What About Olives?

If olive oil is Paleo, aren’t olives Paleo, too? Perhaps. Similar to yesterday’s bacon post, though, it depends on the source.  More often than not, the olive preparation does render it not Paleo friendly as they’re often packed in brine with lots of sodium and sometimes vinegar. However, if you do some research, you can […]

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Is Bacon Paleo?

It can be, depending on the source and the preparation.   If you’re talking about the generic types you’ll find at most grocery stores, it’s probably not.  While pork is, of course, Paleo, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite and many of the other additives that are often used in producing and curing bacon are not. However, […]

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Tweeting With Whole Foods…

I will begin by saying that I love Whole Foods Market and spend quite a bit of cash there regularly, so please keep this in mind as you read the following ‘tweet/conversation’ that I had a few weeks back with someone tweeting on behalf of Whole Foods. It all started with a post I did […]

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Icelandic Seaweed; A Must Try!

One of the few foods I eat that does come in a package is seaweed.  I have always enjoyed the Eden brand of wakame (which only lists seaweed as its ingredient).  Recently, I tried another brand, Seaweed Iceland, who offers a lovely dulse, (also with seaweed as its only ingredient).  Here’s a little info about […]

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