Wowow!!
And so it begins...
Meal 1: Eggs and Fruit!
Verdict: It's my go to to start the day!
New Sources!!
As I have mentioned, I am looking for some good spots to find grass fed beef and good quality meat in general, a challenging process so far. After having made some inquiries, many people have stepped up with some awesome suggestions (Thank you Melanie and Mathieu). My aim is to have a list of resources around Montreal (and general resources around the web) to share with you by Friday for a special one week anniversary blog post... Wowow! time flies!!
Moving on.. I decided in day 5 to keep on with the idea of 4 meals as it did the job well on Monday.
Meal 2: First Meal in a Restaurant!!
Salade "Vivante" from Aux Vivres
Verdict: I will need to be more proactive about finding out what is in restaurant orders! I chose the sauce as it was described in menu as gluten free, soy free and dairy free but I didn't inquire any further. I will from now on be immaculate in my ordering!!
Verdict #2: Even at a delicious vegan restaurant like Aux Vivres, it's tough to find a paleo friendly option other than plain salad on the menu. Business idea anyone?
My first meal out also happened to be in great company as I visited the restaurant with my friend Yassine. After rocking the awesome Tuesday morning yoga class at Naada, we decided food was most definitely à propos.
It turns out that Pre-Paleo-Pete and Yassine have the exact same taste in choosing a favourite dish at Aux Vivres: Le Bol Thai. Yassine, as any friend would do in this situation, ordered it:
Yassine Enjoying Non Paleo Vegan Awesomeness
Verdict: Non paleo ingredients are tempeh, sauce and bed of rice. I hope you are beginning to see where the challenge in Paleo Challenge!! comes from!
The Glass is Half Full: No cupcakes. Anywhere. None. Yesss.
After this, off to work and:
Meal #3: Simple Salad
Verdict: I needed a quick snack and this was all I could think off running off to work! Not bad tasting actually but next time I will add some oil and/or pizzaz!
Everything could use a little pizza with a z!! I see food everywhere!!!
After a big day at work I headed home where my food stock was running a little low. My stomach, however, would not take no for an answer. I opted to make a mix mash of whatever I could find (and also whatever I could prepare quickly - Sorry Rodrigo, your time has not yet come).
In all modesty, this visual masterpiece is what I came up with:
Meal #4: Beautiful Looking Mix Mash
Verdict: Tasty and consistent but could use a little extra sumthin' sumthin'! I will be revisiting this combination with some kind of meat in the near future.
Before we end, Words of Wisdom from one of your 5 Star Panelists!
Words of Wisdom:
Fred: "Smoke meat, not weed!"
Wowow!!! There you go folks, a delicious and family friendly message!!
SUMMARY OF DAY 5
Ingredients:
- proteins: eggs, pecans, almonds, sunflower seeds, can of tuna.
- veggies: broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, tomato, Aux Vivres salad.
- fruits: grapefruit
Budget: 15$ (with tip) @ Aux Vivres
Cupcakes seen: 0
The streak comes to an end - Total number of days in a row where life randomly chose to tempt me with some type of muffin: 3
# of awesome new words invented (Big thanks to my co creator Lau F!): 1
Aux Vivres: 4631 Boulevard St-Laurent! Great Food!
Peace out!!
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