Friday, September 28, 2012

Veggie-ful Paleo Chili

This morning, Matt talked me into doing G.I. Jane at 4:30am. Yeah, thats early.

G.I. Jane is oddly my favorite WOD. 100 burpee pull-ups (yes, thats one move, burpee, into a pull-up). I hate burpees as much as the next person, and I REALLY hate pull-ups. But the "scaling" for this is a sort of jumping pullup. Basically I can pull myself up if my arms are not completely locked out at the bottom. Still very painful, but obviously not a hard. I finished in 10:54 (about a MINUTE before Matt!!! Woop)


*Here's the proof*


Got my ass kicked this am by my gf  in GI Jane! Great job darling!   !

**He did it on a higher bar!

After yesterday's killer pull-up WOD, and Tuesday's pull-up infested WOD, and now G.I. Jane....I feel like my arms might fall off.

The Paleo Chili was good!
As promised, here's the recipe :)

Veggie-ful Paleo Chili 

(pics to come later!!)

Ingredients:
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 yellow onion (chopped)
  • 2 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 lb lean ground beef (grass-fed if possible!)
  • 1-2 tbsp chili powder (or to taste)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 15oz can tomato sauce 
  • 1 medium zucchini, chopped 
  • 3 carrots, sliced (1/2 in slices?)
  • (other veggie suggestions- sweet potato, jicama, squash, peppers...)
  • 1 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup water
1- Heat oil in a large pot, then add onion and garlic. Let cook for about 2 minutes
2- Add beef and cook until it's no longer pink.
3- Add everything else! Let cook for about an hour and a half on low (make sure you stir occasionally and check the added veggies to make sure they're soft)
4- Taste, add salt, pepper, chili powder as needed. Then eat!!!

Tastes really good over a coconut flour biscuit! Also, would be good served over spaghetti squash.

Before I sign off for the weekend (it's Friday people!!!) ...

First, I found the most amazing paleo approved dessert topping....I can't wait to tell you about it next week! (I literally sang "Almost Paradise" as I licked my spoon after making this)

Second, It's my Daddy's 50th birthday today!! 

Yep, I made him try CrossFit when he visited me.
I'll be 25 in a few months, which means I'll be exactly half his age! Which I realized this morning, means he was 25 when I was born (lots of work going on in my head today) I couldn't imagine having 2 kids right now. My parents are crazy people :)



Last, tomorrow marks 1 week until my first CrossFit competition and Sunday we are doing our CrossFit total! I can't wait to see how I do!

Happy weekend everyone!

8 comments:

  1. Way to rock the 4:30am workout!!! You go, girl!! Your chili looks fabulous too! Spa love!

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    1. I love getting my workout in early! energy the rest of the day! (I do go to bed before 10 most nights!)

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  2. Ew i hate pullups and burpees! Whoever intented burpee pullups is a jerkface. I've never done that WOD, but I'm pretty sure it would take me a billion years:) nice work!

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    1. AGREED! ugh such an awful idea...but for some reason its kinda fun?

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  3. Okay, burpee pull ups?! Girl you rock! That sounds like it might kill me! Hahaa. ;)

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  4. Awesome job girl! and happy birthday Dad! SPA <3

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