Paleo... Paleo

Paleo… Paleo. I’ll admit when I first heard of this months ago I thought it was somewhat musical. It did not sound as much of a diet to me than it did a dance or game. Then came the cerebral approach of looking at it—paleo was a time in history… the paleolitihic era. It’s when the first known “modern” humans emerged—the “cave people.” Now what—would a diet—have to do with cave people?!

I began paleo fearing it as a death sentence. The years of carb indulgence of breads, pastas, and sweets seemed to hover over me as I begrudgingly looked at my trainers face. I wanted to lose weight, however, I really was reluctant to give up everything I loved.

Several months prior I began on a mission to drive out most of the artificial sugars I take in. I made the switch from “Splenda” to natural “stevia” due to health reasons with a first lineal relative that made me just as susceptible. I started to note dietary changes also—I frequently felt bloated, sick, tired, and also had the beginning—beg my TMI—IBS issues. I am nearing 30—and I was not about to chalk it all up to being old age. I wasn’t even 30!

Rather than accept the “aging”—I sought to change it. I’m week one into paleo—and I intend to document it, and my experience through this blog (also with recipes). Hey, it may work; it may not—but let’s watch it togethers.

 

The Basics…

Plain and simple: Pretend you’re a caveman/cavewoman and whatever they have you have—whatever they do not have you do not have. So—refined grains? Yeah, they did not have that due to agriculture not being apart of their hunter and gatherer society. Protein powder? No bueno. Beans? Eh… Cheese and dairy? Yeah, let’s see you try to milk a wild bison…

 

You get the idea? Meats—yes; veggies—Yes; fruits—yes; dairy—NO!; grains? BIG NO; and legumes; Nopers.

 

So, of course, I am already looking for ways to cheat! There are certain flour like wannabes you can use and sweetners that are natural. Here are my recommendations: arrowroot; coconut flower; raw coconut; almond meal/flour. Sweetners? Stevia, honey, coconut oil. AMAZING—right there.

My Cheat Sheet?

This week—JAM and LEMON BLUEBERRY MUSH!

Jam

My non-caveman co-workers and family appreciated this lovely concoction, and could hardly believe that there was NO sugar in my jam. It was delicious, and hopefully you think so too:

2Tsp Chia

2Tsp Honey (Raw)

3 cups fruit (blueberry, strawberry, raspberry, etc)

·         Put in blender and mush.

·         Pour into jars and refrigerate overnight

·         The chia seeds will cause it to thicken to jam.

·         It’s awesome and has no preservatives so REFRIGERATE!

 

Lemon Blueberry Bar Mush

Pot 1:

Mix the following in a sauce pan:

3 eggs

2 Tsp coconut oil

2 Tsp Lemon zest

2 Tsp honey (raw)

*Heat and mix over a low flame.

*Slowly add in 1 Tsp at a time 6 times coconut oil; continue to stir

*Pour half a cup of lemon juice into pain, continue to spin until thick and not lumpy.

 

Pot 2:

In a mixing bowl; mix the following:

1 ½ c almond meal

½ tsp sea salt

2 BIG TBSP of coconut oil, melted

2 Tsp honey

2 Tsp vanilla

(or in my case, cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg)

Mix!

Grease a casserole pan with coconut oil that is melted. Pour mixture

Heat oven at 350 degrees, and bake for 15 minutes.

 

Take out and pour lemon mush on top. Add blueberries and put in fridge for an hour. Boom! It’s yummy.

 

So here’s my weekly paleo! Check in next week J.