WHAT I EAT IN A DAY | Whole30 recipes

hey guys and welcome back i'm happy to  be kicking off the new year with a new  what i eat in a day video and this one  is all whole30 recipes well i'm not a  fan of rigid diets i am a fan of whole30  and that's because it's really not a  diet you're not restricting calories and  you're not prioritizing weight loss  it's essentially a 30-day food challenge  where you eliminate certain foods that  may cause digestive or other health  issues  and you learn how your individual body  responds to those foods i'll talk more  about this throughout the video but  first i think we need to start with a  little drone footage again don't you  think  and let me tell you it was a foggy and  chilly morning along the  been coast  i've been down  [Music]  i've been taking chances that  i never took before  all the way up  on the highest mountain  [Applause]  [Music]  is  [Applause]  [Music]  [Applause]  [Music]  all the things  [Music]  [Applause]  [Music]  i did my first ever whole30 a couple of  years ago and it was really educational  on how my body responded to certain  ingredients for instance dairy  definitely causes acne for me  now today i do eat some dairy but i'm  also aware of what may happen if i go  overboard and that's the beauty of  whole30 just learning how foods may  trigger your energy mental clarity  hormones cravings and for me certain  autoimmune symptoms  i eat pretty clean most of the time but  i'm also human and have a tendency to  let too much sugar creep back into my  diet  so doing a whole 30 is a great way to  get back on track and remember how much  better i feel when i'm not eating loads  of sugar  for breakfast this morning i'm whipping  up an easy breakfast scramble  i show these all the time on instagram  stories and just toss in whatever's in  my fridge  if this is your first whole 30 i can't  stress enough how important meal prep is  to making your life easier  this morning i just need a couple  tablespoons of diced red onion but i'm  dicing up the whole red onion so i can  easily use it in other recipes  throughout the week  i have several meal prep videos on my  channel and while they're not all  whole30 you can still get heaps of ideas  from them  after saving a little bit of the red  onion for my egg scramble i'll also  slice up some cherry tomatoes and whisk  two to three eggs depending on how  hungry i am  i'll drizzle a little olive oil into a  saute pan on medium heat and add some  minced garlic  then toss in my veggies and a couple  handfuls of baby spinach  now i get asked all the time how i cook  scrambles in a stainless steel pan  because yes the eggs do stick but i  don't own any non-stick pans  old school non-stick was quite toxic  with pfoas and pftes which essentially  is teflon and while today's non-stick is  better i've had my all clad set for over  20 years and it's enormously durable so  i'll show you how i clean it in a second  after a minute or two your spinach will  wilt down and then you can add your eggs  let them cook for a couple of minutes  then add them to your plate  normally i'd add some sliced avocado to  the side but since i'm having avocado  with lunch today i'll just add a  sprinkle of micro greens because you can  never have too many greens  and that's my easy and healthy breakfast  recipe  but before i enjoy this i'll place my  pan in the sink squirt a little dish  soap and add hot water to let it soak  [Music]  all right to wash the stainless steel  pan i just use hot water and a scrubber  sponge  now most websites will say to not use a  scrubber sponge as it can dull the  surface but i'm not concerned with  maintaining the mirror finish i'd rather  my cookware be well used and clean and  this is how most restaurants do it as  well  and see so easy  for a mid-morning snack i'm enjoying  some celery with almond butter and it's  made even easier as i've already meal  prepped my celery stalks and made my  almond butter  if you're new to my channel i do have a  separate video on how to make almond  butter in your vitamix and i'll link  that here  my tip when it comes to snacks on  whole30 is to portion out what you'll  eat because if i were to just dip the  celery straight into the jar of almond  butter i can guarantee i'd probably eat  far too much  to give this snack a little boost i'm  adding a sprinkle of chia seeds on top  though you could also add raisins or  dried cranberries as well  [Applause]  [Music]  [Applause]  if this is your first whole 30 and you  feel cravings strike throughout the day  the first thing i'd recommend is to make  sure you're hydrated  i drink a ton of plain water but then  we'll also have an herbal tea here and  there  some of my favorites are chamomile with  lavender peppermint and lemon ginger  tea time is also usually a work break  for me though today i spent it answering  a bunch of your comments on my website  and youtube channel and relaxing on my  sofa rather than at my desk of course  i'd rather be on my patio but it was  just too darn cold outside for that  today  [Music]  for lunch i'm keeping things really easy  and whipping up some tuna stuffed  avocados  i make a lot of meals from scratch but i  think it's important to remember that  you can definitely use whole30 compliant  canned goods to make your life easier  like canned tuna  two brands i frequently grab for tuna  include safe catch and wild planet  both of these are high quality tunas and  i also want to point out that the  albacore tuna i'm eating today isn't in  water or oil  it's just straight up tuna so you don't  need to drain the jar the liquid in the  jar is from the tuna steak and as you  can see here it's a solid fresh piece of  tuna and not mushy cheap tuna which does  make it a bit more difficult to get out  of the can sometimes  once both jars are emptied into my bowl  i'll use a fork to break up the tuna and  stir it together with the liquid to add  the moisture back to the tuna  next i'll add a quarter cup of  mayonnaise and i'm using my homemade  mayonnaise  if you've never made mayo at home watch  my separate video for it because it's  incredibly easy and once you make it  yourself you'll never buy it from the  store again then i'll add a half a  tablespoon of dijon mustard and this  brand is whole30 compliant a couple  tablespoons of red onion and one stalk  of celery  this comes together really fast because  my red onion is already diced for the  week and my celery is already washed so  i just have to slice and dice one stalk  of celery which is two halves that i  have in my jar  i receive a lot of questions on the  storage containers and jars that i use  so as a reminder i do have a separate  video on that and you can always find  all of the products i use on the shop  page on my website  lastly i'll chop up one to two  tablespoons of fresh herbs and today i'm  using parsley and chives  but dill also pairs really well with the  tuna so feel free to use an assortment  this is a great tuna salad recipe to eat  on its own but today i'm enjoying it  stuffed in an avocado the healthy fats  keep me full and the creaminess of the  avocado paired with the savory tuna is  absolutely delicious  so all i have to do is slice an avocado  in half and hope that it's a perfectly  green avocado which this one is  remove the pit and pile on some of the  tuna salad  i'll also sprinkle a little black pepper  on top  [Music]  [Applause]  [Music]  [Applause]  [Music]  because i'm one person i've also got  leftover tuna salad for a couple of days  now so i'll store that in the fridge and  then go enjoy my lunch  [Music]  [Applause]  [Music]  [Applause]  most of you know that i work from home  and while i love it i've found that my  posture and flexibility has been getting  quite bad because i'm hunched over my  laptop all day long  so i've been making more of a concerted  effort to take stretching breaks in the  afternoon and already i'm feeling so  much better  there are some wonderful channels on  youtube for yoga and stretching but i  found this one from yoga with adrienne  that has stretches for text neck which  is exactly what i need  i've realized that much of this what i  eat in a day video is also meal prep for  the week but that's just because that's  how i truly eat i tend to cook in bulk  so i can enjoy leftovers all week long  and to be honest to do less dishes  you guys know i love hummus and today  for an afternoon snack i'm making a new  hummus recipe and this one is low carb  paleo and whole30 compliant and that's  because it's cauliflower hummus  so i'll preheat my oven to 400 degrees  fahrenheit and slice my head of  cauliflower in half then quarters and  remove the florets from the stock  once all of the florets are removed i'll  add them to a sheet pan drizzle a little  olive oil or avocado oil on top and give  them a toss to make sure everything is  coated  then i'll roast these for about 20  minutes or until they're just starting  to get a little color  while the cauliflower is cooking i'll  add all of the other ingredients to my  vitamix and that includes two  tablespoons of olive oil two tablespoons  of water and a quarter cup of tahini and  since i didn't have any of my homemade  tahini already made i just grabbed this  one from the store  i'll also add the juice of one lemon one  clove of garlic a quarter teaspoon salt  a quarter teaspoon ground cumin and a  pinch of ground coriander  when the cauliflower is done i'll scoop  that into my vitamix as well then blend  everything together until it's nice and  creamy  this recipe is similar to my traditional  hummus recipe and really just swaps  cauliflower for chickpeas  but i will say that even with only one  clove of garlic the garlic flavor is  quite a bit stronger in this version and  that's because cauliflower is so neutral  in flavor so if you're sensitive to  garlic you could also saute the garlic  or use garlic powder for a more neutral  flavor  now i'm not going to eat this entire  batch of hummus but i thought i'd show  you how i garnish it if i'm serving it  for a crowd i'll scoop it into a bowl  drizzle a little olive oil on top and  sprinkle some sunflower seeds  then i'll chop up a tablespoon or so of  fresh parsley and add that on top along  with some cracked black pepper  and this cauliflower hummus is always a  hit at parties  because i have my celery pre-sliced that  makes for the perfect device to scoop up  the hummus but i'll frequently use  carrots or sliced cucumber as well  and then of course i'll put the  leftovers into one of my glasslock  storage containers to enjoy this hummus  throughout the week  [Music]  for dinner i'm gonna make a whole 30  creamy chicken broccoli casserole and  this is so darn good  it's got a cheesy like flavor without  any cheese but we'll get to that in a  second  first we need to make some shredded  chicken so i'll add a couple tablespoons  of olive oil to a pan and about one and  a half pounds of chicken breasts  i'll sprinkle these with salt and pepper  and cook on one side for five minutes  then flip them over  add a cup of chicken broth and add the  lid and let them continue cooking for  about seven to ten minutes or until  they're cooked through  i think shredded chicken made this way  has so much more flavor than straight  poached chicken  while the chicken is cooking i'll make  my vegan alfredo sauce this is a reader  favorite recipe on my website and it's  perfect for this casserole i've already  soaked one cup of cashews overnight so  i'll rinse those and add them to my  vitamix along with three quarters cup of  water two garlic cloves a half a  tablespoon of lemon juice a half a cup  of diced yellow onion  and two tablespoons of nutritional yeast  which is the secret ingredient that  gives it that cheesy flavor  i'll also add one teaspoon of salt a  quarter teaspoon dried rosemary and a  quarter teaspoon black pepper and then  blend it all together until it's nice  and creamy  now i know that cheese like replacements  like a vegan nacho dip are not something  whole30 supports but i did ask melissa  hartwig urban about this recipe and she  said it was fine in this context the  chicken and broccoli are the star of  this dish and the vegan alfredo sauce  just keeps it all together  now for the fun part which is how i  shred four chicken breasts in about 15  seconds  and when i shared this on instagram  stories a few weeks ago you guys were  amazed  so all you have to do is add the chicken  to your stand mixer and use the paddle  attachment  lock the tilt head on your mixer so it  doesn't bounce up and turn it on low  in 15 seconds you'll have perfectly  shredded chicken  i need to add some veggies to this  casserole so i'll slice up 10 cremini  mushrooms and dice about a half a cup of  yellow onion and i already had the onion  diced in the fridge  i'll add a couple tablespoons of olive  oil to a pan and saute the mushrooms and  onions for about three minutes  while the mushrooms are cooking down  i'll remove the florets off two heads of  broccoli though i'm using three today as  one of mine was a bit smaller  then i'll add these to my pan and saute  for another three minutes or until the  broccoli is crisp tender and bright  green  after i've preheated my oven to 400  degrees fahrenheit all i have left to do  is assemble my casserole so i'll place  the shredded chicken on the bottom of a  casserole dish and layer the broccoli  and mushrooms on top the vegan alfredo  sauce is quite thick so i'll thin that  down with a cup of chicken broth and  then pour it on top of everything  and this will thicken back up while it's  cooking  i like to make sure everything is well  coated so i just smush it down a bit  with the spatula and then cook this for  20 to 25 minutes  when the casserole comes out of the oven  the sauce should be bubbling and  slightly thickened  i've made this recipe several times over  the last two months and i am still not  tired of it  it's creamy filling flavorful and it  makes for the best leftovers as i think  it has even more flavor the next day  [Music]  [Applause]  i hope you guys enjoyed seeing what i  eat in a day and maybe got a few new  whole30 recipe ideas  i have more whole30 recipes on my  website along with a whole30 shopping  list and a post with whole30 compliant  snacks so make sure to check all of that  out as well  if you'd like to see more what i eat in  a day videos in the future make sure to  give this video a thumbs up hit that  subscribe button and let me know in the  comments below  and i will see you again in next week's  video  [Music]  [Applause]  [Music]  [Applause]  you