Whole30 4th of July recipes

Hello everyone!

With 4th of July fast approaching, I wanted to give you guys some healthy Whole30 approved recipes to make to still enjoy and celebrate.

These are cute patriotic fruit Kabobs! I think it is cute that the person made them to look like an American flag. You could also just do the color scheme and use red, white, and blue fruits!

You could also not use the Kabobs and just place in a pan like this one!

It's hard to see these in the picture, but these are sweet potato fries with avocado sauce. The recipe can be found here: Recipe

Sticking with the Kabob theme... how about some veggie and protein kabobs on the grill? These look and sound absolutely amazing to me!

If you are not on the Whole30 plan, but would like a healthier dessert to bring... this one looks BOMB! Click the link for the recipe: Chocolate Coffee Caramel Bars

You cannot go wrong with a nice delicious burger! This one has grilled pineapple, onion, and smashed avocado.

Here is a cute, healthy patriotic "cake." The recipe can be found here: Clean eating Watermelon Cake

This is such a cute drink idea!I like that they used mason jars! 

Lastly, here is a link to Whole30 approved party foods: 70 Whole30 recipes

I hope you guys are feeling as excited for fourth of July as I am! I just wish I could spend it with my boyfriend in North Carolina. We both like to go all out and be very patriotic! Last year he was so sweet and drove us to a great spot to watch the fireworks from the bed of his truck!

Later Taters!

Day 24 Whole30- Last week!

Good morning cupcakes!

I cannot believe it is the last week of Whole30 already! Where has time gone? Anyways, I am feeling great and I can see changes in my body (I will post my progress photo on Day 30!). This weekend was a little rough on me. It was that time of month.... so along with the cramps and bloating came the negative body image thoughts. I think this is pretty common for most women during their time of the month. So, what do you do when these thoughts enter your mind? What I like to do is tell myself 3 things I love about my body right when I am having negative thoughts. Stay positive! I also normalize the situation for myself. I tell myself, "this is only a few days out of my life and I know that my hormones are going crazy right now. This is only temporary and my body doesn't normally look or feel like this!" It is sooo important to not let these thoughts get to you and your emotions. Negative thoughts can give way to emotional eating too, so..... Love your body!

Here is a picture of my morning workout:

Breakfast was hot lemon water followed by 2 scrambled eggs, berries, 1/2 a banana, and homemade pecan butter.

Lunch: unstuffed peppers with avocado.

Dinner: zucchini/ sweet potato noodles

Snack: carrots with homemade almond butter

Do you want some amazing WHOLE30 recipes!??? Click this link below and see some awesome and delicious creations:

The Best of Whole30 Recipes

There you go!

Later Taters!

Day 27 Whole30- stress relief

Good morning cupcakes!

This morning was recovery day! Everyone needs rest days from working out. So, I did this Yoga video: Yoga for Stress Relief . This summer with grad school has been very stressful for many reasons. It is important for me to take care of myself both physically and mentally. Yoga helps with this! I also will walk to get in my daily step goal. On my rest days, I still like to do something to get my body moving (it is just not as intense).

Breakfast: blueberries, banana slices, homemade walnut coconut butter and 2 eggs
Lunch: unstuffed pepper with avocado
Dinner: zucchini sweet potato noodles with chicken, green onions, and a little Whole30 homemade mayo
Snack if hungry: carrots or fresh fruit with homemade cashew coconut butter

I'm sorry my food has been boring this week. I plan to make something new and exciting this weekend. (my Whole30 journey ends Sunday... I cannot believe that!) Since I have already completed an elimination diet back last December, I am going to continue to eat by the Whole30 rules, but allow myself a to loosen up a bit for special occasions. I feel my body  and mind responds best to this way of eating. I would recommend the Whole30 to anyone. I think physical and mental illness are tied to health and nutrition. I could go on and on about this, but I will not bore you with that.

I am wondering if any readers have any questions about my journey or anything they would like to see more of? I plan to start taking more pictures because people seem to respond well to those. Comment below!

Thanks!

Later Taters
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