Paleo Or Bust!
The New Food Pyramid
So we are about three weeks into this whole paleo challenge, and I’ve noticed a progression in the gym:
Week 1: “I can’t eat bread and sugar!? What am I supposed to eat!?”
Week 2: “I’ve dropped 6 pounds already! This is awesome!”
Week 3: “I tried this new paleo recipe -insert recipe here- it was delicious!”
Hopefully week 4 will bring some of you a new outlook on your food.
Some of the recipes people have been telling me about sound great (samples for the trainers are always appreciated). Darcy has a good one for Paleo Candy Bars; we are in negotiations with her right now to trade them for her membership. A few of you have been raving about the Roast Sticky Chicken found in our recipe section (try out some of the links found there to websites for more recipes). A couple of you asked about the Apple and Pork Roast I was bragging about (I held the sugar and added sweet potatoes)… yea, I love my crockpot. Here are some yummy breakfast options Kristin H. sent me.
So, you can see that whole, “What am I supposed to eat!?” question is easily answered. The possibilities are endless. I told someone today that I eat more variety and better tasting food now then before I started eating paleo. It’s about eating real, fresh food; not foodlike products made in a factory, packaged with a health claim on it.
So try some new recipes and let me know how they go!
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Darcy sent me the recipe for the Paleo Candy Bars:
3-4 Tbsp coconut oil
1/4 cup carob powder or cocoa powder (unsweetened of course)
1/2 ground nuts – almonds, hazelnuts (I used cashews)
3/4 cup dried shredded coconut (I found the unsweetened kind in the bulk section at the grocery store)
1 Tbsp honey (or more to taste)
Melt the honey and oil in a sauce pan over med heat, add cocoa, nuts, and coconut.
Form into a square on a small baking sheet (don’t worry if it’s a bit runny) and refrigerate or freeze until hard. Cut into smaller squares and enjoy!
Any recipes for Paleo beer?!
I’m pretty proud of my paleo sushi roll: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristinhoppe/4291117388/
It’s not quite sushi flavor, but surprisingly close. Especially with some wasabi and soy sauce.
Egg technique here. I just added 1tbsp of water for each egg and skipped the rest of that stuff.
K1, that looks amazing. Lisa, you can try Gluten free beer, but it is pretty terrible…
Derek, I made the apple pot roast!!! It was the best thing ever!!! Thanks for the recipe.
Here’s a yummy alternative to fried rice. Michayla from bootcamp brought me a sample, then we made our own. We didn’t have any meat in there, just the “rice”, garlic and eggs.
http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/recipes/recipe-combo11.html
Bummed out. Just made paleo coconut custard pie. Taste GREAT but crust didnt set right. Tried to use almond meal instead of flour and it was to moist. Any suggestions for flour substitues? I was thinking ground coconut might work. I will perfect it and share the recipe.
Hmm I’ve had a few raw pies made with crushed almonds for crust that were really good.
Kari, try adding a little coconut flour to the almond crust (maybe a heaping teaspoon depending on how much you’re making. It absorbs a LOT of moisture so be careful), or try a finely ground almond flour instead of almond meal.