A Whole Family on Whole 30 - Reintroducing Legumes

I have not made any concrete decisions yets about what we will or will not be adding back into our diet. But we have decided that we are going to reintroduce each of the four food groups we cut out on one day, way for a couple of days to watch for a reaction, and then move on to the next group. This way, even if we decide not to add something back into our diet I will know if anyone has a particular issue. 

The first food group we tested was legumes. So Wednesday was legume day and I've never seen my boys so excited to eat beans. :) For breakfast I made a hash with onions, potatoes, ham, bell pepper, and pinto beans. Then I topped this with a fried egg. This is actually a go meal that I used to make all the time, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. At lunch time I completely forgot it was legume day. And for dinner we had the boys' favorite: Taco Salad. I made black beans at Brandon's request and refried pinto beans for the little men. I ate a bite of the refried beans, but skipped the black beans. I don't really like beans, they have a lot of calories and carbs, and I would rather have something I enjoy... Like peanut butter. After dinner I had one GLORIOUS spoonful of peanut butter. I love peanut butter.

So far, I haven't noticed any reactions in anyone. I understand why beans are excluded from the Whole30 and tend to avoid them myself just out of a personal preference but will probably add them back in for Brandon and the boys. They like them, they have some nutritional value and the are a great filler food. When we eat things like taco salad, I use A LOT of taco meat and organic beans are a lot less expensive that organic ground beef. 

As for PB, I'm hoping that this can stick around and be a special treat. My oldest boy has a new found love for cashew butter which is great, but a bite of peanut butter every once in a while never hurt anyone... Right?

Other than legume day we have pretty much stuck to our Whole30 diet. I made banana pancakes this morning and homemade jam, but it's all grain free, no added sugar, etc... We did add ham back into our diet. It does have organic sugar as one of the ingredients but it has less than one gram per serving. I am not worrying about the boys turning into sugar fiends because of Black Forest ham. We also all had a bite of a chocolate bar tonight. There was only one bar that Sprouts sold that didn't have soy in it, so I was skeptical (plus it was expensive) but it ended up being really pretty good. 

Tomorrow is dairy day! I'll keep you posted!