NoraKathleen Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Day 3 on our second Whole30! The best thing about our first Whole30 that really stuck with us after we finished was FOOD PREP SUNDAY. All three of us at our home are on board with Whole30, and we are all busy professionals. I am a teacher, and my boyfriend Matt is a chef. Our house is rounded out with our housemate Kevin, and a dog and a cat. In other words, we are all busy, and midweek meals can be tricky. The idea behind FOOD PREP SUNDAY is to prepare a lot of food that can carry you through the midweek meals and provide lots of ready to go items that can fill the gaps. Matt usually has a rough plan for the week, and will devlop a food prep list for Sunday. The basics are getting a lot of proteins either cook or ready to cook, prepare a lot of veggie dishes, make a stock from last week's protein, and/or make a soup. For me, another key component is preparing some easy lunch options for the work week ahead. Matt will be blogging some very food specific posts, including tips and recipes for cooking on his blog, so feel free to check in there with our progress. He can make the cooking end of Whole30 much less daunting. [email protected] This past Sunday our prep list included: Meat: Rub/smoke two chickens (one we ate last night, and the other was vacuum sealed) Smoke Trout (a last minute buy at our grocery store, good buy) Prepare beef to make homemade jerky later in the week Bison Burgers- which we devoured on Sunday night with horseradish sauce and sauerkraut Veggies: Cauliflower puree (yum- just cauliflower, celery root, and coconut cream) Sweet Potato puree (Sweet potatoes, coconut cream, nutmeg= amazing!!!) Roasted veggies (cut into small chunks, great for snacking and meals) A huge undressed salad for weekly meals In addition this week, I also made a huge batch of tuna salad for lunches (with our delicious homemade mayo), and I am also working on a great recipe for homemade almond milk - I will keep you posted on the success of that! I wanted to post about the success of food prep sunday because it is so essential for our Whole30 success. Having the fridge stocked with great food that is ready to eat is amazing. We are very lucky in our house to have three adults ready to cook and prepare food, but we want everyone to know that food prep sunday can work for anyone! Good Luck everyone, let me know your thoughts, and check out Matt's blog, and ask him questions here or directly at his blog. whole30chef.blogspot.com (He also posts a lot of yummy food pics) Happy Eating! Nora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tami92109 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 What is coconut cream? I've seen milk, butter, oil, etc. but never 'cream'. Do you make this from the milk or butter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted June 11, 2014 Moderators Share Posted June 11, 2014 What is coconut cream? I've seen milk, butter, oil, etc. but never 'cream'. Do you make this from the milk or butter? It's the thick part of canned coconut milk. You can sometimes find cans of it too, although it's harder to find than coconut milk. For any of the purees listed above, coconut milk would probably work just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannieD Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I have found coconut cream at WholeFoods. It is a smaller can than coconut milk (about half the size) and costs about $1.75 in my part of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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