Whole 30...you've either started or are gearing up for your next thirty days. The response we've received from friends and family who are joining us on Whole30 this month has been absolutely wonderful. As we continue to place recipes online on The Ranch Kitchen site under our new Whole30 tab, we are blogging with a post as well to give you tips and tricks that helped us stay 'compliant' while on Whole30.
For today's blog post, we wanted to share with you our 'must haves' while on the program. The list below was the things that will now be staples in our kitchen as we continue to prepare healthier recipes that are Whole30 compliant.
So as you begin either your pre-planning stage or you've jumped right in and need a list to start your shopping with, see below. This list of will help you with meal prepping for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks and get you through the weeks ahead.
ALISE'S MUSH HAVE LIST:
Larabars: These little bars are protein-rich and delicious. You will feel like you are cheating, but you are not. Not all, however, are compliant on Whole30, so read, read the labels. We absolutely loved the Pecan Pie, Cherry Pie, and Cashew Cookie Bars...delicious! We took a stab at the RX Bars that everyone raved over, but they were too chewy and dry for our taste. Click here for a link to Amazon to purchase your own. The neat thing is Amazon makes a Whole30 option on a couple of different products (Larabars, jerky, etc.) that make it easy to stay compliant.
Fresh Fruit: Bananas for a quick breakfast and for snacks I turned to grapes, tangerines, oranges and fresh pineapple that were huge for me while on Whole30. I also realized halfway in that I could have the Dole Fruit Cups with natural juices that were downright amazing too. Tangerines would give me that afternoon snack and natural sugar I needed around 4:30 - 5 each day and were great for a late night snack. As I'd cook dinner, having grapes on hand were a sweet treat as well.
Earl Grey or Chai Tea - My morning or evening pick-me-up without sugar of course! Love, love my Yeti cup that kept it hot or cold all day. Being a Southern gal, we love our sweet tea...but I finally did learn to enjoy tea without sugar! The added cinnamon in the Chai tea made me feel like I was having a treat and it also was a nice in the afternoons when my energy would sink.
Sweet Potatoes - We ate them with everything from the bottom layer of a breakfast casserole to the placing shredded chicken on top of it, or making a sweet potato hash with a fried egg that was really wonderful!
BETHANY'S MUST HAVE LIST:
Avocado Oil - A new oil for our family. After doing much research, Bethany saw that this was a great oil to use to cooking. You can find this at most grocery stores.
LaCroix - This was huge for my Bethany who loves her carbonation in her drinks. It would get her through her day and the carbonation - fizziness was a must for her. Her favorite flavors are Pamplemousse, Lime and Lemon. If you link to the LaCroix site, you'll see that they are a partner with Whole30 as well.
Kombucha - This fermented tea is compliant for Whole30 and made her feel like she was 'almost' having a glass of wine at night! She would even pour it in a wine glass to give herself the thought that she was having a cocktail! Other benefits include stomach health with this increasingly popular tea. We found ours at Natural Grocers in our neighboring town. ***Make sure that it is Whole30 compliant as some Kombucha Teas are not. Whole30 makes you read your labels.
Coconut Oil - Bethany cooked with it and used it to season pans as well. She'd even use it for moisturizer on her hands. You can buy it in bulk at food clubs like Sam's Club. This oil stores well and the multi-use capability of it really makes it a useful ingredient to add to your kitchen.
Unsweetened Almond Milk - This was used as a coffee creamer and substituted for milk in recipes as needed. The shelf life on this is long and must be refrigerated after opening. Be sure to DOUBLE check that it is unsweetened. There are also great coconut milk option to look at as well. Bethany tried the NutPods for creamer, but they were inconvenient to have to order a small (we mean small) package from Amazon and the flavoring wasn't strong enough for her liking.
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While on this program you will find just how much dairy and sugar you really consume on a daily basis. In moderation neither of them is necessarily bad for you and especially not the dairy. But, in order to see how these affect you, the thirty day process of elimination will help you figure that out. Bethany realizes now that dairy can really mess with her system and I know now for a fact that sugar and flour really cause all the joint pain and stomach bloat I had been experiencing.
And if we had to have a #11 on the list it would be individual meal containers like the Gladware brand. Prepping meals for the days in advance is a KEY to staying on the program and being successful. One day's planning is worth a week of success!
As you begin your Whole30 journey, comment on our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and The Ranch Kitchen site blog post to let us know how it is going. If you create an amazing recipe or have found something that gets you through your days, let us know about it! You can easily 'Share A Recipe' on my blog, or shoot me the recipe alise@theranchkitchen.com and I'll submit it for you! Be sure to include a picture, even if you took it off your phone, please.
Together we will get healthier and feel so much better come February and the spring/summer seasons ahead...for that matter life!
Thanks for coming along with us on Whole30!
Alise & Bethany
For today's blog post, we wanted to share with you our 'must haves' while on the program. The list below was the things that will now be staples in our kitchen as we continue to prepare healthier recipes that are Whole30 compliant.
So as you begin either your pre-planning stage or you've jumped right in and need a list to start your shopping with, see below. This list of will help you with meal prepping for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks and get you through the weeks ahead.
WHOLE30 MUST HAVES:
ALISE'S MUSH HAVE LIST:
Larabars: These little bars are protein-rich and delicious. You will feel like you are cheating, but you are not. Not all, however, are compliant on Whole30, so read, read the labels. We absolutely loved the Pecan Pie, Cherry Pie, and Cashew Cookie Bars...delicious! We took a stab at the RX Bars that everyone raved over, but they were too chewy and dry for our taste. Click here for a link to Amazon to purchase your own. The neat thing is Amazon makes a Whole30 option on a couple of different products (Larabars, jerky, etc.) that make it easy to stay compliant.
Fresh Fruit: Bananas for a quick breakfast and for snacks I turned to grapes, tangerines, oranges and fresh pineapple that were huge for me while on Whole30. I also realized halfway in that I could have the Dole Fruit Cups with natural juices that were downright amazing too. Tangerines would give me that afternoon snack and natural sugar I needed around 4:30 - 5 each day and were great for a late night snack. As I'd cook dinner, having grapes on hand were a sweet treat as well.
Earl Grey or Chai Tea - My morning or evening pick-me-up without sugar of course! Love, love my Yeti cup that kept it hot or cold all day. Being a Southern gal, we love our sweet tea...but I finally did learn to enjoy tea without sugar! The added cinnamon in the Chai tea made me feel like I was having a treat and it also was a nice in the afternoons when my energy would sink.
Sweet Potatoes - We ate them with everything from the bottom layer of a breakfast casserole to the placing shredded chicken on top of it, or making a sweet potato hash with a fried egg that was really wonderful!
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| Sweet Potato Hash using Hereford Beef. This was one of the first recipes we created and probably our very favorite. |
Beef - For that matter Hereford Beef off our ranch. As those who follow my blog know, we are ranchers. We raise our own Hereford beef and proudly serve it to our family. Whole30 does not limit beef and the ability to continue the tradition of serving beef on our table was a must for me. For recipes, check out Certified Hereford Beef for a multitude of ways you can create compliant recipes.
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| Picture compliments of Certified Hereford Beef |
BETHANY'S MUST HAVE LIST:
Avocado Oil - A new oil for our family. After doing much research, Bethany saw that this was a great oil to use to cooking. You can find this at most grocery stores.
LaCroix - This was huge for my Bethany who loves her carbonation in her drinks. It would get her through her day and the carbonation - fizziness was a must for her. Her favorite flavors are Pamplemousse, Lime and Lemon. If you link to the LaCroix site, you'll see that they are a partner with Whole30 as well.
Kombucha - This fermented tea is compliant for Whole30 and made her feel like she was 'almost' having a glass of wine at night! She would even pour it in a wine glass to give herself the thought that she was having a cocktail! Other benefits include stomach health with this increasingly popular tea. We found ours at Natural Grocers in our neighboring town. ***Make sure that it is Whole30 compliant as some Kombucha Teas are not. Whole30 makes you read your labels.
Coconut Oil - Bethany cooked with it and used it to season pans as well. She'd even use it for moisturizer on her hands. You can buy it in bulk at food clubs like Sam's Club. This oil stores well and the multi-use capability of it really makes it a useful ingredient to add to your kitchen.
Unsweetened Almond Milk - This was used as a coffee creamer and substituted for milk in recipes as needed. The shelf life on this is long and must be refrigerated after opening. Be sure to DOUBLE check that it is unsweetened. There are also great coconut milk option to look at as well. Bethany tried the NutPods for creamer, but they were inconvenient to have to order a small (we mean small) package from Amazon and the flavoring wasn't strong enough for her liking.
**********************************
While on this program you will find just how much dairy and sugar you really consume on a daily basis. In moderation neither of them is necessarily bad for you and especially not the dairy. But, in order to see how these affect you, the thirty day process of elimination will help you figure that out. Bethany realizes now that dairy can really mess with her system and I know now for a fact that sugar and flour really cause all the joint pain and stomach bloat I had been experiencing.
And if we had to have a #11 on the list it would be individual meal containers like the Gladware brand. Prepping meals for the days in advance is a KEY to staying on the program and being successful. One day's planning is worth a week of success!
As you begin your Whole30 journey, comment on our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and The Ranch Kitchen site blog post to let us know how it is going. If you create an amazing recipe or have found something that gets you through your days, let us know about it! You can easily 'Share A Recipe' on my blog, or shoot me the recipe alise@theranchkitchen.com and I'll submit it for you! Be sure to include a picture, even if you took it off your phone, please.
Together we will get healthier and feel so much better come February and the spring/summer seasons ahead...for that matter life!
Thanks for coming along with us on Whole30!
Alise & Bethany
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