I’ve evidently become a hoarder, a food hoarder that is. When I look in my fridge, upright freezer and pantry I have waaay more food than one person should be allowed. I’m not sure why I let this happen, but here is what I’m going to do about it. I’m not going shopping for ANYTHING until I’ve eaten what I have on hand. If it’s not in my food stores then I’ll either not make it or substitute something else for it. I’ll be planning meals around only what I have. The ONLY thing I might allow myself to buy in the next 2 weeks is salad mix, but that’s only after I run out. So, here’s a brief list of what I have available to me this week and what I’m going to do with it. It won’t be super Paleo, but it will be mostly low carb.
- Bag of lemons
- Olive Oil
- Pork Chops (freezer)
- Ground Beef (freezer)
- Italian sausage links (freezer)
- Mozzarella cheese
- Swiss Cheese
- Cheddar Cheese
- Brie Cheese (man I’ve got a lot of cheese)
- Almond Milk
- SF chocolate syrup
- Tea Bags
- Mushrooms (fresh)
- Salad Mix
- Baby spinach
- Zucchini
- Marinara sauce
- Trader Joe’s Mandarin Chicken (freezer)
- Ribeye steak (freezer)
- Dutch potatoes
- Green beans (freezer)
- Chicken thighs (freezer)
- Chicken and Beef Broth
- Heavy Cream
- Coconut Milk
- 1.6 dozen eggs
- Uncured Bacon
- 2 small shallots
- Cherries
- Greek yogurt
- Homemade Beef Jerky
- Shirataki Noodles
- Various spices, vinegars and condiments
That is a lot of food. I could feed a small country off of what I have stored up. You’d think I was a squirrel or something. Sheesh. Here is what I’m going to make:
Sunday (today):
Breakfast and Lunch – Intermittent Fasting
Dinner – Steak w/ grilled zucchini and green salad with Lemon vinaigrette, Brie and Mushroom soup
Monday:
Breakfast: Omelet with Cheddar cheese and bacon
Dinner: Meatballs in Marinara, Green salad w/ lemon vinaigrette
Tuesday:
Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs
Dinner: Pork Chop, Green Beans and Roasted Zucchini
Wednesday:
Breakfast: Omelet with Cheddar cheese and bacon
Dinner: Spicy Shrimp Salad, Green beans and Mushrooms
Thursday:
Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs
Dinner: Curry Pork over Shirataki Noodles, Green Salad w/ lemon vinaigrette
Friday:
Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs
Dinner: Coconut Shrimp and green salad
Saturday:
Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs
Dinner: Spicy Beef Lettuce Wraps
For snacks or dessert:
Beef Jerky or Greek Yogurt with 4-5 Cherries chopped up. I’ll be drinking water exclusively this week.
You may have noticed that I’m only planning for 2 meals. I am following the IF Life’s 2 meal a day challenge. I intermittently fast pretty regularly, and I’ll be opening a feeding window around Noon for breakfast and closing it around 530pm each day. I will also get up an half an hour early to exercise. This week I’m going to do a combo using Chalean Extreme dvds, interval training and I may throw in a day of Tabata sprints on my bike. We’ll see how it goes.