Moo-Free

I've always been a nutrition nerd: I research and keep up-to-date on all the developing trends on diets, workouts and general health, but I have yet to apply any of those findings to my own lifestyle.  

Over the weekend, I decided to try kicking dairy to the curb for the week.  Luckily, it's not a huge diet overhaul.  I don't have a lot of dairy products to eliminate--but, I am going to miss cheese for a week.

I'm just curious if removing dairy from my diet makes me feel any different.  

In just a few days, I've realized that cutting dairy from my day to day menu means that I've cut out some not-so-healthy comfort foods that I tend to rely on dining out and at home (pasta topped with grated pecorino, cheesy egg omelettes, cheeseburgers, pizza, etc.).

In order to stay dairy-free, I've been relying more on home-cooked meals, and I've been making myself some good ones:

{Mexican egg scramble with sauteed veggies and kale, garnished with radishes and cilantro}

{Squash "pasta" with tomatoes, basil and a drizzle of balsamic}

and not pictured: purple sweet potato topped with garlicky kale and white bean stuffing and of course, lots of mega salads with tuna and all the fixings.

Yum!