Whole 30: Day 1

 Overall, this first day went better than expected. For breakfast, I made sweet potato avocado "toast" with an over easy egg and I served it with a side of blueberries. Everyone complained at first about having to eat something savory for breakfast, but most folks liked the meal in its entire form, and 2 kids didn't like the sweet potatoes. 

Since breakfast was more substantial than our usual golden grahams or chocolate cheerios, you guys didn't complain too much for a snack and right before lunch, I sent Dad out with you guys so you your minds were off of being hungry. I whipped up a quick frittata with eggs, a splash of coconut cream, nutritional yeast, bacon, basil, spinach, onion, and tomatoes. I finished off with a little lemon zest and a squeeze of lemon before serving. 

This was the meal I was most nervous about and everyone ate it up happily without any complaints. Hailey even asked for seconds! 

Since breakfast was more substantial than golden grahams or chocolate cheerios, you guys didn't complain too much for a snack and right before lunch, I sent Dad out with you guys so you your minds were off of being hungry. I whipped up a quick frittata with eggs, a splash of coconut cream, nutritional yeast, bacon, basil, spinach, onion, and tomatoes. I finished off with a little lemon zest and a squeeze of lemon before serving. This was the meal I was most nervous about and everyone ate it up happily without any complaints. Hailey even asked for seconds! 

I didn't quite make enough so by 2, everyone was hungry for a snack. So, I quickly cut up some bananas and sprinkled on some cacao nibs for crunch and served them with roasted chestnuts. 

For dinner I made everyone's favorite meal, yellow curry chicken. I had to modify it a bit to make it whole 30 compliant, but for the most it tasted very similar to what I usually make. Nathan complained a bit about the dish not having rice, and Hailey refused to even try it and insisted on only having boiled chicken (which I have on hand for Teddy treats) and lots of frozen peas. Eventually, I got her to try a bite and she warmed up to a few more bites of the curry. 

At one point, I thought all things were going to fail when Hailey insisted on having the big bottle ketchup instead of the homemade jar. But after I said that we were out and I had to go to the store to buy more, she was ok with using the stuff that she made and was even licking the plate afterwards.

Other than a few cravings for sweets throughout the day, it's been fairly normal.  

Around 8, I started to feel a bit of a headache. The book talks about the hangover feeling of day 2, but I'm already feeling it tonight. The kids also told me that their head hurts a bit too. 

Tomorrow should be fun. [note the sarcasm]