Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Whole30 - Day 17: The Magically Growing Belt & a Tenderloin

Today was an incredible day. It started with precious time with my hubby and us with the kids. After 17 days on Whole30, my husband was getting dressed this morning and showed me his belt. He had to tighten it to the last notch! From the permanent groove in the leather, it looks like he's lost about two inches from his waist. His love handles are a thing of the past as well. In fact, he really looked great this morning. I hadn't noticed how trim he was getting. The effect has been similar for me as well. It will be interesting to do our one month weigh-in and see how it turns out. Either way, we've won because we've changed our bad eating habits!

I spent quite a bit of time in the kitchen with the kids today - peeling garlic, cutting onions, baking pork tenderloin... My little man loves it. He ate up the raw onions and all the kids helped me peel garlic. It kept two 2.5 year-olds busy for about 30 minutes, which alone is a miracle.

I love that my kids aren't afraid to try new foods and that they love so many of them raw. It's a good feeling knowing that I'm setting them up with a positive relationship with food. No pressed chicken nuggets here! They will grow up knowing the difference between a soup, a bisque, and a gazpacho, thank you very much. The goal isn't to turn anyone in our family into a food snob, just to show them what real food can be - delicious and devoid of all the unpronounceable ingredients in modern packaged food.

Tonight I made a pork tenderloin. I let my little man choose the spices and shake them on. He chose oregano and marjoram, to which I added paprika, curry, and salt. We coated the tenderloin with olive oil, sprinkled the seasonings on, and rubbed them all over to coat the meat. After 35 minutes in a 350 degree oven, what we pulled out was a beautiful piece of meat that was the most tender meat I've probably ever produced in my kitchen.


My older son says it's the best meat he's ever had. The look on his face says it all. I'll take that endorsement!