$33 keto challenge - days 4, 5, and 6

Over the past three days, I've had lunches at work, and social dinners that don't allow me to keep up with this challenge.  Next week, I am travelling for work so there's no way I can try it again.  I don't know what to do, but I'll try to think of something. Sorry for the lack of updates, but I've been frustrated with my situation of not being able to do this properly.  Thanks for...

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$33 Keto Challenge - Day 3

Today's lunch is basically a mirror of yesterday's, but I've added one hard boiled egg for a little more substance. DINNER UPDATE: Dinner will also look eerily familiar to yesterday's since it's exactly the same, only with an extra egg on the plate.  Sometimes this is how things go...

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$33 keto challenge - day 2

For lunch today, I'm going super simple chicken salad.  Chopped romaine lettuce, half of a sliced cucumber, a little bit of the italian seasoning, and 5 ounces of thigh/leg meat.  I pulled all of the meat that I roasted yesterday and put it into a glass lock in the refrigerator.  It makes...

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$33 keto challenge - day 1

I started the day by roasting a couple leg quarters to use for salads on Monday and Tuesday.  I'd like to take this opportunity to put on the record that roasting chicken is so simple and yields fantastic results with very little effort.  At only 89 cents per pound, I can't imagine getting...

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$33 keto weekly challenge - shopping list

Like most everything in life, practice makes perfect.  This certainly applies when shopping on a strict budget, and my experience doing this before makes a world of difference.  The first time I went shopping for a $30 weekly keto challenge, I felt like I had everything under control...

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$33 keto challenge

If you've been keeping up with the blog entries over the past couple of weeks, you'll know that I tried to eat every meal in an entire week with a total budget of $30.  While I was mostly successful, I wanted to try again with a slightly higher budget to account for my higher-than-normal protein needs.  My goal is to eat the entire week for $33, giving me an extra 43 cents per day for protein....

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Finding affordable meat for keto

Lately, as you may have noticed, I've been trying to figure out ways to eat well while spending as little as possible.  I'm convinced there have to be creative ways to create meals that basically everyone is able to afford, and still enjoy the benefits of maintaining keto eating principles. It's...

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Thoughts on the keto challenge

I was on budget for 5 of the 7 days, and I think I've taken the first steps to prove to myself it's mostly doable for a person my size.  I require more protein than the average Joe, and a pound of raw chicken breast per day, along with a few eggs doesn't cover that requirement.  As I get more active and start going to the gym, that requirement is just going to get higher.  My estimated...

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$30 weekly keto - day 7

Well, I have learned that if I want to do a $30 challenge, I can't eat according to budget for some meals, and then go out for others.  I end up eating some of my budgeted food for one meal, but then I can't count the day because I went out in my personal or professional life for another.  It has to be all or nothing.  I'm going to start this challenge again in the next couple of days...

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$30 weekly keto - day 6

Last night I made soup.  The recipe is almost exactly like the dinner update on day 1, and it really couldn't be simpler.  The last time I made it, I didn't explain it well, so here's how it goes. 2 green onions - the entire green onion except the very end root part.  I need as much flavor as possible. 3 garlic cloves 3 romaine leaves 3 basil leaves 3 little parsley branches 1...

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