Paleo Mardi Gras; Can It Be Done?

Yes. I am going to start this post with a caveat: I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to find a raw kale salad and a plain grass-fed steak offered on the typical menu if you’re actually in New Orleans this coming Tuesday, but I will tell you that a colleague of mine who is […]

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Toting Your Paleo Food In Style

Nell, I am really getting the hang of prepping food at home and have absolutely no qualms about bringing my lunch and snacks to work, as well as packing for my kids, too. Here’s the problem:  while it’s quite simple to find a lunch tote for my kids (it’s not exactly hard to walk into […]

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Vitamins Before Flying? Do They Work and Are They Paleo?

On a flight this morning, the passenger next to me popped an ‘Airborne’ brand tablet.  Another person emptied a sachet of ‘Emergen-C’ brand powder into their water. Do they really do anything? And are either of those products Paleo? Well, no to the second question, hands down. Airborne contains sorbitol (remember this good old additive?  […]

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Please Just Plan

I had dinner with a friend the other day and he commented that he hardly ever has time to eat and never has time to cook.  He works long hours and tried to find a ten minute window at some point during the middle of the day to inhale some chow, and then does the […]

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Grass Fed & Grain Finished?

Did you know that even if meat is touted as being grass fed, it’s possible that it was ‘grain finished’?  As in, the cow ate grass for much of its life and then was fed some type of grain before slaughter. Not good for so many reasons, so make sure you ask your butcher to […]

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How Much Fruit Is Too Much Fruit?

Lots of clients ask me about fruit.  “Isn’t it too sugary?” or “Should I avoid fruit if I’m trying to lose weight?” are but two very commonly asked questions. First of all, yes, fresh fruit is Paleo. The part that I think confuses a lot of people is how much to eat and when.    […]

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Signature Raw Paleo Truffles Revisited for Valentine’s

I don’t typically do a re-post of something I’ve written about before, but there are certain things that are worth the exception; like my recipe for decadent Paleo truffles. I feel in two minds about posting Paleo dessert recipes because many people still view dessert in the wrong light, as in something you eat often […]

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A Date for Valentine’s Day

A dried date, that is! Jeff Nimoy, fellow devout Paleo follower, who runs his own blog, Cooking Caveman, has kindly shared this decadent Paleo treat using dates in lieu of chocolate for a special Valentine’s Day dessert. He suggests not wrapping them too far in advance as the sugars start to break down and it […]

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My Paleo Valentine

I asked my own Valentine (my husband) the other day for a blog topic idea.  Yes, I do sometimes find myself for a blog topic now and then! His suggestion was quite apropos; he thought I should write about how to do Valentine’s Day, Paleo Style. Brilliant! One of my favorite things to do is […]

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