August 12, 2014

Turkey-Ginger Breakfast Patties Recipe – Whole30 and Paleo Friendly

Hey, my foodies! How is your week going so far? Hope you didn’t have too bad of a Monday 🙂

Well, you know what day it is, right?  Yep, Tasty Tuesday!

 

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Every Tuesday I post a recipe, a collection of recipes, a restaurant review or anything related to food. There is then a linkup at the end of the post where you can add links to your food-related blog posts! The linkup stays open for a week – right until the next one comes around. How awesome is that?

Don’t forget to check out other link up participants and there’s only one rule to the linkup – link back or grab the link up badge from the sidebar. Let’s spread the word so we can have more participants checking out your posts next week!

First off, I wanted to let you know that there is now the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest Board where you can pin your posts every week. To be able to do that, please follow me on Pinterest and let me know in comments that you did and your Pinterest username so I could send you an invite.

This week, in light of my latest challenge which is Whole30, I am posting a Whole30-friendly recipe here.

Whole30 pretty much bans all my favorite breakfast foods (oatmeal, avocado toast, PB toast, breakfast sandwiches) – I had to come up with a plan “B” when it comes to breakfast.

So last Sunday I made a bunch of turkey-ginger breakfast patties for an easy grab-and-go breakfast. Add some boiled eggs and vegetables of your choice and you got yourself a wonderful breakfast free of processed crap. Here’s how:

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INGREDIENTS:

  • Ground turkey
  • 2 eggs
  • Fresh cilantro, chopped coarsely
  • 1-2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger
  • 1/2 yellow onion, diced
  • Salt and pepper to taste

HOW TO:

Preheat the oven to 350°F

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until well combined

Line a cooking sheet with foil and lightly grease with olive oil

Form patties and place them on the sheet (I made 6 big ones, remember they’ll shrink when cooked)

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Bake for 20-30 minutes (10-15 minutes on each side).

Broil for the last 5 minutes.

Let cool down, refrigerate or freeze for later.

Enjoy!

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And that’s it! How easy is that? Mix, pop them in the oven, take out, eat! 🙂

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Now your turn! Link up your tasty posts below, my dears! I can’t wait to read what tasty foods you ate 🙂

Have a wonderful week and eat well.

Lena

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August 11, 2014

So…Whole30 Gets a….YES!

After careful consideration, my Whole30 Challenge is a go!

Won’t go into much detail as to why – I guess there’s both pro and con opinions out there – and plenty of both, too. I just feel it’s the right thing for me to do at this point in my health journey.

I’m missing something. And I’m hoping that Whole30 will help me find that “something”.

Anywho. It just so happens that Yuliya over at Welcome to Mommyhood is starting another round of hers over there in the Netherlands as well. How exciting is that? I have a Whole30 buddy!

We decided to cheer each other on and post recaps on our blogs for every 10 days of the challenge.

We will also be posting daily highlights over at Lean Lena and Welcome to Mommyhood Instagram pages.

Make sure you follow both our blogs and Instagram pages if you would like to follow along and find out what the first Whole30 feels like (that would be me telling you that) and how to make it enjoyable with Yuliya’s recipes and previous experience with this program. 🙂

Don’t miss out on the real experience and true recaps!

So… Whole30.

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This weekend I sat down to plan my meals for the week. I’m saying “my” because my family is not following me along. They’re not crazy enough 🙂 Joking. They are. They just love pizza too much 🙂

The good thing is we don’t have the kids with us for the first 7 days of my Whole30, my husband is very flexible with food so we can eat program-friendly meals and hopefully, I will ease into it pretty quickly with less temptations.

So, back to the weekend prep.

On Saturday we went berry picking. It was so awesome! The place is wonderful and we had so much fun. If you’re in the area, check out the Yellow Hill Farm.

We picked a ton of blackberries.

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We made blackberry cobbler that night, and I lie to you not – on Sunday morning my family sat down for breakfast and put away the whole 8″x8″ of it – right out of the pan 🙂 Ok, well…that wasn’t very Whole30 friendly 🙂

Back to the good stuff now.

On the way back from the berry picking we stopped by at the Peach Festival, and got a whole huge bag of peaches!

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On Sunday our hot water heater said “I’m done!” My husband and the girl worked on it all day and ended up replacing the whole thing, while I was getting busy in the kitchen.

I made these awesome Turkey Ginger Breakfast Patties (stay tuned for the recipe tomorrow):

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Got the pork roast in homemade marinade ready and in the over for dinner.

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Cut up some fruit for my smoothies during the week:

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Boiled some eggs, too.

I may or may not have made another 2 cobblers (peach and blackberry) for my hungry family 🙂

So, there you have it, guys! I’m ready for the Whole30 and I feel good about it. Bring it on!

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Take care and stay healthy. Come back tomorrow for the awesome breakfast patties recipe!

Lena

 

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August 7, 2014

So…Whole30

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Last night half of me was thinking about Whole30.

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Why just half? Well, because there are 2 halves to everything – including me 🙂 🙂 Don’t mind me…Back to the Whole30.

You know I’m pro real food and really not that much into restrictions. I believe in moderation and common sense when it comes to choosing what to eat.

I know people (both in real life and online) who did Whole30 and loved it and made it their life style.

I’m not sure if there’s anybody who hated it – if yes,  I don’t know them. 🙂

But anyway, I’ve had some digestive issues lately and I kinda blame dairy for it. For as long as I can remember myself I couldn’t have milk for breakfast – it always felt like I had a stone in my stomach if I had it first thing in the morning.

So. Whole30 – “Pro’s” and “Con’s”

What’s it all about? Basically – real food in any amounts – love that! No tracking or calorie counting. Freedom!

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No Dairy (or any dairy byproducts) – the only 2 things I’d miss in this category are cheese and Greek yogurt. Ok, maybe cottage cheese too (I like adding it to my smoothies sometimes).

No added sugar (both natural and artificial sweeteners) – I have no problem quitting sugar if/when I can recognize it – I’m not very good at reading labels. But then again this problem is eliminated if you don’t eat stuff that comes in a box, right? No label, nothing to read 🙂

No grains – I’d really miss quinoa, rice and corn. We eat a lot of those. Oh and that piece of toast with mashed avocado in the morning. Pretty much all the energy/snack bars are off limits, too as a lot of them are oats-based (+sugar).

No Legumes (beans, peanuts) – I like black beans and add them to my salads occasionally. Hummus (chickpeas) and peanuts being off limits would be a challenge, too. But I’d say this part is pretty doable for me.

No alcohol – not a problem, I rarely drink it anyway.

No scale or measurements for 30 days – easy, who cares anyway as long as I feel good. If I put those pounds back on – trust me, I feel them immediately 🙂

So…Whole30.

Basically means I can still eat this:

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yep, that’s a big a$$ steak you see 🙂

And as long as you can eat steak, life is not bad at all – at least for me.

So I just ordered the Whole30 book – It Starts With Food from Amazon.

I think I’m gonna do it. I need to feel better after eating. I don’t think there’s any other way than changing what I eat.

For now I will keep reading, getting ready and I might start on Monday.

Tell me: have you ever tried the Whole30? If yes – what do you think? If not – why not?

Stay tuned for more news on the Whole30 subject, friends.

Hugs,

Lean Lena

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