"Today, the USDA and the Department for Health & Human Services Announce New Dietary Guidelines to Help Americans Make Healthier Food Choices and Confront Obesity Epidemic" Included in the new guidelines: "The new 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans focus on balancing calories with physical activity, and encourage Americans to consume more healthy foods like vegetables, fruits, […]
Read More ›I LOVE coconut. SO tasty and SO good for you! Coconut oil (organic, unrefined), coconut water (PLAIN- with NO additives), coconut milk and… this is to die for… coconut creme. Just last week, for the first time, I went to, and joined, a small food store in Venice, CA, called Rawsome. For a very minimal […]
Read More ›I have deemed myself the Queen of Paleo Concoctions…some of the things I come up with creates a bit of a stir as my husband will look at what I'm about to eat or drink and comment that he cannot believe I'd eat 'this with that'! : ) Doesn't stop me though… I love […]
Read More ›Sometimes the most simple things are the tastiest… (and by the way, who needs cheese?: ) Caprese Salad, Paleo Style This light, easy-to-make summer salad is a variation of the traditional mozzarella version. Using fresh, in-season, local heirloom tomatoes and basil makes up for any flavors one might miss. Choose your tomatoes […]
Read More ›Hey Nell, Any chance of Paleo-izing: oatmeal, bread, and pancakes without expensive ingredients like almond flour, coconut flour, etc.? Any chance some combination of eggs… pumpkin?/banana?/applesauce?… flax might suffice? cool idea for a series – looking forward to reading! I hadn't actually made psuedo pancakes like this myself, but I know someone who has- […]
Read More ›In today's NY Times, I read a piece on a cereal that Kellogg's is beginning to sell in the US, marketing toward adults, "Crunchy Nut Cereal". Here are the ingredients: Maize, Brown Sugar (Sugar, Molasses), Peanuts (7%), Sugar, Honey (2%), Barley Malt Flavouring, Salt, Niacin, Iron, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin (B2), Thiamin (B1), Folic Acid, Vitamin […]
Read More ›Dear Nell, How about the following recipe, can you show me how to Paleo-ize it? Absolutely! I've left the original and have edited in red… Chicken with Mushroom Sauce 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 2 teaspoons canola oil USE OLIVE OIL 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided SKIP IT 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black […]
Read More ›Over the last two months, I’ve had the honor of working with an amazing woman. ‘Tonya”, who is currently deployed in Afghanistan, contacted me shortly before Christmas because she wanted to learn how to eat a healthier diet. She’s on week # 7 of her new Paleo Lifestyle and although she never complains, I will […]
Read More ›Another successful recipe makeover: Chicken Marbella! One of our guests to our Paleo Christmas feast and I got to chatting, and she said she thought she had a recipe that perhaps was already quite Paleo: her Chicken Marbella recipe that's been a family favourite for years. Turns out, she was right- it was indeed, nearly […]
Read More ›Full Article: FOUR REASONS TO AVOID HFCS All equally important, but being that this is a healthy PALEO eating blog, the one I want to reiterate is: The syrup interferes with the body's metabolism so that a person can't stop eating. It's truly hard to control cravings because high fructose corn syrup slows down the secretion of […]
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