Whole30. Keto. South Beach. North Beach. Low Carb. Low Sugar. Low Happiness. (Kidding.) It seems that there’s a continual lineup of trendy red carpet diets that swear to improve your overall health and change your life forever. We’ve done Whole30 a few times and did gain some valuable information from doing so, but these days we are a bit hesitant in trying the latest “it” diet. For us, it’s all about balance. Eat healthy, splurge occasionally, drink less, work out regularly. Oh, and don’t forget to drink more water! While we were doing Whole 30, we stumbled upon a few recipes that we still keep in our rotation of meals. This is one of them. I don’t want to claim that this recipe is in fact Whole30 approved or whatnot, because it seems the rules are always changing. I do know this: it’s healthy, it’s flavorful, it’s fast, it’s cheap. What more could you want from a weeknight meal?

Sometimes life is just… well… busy. As much as we love cooking, during the week it really becomes a challenge to find time to cook. We make it a priority to cook at home at least one night during the weekend, but with work and rehearsals and blog events and whatever else is going on throughout the week, sometimes we just need a meal we can pull together quickly. Let’s be honest, when it’s 8:30 on Wednesday and we’re hangry, if we don’t have something at the house, a Taco Bell run is pretty inevitable. Our post today will hopefully prevent that from happening in both our house and yours. This is a super easy recipe that takes about 10 minutes to prep. When making good carnitas, it’s all in the rub. You can adjust this rub really based on what spices you prefer, but we usually use some combination of chili powder, garlic powder, salt, cayenne pepper, and cumin.