Do you ever crave fast food? I have realized that it is not actually the food that I crave as opposed to the happy childhood memories that went along with the food.

Emotions and food tend to go hand in hand. People get stressed and they eat. People rejoice and they eat. People get sad and they eat.

For me, eating reminds me of my happy childhood memories. Although we did not go out to eat very often when I was growing up, we did eat dinner EVERY SINGLE NIGHT as a family. Food and eating was a special time for our family to bond and catch up with each other.

Dinner was typically served between 5:30 and 6:00 pm. I can still hear my Mum calling "Dinner is served!". My sisters and I would run down the stairs, excited to eat yet another home cooked meal made by our mother. We would all sit and wait until everyone was seated and served and once the "go ahead and eat" was stated, the feast would begin!

To this day, I love to eat and cook because it always seems to bring me closer to my happy childhood memories. It was such a wonderful time in my life that as an adult, living in an adults world, I CRAVE my childhood feelings.

Big Macs, for me, will always have a direct correlation to happy childhood memories. Let's face it, how could a child be miserable when in front of a smiling Ronald McDonald? That happy face with all of his other happy looking clan of characters could not possibly conjure any type of sad emotion.

Creating my own Big Mac and not using any bread, gluten or processed food was going to be a challenge, but the child in me knew I could do it!

First, I had to create the "special" sauce which is the main taste of the Big Mac. Without the sauce, would a Big Mac even be called a Big Mac? After several attempts, I finally nailed it and created a Thousand Islands Dressing.

Next, I sauteed some bacon and onion in a deep sauce pan to add some additional flavor to the dish.

Knowing that we had to add some type of "burger" component, I decided to use Trader Joe's Turkey Burgers. These burger patties are Whole30 approved and are great when you are in a jam and need a quick meal.

Lastly, I grabbed a bag of shredded coleslaw mix, through it in the saute pan, added my sauce and some nutritional yeast and quickly tossed it all together.

I served this to Mr. Grumbles (A.K.A. Husband) and he said, and I will quote him as healthy food is not something he necessarily enjoys, "Cat, this is really good"!

If Mr. Grumbles approved, I am sure you will too!

Big Mac In A Bowl (Whole30, Low Carb, Keto, GF)

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Whole30 approved and easy to make, this meal is a "must try" for anyone craving a Big Mac.

Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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6 slices of bacon
4oz onion, chopped (approximately 1 small onion)
2 Turkey patties from Trader Joe's
16 oz packaged coleslaw mix, shredded
1 cup Thousand Islands Dressing
¼ cup nutritional yeast
1 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)

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Instructions

Cook bacon in a large saute pan until almost crispy. Add chopped onion and continue to cook until onion is translucent
Add chopped turkey patty (or add crumbled meat)
Continue to cook until meat is cooked all the way.
Once meat has cooked, add shredded cabbage, nutritional yeast and dressing to the pan and stir to properly coat the shredded cabbage.
Divide among 4 bowls and sprinkle on some sesame seeds.