dkmwf9 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I was wondering if this recipe is okay: http://lexiscleankitchen.com/2014/01/05/zesty-chicken-bites/Obviously the optional Parmesan cheese I wouldn't have, but I didn't know if trying to recreate crunchy chicken nuggets is SWYPO food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted July 29, 2016 Administrators Share Posted July 29, 2016 Here's an excerpt that should answer your exact question: In addition, context matters. For example, the amazing fried chicken in Paleo Comfort Foods is a perfectly appropriate (and delicious) dinner choice while on your Whole30. However, if you’re coming off a wicked addiction to KFC, perhaps Jules & Charles’ creation isn’t the best choice for you during your program. Make sense? http://whole30.com/2011/10/sex-with-your-pants-on/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkmwf9 Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Yeah I really struggle with the concept of SWYPO food. Like desserts no go, makes perfect sense. Easy. Using egg and a little almond flour to keep the spices on plain chicken breast so they are crunchy is also bad? How would I know if I had an addiction to chicken nuggets from fast food? It's kind of confusing when it comes to certain recipes. If I did the same spice/egg routine but on a full chicken breast so it didn't resemble chicken nuggets or fingers, would that make it approved? It's just a pretty gray area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted July 29, 2016 Moderators Share Posted July 29, 2016 Yeah I really struggle with the concept of SWYPO food. Like desserts no go, makes perfect sense. Easy. Using egg and a little almond flour to keep the spices on plain chicken breast so they are crunchy is also bad? How would I know if I had an addiction to chicken nuggets from fast food? It's kind of confusing when it comes to certain recipes. If I did the same spice/egg routine but on a full chicken breast so it didn't resemble chicken nuggets or fingers, would that make it approved? It's just a pretty gray area. If you had fast food fried chicken or nuggets often -- like more than once a week -- and you saw this recipe and your first thought was, Oh, thank goodness, I had no idea how I was going to go 30 days without my fried chicken! -- then you should probably skip it, move out of your comfort zone, and try new protein sources. If you occasionally had fried chicken or nuggets, just as a change from other items, maybe once a month, and if you didn't have them for a while, it wouldn't bother you at all, then it's fine. It is sort of a gray area on some items, but part of that is that it is somewhat individual, based on your prior habits. For those things, people really have to think about their own situation and take ownership of their own habits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkmwf9 Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 That helps a little, thank you! I never really went for fried chicken or chicken nuggets on a regular basis so I think this wouldn't trigger anything. I'm going to give it a try just this once to mix up my meal planning and if I find it to be a trigger I won't make it again for the rest of my days. I only have 11 left after today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennR Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Sometimes I think we overthink the SWYPO thing. This is fine. What's wrong with recreating chicken nuggets with all compliant ingredients? Looks delicious, even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaraH Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 On 8/1/2016 at 3:16 AM, GlennR said: Sometimes I think we overthink the SWYPO thing. This is fine. What's wrong with recreating chicken nuggets with all compliant ingredients? Looks delicious, even. I thInk the key word there is "recreating". If you're recreating something you'd have ordered from McDonalds or gotten out of a box from the freezer section, then it's SWYPO. If you're just making fried chicken, then that's a recipe. It's no different from making meatloaf or making a crustless pot pie or making anything else with a variant recipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennR Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 8 hours ago, KaraH said: I thInk the key word there is "recreating". If you're recreating something you'd have ordered from McDonalds or gotten out of a box from the freezer section, then it's SWYPO. If you're just making fried chicken, then that's a recipe. It's no different from making meatloaf or making a crustless pot pie or making anything else with a variant recipe. Yeah, I disagree. A ton load of Whole30 recipes are making compliant those things which aren't -- i.e. recreating them. In this case, chicken nuggets is just chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted August 26, 2016 Administrators Share Posted August 26, 2016 I'd been thinking about this last night too, @GlennR and I'm with you, we can recreate "pizza" by topping portobella mushrooms with sausage and tomato sauce and basil and we can recreate "spaghetti and meatballs" with zoodles. I've recreated traditional clam chowder and traditional cream of mushroom soup using pureed veggies and/or coconut milk. I'd refer to these as "modifying" rather than "recreating" and for the most part these are healthy, whole-food recipes that make us healthier overall. Recreating breads, muffins, cookies, cakes, ice cream etc on the other hand is using, in some cases barely compliant, ingredients to create a version of something that was already crappy for you, using less crappy ingredients. That's SWYPO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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