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Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Chicken Soup is an easy to make healthy soup that is so flavorful from spices and coconut milk.
When you are craving bold, fresh flavors in a healthy soup, you need to make this easy Coconut Curry Chicken Soup. It’s wonderful to make when you are low on time because it has little prep and is made in the slow cooker.
…I am documenting my Whole 30 journey to help me see how far I’ve come and to keep me inspired through the whole process. I’m looking forward to the transformation in how I approach food, cook with it, and enjoy it. Read why taking on this challenging dietary adventure is so important to me HERE.
Monday, February 23rd
This is really feeling like routine now. I miss things like toast with eggs and chip with salsa or guacamole but I generally like the change.
Breakfast
2 eggs, leftover potato hash, bacon, and 1/2 avocado
It was a really generous breakfast but I always seem to need a bigger breakfast on Mondays to kick start the week.
Lunch
Chicken soup with a Cashew Cookie Lara Bar
I feel like I should have used eaten more soup or stews because they are so good. I still miss rice or pastina in chicken soup though. Since it felt pretty ‘light’ I also grabbed a Lara Bar from my stash in at my desk.
Dinner
Aidell’s Chicken and Apple Sausage with a mix of sauteed peppers and mustard
I was feeling rather lazy so it was all just thrown together. The mustard really made it work though.
Dessert
1/2 Banana with Almond Butter
Super hungry around 8.30 so we shared a banana with some almond butter. Not ideal to do but pacing around the kitchen so something had to be done.
Tuesday, February 24th
I worked from home so that I could go to a meeting… that I ended up missing. UGH!
Breakfast
A mixed veggie egg scramble with some guac and our homemade bacon
Not much to say… it was good!
Lunch
Salad with romaine, radishes, tomatoes, prosciutto, hard-boiled egg white
I made a big mess of a salad. I’m getting used to having salads without cheese but I still do miss it at times. Like this could have used feta.
Dinner
Chicken with roasted string beans and tomatoes with baked potato, served with ghee
I could easily eat meals like this all the time. Although having some sour cream on the baked potato wouldn’t hurt. ha!
Wednesday, February 25th
Back to work. Less than a week to go. I’m so happy that we have decided to take this journey together. It has been a struggle but it’s been good to have support with each other.
Breakfast
A banana and a Cherry Pie Lara Bar
It was a hectic morning so I just didn’t get enough time to make us breakfast. I grabbed a banana to bring to work, which I had with a Lara Bar.
Lunch
Chicken Soup with some salad (mixed greens with avocado & prosciutto)
Since I was still hungry after having soup for lunch on Monday I decided to have some salad with it instead of having a Lara Bar, as I was having one with breakfast. Smart- as it felt like a complete meal. Soup and Salad is a good combo.
Dinner
Butternut squash noodles with marina sauce
I got to get a mani, pedi so Price prepped dinner by peeling and spiralizing the squash. It was nice to have the mani, pedi but to also have the help in the kitchen. I sent Price the link to Ali’s how-to so he would have some help with it. And ta-da it was all done when I got home! So I just tossed in some olive oil, salt, and pepper and under the broiler it went.
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One thing that I have been struggling with is staying hydrated. I don’t really understand why as it’s not like I used to drink much soda and now I’m adjusting to life without soda. It’s just one of those things I’ve noticed. I think I should get some more seltzer so do a better job for the remaining portion of this Whole30 as I really like seltzer and sparkling water.
I am documenting my Whole 30 journey to help me see how far I’ve come and to keep me inspired through the whole process. I’m looking forward to the transformation in how I approach food, cook with it, and enjoy it. Read why taking on this challenging dietary adventure is so important to me HERE.
Friday, February 20th
Survived another work week! Another pod breakfast day. So many bagels, breakfast burritos, and pastries all around. ALL AROUND!!! But I made it through the minefield and didn’t stray over to grab a delicious Boloco breakfast burrito. (SIGH/YAY!). The day was good, except for Autumn getting sick & having to be picked up from daycare, but it was a good food day.
Breakfast
Chia breakfast pudding with banana & (1/2), blueberries, and chopped pecans
I really should I made chia pudding more often because it was a nice refresher from eggs, eggs, and more eggs for breakfast.
Lunch
Crustless quiche made with sauteed kale, onion and mushrooms; pistachios
Not my favorite quiche, but it worked for lunch. I had to run home to get Autumn from daycare because her cold hit hard during the day, so I inhaled this. Not ideal but at least I got to eat it hot instead of not having lunch. So we spend the afternoon cuddling, and she slept in the Baby K’Tan for about 2 hours.
I freaking love pistachios now. I mean, I always loved pistachios, but have purchased them 2x now while on Whole30. They are so good, and what I really like about it is the process of eating them. At least I don’t shovel them into my mouth like goldfish crackers or another snack.
Dinner
Sauteed fish over salad (romaine, celery, avocado, grape tomatoes) with a lemony tahini dressing
Price was out for poker so I made myself this dinner. It was quick, which was good with taking care of sicky Autumn, filling, and delicious. I ate it while sitting on the floor in the bathroom while Autumn took her bath. ha!
Side note- I made Price food to take to poker so he would have dinner there. Everyone else ate pizza but I made him pork cutlets, roasted veggies and sauteed kale. And he took a San Pellegrino with him too.
{Day 20}
Saturday, February 21st
It was a busy day cooking. I love days like that, but I did miss the baking element to it. I felt like I got a lot done, which was a good feeling. I prepped plenty of Whole30 meals by making the chicken soup, which will last us beyond this Whole30 adventure.
Breakfast
Homemade bacon, 2 over easy eggs, some pear
I’m of the feeling that you really need something to soak up all the delicious runny yolk goodness, which was missing from this breakfast. But it was still good as the bacon is killer. I can’t wait to get more pork belly to make more.
Lunch
Homemade Chicken soup
It was really good but I did miss the rice that I normally have with chicken soup. I didn’t mind it without it but it just felt ‘light’ to me without rice or pastina.
Dinner
Oven roasted fish with roasted fennel and tomatoes, squash
This was a perfect meal. Easy to prep, healthy, flavorful, and easy to clean up.
The squash was a bust since I had left it in the oven after I had turned it off so it was pretty dry. Blah.
Sunday, February 22nd
Another day of cooking! I love weekend likes this. I had missed the baking the day before so I made muffins witht Autumn. Sad to not have any as they looks and smelled so freaking good
We also watched the Daytona 500 and the Oscars. I missed having some beer and wine while watching them.
Breakfast
Potato hash, homemade bacon, over easy eggs
I learned my lesson from the day before and made a quick potato hash to help soak up that blissful runny yolk goodness. And the bacon was still on point. I was thinking about doing it with some coffee grounds next time.
Lunch
Buffalo Chicken Tenders, 1 Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas taco
Ever since I made Pricer the Bufflao Wings from Against All Grain, he has been talking about them over and over again. So it was time to make them again so that he could enjoy them with watching Daytona. I made myself some tenders with chicken breast as I don’t like to eat wings.
I was making my post for Secret Recipe Club so I made 2 tacos using Boston bibb lettuce, some thinly sliced radishes, sliced grape tomatoes, guac, and cilantro. We each had one. So yummy!
Dinner
Spaghetti squash with homemade meat sauce
I made the sauce to be similar to my Four Meat Italian Gravy, with the exception of the sausage and meatballs. I could have used a complaint sausage and made my own meatballs, but I was feeling ‘lazy’ since I was already making the chicken soup and pork carnitas over the weekend. Ether way it was still really good. I am 110% sure that I am going to put ribs in my sauce from now on. Dear short ribs, I love you.
We were talking about how we don’t miss pasta. Still miss some grated cheese on top, but don’t miss pasta. Sure, we will have it from time to time in the future, but don’t feel the need for it. Although, I could destroy a bowl of ravioli right now…
Dessert
Chia pudding with some whipped coconut cream with berries
Still not a fan of whipped coconut cream. I think I’m missing the vanilla flavor. Maybe if I had a vanilla bean to scrape in I would like it more?
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Everything has been going well. I am happy to have reached the 2/3 mark.
I’m feeling good which is good, especially since Autumn got hit badly with a cold on Friday. I ended up the with the sniffles over the weekend but not a cold, which is really good. So if that is a Whole30 thing, then yay!
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