As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I'm currently experimenting with coconut milk yogurt. Being a huge fan of coconut, coconut oil, coconut milk, everything coconut, I was delighted (at first) to see a coconut yogurt at Whole Foods. Upon reading the label, however, I was dismayed to see that it contained rice starch! […]
Read More ›In continuation with the idea to post regional suggestions, both for cooking at home, and ordering at restaurants, today's entry has a Far East Focus: Vietnamese Cuisine! Common ingredients used in traditional Vietnamese Cooking include fish sauce, soy sauce, rice, fresh herbs (including lemon grass, mint, Vietnamese mint, long coriander and Thai basil leaves) and a […]
Read More ›Sounds doubtful, I know, but I couldn't resist! As much as I love crab meat and as much as I love Whole Foods, the other day while buying my weekly fare, I came across crab meat in a vacuum-packed container in the seafood department. A quick review of the label revealed : crab meat! With […]
Read More ›Well, it depends- certainly not in pill form, but the diet that was followed in those times was so rich in nutrients, and lacking in today's anti nutrients, that we can rest assured that paleolithic man did, indeed get his anti oxidants! So, then, if we are true to our roots and follow the same […]
Read More ›If you've read The Paleo Diet for Athletes, you're familiar with the part in the post training section where various grains are listed as good sources for high glycemic carbohydrate. Do you have to eat grains, then? Absolutely not! I've found that by drinking my homebrew immediately post long workouts, then following up with […]
Read More ›Yes indeed, that's what I made for dinner yesterday! Well, sort of… -Buffalo Burgers (an excellent, lean source of protein) served in Bibb Lettuce with grilled red onion, beefsteak tomato and avocado -Oven-baked yam 'fries'- (OK, not really fries, but you get the idea!), SInce both my husband and myself have big volume training over […]
Read More ›It's happened to all of us athletes. We have a sound nutrition plan. We bring just the right about of carbohydrate gel, water and sat tabs along for our long training ride, or run. If we're driving to our start point, we've got out homebrew, packed on ice, waiting for us so that we […]
Read More ›One of the simplest things is a Greek Salad- and the only thing you'll need to omit is the feta! I prepare it by chopping up cucumbers, Kalamata Olives, fresh oregano, red onion and drizzling fresh lemon juice and olive oil all over the mixture, then putting in the fridge to chill. Right before serving, […]
Read More ›Coincidentally in keeping with my recent trend of posting regional meal ideas in form true to Paleo, I just today exchanged emails with Dr. Cordain, who had just addressed a reader's question as to whether paleolithic man ate snails. He replied, and I quote, "Because all hominins were omnivorous opportunists, land snails were almost […]
Read More ›Hopefully you've all read The Paleo Diet, by Dr. Loren Cordain, as well as The Paleo Diet for Athletes, also by Dr. Cordain with Joe Friel. If so, you're aware of… THE OPEN MEAL Have it or not? Well, it depends. I've had clients who've expressed interest in changing their diet for the better to […]
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