Day 4: Whole 30 realness — Sarita en 360

Whole30 has commenced en la casa de Sarita. I forgot just how much meal prepping goes into it! I also forgot how idiotic some of the ‘rules’ of Whole 30 are. I was in Trader Joe’s yesterday, along with 95% of the greater Miami population, when I came across their Cauliflower gnocchi. I thought to myself, this might just be my saving grace over the next 30 days. I LOVE Gnocchi and although I was a bit hesitant about the taste of this magic, I thought, what the heck. I whipped up the batch this morning for my lunch today, threw in some TJ’s grilled chicken and marinara sauce (no sugar, yaasssss!) and packed my little lunch bag and went on my merry little way to my first day back to work.

I’ll just cut to the chase. Lunchtime came, and I heated up my curious lunch (I still wasn’t sure I was going to get down with this fake gnocchi). I went back to my office to dig in……….and after that first succulent bite, I was sold! If you have a Trader Joe’s near you, and love a good gnocchi moment, stop reading this nonsense and go and get yourself a bag or two! As I am sitting in my euphoric post (best Whole30 meal ever) lunch, I think to myself, that $&*@ was so good it must not be allowed. I swiftly pull up my google tab search for my answers. According to Whole30, you are not to eat a recreated baked good or pasta…ie that good good was not allowed.

I can’t believe I’ve spent most of this post talking about cauliflower gnocchi, but I guess my point is that I am doing Whole30 to eliminate foods that I really shouldn’t be eating, not to follow some rules that frankly, don’t really apply to my situation. My goal is to build bettter eating habits throughout the year, not just for this next month. If you are thinking of doing Whole 30, or Paleo, or Keto, my suggestion is to really understand the whats and whys first, and don’t beat yourself up if you are not able to follow something to perfection. Remember why you are doing something, and if it is going to stress you out or is simply not realistic, don’t do it.

So what did I have today? Below is a list of my foods:

Breakfast: 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 pink lady apple (my fave) with almond butter

Snack: pistachios and dried apricots

Lunch: Cauliflower gnocchi with grilled chicken and marinara

Pre-work out snack: Blueberry RX Bar

Dinner: garlic chicken sausage with sauteed peppers and onions

Dessert: Half banana with some almond butter

Sara