What exactly IS Paleo?

I realize that some of you who will be reading this don't know the first place to start when it comes to eating healthy. Some of you know the basics of our typical American "healthy eating" that includes whole grains.

Up until about a year ago I had no clue what "Paleo" eating meant. It took some time to get my head around the no grain thing. I mean I've done Atkins so I get the no carb thing right so whats the difference between the two I thought. Well there are LOTS of differences. While a huge part of living the paleo lifestyle is about food, it's also about how you move your body, which I will cover in a future post.

Wouldn't it be so cool if you could have just a few simple rules for eating clean and losing body fat, not to mention all the other health benefits such as reversing disease? Well here they are...

Simple rules to follow

• Eat grass fed & finished organic lean meat (think free range on a farm)


• Eat fresh local organic veggies -whatever is in season should be on sale at the store but we have so many local resources we should be shopping there (non starchy ie. potatoes)


• Eat good fats (coconut oil, avocados, seeds)


• Eat berrys & other fruits *excerpt from Robb Wolf "Limit fruit to 1 serving per day if fat loss is your goal. A serving is not a whole watermelon. If you want
  to screw things up and not make progress, eat all the fruit you want, it’s your nickel, ride the ride as
  you like. In order of preference: Berries, melons, citrus, apples, pears. Bananas, papayas and mangoes
  are great for athletes post workout but dodgy for folks who want to lose weight."


• Eat eggs (farm fresh)


• Eat fish (wild caught)

Our local farms: Harvest

Things to Simply Avoid

• Sugar


• Grains & Legumes (yes this means no rice, 100% whole wheat, peanuts or beans)


• Dairy (cheese, milk etc.)


• Anything processed (this means if it had to be taken from its original state it's processed)

The Basics

• Protein every meal


• 3-4 meals per day


• Limit fruit to 1 serving if fat loss is a goal


• Limit nuts to 1-2 oz if fat loss is a goal


• Beverages are coffee, tea, mineral water. Unsweetened.