Haven't had coffee in over a month. Not because coffee was a food to eliminate but what I use for creamers was on the eliminated foods list (cream or soy creamer). I can't even stomach the thought of black coffee. I don't drink coffee for the caffeine either as I drink decaf (due to caffeine sensitivity), but I really enjoy a creamy, tasty cup of coffee most mornings. I bought a new product at Simply For Life; Nutpods. They are a mix of almond and coconut. I bought the unsweetened hazelnut flavor to try and it was really good. They have limited ingredients, which I liked, and no palm oil or carageenan :) Coffee is back on the regular rotation! Woohoo!

No new food reintroductions yet this week for AIEP. Seeing I was having coffee and a new creamer this morning I decided I'd wait to try anything else new.
Breakfast: Coffee with new hazelnut creamer. Oatmeal with pineapple, nuts, and coconut.
Lunch: Leftover Orange Cod with Orange Pecan Wild Rice and brussel sprouts from yesterday. Still not a fan.
Snack: Larabar.
Supper: Pork with Balsamic Glaze and a lovely salad. Don't get me wrong, I am not usually a salad lover but if they are loaded with the right ingredients (grapes, olives, tomatoes, peppers)  I do really enjoy them.

I will admit it's a big let down when you try a new recipe, that you have high hopes for, and it just doesn't turn out, sigh. Tried a new cod recipe for supper and it is not a keeper :(
Will get to that in a minute. First of all, I'm feeling much better, head-cold-wise. Still not 100% but coming around. Feeling good enough to plan reintroducing another new food tomorrow for AIEP :) Yay!
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs served with avocado and fried tomatoes, mushrooms and onions. Very yummy!

Snack: Larabar.
​Lunch: Leftover Turkey Soup from yesterday. 
Snack: New quinoa crackers, prosciutto, olives, and tomatoes. Very good.

Supper: New recipe: Seared Cod with Blood Orange Glaze, don't recommend it. Had it with Orange Pecan Wild Rice, which was a meal saver, and some steamed brussel sprouts. The cod recipe just didn't turn our for me, The glaze didn't really thicken and it ended up tasting bitter, especially the orange pieces. I used regular orange instead of the blood orange, but doubt that would have made much difference. I had high hopes for this as it looked so nice in the picture and all the ingredients sounded great. Was really looking forward to a new, great way to have cod.

I am taking a little break from any more food reintroductions for AIEP at the moment. A couple of days should do it. It seems I have a full-blown head cold (or preschool cooties as I loving call it, lol) and I simply feel too bad to truly know if how I feel is from my cold, my cold meds, or the new foods I try. I will try to stay on track for the next few days, although can't taste much of anything at the moment, and hope to start reintroducing new foods again soon :)
Managed to get some good "sickie" soup tonight (from Dough By's). 

Still following AIEP and started reintroducing foods earlier this week. Looks like eggs are fine for me to eat :) Yay! 
Get to reintroduce another food now but haven't actually decided what yet, so many choices :) lol.
Breakfast: Oatmeal with pineapple, coconut, and pecans.
​Lunch: Leftover Almond-Flax Chicken with Roasted Veggies from yesterday.
Snack: Larabar.
Supper: Vegetable White Bean Hash.

Things are going well but I have found I'm more hungry the last few days and having lots of cravings. Maybe it's due to eating the wings last week and that take-out hit is causing the cravings. Not sure.

I am reintroducing eggs this week as my first reintroduction food following just over 3 weeks doing AIEP. I think eggs are fine for me but still have 1 more day to go to be sure. Yay!
Breakfast: Made a delicious omelette using 3 eggs, bell pepper, prosciutto, and tomatoes. I cooked it in olive oil and seasoned with a little salt and pepper. It was so yummy!

Lunch: A big, tasty salad using leftover Almond-Flax Chicken from yesterday.
​Supper: Roasted Vegetables with leftover Almond-Flax Chicken I cooked yesterday. I really enjoy this chicken so I usually cook enough for a couple of meals. I divided my chicken breasts up as I often find a full one to much to eat with everything else.

I usually don't snack too much through the day, especially if I'm eating enough at meal times. If I do it's usually a Larabar or some fruit maybe with almond butter or nuts. I do often have an evening snack though, if I'm hungry. It's usually fruit with nuts or popcorn. This was last night's snack, it was pretty big and I actually didn't eat it all.

I am still following my AIEP and am now onto the reintroduction phase. I am doing an extra couple of days for my first reintroduction (eggs) as I ate additional food that didn't follow my guidelines, therefore I can't be 100% sure what actually affected me. I am still feeling much better and am motivated to continue :)
Breakfast: Didn't have any breakfast today. Decided to try a different approach. I find I am not hungry for breakfast if it's too early in the morning. I don't really want to eat, feel a little nauseous, and find the thought of food very unappealing. Today was an early morning so I started with a glass of orange juice (mixed with water, my preference).
Snack: Banana with my preschoolers :)
Lunch: Leftover Chicken Soup with Wild Rice from yesterday.
Snack: Another banana with my second group of preschoolers :)
Snack: Larabar.
Supper: A large salad with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, olives, grapes, and bell pepper. I added Almond-Flax Chicken as well and topped with lemon white balsamic vinegar. Very tasty :)

I had extra snacks today, likely due to the fact I skipped breakfast and only had soup for lunch. That may work better for me, the skipping breakfast thing, on early mornings. We shall see :)

I am still following the reintroduction phase of AIEP. I have tried eggs and so far so good. I plan to try them once more this week and then move onto another food.
Made a couple of good meals over the weekend; made Paleo Mediterranean Chicken (an excellent meal) and a pot of Chicken with Wild Rice Soup tonight.

The chicken dish is also great served over pasta :)

I have started the reintroduction phase for AIEP. I decided to start with eggs. Each food reintroduction can take 2-4 days depending on how you feel/react. The first day went pretty well. There were some stomach issues which I still have off and on so it may have been a coincidence or maybe eggs are a no-go. I decided to continue and try eggs again on day 3 (today), made a great omelet, and so far so good. No issues at all. Fingers crossed eggs are fine :)

Things did go off plan this evening as I ended up going to a soft-opening for a family operated restaurant. I ate chicken wings and had a beer. I am curious to see how I will feel tomorrow after eating deep-fried, gluten, and sugar; and having alcohol. We shall see. I will definitely have to postpone any new food reintroductions and may even try eggs one more time as the final day (tomorrow) will be skewed from tonight's eating.
Had a great evening out though with good food, friends and family. Life goes on and I am trying to live it to the fullest while making better choices for myself as much as possible, but not beating myself up when things don't go 100% as planned. Tomorrow is a new day :)

Went to Wing'n it tonight, the new location opening soon in Kelligrews! I went to support family (owned and operated) and to support a local business :) (and to be totally honest, to eat great wings, lol). They are presently doing soft openings (invitation only) to help train the new staff, but should be opening to the public very shortly!
I had my usual; a pound of Double Ugly wings and even had a beer; a Belgian Moon on tap :) Love it when there are lots of great draft options! Hubby tried the Smokehouse BBQ Chicken Flatbread (no cheese and added tomato). Everything was fantastic. The food was all cooked perfectly! The wings came out excellent, just enough sauce without being soupy. The pizza was great as well with a crispy crust, fresh veggies, and the right amount of smokiness to the BBQ sauce.
Service was great as well, especially considering they are new and still learning the ropes. The servers all seem happy and positive, well informed, and on-the-ball; ours was very sweet :)
We look forward to eating here again soon :)

My sister and the fam were there as well; I took a pic of their table as they had much more going on :) Makes a much better pic to see all the great wings!

I am starting the reintroduction phase today of AIEP!
I decided to start with eggs as I love eggs, I don't think they are problematic for me, and they will make breakfast meals easier for me.
The way it works is I eat eggs today and note how I feel over the next 48 hours. If all is good I try eggs again and wait another 48 hours. If all is still good eggs are back on my food list :) If not good I keep them eliminated for now (can try at another point as it may change) and move onto another food to try.
​Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs! I kept it simple, boiled eggs with salt.

Snack: Larabar.
Lunch: Leftover Turkey Taco Burrito Bowl with Rice from the freezer :)
Supper: Change of plans. I had planned to cook and even went to the grocery store to a get few things I needed, then I left 2 of those needed items at my Mom's, doh. I didn't realize until I was getting ready to cook and didn't want to run out again. Hubby will fend for himself and I just had a can of vegetable soup. Quick and easy, and still follows my guidelines. Not a fantastic supper, but they can't all be right? Sometimes you take the quick and easy :)