Catching Up

I’ve been starting to pay more attention to my post workout meal and still getting used to it. Usually I don’t really feel hungry right after the workout so it was kinda weird to eat the sweet potatoes while I wasn’t starving. (It’s recommended to eat post workout meal within 30 minutes after exercise to get the most out of it).

Today’s lunch was not quite different from yesterday

Ate this at work for my breakfast. (Full fat Fage Greek yogurt with strawberries)

I also packed more goodies aside so I can assure myself won’t be starving in between meals.

Yep, I inhaled those 3 mini tangerines right after my lunch then proceeded with the mac nuts. Good thing I didn’t finish the whole container because I was super stuffed! Those nuts are very filling! I ended up not eating the strawberries and ate it when I got back at home before dinner.

Obviously, the chicken dish that I prepared last night turned out ok, though it was a bit too watery probably because I juiced the whole lemon instead of 1/2.

My dinner was super light. K made some tomato with bok choy soup using the homemade chicken broth I made the day before. So just soup, some veggies and a bit of Almond Butter Beef pieces.

And I made a super simple meal for tomorrow’s meal: Scramble Egg with Green Beans and Sausage

Phew, at least I’m not as food deprived as before. Good thing is my brother is currently in his Spring Break so he made his own Minced Pork dish (not primal/paleo obviously) so I don’t need to worry not having enough food for him to eat.

Anyway, time to get ready to bed. Nite all!

 

Almond Butter Beef

First time I saw Almond Butter Beef recipe on Baby Damulag’s post, I’ve been itching to try it. Since I’ve been searching for a different way to cook beef, I gave this a try.

Almond Butter Beef (modified from Baby Damulag)
Ingredients:
2 lbs of beef stew meat
Almond butter (I didn’t measure mine, but roughly around 1/2 cup?)
Salt & pepper
Italian seasoning
Chopped onions & garlic
1 cup homemade chicken broth
Avocado oil

Directions:
1. Marinate the beef with salt, pepper and Italian seasonings (I left it overnight, but an hour should be sufficient)
2. Saute chopped onions and garlic until translucent – mix in the beef


3. Pour in the chicken broth – bring to boil

4. Turn down the heat to medium low – simmer until beef is tender (about 1-2 hour?) – I used pressure cooker so it took me around 40 minutes.
5. Mix in the almond butter into the beef – add salt to taste

From here, be very attentive because almond butter will thicken the sauce and if you’re not careful enough, it’ll get burned! – and that actually happened to me.