My second Whole30 -

I have just completed my second Whole30 – and have learnt a lot more about myself and my relationship with food than I ever thought possible.

For those of you who don’t know what the Whole30 is, check out their website. Basically, it’s a 30 day reset, where you eat whole, nutritious foods and eliminate those foods that have the potential to cause issues in your system – digestive and psychological. You eat lots of meats and veggies, eggs, fish, fruit and nuts and remove gluten, dairy, alcohol, legumes and grains. And sugar. And then follow a structured reintroduction protocol to positively identify the impact those various foods have on your system so you can make an informed decision about whether you want to eat them … whether it’s worth the reaction, if there is one.

I did my first Whole30 in October (see posts here, here, here and here) and established some good habits (like not standing next to a bowl of cookie dough and putting the spoon in my mouth so many times I only make half the amount of finished product). And I felt a lot better, less bloated, more clearer mind. But then November and December happened … and I started moving towards more and more eating cookie dough and cake batter, having less Whole30-ish meal days, my digestive system started to react again and I knew I needed to nip this in the bud, so I committed to a second Whole30 in January.

This time around I wanted to make recipes from other people and test them out on the family – getting more creative in the kitchen. And people have asked me what I eat … so here’s a round-up of all the meals I made … and all of them were awesome!