Oh, please, just leave it alone! Care for some low fat frozen yogurt, diet cookies, fat free frozen pizza, 100-calorie bags of chips, no carb energy bars and chewing gum with an appetite suppressant in it? Oh, and don’t forget some pills that will simultaneously make your skin appear more tan and ‘give you energy’ […]
Read More ›If you’re a conscientious shopper, you’re already hip to the fact that what you might see at the butcher’s counter is confusing, to say the least, and I’m not referring to deciphering what cuts come from which parts of an animal. I’m talking labeling on meat. What does it mean and can we trust it? […]
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Read More ›Bananas, apples, carrots & beets… all Paleo friendly plants indeed, so would they constitute a good meal option then? If you’ve got a state of the art juicer in your kitch, I could see why you’d like to make the most of it. Equally, if the cafe in your office building sells juices, it […]
Read More ›During a recent SKYPE conversation with an international client, I was asked an interesting question. “Nell, I read The Paleo Diet and it talks about an 85% plan. Will you write my meal plan at 85% rather than 100% and then I can still have my favorite non Paleo cheat foods?”, John (as I’ll call […]
Read More ›Yesterday, amidst the pizza places, the McDonald’s and the little French cafes selling baguettes, my husband and I popped into a casual little eatery to grab a quick lunch. Simple usually proves to work quite well for Paleo, and it did again yesterday! After a long morning run including a jaunt through Central Park, by […]
Read More ›While I realize that what I’m about to write may border on blasphemy for die-hard traditionalists, as in- no potatoes, Irish Soda Bread or Beer on the 17th, it IS possible to prep it, Paleo Style, simply by sticking to some basic similar ingredients (one of which is cabbage) and themes. Rather than Beef Brisket […]
Read More ›Today, for the first time, I was pulled aside at TSA while going through airport security at LAX. I’d done something quite silly and forgotten that I had a little bottle of water in one of my carry on bags, which obviously triggered a red flag while it went through the scan. Not a […]
Read More ›Funny, every once in a while when I run into someone who finds out what I do and then tells me that they used to be Paleo. It typically happens after I’ve given a lecture, or sometimes at the grocery store or even at a restaurant. They’ll go on to recount how great they felt/how […]
Read More ›At one of my favorite local haunts, which has the most amazing raw greens selection in their salad bar, all of which are washed, chopped finely, spun dry and clearly labeled, something caught my attention today. In addition to all the lovely raw options, there are also several simply steamed veggie choices, including broccoli, asparagus […]
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