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I second both of the previous suggestions. Most of the recipes I have gotten are from Nom Nom Paleo and Clothes Make the Girl. The latter also has a book called Well Fed. Almost all of the recipes are Whole30 approved, and the Kindle version (which is accessible through the phone app or through cloud reader on your computer) is only $10. It's a great book. There's a sequel, but I don't have that one so I can't speak to it. It is important to note, we like more simple foods, so some of the recipes in Well Fed were a little bit overseasoned. The Creamy spice market kale was the worst offender, the spice blend she has you make is delicious, but a little bit goes a long way!

Here is a list of good websites taken from the Whole30 website

Here are a few of my boyfriend's and my favorite recipes from our current Whole30 (we are on day 28):

Spicy Pineapple Salsa. We used less jalapeno and less red onion, because when the salsa sits in its own juices overnight, these flavors become extremely pungent.

Balsalmic Vinaigrette and the Asian Ginger dressing from this website. We haven't tried any of the other recipes yet, but the two we tried were delicious! We used a little less balsalmic vinegar than was called for, so it would have a bit less bite.

Sweet Potato Hash. I've tried this with a variety of spices and all attempts have been delicious!

This avocado chicken salad was so good that we ate it for lunch for two weeks straight. Of course, after that, we were totally sick of it. Worth it, though.

CHILI! I seriously cannot say enough good things about this Chili. I'm from Cincinnati, Ohio, and this chili is extremely similar to our local fare. Add some cinnamon for extra Cincinnati flavor! We've gone through an average of a batch per week because it is so good. Eat it on baked sweet potatoes. Eat it on sweet potato hash. Eat it on squash. Eat it on veggies. Use it as dip for raw veggies. Eat it with eggs and veggies and sweet potatoes. It's delicious in every way imaginable. AND you can double the recipe and freeze half to save on time. Just make sure that if you double it, you watch the simmer... with a larger batch it takes longer to reach a simmer, and I almost burned mine by turning it up too high to start simmering! This is also a good beginner recipe. It's really easy, and it's so delicious that you'll be shocked you're allowed to eat it. I attribute our Whole30 success largely to the success of this recipe.

Here's a good sausage seasoning recipe. I found that it was difficult to find compliant sausage, so I just bought plain ground pork or chicken and made my own sausage. For chicken sausage, I used Italian seasoning, extra rosemary, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Play around with different flavors! You could even make curry sausage if you wanted to!

Cilantro lime cauliflower rice. I was really skeptical about cauliflower rice at first. But it's actually very delicious. It's a great option if, like me, you don't really like cauliflower. If you make a big batch, reheat it separately. We made the mistake of reheating it with some meat and sauce on it, and reheating with the sauce already on made it a little too squishy.

Bonus: we haven't tried this one yet but it sounds so tasty that I had to share... Pineapple Ginger chicken wings. It says appetizer, but I'm pretty sure I could eat this for a meal and be perfectly happy.

Breakfast casseroles. I don't have a specific link, as I haven't found one online that I like, but if you want, I can give you my favorite breakfast casserole recipe that I've made so far.

Sorry for the wall of text, but I hope this was helpful!

Not having a dehydrator makes it tricky--maybe you can find one at a thrift store or borrow one from a friend? I did a 4 day trip on W30 last year and it wouldn't have been possible without the dehydrator. It would be a great investment if you're an avid backpacker.

[this]{http://meljoulwan.com/2009/02/22/my-favorite-chili-recipe/) chili is awesome as a freezer-bag meal. Also, any curry recipe (just make sure your veggies/meat are cut up into tiny bits, probably smaller than you'd usually do).

We also dehydrated our own snacks (jerky and banana chips, primarily) which is way more cost effective and earth-friendly than buying packaged stuff!

BUT...without a dedicated dehydrator, you can do some dehydrating in the oven (on lowest heat and cracked open with a wooden spoon or something). I've had sweet potatoes come out great this way. Maybe pair that with some compliant sausage, eggs and a hand full of nuts and call it a meal?

Good luck!

I'm not currently doing a Whole30, but here are some W30-compliant recipes I've been loving lately. Even though it's summer, I still love warm food!

Slow Cooker Butter Chicken. THIS IS SO GOOD, and my boyfriend and I usually get 3 meals each out of it. Have this turmeric cauliflower (either cauli heads or riced) on the side: 1 large cauliflower, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground coriander, 1/2 tsp sea salt, 3 tbsp coconut oil. Toss the cauli in the spice mixture and coconut oil, roast on a sheet pan at 425F for 30 minutes.

(The cauli recipe comes from this cookbook, which obviously isn't 100% W30-compliant, but damn there are so many recipes in here to give your veggies some variety.)

Easy Pulled Pork. We've made this pulled pork sans tacos during W30 and ate it with roasted veggies like carrots, sweet onions, sweet potatoes or red potatoes.

Fall Harvest Turkey Thai Soup. So, so delicious, but if you're not used to eating red curry paste, you may want to use half the amount of it, or even pass on it completely.

Ha, I'm definitely in the hate-washing-dishes category with you. Luckily my almost-husband lost a bet and now he has to do all the dishes ALL the time.

Some general tips:

• The first week is the hardest, by far. If you can get past that cranky/craving/exhausted stage around day 4-5, you can handle anything.
  
• I find it helpful to a weekly haul and prep when you know you're going to have a busy week. Cut up tons of veggies, cook a few chicken breasts, brown ground meat, etc. Even portion it out if you want. Then everything is ready to throw into any sort of dish when you're hungry and all you have to do is add seasonings/sauces. Plus, then you have raw veggies to snack on when you need something quick.
  
• Always leftovers. Get into the mindset of cooking for, like, a kazillion people at a time. There are a ton of great paleo bloggers and books out there if you need recipe ideas. I like Well Fed best—I couldn't have gotten through my first Whole30 without that book. It's just genuinely practical, unlike many cookbooks.
  
• If you know you're going to be eating at a restaurant, look at their menu and call ahead so don't have to ask all the annoying questions at the table.
  
• Various soda waters and La Croix flavors are bearable stand-ins for cocktails. It's nice to have something in your hand when all your friends are drinking. Plus, you can also rack up major designated driver points to be cashed in next month.
  
  Hope this helps a little! Have fun this weekend!

It gets way better! Generally My stomach is pretty messed up from medication but when I eat right with whole 30 I have no problems. For your coffee try Nut Pods As far as being hungry and feeling drained the first few days try to make sure you are eating enough and for our first dinner we always do steak, sweet potato and veggies. So filling and satisfying. Bring sweet potato to work to help with the energy slump and these RxBars help with that too. Nuts are also good to snack on. Eating healthy while doing a 12 hour shift was never easy but you just have to make time. You'll feel better after the first week. Hang in there!

I have several cookbooks that I used (and you still have time to get them from Amazon if you wish).

Everyday Paleo Family Cookbook

Well Fed <-- GET THIS ONE IT IS AMAZING

Paleo Comfort Foods

Some of the recipes needed some tweaking to remove added sugar / whole30 non-compliant foods. All the recipes in Well Fed are 100% compliant though, and they're AMAZING.

The good thing is that many of these cookbooks have a "meal plan" in their intro pages, so you can look to that for guidance.

Additionally, these resources should help you out:

http://nomnompaleo.com/recipeindex (She also has a whole30 guide here)

http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/category/recipes/

As always, vet these recipes to make sure there aren't any added sugars or tamari or anything like that. In general, though they should be ok. I sat down beforehand and made 3 weeks of meal plans and shopping lists so I had NO EXCUSES, and then sort of winged it the last week (LOTS of leftovers).

From my experience, I was unprepared for the amount of food I was cooking. I only planned dinners, and budgeted the leftovers for lunches. Even so I was still overwhelmed with food (especially because my husband was only eating the dinners about 4 times a week).

The secret is to plan plan plan so you cant' fail :)

EDIT: They just posted this over at the Whole9 blog today! http://whole9life.com/2013/07/whole30-meal-plans/

For me - weekends are for cooking lovingly with lots of invested time whilst hectic weekdays for speed-cooking, so the meals I make the most are those that take the least of my time. Here's a few of my speedy staples:

1. Lamb burgers! Combine minced lamb, shallot, mint and a little bit of salt and pepper - pop it under a grill or in a George Foreman and you're set. I like to have it in a lettuce "bun".
   
   
2. Also made this (http://www.multiplydelicious.com/thefood/2011/09/paleo-spaghetti/) the other day with some modifications and it turned out great! My modifications were to the bolognese: I fried some garlic before adding the meat and I added some oregano, salt and pepper when I added the tomato sauce.
   
   
3. I also like to stir fry some prawns with a little garlic, fresh lime juice, and fresh coriander- it's zingy and done in less than 5 minutes.
   
   Also seconding Well Fed as a cookbook, I've also recently bought Practical Paleo (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936608758) which has some lovely chicken recipes in that are mostly compliant with Whole30 - not had a good chance to read through it properly yet though.

R1D18: I got some Crio Bru roasted, ground cacao that brews like coffee, and it is such a treat. Pre-whole30, it would have been impossible to drink without sweetener and cream, but a couple of weeks in, and it is lovely. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01796N5IG

We're prepping for a 2 night camping trip, so I thought I'd share my menu plan. Kids are eating our food plus gf bread, rice, etc. Wish us luck!! The weather looks crummy, but the kids are too excited to cancel without actual thunderstorms.

Saturday

• Eggs and bacon at home
  
  
• Chicken salad (made ahead)
  
  
• Meatballs, roasted onions, potatoes, and carrots, onion gravy (made ahead)
  
  Sunday
  
  
• Tortilla Espanola
  
  
• Pulled pork lettuce tacos
  
  
• Hot dogs, red pepper + zucchini kabobs, roasted peaches
  
  Monday
  
  
• Eggs and bacon
  
  
• Lunch meat roll-ups, leftovers
  
  
• 5 guys on the way home
  
  Snacks: homemade beef jerky, lara bars, dried fruit and nuts, fresh fruit, coconut chips, epic bars
  
  
  Edited for formatting

They are whole 30 approved! I live on the north eastern side of the USA and we love our crunchy health foods. The extra light olive oil is Bertolli brand and mentions that some of the olives are sourced from Protugal, what a tiny world we live in! The Dijon is from Annie's Organics, which has white vinegar, mustard seed, sea salt, and clove. If ordering off amazon is of help, here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/Annies-Organic-Dijon-Mustard-9-Ounces/dp/B001EO5XTO

and just to be thorough, here is a link to the garlic chili sauce and the coconut aminos!
https://www.amazon.com/Tuong-Viet-Nam-Chili-Garlic-Sauce/dp/B004NPPEOA/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1510147726&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=Tuong+ot+toi+viet+nam%27s+Chili+Garlic+Sauce

https://www.amazon.com/Coconut-Secret-Aminos-Sauce-Organic/dp/B019QR8MQQ/ref=sr_1_4_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1510147842&sr=1-4&keywords=coconut+aminos

It sounds like a drag not having access to compliant ingredients. Good luck on your journey!

It seems like you are in pretty good shape in terms of new cooking supplies and grocery lists. My biggest piece of advice would be to plan, plan, plan for the week! Go to r/MealPrepSunday for tips on how to meal plan. I use a OneNote notebook to track everything...what I'm eating for each meal, what I need to buy at the grocery store, my favorite recipes and snacks, etc. If you want I can share with you what I use. But I think a key for you will be to make sure you plan ahead and figure out what you need for the week.

Also make sure you have plenty of tupperware if you do bulk prep...I currently use these.

My roommate and I are starting the Whole30 when we move in next Monday, and we're going to be relying pretty heavily on my slow cooker. We both have dining plans, but we're expecting to use that only for lunch. That means eating a healthy breakfast in the room (fresh fruit smoothies or microwaved eggs for me), a vegetable-heavy salad for lunch with fresh fruit on the side, and then eating in the room for dinner. If at all possible, I'd suggest avoiding the pre-cooked foods in the dining hall and doing your own grocery shopping when you can.

Here are a few of the recipes I've saved for the next month:

• http://everydaypaleo.com/smokey-roast/
  
  
• http://fastpaleo.com/recipe/crockpot-balsamic-roast/
  
  
• http://www.marksdailyapple.com/asian-pepper-steak-crock-pot-recipe/#axzz2byN7z5fP
  
  
• http://blog.stuffimakemyhusband.com/2010/12/chicken-with-40-cloves-of-garlic-slow.html
  
  
• http://marianutrition.blogspot.com/2010/08/italian-meatballs.html
  
  
• http://nomnompaleo.com/post/4807547385/slow-cooker-roast-chicken-and-gravy
  
  I'm going to downsize the recipes a bit to fit into my 3 quart Crock-Pot (I have this one), and some of the recipes will require a bit of tweaking to be totally Whole30 compliant, but they're a much better starting point than anything my campus has to offer.

Get a Mazzaluna Chopper i like this one Just throw all of your salad fixings in a bowl and chop it up with it. I used to hate having to chop up every ingredient of a salad but this makes salads super easy to make! Then just throw some protein on top like rotisserie chicken or leftover steak or something.

Congrats on the progress! I’m not a big fan of flavored seltzers, but the grapefruit flavored Spindrift sparkling water was so clutch for me kicking my soda/juice addiction. I now buy them by the case on Amazon, can’t recommend it enough!

Spindrift Sparkling Water,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077BHYQ8W?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I am on my third round and drink my coffee black now...but, prior to W30, I poured a ton of vanilla CoffeeMate in there. While just typing that still makes me salivate, I am fine with black coffee now. It definitely got easier after a few days. You might also consider ordering nutpods. They're a great W30 approved creamer.

Awesome. I just ordered a 12 pack from Amazon for $20. Seems like a pretty good deal.

Honestly, Whole 30 sort of saved money for me because I'm not going to bars and spending money on alcohol anymore. I suppose if you're not seeing any cost savings in this area it means you didn't drink much before, but you should also be saving some money in terms of going out to restaurants/buying baked goods and quick convenience foods.

As far as groceries go: green cabbage and collards are extremely cheap and filling. If you can figure out some ways to prepare them to your liking they'll help with the budget. Canned tuna is good for inexpensive meat. Sweet potatoes are pretty affordable and are very filling.

You can make this work. I think your hormones are probably getting to you a little bit. The PMS is worse this time around because your glucose levels are lower. Here's a good book that explains why this happens during our cycles. Go for a walk. Get some fresh air. Figure out what's going to alleviate some of the stress for you.

It's going to be OK. This is far from the worst thing that's ever happened to you. Struggle builds character. I think down the road you'll look back at this post, this moment, this feeling of frustration, and realize you came out better for it.

Try Nutpods in any flavor they have! Whole30 approved & makes coffee taste as amazing as it can w/o sugar. nutpods Variety 3-Pack, Unsweetened Dairy-Free Creamer, Whole30, Paleo, Keto, Non-GMO & Vegan, for Coffee, Tea & Cooking, made from almond and coconut

Would be really good with these, can get a good deal at WF too. https://www.amazon.com/Siete-Cassava-Coconut-Tortillas-Approved/dp/B01DETJ4LY?th=1

Stevia in my tea is great! The liquid stuff. Powdered stevia isn't so great.

https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Drops-SweetLeaf-Sweetener-SteviaClear/dp/B00GRY33AC/