One of my FAVORITE paleo food sites:
The clothes that make the girl.

Here is Mel’s Chili – YUUUMMMMMMM!!!!!

Mel’s Favorite Chili
Makes about 6 servings of 1 1/3 cups each
Zone: 3P + 2F + 1C
Weight Watchers: 5 points, includes 1 healthy fat serving

Ingredients:
the base:
2 tablespoons of your favorite fat: olive oil, coconut oil
2 onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 lbs. ground meat (lean beef, pork, turkey, veal, bison, or a mix)
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spices:
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon salt
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liquids:
14.5 oz. can chopped tomatoes (I like Muir Glen fire-roasted.)
6 oz. tomato paste
14.5 oz. can beef broth
12 oz. water

Directions:
1. Heat the oil in a large soup pot. Add onions and saute ’til soft. Add garlic and let heat ’til fragrant, about 2 minutes. DO NOT BURN THE GARLIC. Add the meat and sauté until browned and crumbled.

2. Blend all the spices in a small bowl. Add to pot and stir well, about 1 minute.

3. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, beef broth, and water to the pot. Stir well.

4. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low so the pot has a gentle simmer. SIMMER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS. Do not skimp on the simmer. Just as rest time is the magic time when you build your strength, simmering is the magic time when the flavors meld.

Variations:
Add additional quality fats with some chopped black olives, green olives, or avocado slices (or all three!).

Add more veggies by serving over a bed of cooked spaghetti squash, grated zucchini, or baby spinach leaves.

Thursday we are having a Thanksgiving Day WOD.
So far we have nearly 30 people signed up in the gym… we WANT MORE!!!!
Bring your friends, family, neighbor, mailman (they have the day off)…

We will take you through a TOUGH workout – tough enough to help you feel better about Dinner

As I have posted for the last couple of days, here is a final LINK to a wonderful recipe.
Keep your Thanksgiving healthy – enjoy time with family – come in for a WORKOUT – get ready for BLACK FRIDAY!

Article from Whole9 – Thanksgiving Part 2 ‘Small Gathering Turkey’

(Image courtesy of Whole9)
~Mike

WOD
Strength Day
3RM Back Squat
3RM Deadlift

On the countdown to Thanksgiving and all of the food choices you will be faced with, I am posting links to great alternatives.

Focus on eating well, even when everyone around is not.
You choose what goes in your mouth.
You choose how you will feel later on (or the next day).

One of our FAVORITE sites is whole9life.com. Melissa and Dallas are geniuses when it comes to ‘Tough Love’, great nutrition information, and loads of articles that give it to you straight.

I have a link here – Thanksgiving Part 1 – that will take you to their awesome recipes posted by their fans.
YUM!!!!
‘Stuffing and Cranberry Sauce‘ Paleofied…

(Picture courtesy of Whole9)
~Mike
WOD
As many rounds as possible in 20 min
15 KB Swings (1p/1.5p)
30 Sit Ups
15 Overhead Squats (65/95)