B ($450 - $800)/ Dinner

Hearty Chicken Salad

For the paleo folk that need a quick and affordable lunch you can prepare ahead and make in minutes day-of.

$ – SAVVY: If you haven’t checked out our “Detailed Paleo Week” (or our “Detailed Week“) posts, you’re missing out. We spell out step-by-step how to create an A grade week of food in only 2 to 2.5 hours! Calendar, menu, play-by-play cooking process, pricing, Calories, you name it! This recipe is included: nourishing, cheap and easy to bulk prep and quick to build at meal time.

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B ($450 - $800)/ Dinner/ Sides/ Vegetarian

Forget Mashed Potatoes this Holiday! Make This…

Rutabaga and Carrot Puree

Rutabaga & Carrot Puree

We hope you enjoy making this colorful, creamy, delicious veggie mix a part of your holiday meal!

$ – SAVVY: Diversity is one key to both maximizing your nutrients per Calorie and optimizing a savvy food budget.

When we buy produce “in season”, we tend to get better deals and ensure we’re boosting food quality and nutrient diversity on our plates!

Potatoes and sweet potatoes are root veggies – higher in starchy carbohydrates than green veggies or even carrots. Why not incorporate a less starchy tuber – The Rutabaga – and mix in a couple beta-carotene rich carrots to boost your veggies and vitamins, plus add a pop of new color to your plate this season!

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B ($450 - $800)/ C ($800 - $1200)/ Dinner/ Vegetarian

“Spaghetti” and Meatballs with “Nomato” Sauce

Spaghetti and Meatballs with Nomato Sauce Plated

This recipe is by Mickey Trescott, in her book: The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook: An Allergen free approach to managing chronic illness.

I’m posting her recipe to exemplify the high-cost of delicious healthy food that is so prevalent in today’s cookbooks. This recipe is very yummy, nourishing and for many – a means to an end of sacrificing spaghetti sauce – a way out!

I’ve included this recipe in my Detailed Paleo Week to:

  1. Show you how to create an “A” – grade week while incorporating a fancy “C” grade recipe like this one.
  2. Highlight a truly unique and yummy alternative to the typical “tomato-based” spaghetti recipes out there.
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