I used to think I’d never survive without eating steel cut oatmeal or eggs for breakfast. Now, after learning about how inflammatory grains are to our bodies, and how they create leaky gut syndrome via compounds within them…and after discovering via an elimination test that eggs are a problem for me…I eat breakfast 7 days… [Read more…]
January 25, 2012
This recipe was banging around in my head ever since I picked up the bone-in pork chops on sale at Whole Foods Saturday. I wouldn’t say I’m an all-star at pork cooking…except for bacon…which I’ve easily achieved all-star status in that arena. And what do you do when you want to “liven” up some meat… [Read more…]
September 27, 2011
“Wait…you don’t eat grains, dairy, or legumes??….that’s crazy! What’s left to eat??” This is a common reply when people first learn about the Paleolithic/Primal way of eating (eating foods that provide the most nutrients and eliminating the ones that cause problems for the body via inflammation and gut breakdown – these foods were what our… [Read more…]
August 23, 2011
I got home from work at 7:30 tonight. I was very tired. I wanted to just put my head on my pillow & sleep till 3am when I’d inevitably wake up starved because I went to bed without dinner. I had chicken in the fridge. I don’t love chicken, it wouldn’t be that hard for… [Read more…]
July 10, 2011
Remember lunches like that one up there? Deli meat, “ants on a log”, and an iced coffee (not pictured). Well, maybe you didn’t have iced coffee as an 8 yr old…but iced coffee is to an adult as a Capri-Sun juice pouch is to a child…gives you a pep in your step & totally refreshing… [Read more…]
May 25, 2011
Loved everything I ate this day! I felt full & satisfied, man, when you know you’ve got awesome leftovers waiting for you at lunch, it makes that meal so much more fun! Drew & I laugh about how I have such high expectations from lunch that I’m often disappointed by what’s out there. Before we… [Read more…]
May 17, 2011
Here it is! One of our top meals so far on the 30 Dal Challenge! This is an adapted version of Robb Wolf’s recipe in his book, The Paleo Solution. Not the best plate stylist, this pic doesn’t do the meal justice. But so you get an idea of what it looks like, and those yellow fry-looking… [Read more…]
December 17, 2010
Nuts! Nuts are so good for you! When eaten in moderation, and as long as you don’t have an allergy to them, nuts can offer a good source of energy, a small whack of protein to feed your muscles, & can act as a speed bump to slow down the sugar absorption when eating fruit!… [Read more…]
September 17, 2010
Steel Cut Oats | You can’t seriously be still doing instant oats. It’s the white bread of hot cereals! Plus it’s a huge money waster in its individual package wrapping, with added sugars & flavors. You want a legit hot cereal to get your morning off right or to enjoy mid-day if you’re in need of larger amounts of… [Read more…]
September 17, 2010
Crispy Nuts & Crispy Nut Trail Mix | Perfect for mid-morning or 3pm snacking. Ideal for putting into baggies for carry in purses& backpacks, when there is a good likelihood that healthy food will be non-existent for extended periods of time. Roasting your own nuts means you get the same thing the store sells, minus the… [Read more…]
April 20, 2012
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