Day 18: January 28th, 2016

Day 18 Agenda:

1. Tomorrow's  challenge is to complete a movnat workout. Click here for the workout!

Meal/Snack Ideas:

Breakfast- twice baked breakfast sweet potatoes

{pic and recipe form plaidandpaleo.com}

Find this recipe HERE!

Lunch- sweet potato nachos

{pic and recipe from crossingmylegs.blogspot.com}

Find THIS recipe on another paleo blogger's site!

Dinner- baked garlic butter carrots

{found this off of diethood.com and made minor adjustments}

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs carrots, peeled and diced diagonally 2-3 inches
• 4 Tbs kerry gold butter
• 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
• sea salt
• pepper

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut up carrots and place in a bowl. Melt butter in skillet over stove on medium heat. Once melted, add garlic and stir for a couple minutes until it starts to slightly brown. Then take off heat and pour over carrots to toss thoroughly. Add carrots to baking sheet spreading out evenly. Season well with sea salt and pepper. Bake for 25-30 minutes tossing half way in between. Take out when carrots are tender and start to brown. Serve with an entree! 

Dessert- lemon pound cake 

{from paleonewbie.com}

Dry Ingredients: 

• 1 1/2 cups almond flour
• 3 Tbs coconut flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• zest from 2 lemons

Wet Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp pure vanilla
• 3 eggs, whisked
• 1/3 cup coconut milk
• 1/3 cup raw honey
• 2 Tbs melted coconut oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix wet ingredients. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix to combine. Allow batter to set a few minutes and then mix again. Grease bread pan with coconut oil and line bottom of pan with parchment paper to fit. Pour in batter and bake 35-40minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Serve with fruit, butter, by itself, or make coconut milk cream by mixing well in mixer!

Take some notes!

-how did you increase your daily movement?

-movnat?

-relaxation techniques tried?
-energy level {POOR, AVERAGE, GREAT}?
-satisfaction level with meals?
-hunger level between meals?
-struggles?
-benefits?