 8:47am and your first patient is at 9am, your breakfast choices suffer…..So, I had……
NOTHING!
I guess that’s pretty low cal but it left the energy levels somewhat depleted. Luckily I made up for it at lunch with a veggie enchilada and fruit salad. Had a decent dinner of Chicken breast, spinach and feta salad and a little risotto (I know, not paleo…..baby steps here, a week ago I was eating 500g of carbs a day).
Looking forward to some poached eggs for breakfast tomorrow…..
January 18, 2010 at 10:34 pm
breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with bacon, broccoli and mushrooms…delicious!
January 18, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Breakfast: 3.5 egg omelette with onions, mushrooms, red peppers, brocoli and carrot. Green tea. Usually I would have cheese on the omelette, hopefully I don’t go into cheese withdrawl.
Snack: Chicken breast and salad.
lunch: ground beef with veggies. sauce was curry & coconut milk.
Pre-workout snack: chicken & canned fish and salad
Post-workout: Smoothie with blueberries, apple, coconut milk, pineapple and cocoa nibs. And a slab of beef on the side.
Usually I would mix yogurt or cottage cheese instead of the coconut milk and use protein powder but I will use “real food” this month.
Diner: Chicken breast. Asparagus, almonds, grapes.
I also take 5g/day of fish oil which are split into my meals
January 18, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Breakfast was a “serving” of leftover “crustless quiche” (Joelle’s recipe) I had made Sunday AM. I actually thought it tasted better cold. I’m trying to like the taste of coconut milk
. Lunch was an apple and small handful of nuts (I was on the road) late PM snack protein bar (on the road) and dinner was 2 BBQ hamburger (meat only) with veggies. Does anyone have a great paleo burger recipe? Leaving for Banff in the morning 
January 19, 2010 at 12:43 am
@John N
Glad you tried the quiche!
Good job everyone, day 1 is done – huge.
January 19, 2010 at 11:41 am
@Luke
That is a lot and some people can handle it, some cannot. Try keeping a food journal of what you eat and when and how you feel after and even throughout the day. Also record things like mood and sleep patterns. Baking, even though it is paleo, can leave you feeling pretty lethargic and dragged down. Try and keep it simple and think what cavemen did. They didn’t have ovens.
If you are in tonight (Tues) we can talk more about it.
@John N
Make the burger as is and just wrap it in lettuce instead of the bun. Done and done.
@Scott A
Are you in Tues night, let’s chat about your meals. I think you need more balance of P/F/C.
As for dressing, olive oil and balsamic vinegar is great. Also, here is a link to DIY dressings: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-delicious-diy-salad-dressings/
My fav is olive oil, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, crushed garlic. Simple and easy. Experiment with ratios to determine pref.
January 19, 2010 at 10:51 pm
@MLC
No sorry I wasn’t in tonight. Morning workouts on Tuesdays for me. I will start keeping a journal though – after joining CFW was the first time I ever journaled my workouts and I’ve found it valuable so I can only assume this will be too!
January 20, 2010 at 11:33 am
Breakfast:
5 egg omlette (only 2 yolks) with spinach, tomato , 1 slice of bacon
Fruit smoothie: frozen blueberries and coconut milk