30 day challenge — BLOG — The Sassy Nation

The first seven days of the fitfluential Eat Clean 30-Day Challenge are behind me and I’ve come up with a solid plan to keep myself on track with my goals.

Primarily, I want to eat more fresh fruit and veggies. More specifically, I’m planning to eat vegetables that I don’t normally gravitate towards. If you’re like me, then you probably eat the same things over and over. So I feel it’s past time to give some new vegetables a try. I strongly believe that with the right flavor profile and preparation any vegetable can be delicious.

Check out my first impression of my experience with red spinach from last week here, plus why I’m choosing to give it another go again this week.

Here are my plans going forward for the rest of the challenge:

Week 2: Eat more red spinach, also incorporate brussel sprouts

Week 3: Incorporate squash, zucchini and broccoli rabe

Week 4: Revisit green peas (my childhood nemesis) and green tomatoes

I think breaking down what I plan to experiment with will help me stay organized and plan my meals and shopping for the week.

I am also challenging myself to drink at least a gallon of water everyday, plus one green drink– which can be a juice, smoothie or my chlorophyll water, and of course all the new veggies.

So those are my goals. Wish me luck!

Day 3:

So today is Day 3 of my participation in the fitfluential 30-Day Eat Clean Challenge. I am happy to announce that FitFluential recently selected me as a brand ambassador for the next year. Since this is my first time working with the brand, I’ll be sharing some of my small victories here and on social media over the course of the challenge. I have a goal of drinking at least one green drink, whether that be a juice, a smoothie, or my chlorophyll water everyday. Additionally, I will make an effort to cut back on seafood and make more plant-based food choices. And… I’m definitely planning to venture outside my comfort zone with my vegetables this month. So when I saw red spinach at my local Trader Joes I said, let me give it a try since I love me some greens!

I’ll admit the red spinach was a little different and more rustic than I’m used to. I love my green spinach raw or barely wilted. I didn’t really enjoy the red spinach raw, but in a spicy pepper jack grilled cheese– ahh-mazing! And here’s one happy surprise that happened to my lunch… the red spinach turned my pasta into a really pretty pink! How cool is that? I’m a nerd, don’t judge me. It get my kicks where I can.

Anyhoo, follow me on social to for real time updates on the 30-Day Challenge. See you around!

FitFluential 30-Day Challenge

Day 3:

FitFluential 30-Day Challenge