My Goo-Free Kitchen: Today’s Meals (#3)
March 29, 2025: Breakfast Burritos & Grilled Pork
👋😀 Welcome to My Goo-Free Kitchen!
Each day, I’m sharing the real meals I eat to stay energized, healthy, and feeling my best—no processed junk, no sugar crashes, just nourishing, whole foods.
By documenting what I eat, I’m showing how easy it can be to stay on track with a goo-free lifestyle while still enjoying delicious meals.
Whether you’re looking for meal inspiration or just curious about how to live without ultra-processed ingredients, I hope this gives you practical ideas to implement into your own kitchen.
Let’s dive into today’s meals!
How I’m Feeling today:
Robert and I both woke up naturally at 5:00 am — no alarm, just an alert and rested start to the day.
Tea with milk and honey in hand, we cozied up with our books and let the morning unfold slowly.
The week had been busy, but Friday night’s reset — complete with homemade air-popped popcorn (with butter and salt!) and a movie — gave us exactly what we needed to rest and recharge.
Even though we’re eager for more spring weather, this morning’s snowfall reminded us that moisture is always welcome in the trees.
Brunch – 10:00 AM
🌯 Homemade Breakfast Burritos
We make breakfast burritos at least once per week - they are hearty, filling, high-protein, and they keep us satisfied until early afternoon.
Stacy’s wheat tortillas (Goo-free!)
sharp cheddar cheese (shredded from a block)
4 ounces of pork sausage
3 Brussels sprouts, sliced and sautéed
2 eggs, scrambled
Home-cooked black beans (soaked & cooked from dry)
served with homemade Salsa!
👉 Why I love this meal: We feel like we are treating ourselves, but all of the ingredients and wholesome, healthy, and nutrient-rich.
💡 Goo-Free Tip: Pre-shredded cheese often contains anti-caking agents like cellulose, which I avoid. Read more about cellulose in processed cheese products.
Afternoon Snack – 2:00 PM
Salty and sweet, another easy solution to fend off midday hunger without succumbing to the sugar cravings.
🌰 🍌 Mixed Nuts & Dried Bananas
50g salted roasted mixed nuts – cashews, macadamia nuts, pecans, almonds, pistachios, and Brazil nuts. Loaded with healthy fats and protein.
25g Organic dried banana slices (“coins”) – cut in slices, they look like coins and have a wonderful chewy texture and a mild natural sweetness. A great compliment to mixed salted nuts, they contain no preservatives or additives.
👉 Why I chose this snack: This complete snack curbs my appetite for hours without the “food coma” that often accompanies a heavy or processed meal.
💡 Goo-Free Tip: Read the ingredients on dried fruit packaging to see if there are sweeteners, preservatives, or oils that are used to make them look better in the package but offer no nutritional value (and could make you feel sick).
Dinner – 5:30 PM
🐖 Grilled Pork & Cheese Sandwich
Grilled pork loin (with light natural seasoning and a dash of sea salt)
Homemade wheat bun with sesame seeds
Cold Gruyère cheese
Castelvetrano olives
Sliced raw carrots
👉 Hot, Cold, and Simple: We like to mix it up with a modest portion of grilled meat (pork, in this case) and a cold cheese sandwich on the side. The sliced carrots are in lieu of a salad that would have been too filling, and olives as a cheese pairing.
💡 Goo-Free Tip: When we bake bread, we toss in seeds, sliced nuts, and/or heavy fiber grains to add flavor and texture, and bake our buns with 100g of wet dough to keep them small in portion size.
Dessert – 6:00 PM
🍫 A block of dark chocolate – we enjoy a piece of chocolate quite often!
👉 A dessert tip: If you like chocolate but want to keep the cost down, opt for a high quality bag of dark chocolate chips. They are much easier to control portions, and you can enjoy the flavor in smaller bites to make it last longer.
💡 Goo-Free Tip: Dark chocolates tend to have a lower glycemic index, less sugar, and more flavor per bite.
Reflections & Takeaways
✅ Curbing you appetite with a hot cup of tea and milk can last quite late into the morning, and allow your metabolism to process whatever was left from yesterday.
✅ Unsweetened dry fruit is high in fiber and doesn’t lead to sugar cravings like sweetened dry fruit does.
✅ Grilled meats tend to be lower in fat and easier to digest.
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