Day 24 was full of oldies and goodies……..
Breakfast was chorizo and egg (the oldie) along with sweet potato cinnamon hashies (the goodie).
Jeremiah actually took this picture of his chorizo and eggs and was so proud of it that he begged me to put it in. I told him of course.
The hashies were so good they didn’t even make it to the kid’s plates. They just kept coming up to the serving plate over and over and stealing them. Apparently they liked them!
Our day 21 started out really early as Jeremiah had an 8am basketball game and Shiloh had cheer duty.
Thankfully everyone loves chorizo and eggs and it is a really fast and easy breakfast to make. You can see by their faces they were still a little groggy as they enjoyed their breakfast.
After breakfast we rushed out to cheer on the Green Wave, Jeremiah’s upward team and to watch Shiloh cheer. They both did a wonderful job and were really cute doing it.
Levi “happily” sat on the sidelines cheering his big brother and sister on.
The days are flying by aren’t they? It’s like with our kids, you blink and their pants are an inch shorter! To think we are already 2/3′s of the way to our goal and already seeing such great results is pretty amazing. Brandon’s pants are getting looser everyday, my stomach is not doing the whole preggos thing but staying flat like it should, the kids are feeling great and doing great in school, and Jeremiah’s blood sugar numbers are staying level.
Not only that but we are encouraged by the “grand”-whole family and how amazing they are feeling! My mom said she put on her normal pants this morning and had to change because they were falling off of her! Now that is a great problem to have. Even my sister, who is not on the Whole30, called me this morning. Even though she is not on the Whole30 she has been eating pretty much paleo because she is hanging out with my parents and other sister who are. Well….last night she had a bowl of pasta and today? Today she is feeling the “reward of wheat”. It’s not pretty!
All of our bellies are feeling great and we are very thankful for that. We are also thankful for CHORIZO!!! Again, I must say, I am so so so so so glad that chorizo is a Whole30/Paleo approved food! We all love chorizo with it’s rich and spicy flavor, we just can’t get enough of it. So, obviously, our breakfast this morning was chorizo and eggs, my all-time favorite breakfast food.
Looks like Shiloh was enjoying it too as she shoveled it with fork and fingers in her mouth!
We’re at week 3 people! I hope everyone is still hanging on strong. As my dad says, “We’re on the downward slope!”
This week I thought I would change it up, head back to my roots, and challenge myself to bring my Mexican heritage of great food to a more healthier place where we can all enjoy it.
This will be a challenge for sure. When I told the hubs my plan he said, “Mexican food without beans, rice, cheese, or tortillas? How you gonna manage that?!” Well, my dear Watson, I have no idea. Thank goodness I am extremely stubborn and creative so I am betting I will find a way. Here goes!
I have made my meal plan up of some of my favorite mexican meals that I am preparing to make Whole30 approved. I hope it inspires you to go back to your roots and instead of missing out on those hometown comfort foods, do a little tweaking, bring it to a healthier place, and make your mama proud.
*Side note: Monday is a holiday, which I consider a stretch in my weekend, so the day was not structured, or planned, or Mexican. Thank you.
Monday:
Breakfast- Eggs and homemade breakfast sausage
Lunch- Eggs with smoked salmon and onions
Dinner- Fish with mango-kiwi dressing
Tuesday:
Breakfast- chorizo and eggs
Lunch- Surprise! We’re joining some friends for lunch so who knows what it will be! 
Dinner- Mexican roast with spicy zucchini and squash
Wednesday:
Breakfast- breakfast burritos
Lunch- Spicy fish with plantains
Dinner- Cabbage enchiladas with spanish “rice”
Thursday:
Breakfast- Chorizo and eggs
Lunch- Chile rellenos (stuffed chiles)
Dinner- baja fish “tacos”
Friday:
Breakfast- Eggs a la paloma
Lunch- spicy coconut shrimp with veggies
Dinner- Carne asada wiith pico de gallo and spanish “rice”
Saturday:
Carne guisada
Remember, this is a rough draft. Every week, every day, things come up. Things are constantly moving around, being juggled, and being pushed over. Some of these meals might not make it, some might get switched, some might get eaten up by my ravenously hungry tribe. However it works, it will work, and my “Whole Family” will thank me with their full bellies.
