A "Junk Food" Breakfast

All those years of being taught what's healthy for you?  Throw that out the window.  I indulged in what I now consider an "unhealthy" breakfast comprised almost entirely of carbs.

Toast with homemade coconut butter (which is delicious) and fruit.  Conventional wisdom says this is healthy and good for you.  Paleo and other low-carb philosophies say, this is crap.

But every now and then, this is just what I feel like eating.  And that's okay.  This bread also wasn't gluten-free, which is bad too.  But for whatever reason, this company's bread doesn't make me react funny (most affordable at Costco).

Of course, that all being said, this is still healthier than eating a packet of Pop-Tarts, which I did do back in the day.  It's amazing how my views have changed since learning about paleo and low-carb.  Sugar (in most forms) is the enemy, not fat.

Breakfast Leftovers

Last night's leftovers on top of an egg.  Leftovers = awesome.

Cream cheese pancakes with bananas

Who knew pancakes made from only cream cheese and eggs could be so delicious?  This particular batch I think I might have added whey protein powder too, which helped hold it together better.

Spaghetti squash omelette with cream cheese pancakes

Omelette stuffed with cooked spaghetti squash - this is pretty filling and deceptively more nutritious.

Fried egg with roasted tomatoes and sausage

Featuring roasted tomatoes from my garden last year.  Another quick weekday breakfast.

Waffle with squash butter

Grain-free waffle topped with squash butter (yum).  I've only just discovered the delicacy of fruit/veggie butters.  I'm totally making more.

Almond butter pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage

A stack of grain-free almond butter pancakes

Almond butter and eggs.  :)

Grain-free hot cereal

Made with unsweetened, shredded coconut and ground flax seed.

Scrambled eggs, sausage and waffle

Grain-free coconut flour waffles

Looks so wonderful.  But the texture/moisture of coconut flour waffles leaves something to be desired.  May have to experiment with a recipe that has more eggs or other liquid.

Poached duck egg over mashed cauliflower and side of sausage

I put the leftover mashed cauliflower to use here!  And poached eggs for the first time ever.

Berry pancake!

Grain-free berry pancake made entirely from eggs.  Topped with berries and banana.  On the side is a mixture of cottage cheese and plain greek (full fat!) yogurt with more bananas.  Mmmm

Berry crumble (grain-free)

Berry crumble with a dollop of greek yogurt and more berry juice.  The crumble is just ground up nuts baked in the oven.  :)

Grain-free banana bread french toast with scrambled eggs and bacon!

Leftover breakfast...yum!

Here's a breakfast I made with the previous night's leftovers.  The leftovers were the steak and roasted beet/root veggies.  I just added the fried egg and some fresh greens from my garden.  Love it!

Primal Quiche - with beet greens and sausage!

My first ever attempt at making quiche.  It's also primal-friendly (grain-free).  Yum!

A Start to the Primal/Paleo Diet

I got a new cookbook and I'm going to start on the primal/paleo lifestyle.  My first attempt at a recipe.  Grain-free egg roll-ups with smoked salmon and asparagus.  Sliced cucumbers with (paleo-friendly) crab dip.  Yum.  :)

On the wish list is this cookbook as well.