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2sunshines · 06-21-2016, 02:43 AM

Oh, I've seen those shredded cauliflower instead of rice recipes. Honestly, I've been far too lazy to try.

I don't really know anything about wholefoods 30 BUT I have been on a whole foods diet for 5 years of my own making, which sounds very similar to this diet. So ignore if any of my suggestions don't match up.

As a rice or pasta substitute, our hands down fave is julienne cut zucchini noodles. Only takes a few minutes to slice up. Either raw (my fave), or lightly sauteed with coconut oil (dh's fave). Our 2nd choice is spaghetti squash. Even easier. Cut in half, scoop out seeds and throw in the oven.

I also recently took a chicken and veggie stir fry and served it over a bed of raw spinach and it was DELICIOUS! The warm topping warming up the raw spinach just made for a melt in my mouth fireworks of deliciousness.

(Yes, I'm fairly in love with delicious food

).

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As for meats, we add a good rotation of a variety of wild caught fish to our diet. That adds a plethora of options.

Wild caught sockeye salmon is our absolute favourite. Broiled or grilled. Super quick and easy. From the package to the dinner table in less than 30 minutes. We also have a variety of other fish in our rotation depending on what the local grocery stores have in stock/on sale that are wild caught.

But back to the chicken... Since that tends to be our most regularly used meat too here for simplicity and price. Keeping variety... Do you try different cuts? I use a ton of boneless skinless breasts, however, I also add in other cuts depending on what I'm making. I find that the kids prefer the boneless skinless thighs because the higher fat content makes them juicier. I also use the thighs regularly in crock pot dishes that the meat cooks down and gets shredded. Of course chicken quarters are also a regular rotation here. Grilled is our fave but oven roasted is also delicious. A roasted whole chicken is a nice variety change too.

It looks like you can do coconut milk on the whole 30 -- have you ever made chicken curry? Totally delicious and something my dh could eat every day.

06-21-2016, 02:43 AM	#8
2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,027	Re: whole 30/paleo shortcuts? Oh, I've seen those shredded cauliflower instead of rice recipes. Honestly, I've been far too lazy to try. I don't really know anything about wholefoods 30 BUT I have been on a whole foods diet for 5 years of my own making, which sounds very similar to this diet. So ignore if any of my suggestions don't match up. As a rice or pasta substitute, our hands down fave is julienne cut zucchini noodles. Only takes a few minutes to slice up. Either raw (my fave), or lightly sauteed with coconut oil (dh's fave). Our 2nd choice is spaghetti squash. Even easier. Cut in half, scoop out seeds and throw in the oven. I also recently took a chicken and veggie stir fry and served it over a bed of raw spinach and it was DELICIOUS! The warm topping warming up the raw spinach just made for a melt in my mouth fireworks of deliciousness. (Yes, I'm fairly in love with delicious food ). ---------- Post added at 09:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:30 AM ---------- As for meats, we add a good rotation of a variety of wild caught fish to our diet. That adds a plethora of options. Wild caught sockeye salmon is our absolute favourite. Broiled or grilled. Super quick and easy. From the package to the dinner table in less than 30 minutes. We also have a variety of other fish in our rotation depending on what the local grocery stores have in stock/on sale that are wild caught. But back to the chicken... Since that tends to be our most regularly used meat too here for simplicity and price. Keeping variety... Do you try different cuts? I use a ton of boneless skinless breasts, however, I also add in other cuts depending on what I'm making. I find that the kids prefer the boneless skinless thighs because the higher fat content makes them juicier. I also use the thighs regularly in crock pot dishes that the meat cooks down and gets shredded. Of course chicken quarters are also a regular rotation here. Grilled is our fave but oven roasted is also delicious. A roasted whole chicken is a nice variety change too. It looks like you can do coconut milk on the whole 30 -- have you ever made chicken curry? Totally delicious and something my dh could eat every day. __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

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