Anyway.... a friend and I are going to be following the 21 Day Detox for the next... well, 21 days. Although the food restrictions aren't anything too bad, it will take some time for be to get used to the fact that I can't have any fruits or my morning oatmeal. But, it's only 21 days (3 weeks). And, the food that I've cooked up smelled & tasted great. Well, I don't want to keep you waiting so...
On the cooking menu today:
- Garlic lemon shrimp
- Mashed sweet potatoe
- Roasted spaghetti squash
- Garlic lemon grilled chicken
- Roasted asparagus
- Roasted green beans
- Tomato feta salad
Ingredients
1 lb raw shrimp, cleaned
1/2 lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 T olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste
1. Heat skillet to medium-high heat. Add olive oil.
2. Add the 2 cloves of garlic and sautee for about 30 seconds, careful not to burn
3. Add the shrimp and sautee each side for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add the lemon juice and let the shrimp simmer for 2-3 more minutes
5. Enjoy!
Mashed Sweet Potato
Ingredients
A couple pounds of sweet potatoes (however much you need based on how much you want to make)
Chicken stock (or milk, or heavy cream, or however you like to make your mashed potatoes)
Salt & pepper to taste
1. Rinse your sweet potatoes. [I personally like to keep the skin on because like my grandmother always said... you get the most vitamins from the skim]
2. Fill a pot up with water. Set to boil.
3. While the water is boiling, cube the sweet potato (Less boiling time if you do it this way. Plus, it's not like you have anything else to do while you're waiting for the water to boil).
4. Allow the sweet potato to boil until it becomes soft (time varies due to amount you're making... just poke it around with a fork)
5. Drain the sweet potatoes & then mash it up.
6. Add your fluid of choice. Mine was homemade chicken stock that I had on hand. (with all of that fatty goodness)
7. Then, use your handheld blender and make your mashed potatoes super smooth (if you like of course).
8. Enjoy!!
Roasted Spaghetti Squash (recipe from the 21 Day Detox)
Ingredients
1 Spaghetti squash
3 t Coconut butter (taste's just like butter!!)
1. Split the spaghetti squash in half
2. Scoop out the innards and toss.
3. Spread 1.5 t of coconut butter on each half of the squash (ok, ok... you can use any other kind of butter as well. Coconut butter is just part of the detox)
4. Roast at 375*F for 30-45 minutes (until edges are brown).
5. Allow to cool (seriously... it's super hot!). Then, scoop out the innards with a fork (you'll realize why it's called spaghetti squash once you do it).
6. Enjoy like you would any other pasta! Seriously, even the pickiest of eaters won't know the difference once you add a little pasta sauce to it.
Roasted Asparagus
Ingredients
Bunch of asparagus
2 t Olive Oil
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Garlic powder (to taste)
Italian seasoning (to taste)
1. Cut off garlic stems
2. Put into a medium bowl.
3. Toss all ingredients in bowl.
4. Spread asparagus out in a row and roast at 375*F for 20-30 minutes (watch it start browning).
5. Enjoy!
Roasted Green Beans
Ingredients
~1 quart of green beans (cooked from frozen or boiled from fresh)
2 t Olive oil
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Garlic powder (to taste)
Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb seasoning (to taste)
1. Toss all ingredients in bowl.
2. Bake in the oven at 375*F for 20-30 minutes (watch for it to brown).
3. Enjoy!
Tomato Feta Salad
Ingredients
Tomatoes
Crumbled feta
Olive oil (to taste)
Salt & pepper (to taste)
1. Cut up tomatoes into small sections
2. Add feta.
3. Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
4. Enjoy!
Garlic Lemon Grilled Chicken
Ingredients
2 chicken breasts
Juice from 2 lemons
2 gloves garlic, minced
1/4 C olive oil
Paprika (to taste)
Red pepper flakes (to taste)
Salt & pepper (to taste)
1. Combine lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, paprika, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper all in a bowl.
2. Add chicken and allow to marinate 10-20 minutes (or longer if you want the taste to absorb)
3. Grill
4. Enjoy!
And now, I'd like to show you all how I prepare my meals for the week...
I've got 1/2 C of plain greek yogurt with a dash of cinnamon, some raw honey, and chopped raw almonds as a snack. I've also got the shrimp & green beans for lunches as well as the chicken with asparagus. I've also prepared the feta cheese in boxes so that all i have to do is add the tomatoes (it would be awful if they both sat there and soaked up all of that tomato juice). I have the mashed sweet potato as my pre-workout snack, with walnuts (1/2 C mashed sweet potato). I also have homemade hummus & baby carrots as another snack alternative.
See, it's not that hard. No excuses!
Have a great week. As always, would love to hear from you all.
Looks delicious! I am definitely going to be stealing some of these recipes from you!
ReplyDeleteHope everything is going great!
- Emily (from Spark)