My Paleo Blog

The Paleo Diet often gets rejected by people because of its difficulty. "It's expensive and hard to prepare the meals" they say due to all of the cooking. 

Well I am going to start adding meals on the blog to demonstrate how you can create full meals while on the Paleo Diet...without breaking the bank or spending too much time in the kitchen.

Unless you're exercising in the morning it makes sense to eat a protein breakfast, Paleo-style lunch, and a Paleo/Japanese style diet in the evening (allowance of starchy carbs like rice or potatoes). This was originally suggested by Nate Miyaki. 

This template restricts any major spikes in insulin throughout the day.Less insulin spikes = less likely your cells are to become resistant. Remember, you want your cells to be as sensitive to insulin as possible, and you do that by playing hard to get.

Also, by keeping these insulin spikes down you are priming our body for muscle gain. When you do get an insulin spike (ideally after during/exercise) our bodies will use the nutrients for muscle gain rather than store as fat deposits.

Without any further delay, here is a sample day on the Paleo diet.

-2 Omega 3 Eggs
-Grass Fed Flank Steak
-Fresh Mixed Veggies (Brocolli, Peppers, Onion, Mushrooms)
-Salt, Pepper, Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning

Preperations; Oil pan with either Unrefined Coconut Oil or Grass Fed Butter. Throw on meat and veggies until meat begins to brown. Once browned, push the mix over to one side of the pan and throw on the eggs (add more oil if necessary). Once eggs are almost finished, I like to mix everything together to make it nice and juicy! Enjoy 

This is a Pork Tenderloid cooked in slow cooker for about 8 hours. It has peppers and onions added as well. Once cooked, I like to put it on the stove over low/med heat and add some spices and green chilli sauce to add flavor.

This is really easy to make, totally customizable and great with an avocado as a topping. It is also like 4-5 meals total.

Mixed salad with mixed veggies (red onions, celery, carrots, avocado, cucumber)...and my guilty pleasure blue cheese.

Salad dressing is a custom mix of Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar. I add salt and pepper to the dressing and it is delicious. Sometimes I add Apple Cider Vinegar as well.

Grass Fed Beef Pinwheels Found here. These are packed with protein and healthy fat. A great protein dish for any meal.

**If this is your post workout meal, it would be a good idea to replace this with a more lean protein such as a chicken breast or white fish.

Realistically, unless you are really trying to add mass, this is probably enough meat to feed 2.

Baked sweet potatoes, plain and simple.

How To Prepare: Poke numerous holes in potatoes (this is 3 here), and bake in oven for about 1 hour. Make sure to put foil down because the potatoes will bleed out delicious juice.

I top mine off with grass fed butter.

Throw in some veggies (maybe asparagus) with this meal and dinner is served.

Now this is simply a template to give you an idea of how meals should look like on the Paleo Diet. Obviously this isn't going to be the only things going passed anyone's lips in a given day, but this is the foundation. 

I drink protein shakes usually between my 1st and 2nd meal. Everything is relative to your goals. 

If you are trying to get lean, use this template and be and the more strict you are, the better results you will get.

If you are trying to gain mass, throw in some extra protein and maybe some starchy carbs, hell, even oatmeal every now and then. 

It all depends on your goals, but start here and ask questions about anything else.

Mark's Daily Apple was one of the first few websites that opened my eyes to the benefits of the Paleo Diet. Mark's site is all about natural living in modern society. He covers topics from barefooting to how to handle stress. What I didn't know was that he created a Cookbook as well; The Primal Blueprint Cookbook.

Mark has some great recipes already on his site from readers for free, however there are different recipes in the cookbook that didn't make the website. It is also convenient having a cookbook in the kitchen as it is much more accessible that way. Check out the link if you want to learn more about the Primal Blueprint Cookbook.

Cauliflower Crust Pizza IS DELICIOUS. Sounds gross, but I actually like it better than regular pizza and it is over a full serving of veggies! It includes healthy Paleo Foods that you can convert your friends over to the Paleo Diet with.

With a cauliflower crust, now you can have your pizza and not feel bad about it! It's Gluten free so the only potential allergy in this Paleo meal is the cheese.

Ingredients
-2 Cups "Riced" Cauliflower
-2 Cups Mozzarella Cheese
-2 Omega 3 Eggs
-Italian Seasoning
-Pizza Sauce (Low Sugar)
**Attempt to drain "riced" cauliflower as much as possible

Combine ingredients in mixing bowl, spread onto pizza tray and bake at 450* for 10-12 minutes.

Add sauce, a layer of cheese and toppings to your choosing.Place back in oven and broil until cheese is melted. Boom. Dinner is Served!