Going Paleo...

[Eagles' Wings]

I started on 01/15 and have lost 8lbs since then.

I'm using ghee and occasional half&half (like one serving every 2 weeks). Working on getting raw milk, hopefully I can get it.

Might want to look into Stronglifts 5x5 program, currently what I am looking into . Good luck!

Hey Nikki,

Sounds like you are doing great with the diet. Isn't ghee wonderful? My local co-op has started selling rendered lard which is much cheaper than ghee and is great for cooking at all heat levels. I hope you are well otherwise, too!

Louise

 

[Koz]

I lost 20 lbs on Paleo last year. Good stuff.

 

[silverhandorder]

Can you guys share what you cook from day to day? I get tired of my paleo diet.

 

[jj-]

Hey Nikki,

Sounds like you are doing great with the diet. Isn't ghee wonderful? My local co-op has started selling rendered lard which is much cheaper than ghee and is great for cooking at all heat levels. I hope you are well otherwise, too!

Louise

I think lard isn't as good. The good thing about ghee and butter is that they are very low in polyunsaturated fats. Polyunsaturated fats slow down metabolism and thyroid function.

Butter, ghee, and coconut oil, have between 2% and 4% of polyunsaturated fats. Lard, it depends on what you feed the animal, but typically it's 33% PUFA, way too high in my view.

 

[Eagles' Wings]

I think lard isn't as good. The good thing about ghee and butter is that they are very low in polyunsaturated fats. Polyunsaturated fats slow down metabolism and thyroid function.

Butter, ghee, and coconut oil, have between 2% and 4% of polyunsaturated fats. Lard, it depends on what you feed the animal, but typically it's 33% PUFA, way too high in my view.

I've been doing this for awhile and like lard for the few times I need extra fat while cooking. Not sure if the 33% number is correct, seems high. Anyway, agree that all the other fats you mention are super.

 

[anaconda]

I tried ghee from Costco and it smelled and tasted foul and rancid. I eventually threw it out. Then I tried the same brand again from Costco (thinking maybe my first jar was a bad) and when I opened it it smelled rancid again. I returned it. Then I bought a popular brand of ghee at the grocery a couple of weeks ago but, when I opened it, it smelled the same as the others. Like dank cardboard or something. What's up with this? How does scraping the milk solids off the top of melted butter make it smell bad? Should smell good like butter. Fortunately I am getting used to coconut oil. Maybe I'll try making my own ghee. Or, does anyone know any brands of ghee that don't smell and taste like wet cardboard?

 

[Eagles' Wings]

I tried ghee from Costco and it smelled and tasted foul and rancid. I eventually threw it out. Then I tried the same brand again from Costco (thinking maybe my first jar was a bad) and when I opened it it smelled rancid again. I returned it. Then I bought a popular brand of ghee at the grocery a couple of weeks ago but, when I opened it, it smelled the same as the others. Like dank cardboard or something. What's up with this? How does scraping the milk solids off the top of melted butter make it smell bad? Should smell good like butter. Fortunately I am getting used to coconut oil. Maybe I'll try making my own ghee. Or, does anyone know any brands of ghee that don't smell and taste like wet cardboard?

Same here, which is why I don't use it.

 

[jj-]

I advise refined coconut oil, because it can be used for high temperature cooking and doesn't smell like coconuts.

 

[Nirvikalpa]

Same here, which is why I don't use it.

I use Purity Farms Ghee and never had that issue. I recommend it. It's very, very good, and I am a total butter gal.

 

[Nirvikalpa]

Can you guys share what you cook from day to day? I get tired of my paleo diet.

A few on the top of my head I had the past week or two:

- wild-caught flounder (frozen) with a mango-cranberry topping, sweetened with a dash of maple syrup
- coconut/almond flour breaded chicken fingers (I cut them up to put on salads, or eat them with homemade honey mustard)
- paleo pizza (almond flour crust, tomato sauce made with tomato paste and spices, layered with bacon, peppers, onions and other nomz)
- coconut-crusted chicken
- my homemade "Reese's" cups (Enjoy Life dark chocolate, melted, and almond butter in a baking cup, put into the fridge - perfect single reward treat)
- "Italian Wedding Soup" with organic free range chicken stock, carrots, spinach, and homemade meat balls (you can put almond flour in them to help bind)
- bacon/avocado/mushroom mix (idk, for some reason i love it)
- stuffed peppers (with homemade tomato sauce, chopped meat, and tons of spices)
- paleo bread in a cup (I make mine is a large coffee mug, it makes 3-4 bread slices and takes 3min)

 

[Acala]

A few on the top of my head I had the past week or two:

- wild-caught flounder (frozen) with a mango-cranberry topping, sweetened with a dash of maple syrup
- coconut/almond flour breaded chicken fingers (I cut them up to put on salads, or eat them with homemade honey mustard)
- paleo pizza (almond flour crust, tomato sauce made with tomato paste and spices, layered with bacon, peppers, onions and other nomz)
- coconut-crusted chicken
- my homemade "Reese's" cups (Enjoy Life dark chocolate, melted, and almond butter in a baking cup, put into the fridge - perfect single reward treat)
- "Italian Wedding Soup" with organic free range chicken stock, carrots, spinach, and homemade meat balls (you can put almond flour in them to help bind)
- bacon/avocado/mushroom mix (idk, for some reason i love it)
- stuffed peppers (with homemade tomato sauce, chopped meat, and tons of spices)
- paleo bread in a cup (I make mine is a large coffee mug, it makes 3-4 bread slices and takes 3min)

I'm on my way over.

 

[Acala]

Can you guys share what you cook from day to day? I get tired of my paleo diet.

A typical day for me would be like this:

Breakfast:

Cup of coffee with grass-fed butter

Three eggs scrambled with about two cups of vegetables including garlic, onions, peppers, spinach, chard, and whatever else leafy I have around, with a bit of smoked salmon or bacon on the side. Vareity comes from different vegetables and spices. Cooked in coconut oil.


Lunch:

Big salad with an emphasis on the diversity of vegetables. Today it includes: carrots, celery, fennel stalk, yellow pepper, spinach, chard, lettuce, amaranth, wakame, smoked salmon, olive oil and apple cider vinegar. Typically followed by some beef stewed up with more vegetables. A bite of fruit and a bite of dark chocolate.

Dinner:

Much like lunch, but sometimes a steak or fresh fish instead of the stew.

I find variety in the spices and different mix of vegetables.

 

[anaconda]

I use Purity Farms Ghee and never had that issue. I recommend it. It's very, very good, and I am a total butter gal.

Purity Farms is the brand I recently purchased from the grocery store and when I opened it it smelled like wet cardboard just like the Costco brand. Why does it smell and taste this way? Makes no sense to me.

 

[anaconda]

A few on the top of my head I had the past week or two:

- wild-caught flounder (frozen) with a mango-cranberry topping, sweetened with a dash of maple syrup
- coconut/almond flour breaded chicken fingers (I cut them up to put on salads, or eat them with homemade honey mustard)
- paleo pizza (almond flour crust, tomato sauce made with tomato paste and spices, layered with bacon, peppers, onions and other nomz)
- coconut-crusted chicken
- my homemade "Reese's" cups (Enjoy Life dark chocolate, melted, and almond butter in a baking cup, put into the fridge - perfect single reward treat)
- "Italian Wedding Soup" with organic free range chicken stock, carrots, spinach, and homemade meat balls (you can put almond flour in them to help bind)
- bacon/avocado/mushroom mix (idk, for some reason i love it)
- stuffed peppers (with homemade tomato sauce, chopped meat, and tons of spices)
- paleo bread in a cup (I make mine is a large coffee mug, it makes 3-4 bread slices and takes 3min)

I would be interested to hear about your almond flour pizza dough recipe.

 

[Nirvikalpa]

Purity Farms is the brand I recently purchased from the grocery store and when I opened it it smelled like wet cardboard just like the Costco brand. Why does it smell and taste this way? Makes no sense to me.

Was it stored properly? "Cool and dry." I just sniffed my own and couldn't smell anything unless I put my face in the jar, still don't think it's a smell like what you describe. Mine's refrigerated and has lasted now for a few weeks.

I would be interested to hear about your almond flour pizza dough recipe.

I use 1/2c-1c almond meal/flour (depending on what you have on hand, flour being my preference), ~tsp olive oil, 1 egg and tons of fresh herbs, a pinch of salt. Depending on the size of the crust you want, and how thick you like it, you might want to add more of certain ingredients... the result you want is a dough-like consistency. Possibilities are endless for different flavorings (I've made a taco pizza with mexican spices in the crust for extra zing).

I roll it on a cookie sheet after using a bit more olive oil to grease the space the dough will take, and pop it in a 325deg oven for 10min, and then check it every few minutes after for how you like it, usually I don't keep it in for more than 15.

Take it out, add your toppings (tomato sauce made from paste, mushrooms, bacon [saute first], peppers, onions, zucchini, etc) and set back in the oven for another 10-15min. It's amazing!

Once I allow more (high-quality) dairy in my diet, I'm going to try and make a stuffed crust with mozzarella...

 

[helmuth_hubener]

Can you guys share what you cook from day to day? I get tired of my paleo diet.

I'd love to!

I like to keep it simple, so it may not be all that exciting for you, but maybe will have some ideas you like.

We have a 2-week menu cycle:

Chicken-type Soup
Hamburger Soup
Spicy Chicken and Egg Salad
Another Salad (in reality right now: Spicy chicken and egg again, but eventually we'll come up with another good salad)
Chili Brocolli
Super-Omelet
Pierogies with Meat Sauce (this one isn't Primal. My wife eats the Pierogies; I eat the meat sauce )
Roast in a crockpot
Chicken, Pineapple, and Brocolli Stirfry
Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs
Hamburgers (w/o buns, of course)
Steak
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Stuffed Peppers

I second Nirvikalpa on almond flour as soup thickener. In transitioning away from Cream of Chicken as a soup base (which has wheat flour), we first tried guar gum. It works, but..... not really. The soup will not be as good. With almond flour? It's good again.

They're all pretty fast and easy. Too many recipes in Primal cookbooks are way too involved; not for everyday use.

I hope that gives you some ideas!

 

[Nirvikalpa]

Also, crock pots are your friend!

 

[Eagles' Wings]

Also, crock pots are your friend!

I don't have a crock pot so, use the oven.

Recipes that say low for a crock pot would be 200 degree oven and high would be 300 degrees.

Will try the almond flour for thickening. Perhaps coconut flour would work too.

I've been buying coconut cream, in a can, to use instead of dairy. Just water down for recipes that need milk.

 

[Eagles' Wings]

A few on the top of my head I had the past week or two:

- wild-caught flounder (frozen) with a mango-cranberry topping, sweetened with a dash of maple syrup
- coconut/almond flour breaded chicken fingers (I cut them up to put on salads, or eat them with homemade honey mustard)
- paleo pizza (almond flour crust, tomato sauce made with tomato paste and spices, layered with bacon, peppers, onions and other nomz)
- coconut-crusted chicken
- my homemade "Reese's" cups (Enjoy Life dark chocolate, melted, and almond butter in a baking cup, put into the fridge - perfect single reward treat)
- "Italian Wedding Soup" with organic free range chicken stock, carrots, spinach, and homemade meat balls (you can put almond flour in them to help bind)
- bacon/avocado/mushroom mix (idk, for some reason i love it)
- stuffed peppers (with homemade tomato sauce, chopped meat, and tons of spices)
- paleo bread in a cup (I make mine is a large coffee mug, it makes 3-4 bread slices and takes 3min)

bumping and repping this - how creative and delicious these sound

 

[Eagles' Wings]

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/recipes/index.php

Endless recipes and ideas for paleo, low-carb, healthful cooking.

The meatloaf and chili are favorites.