Fall off the bone chicken

Do you want an easy and delicious meal? This is exactly what I wanted this week since I am having to work late and I didn't want to spend an hour cooking when I got home from work, and therefore, eat dinner at 8:30....so I made my crock pot do all the work for me.

Here is how easy it actually was.

1 pastured chicken (I got mine at Whole Foods, gross innards already removed!)
1 lemon

(I can't figure out how to rotate pic :) )

1 fist of garlic*
Sea salt and pepper
1 Tbsp fresh sage, minced
1/4 Tbsp cumin**
1/4 Tbsp paprika**
1/4 Tbsp garlic**
1/4 Tbsp onion powder**

* a fist of garlic is the entire bulb that you would buy at the grocery store
** I just used a combination of spices that I had on hand to equal approx 1 Tbsp. Any spice mixture would do. OR just use salt and pepper for a Lemon Pepper chicken

Preparation:
1) Season the entire chicken, including cavity, with sea salt, pepper, and spices
2) Place the entire fist of garlic in cavity
3) Pierce lemon all over with fork and place in cavity
4) Place chicken in crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours

When it is finished, it will be fall-off-the-bone tender. The hardest part was getting it out of the crock pot. I tried to do this gracefully so I could get a pretty 'after' picture, but that didn't happen. I also let mine cook over night, as I would be gone for more than 8 hours during the day. The next morning, I put it in Tupperware and stuck it in the fridge. It was so nice to just warm it up that night and not have to cook much. I served it with a side of fresh green beans with some sliced almonds. Now, I have lots of leftovers for breakfast and lunch. It's so important to have protein with your meals, especially breakfast!

Left overs for lunch the next day.

Some terminology

I thought it would be helpful for me to review some terminology that may appear in some of my blog posts:

• Paleo: a lifestyle diet that consists of eating lots of meat and veggies, nuts and seeds, little fruit and NO grains, dairy or soy. 
• Primal: very similar to the Paleo lifestyle, except you are able to consume dairy. Dairy does have its limits which includes full fat milks, grass fed butter, and a little bit of cheese, for example. 
• The purpose of both Paleo and Primal is to not eat any (or very little) processed food.
• My ultimate goal is to be 100% Paleo; however, I am having a hard time eliminating cheese. I can do without it on my salads, burgers, etc, but put a block of cheese in front of me and I cannot resist taking a slice or two. Send me into Whole Foods and I AM going to sample the cheese they have around the store. I am also not quite willing to give up my wine :)

• IronTribe: the Crossfit gym that I am a member of. Crossfit combines high intensity, functional movements that will make you a better, all-around, athlete. Crossfit trains you to be a general, albeit amazing, athlete. You will not be the BEST marathoner or the World's Strongest Man, but you will excel at everyday life. You will be able to run long distances, lift heavy weights and bear crawl with your 4 year old nephew. We train for life. 
• WOD: Workout of the Day.