Time to Shop: WHOLE 30 Week ONE Grocery List

So, this is MY grocery list for week one. Yours may differ a little, but I figured this would definitely give you a starting point.

I have included almost everything, but you may need to double check since I didn't add in spices and "normal" kitchen staples that I know I already have on hand. If you notice that I missed something big, feel free to let me know. This list is for my family of 5. I try to add a little to each recipe so we have leftovers. Nearly everything I cook freezes well.

 I understand that many people have a hard time finding great organic produce, but I highly recommend buying organic when you can. If nothing else, focus on buying organic especially with things on the "dirty dozen" list found here.

Produce

8 sweet potaotoes

large tub baby spinach

large tub (or 2 bunches) of your favorite salad greens

2 heads of cauliflower 

4 bulbs (not cloves) of garlic

2 heads of broccoli

5 onions of your choice (I like vidalia or yellow)

plums (for that occasional snack, if needed)

strawberries

 blueberries

2 avocados

3 limes (I put them in my drinking water)

2 lemons 

6 zucchini

2 bunches of fresh basil

6 sprigs of fresh rosemary

1 bunch parsley, if using. (I don't dig parsley so I don't use it, but will include it in the recipes that call for it anyway.)

2 red bell peppers

2 green bell peppers

handful of baby bella mushrooms

1 granny smith apple

1 package of grape tomatoes

2 cucumbers

2 carrots

1 bunch of celery 

7 large tomatoes

1 spaghetti squash

2 bunches of kale

Protein

2 lb. bacon (we use Applegate Farms and Target usually carries it)

1.5 lb. top round steak (for roast)

2 lb. ground turkey

9 lb. grass fed ground beef 

8 chicken breasts

1.5 lb. wild caught mahi mahi or other mild fish

Frozen

3 16oz. bags frozen spinach

Dry Goods

 coconut shreds (the large ones, not the itty bitty shredded coconut)

 raw hazlenuts 

raw cashews

raw macadamias

3 cans black or green olives

3 6oz. cans tomato paste (buy it in a box if you can find it)

2 cans (or one large box) beef broth-be sure to check your labels! most beef brother has msg and other added junk

1 can fire roasted tomatoes

oilve oil

coconut oil (I buy 2 tubs of this at a time)

herbs and seasonings 

liquid aminos 
(I found mine at Whole Foods, but you can also get some on Amazon)
apple cider vinegar

Refrigerated Food

Grass-fed Ghee Mine looks like this, but I buy it from Whole Foods

Try to keep in mind that I don't always use exact measurements. I'm extremely comfortable in the kitchen, and I often make the same "recipe" more than once, but because I use slight measurement variations it may taste different each time. My spaghetti NEVER tastes the same, and my husbands trumps mine any day. If you're lucky, you'll get his version. Haha

 

Whole30: Week ONE Meal Plan

On January 2, 2014, my husband and I are starting the Whole30. This will be round two for us. We completed the Whole30 last August for the first time. We had incredible results. I lost 15 pounds, and he lost 25...brat! We also started the Focus T25 workout program at the same time. We couldn't believe how good we felt, and how well we actually stuck to it. Our workouts were easier, we slept better, and we all-around felt better. We thought we would stick to a more strict diet from that point forward, and then the holidays hit. Boy, did they hit HARD! So, in 2014, we are committing to doing the Whole30 every other month. Yikes! On the months in between, I suspect we will indulge a little, but I want to stay as Paleo as possible with my diet. There's just no sense in working your butt off just to feed your body junk. I need good fuel to work my best, and so do you!

We will be needing all the proper nutrition we can get. We will also be starting a P90X3 Challenge Group. If you would like to join us, visit my Official Beachbody Website. Grab a P90X3 Challenge Pack and let me know you did so I can add you to my ongoing Challenge Group!

I make my meal plans ahead of time, and I do LOADS of research when creating them. I use some amazing cookbooks by Sarah Fragoso. One is Everyday Paleo and the other is the family version. I also use Well Fed by Melissa Joulwan. All thanks to my great friend, Shellie who suggested them to me a while back. Finally, there's Pinterest. We have this love-hate relationship. I can spend hours on that darn website, but I've found some incredible recipes. I have a Whole30 board here. Keep in mind that not ALL recipes will be Whole30 compliant, you just have to be sure to make them that way yourself. I will be posting my daily food menu in hopes that you might be able to find some new, interesting, and super healthy meals to put on your table. I will post pictures and recipes of each meal the day of. Just for now, I will post the plan for week one. It goes like this...

Day 1

Breakfast: Eggs and bacon with sauteed Spinach

Lunch: Sweet potato egg salad in lettuce wraps

Dinner: Rosemary Pot Roast and cauliflower "butter" rice

Day 2

Breakfast: Berries, nuts and coconut shreds with a little coconut milk

Lunch: Scotch Eggs and Salad

Dinner: Turkey pesto meatballs with zucchini noodles

Day 3

Breakfast: Bacon wrapped breakfast cups, kale chips

Lunch: Leftover turkey pesto meatballs

Dinner: Chocolate chili (seriously DELISH!) and salad

Day 4

Breakfast: Sweet potato hash with eggs

Lunch: Meat and spinach muffins

Dinner: Chicken fajitas

Day 5

Breakfast: Ground pork apple sliders with fried eggs and sauteed kale

Lunch: Simple grilled chicken breasts with Greek broccoli

Dinner:  Paleo Shepherds Pie and Roni's creamy cucumbers

Day 6

Breakfast: Sweet and Savory Quiche

Lunch: Jen's Chicken salad

Dinner: Paleo Spaghetti sauce over spaghetti squash

Day 7

We ended up having leftovers today for all three meals because we had so much in the fridge and I had to go grocery shopping for week 2. We will be incorporating more leftovers next week as well.

P90X3 Rockstar Challenge Group

 January 6th is the start date for this amazing Challenge Group hosted by little ole me. I want to change your life the way Beachbody and my coach have changed mine! Grab yourself a P90X3 Challenge Pack from my Official Beachbody Website and email me through the website to let me know that you want in on this Challenge Group. The Group will be ongoing, so you DON'T have to start the same date as everyone else!

You can watch a great trailer on X3 here! 

 A little about P90X3:

All good things come in threes, but be warned: P90X3 is far from a trilogy. No, P90X3 is NOT the kid sister workout. It’s the workout that took notes from it’s siblings, then condensed, and accelerated to become the most dynamic and fastest workout yet.

The ultimate excuse buster

Time is the biggest excuse. P90X3 solves that. Every workout is 30 minutes and the clock starts the minute you push play. Before you can say “drop and give me 10,” it’s over and you are one workout closer to the six-pack of your dreams. 

Muscle acceleration explained

Many P90X fans were hooked on the science of muscle confusion – which introduced variety to the workouts and prevented plateauing. P90X3 takes a hint from that success and from studies showing the most dramatic body transformations happen within the first 30 minutes of exercise. Enter muscle acceleration, a Tony Horton-approved highly-structured schedule with an incredibly high level of intensity and an unprecedented variety of moves. The gurus behind P90X3 combined exercises and added some twists to maximize your time and keep every muscle challenged for a full 30 minutes.

Say goodbye to boredom

Which brings us to the fun-factor. Host, world-renown fitness ledgend, Tony Horton does not disappoint. With his witty one-liners and can-do mantras, he’ll simultaneously have you laughing and fired-up to bust out that final rep. Along with the constant entertainment, P90X3 has the most workouts of any Beachbody program. With 16 workouts in the base kit, they switch it up before you have a chance to consider boredom. From cardio to strength to pilates to MMX, there is something for everyone. 

The ideal P90X3-er

It may seem lofty to proclaim, but P90X3 is indeed a workout for everyone.  Everyone searching for tighter abs and leaner muscles, that is. But fitness novices and experts need not be afraid by P90X3’s come-one-come-all invitation. You don’t have to have any previous P90X experience in order to get killer results. For the beginner, the variety of workouts in P90X3 is the perfect place to discover their fitness style. If the move can be modified there is a cast member showing you how. But don’t expect to be an expert on day one. (Yes, fitness veterans will still be challenged.) As Tony says, ”You don’t get off easy, you just get to finish faster!” 

It doesn’t stop there

And of course there are some bells and whistles too good to ignore. First off, the Coach exclusive: If P90X3 is purchased through a Coach any time from December 10^th – 31^st (including Challenge Packs), the customer receives an exclusive P90X3 baseball cap. What better way to spread the word about this revolutionary program?
And last but not least, we have the app: Yes, now for the first time the P90X app is available on Android and iOS (will be available 12/10 on Android) The app includes P90X guided workouts, tools to track your reps, weights and progress. Launching soon, is the P90X3 addition – which brings you workout specific tracking modules, scheduling options and the motivation you need to power through the 90 days. P90X3 scheduling and tracking will be available on the app for Android on 12/10 and is coming soon for iPhone. Check out the app and get ready to bring it!

Starting 2014 out RIGHT

 

I've come up with some pretty lofty goals for myself in 2014! In addition to starting this blog, I want to complete the Whole30 every other month, eat a Paleo diet the MAJORITY of the time, start out running 10 miles per week (I'll likely change that goal later), and complete P90X3 with my Challenge Group that starts January 6th. I'm hoping to add a few Beachbody programs in later. One per quarter would be ideal. My goal may look like fluff to some of you fit people out there, but I'm cool with that. My goals have worked fairly well for me to this point. I've lost 55 pounds and am fit. I have never been fit, so this is amazing to me! Here are some pictures of me on my journey since becoming a Beachbody Coach. 

I have been working my tush off to make this Whole30 a little more easy than the first one we (the hot hubby and I) did back in August 2013. I planned meals, and grocery lists for each week for the entire month of January. I'm hoping that I will continue to use this same meal plan for each Whole30 we do in 2014.

If you are interested in joining my P90X3 Challenge Group, please go to my Offical Beachbody Website and get yourself a copy. Once you've placed your order, email me with you Facebook name and I'll add you to my group.