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Paleo Breakfast with Asparagus

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Healthy Paleo Breakfast with Asparagus Wrapped in Prosciutto, Fried Egg, and Raw Pecan Halves

Sun’s up!

Went down to the park early this morning chasing tree branches…have you done that recently? Jumped up and reached? really stretched your body to reach up..feels good when you make it. We ran slowly warming our bodies up then ran fast (like tigers were chasing us), hiding behind trees to catch our breath peeking round corners then chasing each other until forced to stop due to laughing too much. Then back home for breakfast.

Children still asleep, love that moment when peace fills the house and all is well.

We are cooking breakfast together. Easy and delicious.

We have asparagus, bacon, pecan nuts and eggs.

Asparagus …if ever a vegetable was made for indulgence this is it! And no need to get fancy. We British like our asparagus green, grown in full sunlight. Other European countries prefer it white with characteristic purple shading and yellow tips. Before we imported the stuff (and made it available throughout the year) asparagus was an eagerly awaited spring food, grown in the Vale of Eavesham, East Anglia and Cambridgeshire (think wide open spaces, glorious sky lines and fens) and the customary start date for the asparagus season? Why 1st May!

Recipe:

Asparagus

Bacon

Eggs

Pecan Nuts

Method:

Lightly rub the asparagus with coconut oil and roast gently in the oven for a matter of minutes until tender. Wrap with the cooked bacon and top with a fried egg. Add a few pecan nuts on the side and enjoy!

PS.Some Nutritional Notes on Asparagus – this vegetable is packed full of the good stuff!

It’s rich in beta-carotene which is good for healthy skin and vision; folate which protects against birth defects; soluble fibre which slows down the release of sugar into the blood stream and potassium which helps to balance blood pressure and rutin which protects the body from infection. It is also a bit of a diuretic and was used in olden days to treat a sluggish digestion and fluid retention.

Do you have any good asparagus recipes? We’d love to hear..

Paleo Meals for a Week

Apr 29

Posted by Paleo Works

It’s Sunday and it’s raining…again!

This article details a full week of our paleo meals: it gives an idea of what we are eating now with our family of three children – that’s those still living at home!

Saturday: Breakfast

paleo-breakfast Fried in coconut oil: sausage (for children, gluten free) , bacon, egg, asparagus tomatoes

Lunch: Bacon, beetroot, walnuts

Tea: Supper out – dinner date: Bluebell Inn

Sunday Breakfast:

Bacon, egg, mince, fresh herbs, mushrooms, tomatoes courgettes onions (leftover from fridge)

Lunch (children only) chopped walnuts, yoghurt (greek style), banana

butternut-squash-wedges Tea: Roast chicken, roast butternut squash, sweet potatoes, spring greens cabbage and paleo friendly gravy

Monday: Breakfast:

Liver, bacon bits, fresh green herbs

Lunch : (children only) omelette, bacon bits cheese, butter

mince-and-butternut-squash Tea: minced beef, cooked with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, ginger, garlic chilli served with slices of roast butternut squash topped with cheese, grilled lightly and sprinkled with herbs