Lunch Day 1
Lunch Day 2
Dinner Day 1
As I continue my journey to be a healthier happier self aware person, I have decided to take on Buzzfeed's Clean Eating Challenge!
Length: 2 Weeks
What: No Processed Food- All Homemade, No alcohol or Coffee, High Protein, Low Carb, Gluten-Free
How: Super detailed and organized meal plans with weekly grocery lists and ahead of time prep guides
Who: Omnivores looking to get away from fast food and take out
Thoughts so far: Day 2
- PROS: So far, I love the breakfasts and salad dressings in particular! Today, I had yummy overnight oats with blueberries. The meal plans have been creative thus far, aka a great place for recipe inspiration. I would check out the recipes, even if you are not sold on the entire detox. . I have made my own adaptions to keep it meat-free but still high protein, hence the almonds in the last salad. I plan to substitute quinoa, almonds, chickpeas, etc wherever recipes call for a portion of protein. The salads are HUGE, so no worries at all about getting full.
- CONS: The groceries add up fast, for the first week I spent close to $100, and that is not including the ingredients I already had at home. Some of the ingredients were difficult to find; I needed to make substitutions. Although in the first photograph, I used spinach because I forgot the asparagus (my bad!). In the Day 2 salad, I was not a fan of the large dose of fennel. Fennel tastes too much like black licorice.
You can also follow my experience on instagram: sugarsprout
Lots of love!
-Monica
