The popular Paleo Diet is based on the philosophy that the key to good health is eating minimally processed, whole foods. It centers around eating plenty of meat and vegetables while avoiding dairy, grains, refined sugar, alcohol and all the other “processed” foods that became popular along with industrialized agriculture (… after the Paleolithic period).
Here is what to eat and avoid eating if you are …
Eating the Paleo Way
YES:
- Meat (pasture-raised/grass-fed/wild)
- Seafood (wild-caught/sustainable)
- Eggs (from pasture-raised birds)
- Vegetables (organic)
- Fermented foods
- Spices
- Healthy fats (like animal fats, olive oil, coconut oil, nut oils, avocados and avocado oil)
NO:
- Processed foods
- Sugar, artificial or processed sweeteners (including agave and stevia)
- Grains and cereals (like wheat, corn, rice, and oats)
- Legumes (including peanuts)
- Highly processed fats and oils (like vegetable oil, canola oil, safflower oil, and corn oil)
- Alcohol
- Dairy
IN MODERATION:
- Fruit (organic)
- Nuts (like cashews, almonds, walnuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, and pine nuts)
- Seeds (like sesame seeds, poppy seeds, and sunflower seeds)
- Starches (like arrowroot or tapioca, which come from nutrient-dense plants)
- Natural sweeteners (like honey, coconut sugar, maple syrup, and maple sugar)
Continue on to the next page to watch a short video about the “Paleo Revolution” …
Amy Lidster
thanks Amanda Sharr