Whole30: Intro

So I’m going to be doing the Whole30 program for the next 30 days, April 1-30. Whole30 is a rather severe version of the Paleo diet, in which one is limited to eating meat, fish, eggs, lots of veggies, fruits, nuts, and healthy fats. You know, food. No added sugar, no processed crap, no unpronounceable additives, no Frankenfoods. Also, no grains, legumes, dairy or dairy products, or alcohol, all of which studies have shown may be irritant or even toxic to some people’s systems.

The idea is to clean out one’s body of guck, at least for a month, and re-set to a baseline – and then slowly reintroduce the forbidden food items and gauge one’s reaction to them. This way, you learn what foods really are healthy and nourishing for your unique and singular self.

More than that, I don’t really want to explain. Click the link above, Google it if you want to know more. The small point I want to make in this post is that I’ll be blogging the next month to chronicle my Whole30 experience. But I won’t be writing much, because what I mostly want to do is just post pics of my meals. Like this…

…and this… 

…and this.

(I’ve already switched partway to Paleo; I often make dishes – like the ones above – that are Whole30 approved.)

I figure if I’m going to all the trouble and effort of preparing virtually all my meals for the next 30 days (eating out is problematic, since it can be difficult to find food that’s compliant with the program), I might as well take photos of them. If I do my job right, my dishes will be delicious and healthy. But if I put in a some extra effort, maybe they’ll also be pretty. And if I really do it well, they’ll be porn.

Food porn, that is.

At least that’s what I’ll be aspiring to. You’ll know it when you see it.