The ‘Peanut Butter’ Cure?

I thought I’d heard it incorrectly.  NPR was on in the background as I was writing yesterday, and I heard mention of this seeming oxymoron. I was wrong.  I hadn’t heard it incorrectly; apparently, over a decade ago, a French doctor “invented a treatment for severely malnourished children that had a revolutionary, life-saving impact; the product […]

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Is Truvia A Good Sweetener?

That depends.   Do you like to eat erythritol?   Do you know what erythritol is?  It’s yet another sugar alcohol that has been approved for use as a food additive in the United States (as if that means anything). Neatly packaged up in a friendly looking white envelope with a green flower logo makes it […]

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Shiritaki Noodles- Are They Paleo?

I love when I receive an inquiry about a food I don’t know about as it serves as a learning opportunity for me. A reader recently sent me an email asking if the Shiritaki Noodles she found would be Paleo friendly. I asked for a link to the brand she had in mind, as the only […]

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Deep Fried Filet Mignon and Other Forms of Adultery

Take Paleo out of the picture for a moment; some food preparations are just…wrong!   I walked past a restaurant the other day and had a quick peruse of the menu; deep-fried filet mignon was one offering that caught my eye in particular. Why would you do that to such a gorgeous piece of meat? […]

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