Overall the Whole30 diet is nutritionally unsound; while its emphasis on protein and whole foods is aligned with mainstream advice, dieticians have criticized it for its restrictive nature, its “bizarre” exclusions, and its possible negative effects on dieters’ social lives.
But tbh it sounds pretty easy to make tasty things with the weird restrictions.
Whole oven/fire roasted eggplant with tahini would be a great vegan main course or side dish i’d go for.
No experience directly, and it seems a bit arbitrary but seems like it shouldn’t be too tough? Swap in potato for grains. Can eat plenty of meat and fat. First thing to try if you’re not happy with your cooking is season stuff more (add more salt).
Otoh, if you are cutting out sugar and there was a lot of it in your diet you may just be experiencing an adjustment phase.
Can’t just drop stuff, gotta replace it. Like the function of the wine here is mainly acid, so substitute tomato sauce or balsamic vinegar or something. Use ghee instead of butter.
I also use my cast iron pan for stuff like cornbread and pizza but it doesnt seem to outperform non stick baking pans by much. With meat its night and day though.
I need to replace nonstick pans every few years because no matter how careful I am they eventually get nicked or scratched or overheated and ruined. I have 3 cast iron skillets. I bought one of them about 8 years ago. The other two I found in a box in the garage and are at least 50 years old.