In the wake of the Affiliate challenge being created several of you have expressed interest in learning more about the Paleo Diet. One of the greatest things about this method of eating, other than being the healthiest and most sound diet around, is that it is very simple. The main idea behind the whole thing is to eat the food that our bodies evolved one for millions of years. This means having a diet of meats, vegetables, nuts, seeds and fruit. As well, this means having a diet void of any grains, legumes or dairy. If you have ever had breakfast made of eggs and a fruit salad, you have had a fully paleo meal. If you have ever been out to eat and had a salad with some meat thrown on and skipped on the bread, you have had another paleo meal.  If you want to get into all the science and the exact reasons why grain, legumes and dairy are avoided feel free to visit Robbwolff.com, it is full of all sorts of info regarding exercise and nutrition.

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So what does an average day look like when someone is doing the Paleo diet? Well here is an example of a pretty average day for myself.

• breakfast- 4-5 eggs, half an avocado, medium fruit (apple, orange, banana etc...) 2-3g of fish oil
• Snack- small fruit (peach, apricot or half of a larger fruit), a cashews or almonds and 1-2oz of meat (chicken, turkey or beef normally)
• Lunch- 4-5oz of meat, some sort of veggie (salad type veggies), 2 medium servings of fruit, 10-15 cashews or almonds2-3g fish oil
• after workout snack- 2-3 hard boiled eggs, large fruit 3-4g fish oil
• Dinner- very similar if not the same as lunch2-3g fish oil
• late snack- 1-2 oz meat and some cashews or almonds
• ****this is my average day, the amount of food may need to be raised or lowered depending on your metabolism***)

If you are like me and ok with eating the same stuff most of the time it is super simple. If you need more variety, all that means is that you will need to pick up different types of meats and produce to allow for more selection. Also look the spices and herbs to add extra flavor and make the meals a bit different from each other. One thing you can see through out the day is that I have servings of protein, fat and carbs all evenly represented in each meal. This is going to help keep your appetite even and controlled.  My gorcery basket is normally made up of eggs, beef of some sort, chicken, seasonal fruit ad veggies and some sort of cashew or almond supply.

One of the beautiful things about the paleo diet is that you really don't need to worry about calories. If you are hungry, eat something. Eat balanced meals and eat till you satisfied. Listen to your body and it will tell you how much you need to eat. If you find your self being hungry, look to fat as the food that you want to add in to help kill the hunger.  On an average day that my hunger is really in high gear I will eat a double serving of cashews, almonds or avocado.

Hey Coach, "What is the deal with you telling some athletes to drink more milk? That isn't paleo."

That is true milk is not paleo. Gold star for you!

We recommend getting more milk into the diet for people who need/want to put on some weight and/or are focusing on getting stronger. Strength coaches form around the world will tell you that unless you are drinking a large amount of milk every day you shouldn't be wasting money at GNC on supplements. I don't know what exactly it is in milk, but the extra calories and the balance of fat, protein and carbs really get the strength building happening. So unless one of the coaches has said to you directly, "you need to be drinking more milk." You don't need to be drinking more milk.

Also you might have noticed the fish oil in my average day. If you haven't heard me preach about the wonder-supplement that fish oil is... feel free to ask me about it. It pretty much makes the universe a better place and helps everything in the body.

Getting back to keeping the paleo diet simple.

1. Don't consume grains, legumes or dairy.
2. Do eat meats, veggies, nuts, seeds and fruit (I like to buy what ever produce is in season, to keep the cost down and help support more locally grown food.
3. Drink plenty of water

As always feel free to ask

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Alessandra  - A more interesting menu   |Registered |2010-06-30 21:10:05 As Paul mentioned his menu works well for pp who eat bc they have to, or pp who don't mind eating the same thing day in and out; but you can also totally be a foodie and happily follow a Paleo diet. Breakfast: 2+ eggs and sausage or bacon, maybe some fruit Snack: Latte and a fruit Lunch: Salad with meat and cheese in it or leftovers from the night before Snack: nuts, fruit, or dried fruit, olives Dinner: meat (steaks, roasted chicken, pork shoulder, lamb chops, osso bucco) or fish (sashimi anyone) and two or more vegetables (mashed cauliflower, green beans with onions and tomatoes, braised greens, steamed vegetables, Thai eggplant, ratatouille, cauliflower "bread sticks"...) Snack: Almond butter with strawberries In our respective blogs Coach Stacie and I have been looking at some options for tasty Paleo recipes and we will be experimenting with desserts over the summer so we will keep you posted if you are interested. Reply | Quote

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