Menu Plan : September 1
In my eyes, a big part of a womans fertility is based on how well her body is nourished. Not only paying attention to how many calories you’re consuming, but focusing on making sure you’re getting food that will not only give you energy, but help your body to thrive. An undernourished body will not be able to support the reproductive system.
Each persons nutrition guidelines will be very different. There is no one size fits all diet. This weekly plan is a diet that has been working for me. We drink and use organic raw milk (goat and cow), eat hormone/antibiotic free meat, and rarely eat anything out of a box or package in order to stay away from preservatives, colorings, and processed grains and sugars. I try to use honey instead of sugar for most things, but use organic cane sugars when necessary. I also don’t eat anything low-fat and although it takes some time, I do try and make most everything from scratch.
If my nutrition plan seems kind of extreme, I would have thought so too before I began eating this way. A couple years ago my own diet was full of processed/store bought foods along with chips and plenty of ice cream. I ate the standard ‘healthy’ American diet with plenty of veggies, but laden with toxic low-fat dips, but my reproductive system still wasn’t working. I finally realized I needed to change to a nourishing and traditional diet and within months I could feel and tell a difference.
And don’t feel overwhelmed by the fact that your diet may look nothing like mine, it’s easy to change one step at a time.
Monday:
breakfast – kefir smoothie, wheat toast
lunch – egg salad sandwich, celery
snack – carrots
dinner – roast chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans
Tuesday:
breakfast – soaked oatmeal w/ flax seed
lunch – salad w/ leftover chicken and organic ranch dressing
snack - homemade granola bar
dinner - veggie and cheese omelets, hashbrowns
Wednesday:
breakfast – soaked pancakes (Nourishing Traditions), orange
lunch – salad, hardboiled egg
snack – watermelon
dinner – hamburgers and roasted sweet potatoes w/ broccoli
Thursday:
breakfast – 2 eggs fried in homemade butter, kefir smoothie
lunch – tuna sandwich, watermelon
snack – celery w/ almond butter
dinner – chicken fajitas (leftover from roast) on homemade shells w/ brown rice
Friday:
breakfast – soaked oatmeal, banana
lunch – chicken noodle soup, homemade bread
snack – kefir smoothie
dinner – spaghetti and salad
Saturday:
breakfast – soaked blueberry muffins
lunch – most likely we’ll eat out
snack – homemade popcorn
dinner – pizza night!
Sunday:
breakfast – scrambled eggs and fruit
lunch - grilled cheese, salad
dinner - tilapia, baked potatoes, green beans
*Thanks to the Organizing Junkie for Hosting Menu Plan Monday!
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Your menu looks interesting and your lifestyle changes are impressive. You probably do not want to look at my menu because it is not nearly as healthy as yours.
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what is ’soaked oatmeal’?
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I love the simplicity of your menu… I think I’m going to copy it (making changes for my allergies.) I love food and cooking, and tend to fall in love with recipes that take too much time, too many ingredients, and the kids won’t touch. I’m a fan of Weston A. Price, and am hoping to actually prepare my bod for conception (never have before) one last time.
I have a food blog, too, but haven’t been posting in ages: whatwouldbekkieat.blogspot.com
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frugalwannabe – Soaked oatmeal is actually the process of soaking the oats overnight in an acidic medium to break down the phytic acid in the grains and make them more digestible as well as more nutritious since the phytic acid prevents our bodies from absorbing certain nutrients.
I do this by soaking 1 cup of old fashioned oats in 1 cup of water and 2 Tbsp. kefir or plain yogurt. (you can also use vinegar if you have neither) In the morning I rinse them in a colander and cook them on the stove with about 2/3 cup water for a few minutes until soft.
bekki – my hubby won’t eat anything to ‘crazy’.
So I must keep my menu pretty simple. Plus my little guy is only 2 and I only have a certain amount of time to make food before he drives me crazy! I’ll have to check out some of your food posts as I’m always on the lookout for new recipes right now.
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Thanks for posting this…. I’ve eaten 2 eggs a day now for a week and I can’t believe the difference that one little change is making in how I feel. Looking forward to more tips
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