An important lesson

I thought I would start today with an apology for missing yesterday.  Either way, I bring you today an important lesson for anyone, primal or not.  I woke up this morning at 7:15, a full 45 or so minutes late.  I leave at 7:30 for class regularly to get to my 8:00 a.m.  Needless to say, I had to skip breakfast.  The dumbest thing anyone can do for their health and for their body is to FORGET to eat, especially breakfast.  Think of what the word Breakfast means.  It's two words, a compound if you will, Break - Fast.  You must eat to break the fast so your body, who probably hasn't eaten in at least 6 or so hours (probably the longest time your body will go without food), can have fuel for the day.  Eating breakfast, especially those high in protein, also helps you eat smaller meals during the day, and thus aids in weight loss/management.  Needless to say, when I got home at 12:30 today I was STARVING, quite literally.  It's worse when you are primal because your carbohydrate count is already used up through the night and anything that your body could use for energy has either been used or has been converted to waste products (I.E. - your body doesn't STORE protein, it uses it and then trashes the unused protein).

To make up for yesterday, here was my meal from last night and recipes (sorry for the picture)

Primal "Fried Chicken" and Salad

-1 and a half Chicken Breasts, sliced lengthwise (to make thinner) and into nugget sized pieces (For cooking consistency)
-Blanched Almond flour (About A cup and a half, go for about a 1cup to 1 large chicken breast ratio for chicken breasts) -> Discard Excess
-2 Eggs scrambled
-Paprika (about a tablespoon)
-Cumin (1/2 a tablespoon)
-Chili Powder (1/2 a tablespoon)
-Cayenne Pepper (Optional and about 1/2 a tablespoon)
-Garlic Powder (1/2 a tablespoon)
-Cajun Seasoning (1/2 a tablespoon)
-Ground Mustard Powder (3/4 a tablespoon)
-S & P to taste
-FOC (Fat of Choice) - Grapeseed, Lard, and Coconut Oil will do

Recipe:
1) Preheat oven to 350 and bring a pan up to medium with fat of choice
2) Combine all dry ingredients in a tupperware bowl (medium sized) and mix thoroughly
3) Dredge each piece of chicken in egg wash and then put in tupperware (Only a few at a time) and shake
4) Fry a few at a time 4-5 to crisp both sides (You can either fry them fully, trying to avoid burning them, or you can finish them in the oven).
5) Place on metal baking sheet and cook until the interior is fully cooked

Serve with no sugar added Ketchup OR

Melt butter and mix it with Hot Sauce.  Dredge each tender in this mix for buffalo tenders.

Salad:
Trader Joes carries a bunch of good mixes of greens, this week is Baby Spring Mix:
-Organic Baby Lettuce
    -Red and Green Leaf Romaine
    -Red and Green Oak Leaf
    -Lolla Rosa
    -Tango
-Organic Red and Green Chard
-Organic Mizuna
-Organic Arugula
-Organic Frisee
-Organic Radicchio

-Strawberries (Sliced)
-Persian Cucumbers (Sliced)

No dressing (Although there are plenty of recipes i'll post later).

Tasty Beverage
-Pitcher
-Water
-Ice
-Sliced Persian Cucumbers (or cucumbers of any type) (Clean them thoroughly)

Put all together in fridge and let sit.  Replace water you use over time as you consume.

Happy eating and to good health.  Check back soon!,

-PickyGonePrimal