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 [...]

Want more Budget Paleo fun? Want to be trendy by using a hot TV chef’s recipe? Here’s Curtis Stone’s recipe from his appearance on The Today Show’s segment “Showdown! Chef’s best meals for under $10.” If you are going so strict as to not include wine of any sort in your paleo diet, just leave [...]

Dear Almond Butter, You are delicious. You make apples taste like a dessert from paleo heaven. We have had some great times. But sometimes you are too delicious, and I eat too much. My stomach feels yucky and puffy. And so it’s time for a break. It’s not you, it’s me. I just need to [...]

I am a big fan of the sausages made in-store at Whole Foods. There is always a great variety of meats and flavors. Ingredients are posted so it is easy to check for added sugars or cheese. My favorites include chicken with apple and italian turkey sausage. Last week, grass-fed lamb sausages were on sale [...]

I’m gearing up to visit my family next week, and I’m already thinking about the things they are going to say about how I eat. See, the last time they saw me (a year ago, yikes!), I was a pasta-loving vegetarian. They know a little about crossfit, they know I’ve made changes to my life [...]

I started a post on Monday night- Day 29. I wish I had saved it, but I’ll do my best to recap. I shared how great I was feeling, and how paleo was really feeling like a lifestyle. Paleo is easy, etc. In fact, for my birthday, I think I’ll enjoy a margarita and a [...]

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 [...]

I just read everyone else’s comments about Week 3 and how happy they are, but I can’t lie to you, interwebs and TLSP team, I am quite disgruntled with this challenge. I made it through two Thanksgiving dinners in Houston fairly easily (turkey + lettuce was dinner at the second, but the deliciousness of the [...]

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 [...]