(potentially stupid) Whole30 question « Back to Group Discussions

[crayfishgirl]

Hi Ladies

For those of you who have done this, how super militant were you about the rules?  We have a costco-size container of salsa, which contains 2% or less of sugar, that I've been eating with eggs in the morning (couple tablespoons).  I feel like I'm knowingly/definatly going against the rules of paying attention to ingeredients and fully avoiding anything with added sugar, but I don't want to waste it.  How bad is this? 

[TIFF4NY]

You definitely want to be 100% with the Whole30 to get the full rewards from it. Is the salsa unopened? Will it last until the end of the 30 days?

[crayfishgirl]

I figured.  Annoying.  Its opened already and one of those fresh pico de gallo-type salsas.  I've been draining the juice which is where I assumed most of the sugar would be.  I'm going to try and force feed it to DH, but I'm hyper about wasting food so I may need to be almostWhole30 for the next few days until its gone.
 

[TIFF4NY]

That should be fine! Just eat as Whole30 as you can and then begin counting the 30 days once the salsa is gone. 

[crayfishgirl]

That's what I've been doing and its been going well.  And the salsa is almost finished!
 

[crayfishgirl]

Salsa is GONE! 
 

[itsajenism]

Good luck on your Whole30! :D