Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments. In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun! paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky...
The main difference is that before I was pregnant I ate three meals a day and one or two snacks, but now I find I can't stand a full meal. I'm eating more mini meals throughout the day and I also tend to stick to the same foods more.
A typical day looks like this:
Breakfast - 5 or 6 AM
A cup of Warrior Cereal with almond milk.
Breakfast has been toughest for me this first trimester. My breakfasts started out looking like this:
But weeks 6 through 10 I was very nauseous/sick and having major aversions to meat and eggs. I tried smoothies and even some gluten free cereal (which didn't help and I wouldn't have added that back into my diet in hind sight). Then I found Warrior Cereal. I was ecstatic. It was the perfect answer to my breakfast dilemma.
I ran out of Warrior Cereal and am waiting on my new order, so breakfast the past week has been Greek yogurt and a diced Pink Lady apple. I added the greek yogurt back into my diet because I've been craving ice cream like mad the past month (and caved once or twice). With the bad nausea/sickness of weeks 6 through 10 I don't think I was eating enough calcium rich paleo foods. Greek yogurt has been my temporary answer to these issues. But dairy breaks me out and I'll be working harder at getting more leafy greens, bone broth, etc back in my diet and cutting the greek yogurt out.
Snack - 9 AM
My morning snack is usually beef jerky, nuts, or fruit.
Lunch - Noon
Lunch is generally a salad, a smoothie, or tuna. It seems crazy to me, but my favorite lunch is Wild Planet Skipjack Tuna with paleo mayo and relish. I would have thought with my weird meat aversions that this wouldn't sound good or sit well on my stomach, but I have it probably three times a week and love it.
Snack - 2:30 or 3 PM
My afternoon snack varies. It's usually something like almond or cashew butter and celery or trail mix. But sometimes it's almond butter and a few squares of dark chocolate (mmmmm) or a larabar.
Dinner - 5 or 6 PM
Dinner is always some incarnation of meat and vegetables. Things like:
The main difference for dinner has been I eat a smaller portion than I used to. As I mentioned, spreading smaller meals/snack throughout the day just sits better on my touchy stomach.
Post-Dinner Snack - 8 PM
I don't always have a snack after dinner. Bed time seems to come pretty early these days. When I do it's usually a piece of fruit or a square of dark chocolate (if I didn't have any earlier, I try to only have chocolate once a day).
Any other questions I didn't answer? Feel free to leave them in the comments below!
Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist or any type of health professional. What I offer are my experiences and opinions.