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100 Days- Day 1
Today was menu planning and grocery shopping day! If you want to read our plan and parameters for the next 100 days, click here. Here’s the haul: First stop- Trader Joe’s $64.17 Organic: Broccoli...
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100 Days- Day 2
My co-op produce order arrived today. It’s truly amazing, a couple of mamas have tackled this huge undertaking of providing organic produce directly from the distributor at awesome prices. This haul...
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100 Days of Real Food- Day 3
For our parameters go here: 100 Days of Real Food on a Budget Last night for dinner, we enjoyed yumminess from our co-op produce box. . . My kids LOVE my “candied” beets. I place a generous spoon of...
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100 Days of Real Food- Day 5
Feeding the pregnant belly. I’m hungry A LOT. This is foreign to me. In my previous pregnancies, I was so sick for the first 18-20 weeks that just the thought of food sent me to the bathroom. I lost...
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100 Days of Real Food- Day 6
The belly and the family were all happy with these pancakes this morning. Although, we did have leftovers, which doesn’t occur when I make Pamela’s GF pancakes. This could be because these have...
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100 Days of Real Food- Day 8
Mass ran long last night. . . on the way home we *almost* stopped at Chipotle to grab dinner. Thankfully, I had left my purse at home and DH had also left his wallet at home. . . so, we saved $45 and...
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100 Days of Real Food- Day 9
Store One- Safeway $64.71 2 pkgs thin cut steak for stir fry 1 pkg drumsticks for chicken marbella 2 lbs raw shrimp GF oats (more granola) Bananas 2 bags black beans 1 gallon organic milk *the meat...
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100 Days of Real Food- Day 10
I’m shopping with more clarity. . . that’s a nice feeling. Also, I’m not running to the store every other day for more produce. I’m liking this once a week co-op order. Look at that haul! That’s $60...
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100 Days of Real Food – Day 11
First up: Dinner tonight. . . Oh Yum! We cleaned up every last bit of this tonight. I prepared thin cut (carne asada) steaks, cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, and Asian salad. . . then we wet rice paper...
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Paleo Pregnancy
Well folks, Mama Grok is officially 15 weeks preggars. Yeah! The great news is that the nausea is greatly reduced and I’m back on the no grain bandwagon. . . (except for my cheats today). I’m nearly...
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Day 15, What’s up Doc?
I’m craving carrots. Hence the title. Too bad we finished off our TJ’s stash and the produce co-op doesn’t arrive until tomorrow. Darn this no extra shopping trips, thing! This weeks produce haul...
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Paleo Easter, Day 19
This weeks organic produce from the co-op. I spent $60, which included a donation toward a family box for a co-op member that couldn’t afford a box this week. I spent another $5.00 at pick up adding...
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Day 27 and Where Has my Budget Gone?
I’ve been busy. . . sorry for the silence around here. I ordered 30 lbs of local, grassfed beef to the tune of $170 and it will arrive this Tuesday with my produce co-op. Last week, I only spent $30...
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BEEF!!!!!!
This week’s co-op orders- $170 (including donation) for ~30lbs of local, grassfed beef. In the produce world, the above was procured for $50 (including a donation). Even if I bought nothing else...
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Day 36
Today marks day 36 in our 100 Days of Real Food Challenge. I missed my order for produce this week. . . UGH. I forgot to get online until Sunday evening and the order had already closed. Boo. In...
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The Plan & Day 48
Really. . . today is day 48. I’m a slacker. I also haven’t done great budget wise (as in I didn’t keep track). A new month is around the bend and I vow to pull my grocery money out and NOT use my...
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What I’m Eating. . .
Real Food, Pregnancy Style. . . There is some slight deviation from purest Paleo here. . . I’m okay with that. This is yesterdays food log. . . I’m on a sugar detox again (oh joy!). I’m determined to...
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100 Days of Real Food- Grocery Budget
Technically, I think our 100 days is over or probably close, but who knows since I’ve lost track. The reality is, we always eat real food with minor deviations for special occasions, so this is more...
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Monthly Menu
Now. . . if I get really crazy, I will prep some meals for the freezer. I’ll get back to y’all on that. In our budget post, I indicated that meal plans were on the way. So- our meat for the month is...
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Paleo, Pregnancy, Gallbladder, & Kidney Stones?
Seriously people. I’m 25.5 weeks pregnant and something is going on. At first glance, we thought I had a bladder infection so I went in for a quick UA. The initial report was lots of blood, not...
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