I FINALLY completed a Whole 30 in August! Yay me! I’m crediting it partly to my new found love for sweet potatoes.
I work long hours on the weekends as a bartender of a busy Mexican restaurant. In my past attempts of the Whole 30, I generally ended up crashing and burning after one of these long weekends. I realized that lack of proper planning was mostly to blame. I would fail to fuel my body during these chaotic hours which would leave me hungry and tired and reaching for sugar. After two or three times falling off the wagon on a Sunday night because I was over-worked and under-fed, I knew I was going to have to really make sure I made time to prep SOMETHING, anything really, and make time to eat it, before I got to the “just eat all the damn cookies at 11pm” hungry point. With 2 kids and a busy schedule, that was easier said than done but I managed to come up with a quick easy meal that I could bulk prep on Fridays and it would last me the weekend.
Behold : A meal with no name
This first picture is about as simple as it gets. Before work I cooked up some grass fed ground beef with salt and pepper, probably some garlic and onion powders. When I got to work, I “baked” a sweet potato in the microwave. (Stab it repeatedly with a fork or knife, pretending it’s your bosses face if you happen to be annoyed with him, this day, I was. Then cook about 6 to 8 minutes.) I added a dab of ghee and a sprinkle of pumpkin spice. Seriously good stuff here.
By this second picture I had gotten a little bit fancier. I added onions, garlic, bell peppers and spinach to my ground beef. And of course, I still brought along ghee and pumpkin spice for my sweet potato. Holy yum! It’s my favorite combo, maybe ever. This day I brought zucchini, summer squash, and red bells and used the grill at work to cook them. How did I not think of this before??? Since then I’ve even brought steak and pineapples to grill.
So, just to recap.
1. Cook up a couple pounds of ground meat, adding whatever veggies and seasonings you like.
2. Bake a sweet potato, add tons of ghee and pumpkin spice.
3. Combine all that business and enjoy
Meals for days.
You’re welcome.
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