Archives: February2010

• What’s Shakin’?

  Share“Ya put your good stuff in, ya keep the bad stuff out, ya put more good stuff in and you shake it all about!” Lots of people LOVE shakes.  For many folks, shakes are the way to get a quick and easy meal while on to go or at work. Most start with some ice,  fruit, orange juice and a couple scoops of protein powder, or fruit, yoghurt and juice. But wait!  We’re eating food the Paleo way now, so [...]

• Friday FoodFest!

  Share The weekend is almost here and perhaps you, like me, have a little additional time to prepare something a bit special for dinner. The PaleoChix have contributed four different recipes to inspire your creative cooking juices and give you some ideas to bring a fresh and yummy meal to the table. The Photo here is of a Birdseye Chili, which I had never known the name of until today! Watch out, it’s a hot one (but you can sub [...]

• Your Mileage May Vary

  ShareI am so glad that  Jezwyn brought up the fruit issue from last week’s post.  When one looks at paleo at first glance, it seems too good to be true.  No rules.  It is touted as a way of life.    “Oh Paleo, yippee, unweighed, unmeasured, I can eat whatever I want as long as it’s gluten free, grain free, dairy free, sugar free….” Well, I know *I* thought that.  I had long considered retiring from my career as a [...]

• A bit on active recovery….

  Share   One thing I find to be true of my “fellow” cavegirls as we are in tune with our bodies (or getting there!)   We have given up on the quick-fix approach to health and nutrition and have become serious in those endeavors.  While we strive to be in tune with all that surrounds our well being, do we “listen” to our bodies when it comes to active recovery?        Active recovery is a relatively new term for me.  I try [...]

• The Great Fruit Debate

  ShareTalk to me Paleo people!   Tyler wrote in Friday’s blog eat “Plenty of Fruit” and that sounded off alarms  for many!  So what does eat fruit on Paleo really mean to you personally? What Fruit means to me within the Paleo Nutritional  Lifestyle I lead, consume OCCASIONALLY!  Daily not so much, I would say I have it 4 times a week.  Personally I am on a strict training program and in the process of leaning out my body (yes you [...]

• Lessons Learned from Logging

  ShareLast week I wrote about Food Logs and keeping track of what you eat; I also committed to keeping track of anything I ate that was NOT Paleo.  So, here’s what I found. My non-Paleo consumption was erratic. I had good days and not-so-good days. Some days I was on track and “eating clean” all day and lapsed in the evening. Some days I got off to a poor start and stayed off-kilter all day.  Not one day was 100% [...]

• Paleo on The Road

  ShareAll is well and good when you’re at home with a well-stocked fridge, full of nummy treats.  (No, that is not a typo, in my family we say nummy rather than yummy).   But what happens when you are on the road?  Say, a road trip gone bad due to traffic?  Meeting gone way out of control?  Flight delays?  For whatever random reason, you don’t have a baggie of nuts,  and a piece of fruit.  Or you do, but it won’t be [...]

• Sugar Crash

  Share  As I write this it’s Fat Tuesday, which is conveniently 2 days after Valentine’s Day this year.  Bad food has literally been daring us for days!  I had a nice post already prepared, but had to share my not-so Paleo experience from yesterday.  I woke up after 8-plus hours of sleep feeling like complete GARBAGE!!!  I toxic waste dump had invaded my strong body and had zapped me of my strength and pretty much destroyed any hope for a decent [...]

• FAT

  Share The other day I was watching tv and an ad appeared for a major brand cereal provider it said, Low Fat Granola, 50% less fat (OMEGA 6 FATS)!  What???   We hear that everyday.  Come on Paleo Chix we know that it’s not HOW MUCH FAT your eating that raises your cholesterol levels it’s the KIND of fat your eating that you need to worry about.  BEWARE OF OMEGA 6 FATS!!!!!  I honestly do not believe 65% of America knows [...]

• Logging

  Share So.. I bet you think I’m going to tell you you ought to keep a food journal. Nope. Not this time. I’m going to make another confession: I’m a Food Log Rebel! I hate having another thing to do during the day, another task I’m “supposed” to do, another list to manage, and another thing to beat myself up about “failing” at when my practice isn’t perfect. I have plenty to keep track of, thank you very much, and [...]