What Paleo Isn’t

*Another great post by Jason Seib!

Because our society is plagued with diets, most of which make no sense, many people come into this paleo thing with a few preconceived notions.  I would like to address some of these misnomers and get us back on the same page.  The following is a short discussion of the things paleo is often assumed to be, but in reality is not.

The most important one for me is that The Paleo Diet is not a diet.  I know, it really
doesn’t make any sense when you say it like that, but it’s true.  The Paleo Diet is the modern nomenclature for human nutrition, and the fact that we need to name the concept of “human food” means we have reached a completely ridiculous place in the evolution of Continue reading

Cravings

*Another great post by Jason Seib!

Like last time, I have to get a little sciencey in this one, but I promise I will do my best to tie it all together.  Also like last time, I am oversimplifying the biochemistry to make sure you learn something but you don’t send me an envelope full of anthrax for confusing and frustrating you.  You will need to read my last post on Sugar, Insulin Resistance, and Fat Loss to get the most out of this post.

Some of you lost your willpower last night.  Others of you barely made it through.  Continue reading

Surviving Halloween!

As parents living a paleo lifestyle, Halloween can be much more frightening than the expected glowing skeletons, howling ghosts, and silly monsters.  Halloween is scary because of the mountains of high fructose corn syrup and unidentifiable ingredient laden CANDY!!!  Around this time every year my inbox fills up with questions regarding what to do about Trick or Treating, kids, and the typical sugar battles that go along with Halloween.

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Grilled Bananas – Posted by John!

If you are searching for an easy and tasty dessert; look no further!  While Sarah was away last week I wanted to fix a special treat for the boys and so I came up with Grilled Bananas!  The grill is my domain, it’s where I feel the most comfortable cooking and I realized I could easily incorporate my favorite cooking tool into a “dad’s dessert station.”

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Mulligatawny Soup and some New Year Advice and Ramblings

Alright all you goal setters out there.  Are you ready?  Goal setting is great, I’m a big fan of the idea but I’m not a big fan of setting goals only at the New Year.  I hate to be a party pooper, but statistically folks who decide to turn over a new leaf starting January 1 are usually setting themselves up for failure.   Continue reading