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 […]
Read More ›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. […]
Read More ›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 […]
Read More ›I’ve never said I was much of a green thumb, so when I encounter a new type of plant or flower, I’m almost as intrigued to find out more about its uses as I am when I have an opportunity to try a new vegetable…’almost’ being the key word. Recently, I was introduced to the […]
Read More ›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 […]
Read More ›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 […]
Read More ›I am always surprised when people ask about the Paleo diet, and are then surprised when I tell them that I do, in fact, eat eggs and that they are, in fact, Paleo. I have definitely heard of people classifying them as one in the same, though. “Eggs and Dairy” as though they go hand […]
Read More ›I was thrilled to see this as a cover story in the Dining Section today; the idea that when one is eating, they should be…eating. Not texting, not surfing the web, not zoned out in front of the telly. It’s exactly one of the most crucial concepts I try to teach clients to implement. It’s […]
Read More ›I don’t have a ton of ‘free time’ but when a small window of time presents itself, one of my favorite things to do is to get lost in a book. A cookbook, that is. I’m not one to collect ‘things’; in fact, those who know me are well aware that my house and surroundings […]
Read More ›Last week, the quarterly article I write for the Training Peaks Blog spurred some commentary, as the topic of Paleo often does. The first was from a scientist who, being said scientist, wanted more hard evidence that, specifically, there is indeed proof that even when one does not suffer from Celiac Disease, they are still harming their […]
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