Paleo Page

Step One of Cleaning Up A Diet

In case anyone has not seen it... this is a repost from 2/3/2011 about how to clean up your nutrition.  It is worth reading again & engaging in this lifestyle. 

Today I got a great question... it was about nutrition  and what kind of diet would work for an individual.  I am willing to bet that 8-9 times out of ten we can get good results by simply thinking about what is "normal" for us to eat.  If "normal" consists of things that are packaged in cellophane to keep a shelf life of 100 years, then it should probably be shifted to "normal" being something from the perimiter of a grocery store.  Around the perimeter of a grocery store we will find meats & vegetables, nuts & seeds, fruits & some starches.  These foods are made for us to eat by the earth, they have vitamins & minerals our DNA longs for. 

By shifting our line of thinking to make these foods our "normal" category, we will clean up our diet enough to baseline, and then work from there.  Now, try to eat them in this ball park:  Meats & veggies, nuts & seeds, SOME fruit, LITTLE starches, and NO sugar.  Until we can baseline out & see what results we get from a clean diet it is hard to move on from there. 

This is paleo-like... Meaning you are eating like our Paleolithic ancestors, as they hunted & picked their food mostly.  Being a strict paleo can get pretty serious... not eating gum, no seasonings, no caffeine (no coffee??????).  So, that is why I would call this "paleo-like."  It is the CrossFit food guide pyramid, try it for a month and see how you feel!

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Easy Roast Chicken

Here is another Paleo recipe stolen from The Real Food Mama... Enjoy!

Ingredients:
Whole Cage Free Chicken (they are usually called whole fryers)
6 pads of butter, about 2 Tbsp cut into squares
1 Tbsp Dried Thyme
Salt & Pepper
Whole Lemon, cut in half
Olive Oil

Pre-heat your oven to 375. Rinse your chicken well before preparing it. Brush some olive oil into the bottom of the roaster pan to prevent the chicken skin from stinking to the sides and bottom.  Place Chicken in the roaster pan.  At this point I use a finger to loosen the skin covering the chicken breast, place three pads of butter under skin on each side, slide one way to the back, one down by the leg and one on top of the front part of breast. Do the same on the other side. Squeeze lemon all over bird and then stick the lemon halves into the cavity of the bird. Sprinkle thyme and pepper over the chicken, and then liberally sprinkle salt all over the chicken. Place the chicken in uncovered roaster pan into oven for 1 1/2 hours.

Carve the chicken and serve with your favorite side!

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Coconut/Almond Chicken Recipe

This Paleo recipe was stolen from Hive Health Media... Enjoy!

Ingredients:
-1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
-1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
-1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
-Cinnamon (and/or any other spice)
-Coconut milk

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 400°.

2.  Mix together coconut, almonds, and cinnamon in a bowl.  Pour coconut milk into a separate bowl.

3.  Dip chicken breast in coconut milk and roll in coconut/almond/cinnamon mixture and place on pan.

4.  Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes.

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