Day 7: Sunday Eggday?

I am six years old

I ate a total of 6 eggs today. Yes, 6. That's a lot and that is probably why I feel like a freakin hot air balloon right now. Word to the wise: do not consume 6 whole eggs in one 24-hour period. You'll be bloat Mcbloaterson. Ew. The reason for this insane egg day = laziness. I didn't feel like thawing any meat for protein so instead I subbed eggs. Bad choice. For being such a planner, self professed apparently, I am doing a horrible job at meal planning. I really need an entire day devoted to making like 5 recipes all at once and stocking my fridge. Or making more meals in the crockpot. I have been slacking.

Purpley goodness

Today wasn't a very eventful day for food. Until dinner that is. I went over to a family friends' house (Jim and Marianne, AKA my family from another mother) for dinner and we had an amazing meal. The protein was Barramundi, which I had no idea existed until yesterday (funny story about that coming up soon), and it was great. I didn't use to like fish, except for maybe fish sticks. But now I enjoy white fish, salmon, tuna, and possibly even some more extravagant fish like swordfish? Who knows. Needless to say I like the "meatier" fishes but I am definitely not a fan of shellfish. Anyways, the veggie selection was great. Marianne made brussel sprouts with bacon and I stole the extras - they were that good. I haven't had bacon in probably 6 months or longer. We had purple potatoes, or as Wikipedia likes to call them "blue swedes". Purple power foods people!

Itty bitty bits of cauliflower

OH I almost forgot - I also made cauliflower rice today for the first time. I will post the recipe in my recipe tab tomorrow for y'all. Here is a recipe that uses a cheese grater to get the rice texture. I think it was a pretty good success. The recipe calls for blending or processing your cauliflower florets for like 10-15 seconds, but my Nutri Ninja kicks some serious ass. It blended those lil' bitches in like 2. So the consistency may need to be perfected. But overall I think it is something I will definitely cook again. And I honestly don't even think it tasted like cauliflower. I want to make some without the onion and garlic and put the Taj Mahal chicken over top of it. I think that would make a superb meal. It definitely does not replace rice but it is a good way to eat cauliflower. The Well Fed cookbook also has a recipe to make mashed cauliflower.
I'll have to try that one out as well.

So before I go let me quickly tell you my Barramundi story... (now that it's been built up it really is going be anti-climatic for you guys but whatevs) A couple of days ago when I went to Sprouts I wanted to buy 1 lb of talapia because it was on sale and I want to try and eat more fish. So I got some from the butcher dude, checked out, and went on my merry way. When I got home I was looking at my receipt and noticed my talapia cost $13. I was like aw hell no. So I checked the sticker on the fish and it said Barramundi. I was unaware that animal even existed. I really wasn't that upset because today I got to take it back to Sprouts for a full refund. They were nice about it and apologized. It all worked out in the end.

Derp

This weekend has flown by and I am exhausted, bloated, meh, and bleh. Tomorrow it'll be a full week of Whole30 and I am feeling better in some ways and meh in others. I always feel full, which is nice because I don't snack and I don't feel like snacking. It's great. I also don't have energy levels on a roller coaster schedule, with the ups and downs. I consistently feel plentiful throughout the day... Almost too full of food. I've noticed I consume smaller portions on Whole30 not on purpose but I just eat until my body feels full and I don't feel gross after eating. It's a pleasant experience. Goodbye week 1 and hello week 2.

Apologies for the random cat pictures - he's just too cute not to include!