Is “Ensure” A Good Protein Drink Option?

A new client asked if Ensure would  be a good option for a quick meal on-the-go.  Ensure is a product marketed as, per their website, having “more protein than an egg, 21 essential vitamins and minerals, and 180 calories, Ensure Clear is the fat free, refreshingly clear choice to help fill your nutritional gaps. In […]

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Paleo Snobbery

I’m a coffee snob.  I admit it.  OK, and I wine snob, too..but only in the sense that if I have a cuppa joe or a glass of vino, I want it to be something that tastes good and came from a reliable place. I use the term ‘snob’ jokingly to make fun of myself, […]

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Holiday Dilemma # 3: On the Topic of Stuffing…

What about stuffing, Nell?  I love it!  I don’t know why; I know it’s not healthy and certainly not Paleo…Any ideas for what to eat instead? For starters, let’s think about the name.  Stuffing.  Pretty much says it all.  What happens if you eat it?  You’ll feel stuffed.  Do you actually want to feel stuffed? […]

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Holiday Dilemma # 1- Family Acceptance of Your Paleo Lifestyle

Thank you, readers, for sending in your holiday eating-related questions.  So far I’ve received many great inquiries about how to handle a variety of tricky situations, and the fact that some of them are nearly identical to one another illustrates what I’ve written about before- that many of the questions you as readers have are […]

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Young Runners

Have you read the piece in the Times yesterday on the two young girls who are making headlines in the half marathon distance?   Two sisters, aged ten and twelve, were on the front page of the sports section, with the question posed, “too much, too soon?” in reference to whether or not it was […]

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For the Umpteenth Time, Paleo is Not Atkins

If I read one more article about why Paleo isn’t a good way to eat because “it’s the same as the Atkin’s Diet”, or “it doesn’t provide enough fiber or calcium” or “it doesn’t support an athlete’s training regime”, I may very well pull my hair out. Paleo is not a high protein diet.  It’s […]

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Paleo Fueling For Every Day Workouts

I’ve written a lot about how I fuel for the long haul; ironman training and racing, as well marathoning and ultra running. But what about if you don’t consider yourself an athlete?  Or you’re working out and keeping active a few days per week?  How can Paleo fit into the picture then? Recently, I received […]

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Holiday Help

Along the same line as yesterday’s post, I’d like to make the Holiday Blogs a bit more interactive.   What specific question have you got that pertains to staying healthfully Paleo during what may be a particularly tricky time of year to stick to your guns? Whether it’s help Paleoizing a traditional family recipe, or […]

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