Comments on: Progressively Paleo

By: Charise

Charise — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:07:12 +0000

A lot of good ideas being thrown around here… Thanks everyone for the advice. I eat eggs and coconut milk almost every morning now but pretty much stop eating all fats after that. By the time dinner rolls around my willpower is gone and I go straight for sugar. I will take steps to stop this!
BTW, does anyone know where to find good, full fat coconut milk? I’m trying to look for a container bigger than a can. Thanks,

By: angela

angela — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:04:06 +0000

@Kimberly thanks for the suggestions kimberly! i don't use my slow cooker much, i need to start taking advantage of it more often!

By: brendan

brendan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:14:29 +0000

Yeah, slowcookers are awesome!

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:20:40 +0000

Angela, I do a lot of stews, soups, and chili to get my meat and veggies in one dish. It’s a nice change from having a piece of meat on your plate with side vegetables…and with a slowcooker, dinner is ready when I get home from work You could do all types of curries, traditional stews and pretty much anything can be thrown together to make a hearty soup. The meat takes on the flavor of the sauce so you might not mind the taste. Thai stews/soups are great too bc you can add full fat coconut milk and then you get the fat, protein and veggies all in one.

By: angela

angela — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:30:21 +0000

this also comes at a great time for me brendan! i’ve been changing to a paleo lifestyle over the past two weeks. wheat was not a problem, and dairy wasn’t so bad to cut out either surprisingly. the biggest thing for me is trying to get enough meat since i really don’t like much besides chicken, and beef, only if it’s heavily seasoned to hide the beef taste! i just told irene the other day that bison was too “meaty tasting” for me i’m open to try some fish, so i’d appreciate any recipes since i don’t know where to start!

thanks for the “sweet” recipes kimberly! i’ve tried the carrot muffins before and they are yummy! one of my favorites are the following pancakes that i pile high with mixed fruit:

Banana and Flaxseed Pancakes

1 mashed banana
2 tbsp almond butter
1 ½ tbsp ground flaxseeds
1 egg
Coconut oil

Place ingredients in a bowl except for the coconut oil and combine well. Place some coconut oil in a frying pan on low-medium heat, and then place a scoop of pancake mixture into the frying pan. Cook for 1min before flipping over and cooking for a further 1min on the other side.

delicious!

By: brendan

brendan — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:51:14 +0000

@John N
John, there aren’t a lot of options outside of “meat”… but meat is a pretty broad category that includes:

BBQ’d batches in the fridge
Homemade jerky
Vats of chili
Fish
Birds
Wild game
Buffalo
Beef
Lamb
What’s that stuff… oh, pork (bahahah)

What’s the issue, variety or convenience? As a hog farmer I’m thinking it’s probably not an ethical thing

By: Erika

Erika — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:25:55 +0000

@Charise I agree with what has been said, make sure you are eating enough fat. I find a piece of fruit with some protein helps get past that craving. Kim's idea of apples with almond butter is delicious and very satisfying. Give it a try.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:23:04 +0000

Oh and on days when you have to have some chocolate…Irene approved this one…

Chocolate Orange Cake/Brownies

3 eggs, seperated
1/3 cup olive oil
½ cup honey (I’ve been halving the honey in all my recipes, but maybe start sweet)
1½ cups almond meal (I grind my own and a coarse grind is fine for this recipe)
½ cup cocoa powder
Grated rind and juice from one large orange

Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 F), fan-forced
Cream egg yolks, oil and honey in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add almond meal cocoa powder orange rind and orange juice, combine well.
In a separate mixing bowl beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, fold well into chocolate orange mixture.
Line a cake tin (I think this makes better brownies, so I used a square dish) with baking paper and poor in chocolate orange mixture.
Place in oven for 50-60min or until cooked. Test by inserting a knife into the middle of the cake, if it comes out clean it is cooked through.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:17:39 +0000

I’ve been doing paleo since christmas and what I’ve found is that paleo takes planning. And if you cheat or succumb to a craving, it’s not the end of the world, i.e. don’t get down on yourself. Since it’s a lifestyle change not a diet, small mis-steps are negligible when you look at it long term. I live with a part-time cake decorator…enough said.

Charise, I still get irrational carb cravings (but they’re getting less and less frequent), and I find that having a planned paleo snack on hand is a good substitute for when the rest of the office is eating doughnuts and muffins.

I’ve been baking like crazy (I didn’t bake before) since going paleo and this past weekend I made mini-carrot muffins (from Suzanne!) and they are absolutely delicious The paleo blogs are a recipe goldmine.

Gluten Free Carrot mini muffins
¼ c coconut flour (from Bulk Barn)
¼ tsp sea salt
¼ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs
¼ cup grapeseed oil (I added an extra TBS and used some oil to grease the tin)
¼ cup honey
1 cup carrots, grated
¼ raisins (I added chopped walnuts instead, less sugar/more protein)

Combine dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients and mix with a hand blender.spoon into greased mini muffin tins. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

I also found that on days where I ate more fat (avocados, eggs, coconut milk, etc.) I was much more satisfied and didn’t want the carbs as much. Oh and apples with almond butter is a fantastic mid-afternoon snack!

John, eat more nuts perhaps?

By: John N

John N — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:16:19 +0000

Need more ideas on protein sources other than meat and eggs! Man cannot live off of protein powder; besides I’m trying to reduce milk based products. Have already cutout cottage cheese, yogurt. Still need my daily serving of cheese. I actually feel better after reducing the intake of milk and milk based foods, go figure.