345 AM alarm, black coffee, 1/2 banana, almond butter and crossing.

Steak for breakfast because honestly we weren't prepared.

Kale salad with chicken for lunch. Apples, nuts, cucumber, celery for snacks.

This recipe for dinner:

Emergency Protein with Curry & Cabbage

Recipe from the Nom Nom Paleo™ app for the iPad

Makes : 4 Servings

Hands-On Time : 15 min

Total Time : 15 min

The idea behind emergency protein (a.k.a. garbage stir-fry) is to quickly cook up whatever protein and vegetables you have lingering in the fridge. Ground meat is budget-friendly and perfect for stir-frying, and with some vegetables and spices, you'll soon have a big batch of food that you can shovel into your mouth whenever necessary. 

Ingredients:

1 pound ground meat (venison, beef, pork, or lamb)

1 tablespoon Ghee or fat of choice

½ large onion, diced

2 teaspoons Madras curry powder or seasoning of choice

kosher salt

Freshly-ground black pepper

2 cups roughly chopped cabbage or bite-sized fresh or frozen vegetables of your choice

Juice from ½ lime or a splash of vinegar

Cooking Equipment:

12-inch cast iron skillet (with lid)

Citrus juicer

Preparation Steps:

If your meat's still frozen, submerge it in hot tap water for 15 minutes or until it's thawed. [1 lb ground meat]

Heat your cooking oil of choice in a large cast iron skillet. [1 T Ghee or fat of choice]

Cook the onions until they're soft and translucent. [½ large onion, diced]

Add the ground meat to the onions in the skillet.

Break it up with a wooden spoon, and…

Stir fry until the pink's gone.

Sprinkle the curry powder on the ingredients, season with the salt and pepper to taste, and stir to incorporate. [2 tsp Madras curry powder salt pepper]

Throw in the cabbage, and… [½ small cabbage, roughly chopped]

Cover and cook for 2 minutes or until the cabbage softens.

Taste and adjust the seasonings as desired.

Add a spritz of lime juice, and… [juice from ½ lime]

Plate it up. This recipe calls for curry and cabbage, but it can be endlessly modified, so feel free to improvise. Just sample the food while you cook, and stop seasoning when it tastes right.