The Label Says Paleo

Originally written for Red Licorice Events… you can find the original, here. After the 1.1. Run, I was talking to a friend who told me that she’s going gluten-free this year.  This Ironman athlete made an intriguing find during her 2009 season: she planned gluten-free meals in the weeks leading up to her races, and [...]

I hate the word diet.  I know even saying that is cliche in and of itself… everyone claims their diet is not, in fact, a diet… it’s a lifestyle.  But let’s face it, Zone, Skinny Bitch, Nutrisystem, South Beach, Atkins, the list can go on… those are diets.  No one ever ate like that.  There [...]

In my quest to make a better post-workout meal, I needed some whey protein to mix into my sweet potatoes (at the moment, sweet potatoes are the only things I can stomach after an intense workout).  I got several suggestions from friends on the best protein power to mix in there, but every single one [...]

So we’ve been doing this Paleo diet thing, and mixing with CrossFit, and if you’ve been reading this blog, you’ve seen some reports of feeling a little weaker at first.  There are a number of factors that dictate how bad you feel during/after a workout, especially when you’re drastically changing the way you eat.  One [...]

The team got together for dinner at my place tonight.  The menu: Pecan-crusted chicken breast: sub out the salt in Emeril’s essence, and use almond meal instead of bread crumbs for the crust. Collard greens with bacon (see Veronica’s post) Paleo lemon merengue pie: make the crust with almond meal, cinnamon, organic vegetable shortening, and [...]

Good evening sports fans, week 4 of the Paleo Challenge has officically ended.  Georgia and Lisa both quickly pointed out that 4 weeks is not 30 days (it’s 28, if you’re counting), so technically this thing isn’t over. But that begs the question… should it ever end?  Kind of. Certainly after 30 days of pretty [...]

Ok, Paleo’ers… time to check in on week 3. We had a great week of Thanksgiving and some much-needed vacation.  I know at least 2 of those days were solid paleo days. I was stoked to see the great turnout for our Paleo Thanksgiving feast.  It was a great meal, and some great times. My [...]

The Label Says Paleo team is halfway through the challenge and still going strong!  I’m going to report my progress in this post; team members please post to comments. Week 2 was tough.  I traveled to San Diego for work and did the best I could with eating out and living out of a hotel [...]

From time to time, my work gives me an opportunity to travel.  I used to convince myself these were mini vacations, and after working, would go crazy at the local bar(s) and restaurants. Every meal had appetizers, main course, and dessert.  It was awesome… or so I thought. I always justified it by ensuring myself [...]

Team The Label Says Paleo… it’s time for our week 1 recap! Post to comments your progress and realizations this week? We had a great dinner on Thursday, and an awesome brunch on Sunday.  The site peaked at over 300 views one day this week. My week? Sunbutter Organic is totally different (and doesn’t taste [...]