It has been an interesting day. Going from snacking on Christmas food and cookies/candy to strictly following a diet, which includes only the best nutritious and anti-inflammatory ingredients. The transition is sure to take a few days to accept, even as I have prepared myself mentally for several weeks. This change also includes really planning the food, shopping and preparing. Throwing something random together half an hour before food is expected to be on the table will not work. But that doesn't mean that food will take a very long time to prepare, it just requires a little extra planning compared to before.
Breakfast
I started the day with herb meatballs and fried baby spinach. I had already prepared the meatballs yesterday, so I just heated them up in the pan with the baby spinach. Eating cooked food for breakfast is not something I'm used to. The meatballs smelled lovely and they were actually very tasty, even though it was early morning. Unfortunately, I had coffee abstinence after breakfast so I decided to have an early cup of espresso. I didn't feel like walking around with a headache all day.
Herb meatballs
Ingredients
1 kg high quality minced meat
2 tbsp fresh rosemary
2 tbsp fresh thyme
2 tbsp fresh oregano
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
Mix the minced meat, salt and fresh herbs together in a bowl.
Form into meatballs and fry for 5-8 minutes per side in the coconut oil. They should be cooked through. Enjoy!
For a snack today I had apples and carrots. Easy to pack in the bag.
Lunch
The lunch took about an hour to prepare and I wished dearly as I stood in the kitchen that I had prepared it yesterday, so that it had just been to heat up today. I was starving before it was ready.
Turkey Cabbage Rolls
Ingredients
1 kg turkey mince
2 carrots
12 cabbage leaves
1 yellow onion
5 cloves of garlic
2 teaspoons turmeric
1.5 dl fresh coriander
salt and pepper
Instructions
Set the oven to 175 degrees. Boil the water and add the cabbage leaves for about 1 minute to soften them.
Grind the carrots, onion, garlic and coriander in a blender (or chop finely by hand). Mix the vegetables with the mince and turmeric. Add salt and pepper. Put some of the mixture in each cabbage leaf and roll up. Place in an ovenproof tray with the opening facing down. Add a little water and place in the oven for about 30 minutes. Enjoy!
The taste was great, but the consistency was poor. Next time I'll use more water when cooking.
Headache again. Another espresso. Didn't help much though. Didn't feel very good in the afternoon. Tired and stomach/back pain.
Dinner
Dinner was appreciated by all and my headache finally started to give way.
Pork tenderloin in the oven with honey and garlic
Ingredients
About 800 gr pork tenderloin
1,5 dl honey
5 cloves of garlic
2 teaspoons sea salt
Instructions
Set the oven to 190 degrees. Brown the pork filet whole in a frying pan. Then place it in an ovenproof tray. Press garlic over it and sprinkle with salt. Pour the honey over the pork filet. Put in a meat thermometer, place the pork filet in the oven. When the thermometer reads 70 degrees, it is ready. Pour over the sauce that has formed. Let it stand for about 5 minutes before slicing. Enjoy!
Incredibly easy to prepare. I served my pork tenderloin with oven roasted asparagus and spring onions and roasted baby spinach. Very tasty!
Tomorrow I'm going to cut down on the coffee to one cup. Then I'll have to do without coffee for 30 days!