is there a recipe? I made some totally yummy chicken soup last night from homemade broth. used turnips instead of potatos and I can't quite jive with the brussel sprout flavor of rutabaga.

Yes, there is I'm contemplating starting a Paleo/Primal food blog, so I wrote everything down and took lots of pictures. For some reason, I feel like I'm not allowed to link it here, so I'll copy-pasta the method :}

Ingredients:
• 2 medium rutabagas, washed and cubed
• 2 large carrots, roughly chopped
• 1 small red onion, chopped
• 1 small white onion, chopped
• 4-5 cloves garlic, minced (it’s a lot, but did you know that garlic is wicked good for you?)
• 1 lb grass-fed beef roast, cubed (hey, leave that fat alone—no trimming)
• 1 quart organic broth (beef, chicken, veggie—whatever)
• ½ tbsp organic coconut oil (or olive oil, just use a high quality fat)
• Salt (I used Himalayan Pink Salt ‘cause it sounds fancy)
• Cracked black pepper (fresh is always better!)
• Spices—whatever you like (I used cayenne pepper, coriander, celery seed, and allspice)
• Water

Method:
Cube and chop your veggies, as stated (or, y’know, however you want) and put ‘em in a bowl to keep them corralled. All except for the garlic, ‘cause that’s going to go before the rest of the vegetables. Cube your meat at this point, too.

Settle your pot over medium-high heat and melt your coconut oil. Olive oil can be substituted here. Toss in your garlic and your meats, give it a good stir, sprinkle a decent amount of salt over top, and then leave it alone for a while.

Listen to a song. A longish song. Listen to two songs! You want your meat to get a nice sear here. If you don’t leave it alone, it’s not going to do that. 5-7 minutes later, you can touch your meat (or can you go longer? Just don’t burn your meat). Go ahead and turn it over to brown the other side. Give that side another 4-5 minutes.

Now, go ahead and toss in your vegetables. Give ‘em a good stir and toss a bit more salt over top; just don’t over-salt… you can always add salt later, but it’s hard to take it away. Pour in your quart of broth—I had vegetable on-hand. I like organic broths that have no extra additives (it’s surprising how many out there add sugar!). Add water until all your vegetables and meat are covered, just barely.

Crank the heat! Once your soup comes to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer (this is more like medium-low on my tinker-toy stove) and cover.

Let this bad boy simmer for, oh, about an hour. The longer you let this cook, the more delectable your meat is going to become. I wouldn’t leave it longer than an-hour-and-a-half, though.

Sometime during that hour, give your soup broth a taste and spice it up however you please! Mine didn’t need much help, so I used ½ tsp or less of the spices mentioned in my ingredient list. Wait to add any remaining salt and pepper until the very end—these spices should only be used to liven up the flavors, so let those flavors develop first.

And, SOUP!

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I have been paleo for 4 days now and about 80% paleo for a week before that. Not sure if my experience is typical but for now I feel amazing. I have more energy, much less stress, feel euphorically happy the kind of LOL happy and for the first time ever in my life I have my appetite under control and am not craving. I am also losing weight and have a renewed interest in food, I had become bored with my usual foods. The only downside is my skin is terrible hoping this improves as I am a 42 year old with acne not cool. I am not whole 30 yet as still eating nakd bars (like Lara bars) but for me this is a huge improvement I have never eaten so any veggies. Looking forward to great results.

Taking the plunge into Paleo is hard and committing to the Whole30 is even harder! My first month, I was strict Paleo, but I had 3 pre-planned cheat days where I had already committed to social gatherings, where I knew I could not conform. I also ate a lot of paleo-ized treats (Laughing Giraffe Snakaroons, Coco-roons, paleo waffles, etc.), but still that first month was hard. After that, I did about 2 months of 90/10 Primal (allowed dairy back into my diet) with a few bad choices here and there. All of that leading up to my first ever Whole30 actually primed me for success this month.

Your skin will definitely improve when you commit to the strict Whole30. Once it clears up, you can start adding little things back in to see what in your diet causes those flare ups--I think most skin related issues are soy or gluten caused, but this is pure speculation on my part.


Everyone is doing so well! Even those of us who have messed up--owning up to that and starting over takes courage!

I really notice my clothes fitting quite differently. I'm anxious to see how far the scale has budged, but I have so very long to wait and see. I also had my first dream about food last night, lol. I was trying to convince myself that this nougat-y, delicious looking, nut laden thing was Whole30 compliant, even though it was oozing with honey. I woke up before I convinced myself either way XD

I would never want to do a Whole30 over Thanksgiving!!! #blasphemy lol

I plan to kosher and eat an entire duck for Thanksgiving. There shall be no regrets!

I dreamed about cheese last night. Delicious, creamy, wonderful cheese. Does anyone else dream about food? heh

I'm primed and ready for Day 12.

Day 11 was a bit of a disaster. I had a way hurried breakfast as I was running out the door, then got stuck at the salon until after 1, after which I had to rush to work. The stew I brought for lunch opened and spilled in my bag, so I had no lunch to eat. Luckily, I also packed an avocado, so I ate that with a spoon at my desk and felt a little bit weird about it.

Despite everything, I didn't skip my workout! I have some new accountabili-buddies at work and we're really focusing on getting each other to the gym. I have two days to make up for from last week, so I have to work out pretty much every day this week, to achieve my Day 0 goals for the month.