Are WHITE Potatoes Paleo?

No. Well… let me rephrase.  In one particular situation, I'd class them as a 'Plan B' food… FOR ENDURANCE ATHLETES: You're away from home and are unable to find sweet potato or yam and you have a big training day or race ahead of you. Keep in mind that the Saponin content on the skins is […]

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Don’t Assume… ASK ASK ASK

Sweet Potato Fries… they're Paleo, aren't they?  No, not necessarily. A local salad place I go to quite a bit offers them atop a few otherwise Paleo salads, but they're something to look out for, as they're actually dredged in good old white flour.  Aside from that, eating anything deep fried is not a healthy […]

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“Calories Don’t Count”???

Just having a quick flip through the latest issue of Triathlete Magazine and came across an article in which one PRO triathlete fields questions that she states are commonly asked by 'non–triathletes'. There were some not-so-surprising questions that I, too have been asked, such as 'do you get a break between the three sports' and […]

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Shelf Life?

At dinner the other evening, a friend commented that yet another way to distinguish what one should or should not eat it by considering 'shelf life'.   I thought that was genius. Think about it. WHY would you want to put ANYTHING in your body that has been sitting on a shelf?  Consider this- would […]

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